Overview

• Homme said he recorded the live set at the Paris Catacombs before being sedated for emergency surgery less than 24 hours later and warned he might need up to two years to recover.
• Doctors initially projected an 18-month to two-year convalescence, but Homme spent seven months bedridden and used the time to reflect on his artistry.
• The Paris Catacombs concert produced the Alive in the Catacombs EP and short film, capturing a stripped-down ensemble performance under dire health conditions.
• After canceling all 2024 dates, Queens of the Stone Age marked Homme’s comeback with European shows in July 2025, his first appearances in nearly a year.
• The North American Catacombs Tour, billed as a stripped-down theater run, begins October 2 in Chicago and will visit major U.S. and Canadian venues.