Queens of the Stone Age’s Villains World Tour Comes to the Memorial Auditorium • Jan. 30, 2018

Prepare for a night of face-melting riffs and debaucherous rock when Queens of the Stone Age, along with their partners in crime Eagles of Death Metal, come to Sacramento. Since forming out of the ashes of frontman Josh Homme’s former band Kyuss in the mid-1990s, QOTSA has seen its share of band members come and go (including the likes of Mark Lanegan and Dave Grohl), but what has remained true throughout is Homme’s penchant for writing punchy, riff-heavy songs that bear an almost hallucogenic catchiness. The band released its seventh album, Villains in August of 2017, and has been touring the world in support of it ever since. You can check them out live at the Memorial Auditorium (1515 J St.) on Jan. 30. You can purchase tickets through the band’s website, Qotsa.com, or call (800) 225-2277. Just know, you may have to call out of work the next day, what with your melted face and all …

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