{"id":381469,"date":"2025-08-29T02:11:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T02:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/381469\/"},"modified":"2025-08-29T02:11:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T02:11:10","slug":"queen-of-the-stone-ages-josh-homme-visits-arctic-monkeys-landmarks-while-in-sheffield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/381469\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen Of The Stone Age&#8217;s Josh Homme visits &#8220;Arctic Monkeys landmarks&#8221; while in Sheffield"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/queens-of-the-stone-age\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Queens Of The Stone Age<\/a>\u2018s<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/josh-homme\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0Josh Homme<\/a> has visited some \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/arctic-monkeys\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arctic Monkeys<\/a> landmarks\u201d during his time in Sheffield.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/film-reviews\/queens-of-the-stone-age-alive-in-the-catacombs-paris-and-before-review-3867538\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Queens Of The Stone Age \u2013\u00a0Alive In The Catacombs\u00a0review: moving and meditative concert doc<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Homme and co. are currently in the Monkeys\u2019 hometown <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/queens-of-the-stone-age-announce-full-line-up-and-second-date-for-sheffields-rock-n-roll-circus-buy-tickets-3840169\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to play two huge outdoor headline gigs at Rock N Roll Circus<\/a>. They kicked things off last night (August 27) and will perform again tonight (28) at the city\u2019s Don Valley Bowl.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the shows, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/queens-of-the-stone-ages-josh-homme-hopes-to-visit-arctic-monkeys-childhood-homes-while-in-sheffield-3886337\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Homme shared his plans for downtime in Sheffield<\/a>, saying in a recent interview: \u201cI really just want to go to all the Arctic Monkeys guys\u2019 childhood homes and take pictures and then send it to them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now, it seems he\u2019s partially got his wish, after he shared an Instagram video of him at so-called \u201clandmarks\u201d apparently associated with the band.<\/p>\n<p>In the tongue-in-cheek video, Homme kicks things off in front of Sheffield Town Hall, which he tells the camera is \u201cMatt Helder\u2019s house\u201d, before moving on to an abandoned, broken conditioning unit which he says came from \u201cJamie Cook\u2019s childhood\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Moving on to the city\u2019s Millennium Square, Homme refers to the steel sphere fountains \u2013 paying homage to Sheffield\u2019s steel industry \u2013 as \u201cthe testicle Institute for the legally insane\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He then includes a clip of a small child, who he dubs \u201ca living statue of Nick O\u2019Malley\u201d and a window that \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/alex-turner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alex Turner<\/a> dirtied as a child\u201d. Check out the full video below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DN532ZrkaJ9\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Homme also gave the band a shoutout while on stage last night, telling the crowd: \u201cWe have long-time friends in the Arctic Monkeys here, and I just fucking knew that this is the place. We\u2019ve been on tour for six weeks. This is the last two shows of our home tour. And I just knew that you guys were the motherfuckers. I just knew it, Sheffield.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some fans have also spotted members of the Monkeys in their home city, leading to speculation they might have been in attendance at the gig.<\/p>\n<p>Queens Of The Stone Age will be joined once again tonight by the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/viagra-boys\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Viagra Boys<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/circa-waves\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Circa Waves<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/fat-dog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fat Dog<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-bug-club\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Bug Club<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/shame\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shame<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/jehnny-beth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jehnny Beth<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-murder-capital\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Murder Capital<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/big-freedia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Big Freedia<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/demob-happy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Demob Happy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Alex with a fan yesterday in Sheffield<br \/>\ud83d\udcf7 george_wish <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kOSj5yTnPf\">pic.twitter.com\/kOSj5yTnPf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Arctic Monkeys Japan (@ArcticMonkeysJP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArcticMonkeysJP\/status\/1960623930156441748?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Josh Homme mentioned Arctic Monkeys at the Rock n Roll Circus in Sheffield \ud83c\udfaa<\/p>\n<p>cr: nicholamoreland <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QQTkVzVuzi\">pic.twitter.com\/QQTkVzVuzi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Arctic Monkeys Japan (@ArcticMonkeysJP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArcticMonkeysJP\/status\/1960873410004967607?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Homme\u2019s relationship with Arctic Monkeys goes back to when he co-produced their 2009 third album, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/blogs\/nme-blogs\/arctic-monkeys-humbug-inside-story-divisive-album-2540411\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Humbug\u2019<\/a>, alongside\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/james-ford\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James Ford<\/a>. He later\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/arctic-monkeys-310-1288582\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">provided guest backing vocals on \u2018All My Own Stunts\u2019<\/a>\u00a0from 2011\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/blogs\/nme-blogs\/arctic-monkeys-suck-it-and-see-2-2328597#:~:text=\" suck=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Suck It And See\u2019<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/arctic-monkeys-178-1266582\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018One For The Road\u2019 and \u2018Knee Socks\u2019<\/a>\u00a0from 2013\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/blogs\/nme-blogs\/5-arctic-monkeys-fifth-album-made-immortal-2374030\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018AM\u2019<\/a>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/arctic-monkeys-127-1246140\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Homme has also previously joined Arctic Monkeys onstage to perform the latter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/iggy-pop-31-1191856\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Homme produced and contributed to Iggy Pop\u2019s 2016 album \u2018Post Pop Depression\u2019<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 on which Monkeys drummer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/matt-helders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matt Helders<\/a>\u00a0plays drums. In 2018,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-iggy-pop-josh-homme-matt-helders-reunite-post-pop-depression-band-cal-jam-2018-footage-setlist-2387693\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">they reunited onstage to perform a \u2018Post Pop Depression\u2019 show at Cal Jam<\/a>. Last year saw Helders appear with the likes of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/beck\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beck<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/st-vincent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">St. Vincent<\/a>\u00a0at a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-matt-helders-beck-and-st-vincent-play-at-the-josh-homme-friends-benefit-gig-3607644\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0\u2018Josh Homme &amp; Friends\u2019 benefit gig<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Queen Of The Stone Age released their eighth and latest album,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/queens-of-the-stone-age-in-times-new-room-review-3455962\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018In Times New Roman\u2019<\/a>, in 2023. Earlier this summer, they shared\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/queens-of-the-stone-age-announce-alive-in-the-catacombs-live-movie-3862265\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a new concert film titled\u00a0Alive In The Catacombs<\/a>. The project earned\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/film-reviews\/queens-of-the-stone-age-alive-in-the-catacombs-paris-and-before-review-3867538\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a four-star review from\u00a0NME<\/a>, hailing it as \u201cmoving and meditative\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/queens-of-the-stone-age-announce-alive-in-the-catacombs-global-cinema-screenings-3865312\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The movie was screened in cinemas across the globe<\/a>, and the group have\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/queens-of-the-stone-age-announce-vinyl-and-audio-release-of-alive-in-the-catacombs-3868442\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dropped a vinyl and audio release of the unique show<\/a>. Queens have confirmed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/queens-of-the-stone-age-announce-intimate-2025-uk-and-european-the-catacombs-tour-including-londons-royal-albert-hall-3878372\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an intimate 2025 UK and European leg of \u2018The Catacombs Tour\u2019<\/a>\u00a0for this autumn, featuring a show at London\u2019s historic Royal Albert Hall.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Last summer,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/josh-homme-vows-to-roll-his-sleeves-up-so-next-queens-of-the-stone-age-album-doesnt-take-so-long-3777089\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Homme promised to \u201croll his sleeves up\u201d so that fans wouldn\u2019t have to wait so long for their next album<\/a>. There was a six-year gap between 2017\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/queens-stone-age-villains-review-2128338\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0\u2018Villains\u2019<\/a>\u00a0and \u2018In Times New Roman\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>In late 2023,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/features\/queens-of-the-stone-age-josh-homme-interview-times-new-roman-3556110\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Homme and bandmate Dean Fertita opened up to\u00a0NME\u00a0about the group and their personal battles, while looking ahead to what\u2019s next<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we should be making something,\u201d Homme explained, some six months after releasing Queens\u2019 most recent record. \u201cThe mantra of the last five years was, \u2018It won\u2019t be long now!\u2019 That needs to pertain to making things too. I certainly think we should make more, faster-er, better-er.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/arctic-monkeys-launch-recording-company-and-update-website-is-a-new-album-incoming-3883425\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arctic Monkeys have sparked speculation about a new album<\/a>\u00a0after registering a new recording company and updating their website. Their seventh and latest LP,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/arctic-monkeys-the-car-review-3330197\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018The Car\u2019<\/a>, arrived in 2022.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Queens Of The Stone Age\u2018s\u00a0Josh Homme has visited some \u201cArctic Monkeys landmarks\u201d during his time in Sheffield. 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