Queens of the Stone Age facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age in 2005
Background information
Origin	Palm Desert, California, United States
Genres	Hard rock, desert rock, psychedelic rock, stoner rock
Years active	1996 (1996)–present
Labels	MCA Music, Inc., Interscope
Associated acts	Eagles of Death Metal, Fififf Teeners, Kyuss, Mondo Generator, Sweethead, The Dead Weather, The Desert Sessions, Them Crooked Vultures

Members	Josh Homme Troy Van Leeuwen Joey Castillo Dean Fertita Michael Shuman

Past members	see Queens of the Stone Age contributors

Queens of the Stone Age are a rock band from California, USA. They formed in 1997. The band has released five studio albums, three extended plays (EP), fifteen singles and one live/video album. Between 2003 and 2008, they were nominated for the Grammy Award four times.

Images for kids

Nick Oliveri, bassist 1998–2004, performing with the band at the 2003 V Festival
The band performing live, August 25, 2005 in Paris, France. Included in this performance are two bandmates from the band Eleven, Alain Johannes and the late Natasha Shneider, who joined the line-up for Lullabies to Paralyze and the supporting tour.
Joey Castillo and Josh Homme when the band performed at the Southside Festival in Germany, June 2007
Queens of the Stone Age performing at the Austin City Limits Music Festival in Zilker Park, September 14, 2007
Josh Homme and Michael Shuman performing in 2011
Queens of the Stone Age at the Allstate Arena, December 11, 2013
The band performing at Wembley in November 2017