Queens Of The Stone Age Frontman GOES OFF In Epic Stage Rant
Josh Homme lit a cigarette on stage at Ford Field in Detroit after Queens of the Stone Age were warned that smoking anywhere on the property would cost the band $10,000. He did it in front of 35,000 people, seconds before the band closed with “A Song for the Dead.”
It happened August 6, 2026, on night two of the Foo Fighters’ Take Cover Tour, with Queens in the opening slot and Mannequin Pussy on the bill. According to the Detroit Metro Times, Ford Field bans smoking and vaping everywhere inside the building, there was no designated area for the band, and Queens spent part of the night wandering the stadium corridors looking for anywhere they were allowed to light up.
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@bobabooey7088
August 18, 2026 at 5:15 pm
Gotta have a place for the smokers to light up
@KeepitMETAL
August 18, 2026 at 5:15 pm
when u see a camera.. SMASH THAT SHIT and the pole its on too
@Andrewwriterartist
August 18, 2026 at 5:15 pm
Queens of the stone age sucks and so does this channel. Do some deep dives instead of all these trivial news stories
@kingdonko6581
August 18, 2026 at 5:15 pm
"dont let the corporation who owns this venue tell you what to do" but dont sneak in please pay for our overpriced tickets to hear us play the same songs we were playing 20 years ago. old man yells at cloud
@apagoogootwo7552
August 18, 2026 at 5:15 pm
Doug Stanhope gets around that when he does standup by citing it as theatre, in which a cigarette is essential for believable character development.
@chickeastwater9883
August 18, 2026 at 5:15 pm
Yet , traveling with the FLU fighters , 1st band to play for NON Integrated / separated audience at MSG.
Even 1960s at MSG George Wallace Segregated Politician , MSG was Integrated.
@smothy4986
August 18, 2026 at 5:15 pm
Well he's right
@BradYaeger
August 18, 2026 at 5:15 pm
Maybe an unpopular take , but the vast majority of these rules are insurance based . The venue or agency has to carry a policy by law in order to put on events . And smoking is a fire hazzard , as is vaping at times . Chew nicotine gum if you must .. The insurance company would like nothing more than to have a loophole out of their liabilty because they have already been paid in advance , it's pure profit at that point . Real life example : In my neighborhood we have a small annual festival . Dogs were always allowed . Last year somebody got bit and went after the festival organizers . This year ,knowing that , the insurance company not only upped their rate , they also stipulated "no dogs allowed" . So everybody got upset at the organizers but if they didn't follow the rules they could get dropped and possible have to shut down permanently . If I play a venue , even a dive bar , I have to follow their rules . I signed up for that . They are just trying to stay in business . My landlord doesn't hate BBQ's , it's that he doesn't want to have to be liable if one starts a fire and his policy clearly states "no grills allowed ". There goes his $800,000 investment .
@AlexanderJoneshttps
August 18, 2026 at 5:15 pm
Chad
@mynameisnotearl4383
August 18, 2026 at 5:15 pm
Soo you will be banned for sneezing
@drspritz
August 18, 2026 at 5:15 pm
The guys of Pearl jam were right back in the 2000..
@drspritz
August 18, 2026 at 5:15 pm
What people don't seem to understand is the PRINCIPLE.. it starts with no smoking, drinks costing a fortune, the "golden pit," not even being allowed to bring in WATER… and it ends with losing all the (little) freedom we have left. Even if you don't agree with smoking—I repeat—it’s the PRINCIPLE of being able to do it
@pworld65189
August 18, 2026 at 5:15 pm
he's not wrong
@RockaRollaSteel
August 18, 2026 at 5:15 pm
At least he didnt embarrass his band and fans by yelling something stupid like "free Palpatine"
@jjwhy321y3
August 18, 2026 at 5:15 pm
So it's ok to get sh*t faced drunk but a cigarette is 10k? Just maybe they're fckng greedy and want extra money.
@PatriciaJPark-s1f
August 18, 2026 at 5:15 pm
He sure showed them. You know the CEO's are struggling to figure their next move.
@MattLewis-w4j
August 18, 2026 at 5:15 pm
Not sure what the big deal with flock cameras is. Anyone who carries a cell phone on them is literally walking around with a tracker even when it's "off".
@Mullet-ZubazPants
August 18, 2026 at 5:15 pm
Fans pay to see a performance, not performative ranting
@KingGoodness-z7u
August 18, 2026 at 5:15 pm
I understand the upset some have with smoking but those who smoke understand the risk and they understand some dont like it.
But i dont feel it offers anyone the right to cause another person problems for their own freedoms.
With that said o also feel we must try to handle things with understanding but i know Josh also comes from an era that never had these regulations or restrictions and it must be hard to accept and to deal with especially when others are given the right to do the very same thing others are being denied the right to do.
Anyway i support Josh and ive been a fan of Queens almost since the beginning.
Also Kyuss Rules!!!!!!!
@vishyoutubevideos
August 18, 2026 at 5:15 pm
Josh Homme and QotSA is shit
@TexPCohen-v1m
August 18, 2026 at 5:15 pm
Thanks for summarizing everything he said, now I don't have to watch what he said. Ya fn dolt.
@MosheFreed
August 18, 2026 at 5:15 pm
we love Queens of the stone age 💗🤟
@cbear7554
August 18, 2026 at 5:15 pm
He also punched a photographer
@TheLeftwoodStew
August 18, 2026 at 5:15 pm
here to support the none ai thumbnail!!