Queens Of The Stone Age‘s Josh Homme has visited some “Arctic Monkeys landmarks” throughout his time in Sheffield.
Homme and co. are at present within the Monkeys’ hometown to play two large outside headline gigs at Rock N Roll Circus. They kicked issues off final night time (August 27) and can carry out once more tonight (28) on the metropolis’s Don Valley Bowl.
Forward of the exhibits, Homme shared his plans for downtime in Sheffield, saying in a latest interview: “I actually simply need to go to all of the Arctic Monkeys guys’ childhood properties and take footage after which ship it to them.”
Now, it appears he’s partially bought his want, after he shared an Instagram video of him at so-called “landmarks” apparently related to the band.
Within the tongue-in-cheek video, Homme kicks issues off in entrance of Sheffield City Corridor, which he tells the digital camera is “Matt Helder’s home”, earlier than transferring on to an deserted, damaged conditioning unit which he says got here from “Jamie Cook dinner’s childhood”.
Transferring on to town’s Millennium Sq., Homme refers back to the metal sphere fountains – paying homage to Sheffield’s metal business – as “the testicle Institute for the legally insane”.
He then features a clip of a small youngster, who he dubs “a residing statue of Nick O’Malley” and a window that “Alex Turner dirtied as a toddler”. Try the total video beneath.
Homme additionally gave the band a shoutout whereas on stage final night time, telling the gang: “We now have long-time associates within the Arctic Monkeys right here, and I simply fucking knew that that is the place. We’ve been on tour for six weeks. That is the final two exhibits of our dwelling tour. And I simply knew that you simply guys had been the motherfuckers. I simply knew it, Sheffield.”
Some followers have additionally noticed members of the Monkeys of their dwelling metropolis, resulting in hypothesis they may have been in attendance on the gig.
Queens Of The Stone Age shall be joined as soon as once more tonight by the likes of Viagra Boys, Circa Waves, Fats Canine, The Bug Membership, Disgrace, Jehnny Beth, The Homicide Capital, Massive Freedia and Demob Completely happy.
Alex with a fan yesterday in Sheffield
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Josh Homme talked about Arctic Monkeys on the Rock n Roll Circus in Sheffield 🎪
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— Arctic Monkeys Japan (@ArcticMonkeysJP) August 28, 2025
Homme’s relationship with Arctic Monkeys goes again to when he co-produced their 2009 third album, ‘Humbug’, alongside James Ford. He later offered visitor backing vocals on ‘All My Personal Stunts’ from 2011’s ‘Suck It And See’, and ‘One For The Street’ and ‘Knee Socks’ from 2013’s ‘AM’. Homme has additionally beforehand joined Arctic Monkeys onstage to carry out the latter.
Moreover, Homme produced and contributed to Iggy Pop’s 2016 album ‘Publish Pop Despair’ – on which Monkeys drummer Matt Helders performs drums. In 2018, they reunited onstage to carry out a ‘Publish Pop Despair’ present at Cal Jam. Final 12 months noticed Helders seem with the likes of Beck and St. Vincent at a ‘Josh Homme & Pals’ profit gig.
Queen Of The Stone Age launched their eighth and newest album, ‘In Occasions New Roman’, in 2023. Earlier this summer time, they shared a brand new live performance movie titled Alive In The Catacombs. The mission earned a four-star overview from NME, hailing it as “transferring and meditative”.
The film was screened in cinemas throughout the globe, and the group have dropped a vinyl and audio launch of the distinctive present. Queens have confirmed an intimate 2025 UK and European leg of ‘The Catacombs Tour’ for this autumn, that includes a present at London’s historic Royal Albert Corridor.
Final summer time, Homme promised to “roll his sleeves up” in order that followers wouldn’t have to attend so lengthy for his or her subsequent album. There was a six-year hole between 2017’s ‘Villains’ and ‘In Occasions New Roman’.
“I believe we ought to be making one thing,” Homme defined, some six months after releasing Queens’ most up-to-date report. “The mantra of the final 5 years was, ‘It received’t be lengthy now!’ That should pertain to creating issues too. I definitely assume we should always make extra, faster-er, better-er.”
In the meantime, Arctic Monkeys have sparked hypothesis a couple of new album after registering a brand new recording firm and updating their web site. Their seventh and newest LP, ‘The Automotive’, arrived in 2022.
