Queens Of The Stone Age on what’s next: “There are definitely some aces in some sleeves”

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Queens Of The Stone Age have spoken to NME at the 2024 edition of Download Festival, and opened up about what the future of the band looks like, as well as the response to their latest album, ‘In Times New Roman..’.Guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen and drummer Jon Theodore caught up with us backstage at this year’s instalment of the Donington Park festival, shortly before they took to the Apex stage as Friday’s headliners (June 14).It comes following frontman Josh Homme telling NME about the set at the end of 2023, and hinting that while they still planned to “to give it [their] all”, they didn’t see “any reason to trip out” over the set.

Now, chatting with us backstage, Van Leeuwen and Theodore opened up about what it’s been like to tour in support of their latest LP, and shared their love for Royal Blood, who they hit the road with earlier this year.They also told us about the upcoming reissue of their 1998 self-titled album, and what it was like to take part in the project, despite neither of them being part of the line-up when it was first released.

Read the full interview below.NME: Queens Of The Stone Age, welcome to Download. How are you finding it? Troy Van Leeuwen: “It’s wonderful to be here.

I’m loving the weather.”Jon Theodore: “It’s a classic British summer day!”This far down the line, do you still get nervous when it comes to a show like this?JT: “A lady never tells.