Queens of the Stone Age recently cancelled the balance of their European tour due to the sudden illness of frontman Josh Homme. Homme reportedly developed a bacterial infection in his lungs which caused him to cough up blood in his hotel room the night before one of their scheduled gigs. On the QOTSA website, Homme issued the following apology and update:

"...I'd like to say thank you to all well wishers. Your words & thoughts were printed out for me to read & you know what, it meant a lot to me. It was just cool to see sweet things instead of bottles of meds that were not meant for recreation. You guys are alright. I'm trying to think of something cool for all who still got the tix for the shows missed. I'm thinkin a free vinyl "45. I just wanted to say thanks for understanding. I feel better already."

That's a nice consolation for those in Europe holding tickets for cancelled shows and good news for those in the US hoping to catch QOTSA on one of the following dates:

3/15/05 Austin, TX Stubb's Barbeque
3/16/05 Dallas, TX Gypsy Tea Room
3/19/05 Atlanta, GA Earthlink Live
3/20/05 Norfolk, VA The NorVa
3/24/05 New York, NY Webster Hall
3/26/05 Hartford, CT Webster Theatre / Underground
3/27/05 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
3/28/05 Boston, MA The Roxy
3/30/05 Toronto, ON Kool Haus
3/31/05 Montreal, QC Metropolis
4/02/05 Cleveland, OH House Of Blues
4/03/05 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall
4/05/05 Chicago, IL Vic Theatre
4/06/05 Minneapolis, MN Quest Club
4/08/05 Winnipeg, MB Burton Cummings Th. For Perf. Arts
4/10/05 Calgary, AB MacEwan Hall
4/11/05 Edmonton, AB Red's
4/13/05 Vancouver, BC Queen Elizabeth Theatre
4/14/05 Seattle, WA The Premier
4/16/05 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
4/18/05 Los Angeles, CA Music Box At The Fonda