This past Friday was a dream that so many of us probably wish we could’ve experienced in real time. The lucky sons-o’-bitches who were at Queens of the Stone Age‘s set on April 24 at the Joshua Tree Retreat center in Joshua Tree, CA got a fucking treat, because they brought out Nick Oliveri on stage. Yes! That Nick Oliveri: their former bassist and vocalist who joined the band in 1998 and rocked with the for six years. Watch some fan-filmed footage below.
There was a bit of drama surrounding why he left QOTSA though—he played naked on stage in Brazil and got arrested for it, along with doing some other concerning things. The band kicked him out for it, understandably.
Despite all that hubbub and turmoil, Oliveri and QOTSA did continue to work together in certain ways. They collaborated on QOTSA’s 2013 album …Like Clockwork, which then led to them taking Oliveri’s band at the time, Uncontrollable, on the …Like Clockwork tour with them.
Queens of the Stone Age 2026 tour dates:
April 25 – Rancho Mirage, CA @ Agua Caliente Rancho Mirage
April 27 – Portland, OR @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
April 29 – Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
May 1 – Lincoln, CA @ Thunder Valley Casino Resort