PISTOIA BLUES 2025 # 44: QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE (QOTSA) - THE AMAZONS ~ La Piazza del Duomo Pistoia. Italia.

 

  

 *** Known for their explosive and energetic live performances,The Queens of the Stone Age tour 2025, aptly named The End Is Nero, in Italy for two dates. ***

 

 *** Every year, the Pistoia Blues Festival returns to Piazza del Duomo, one of Italy’s longest-running musical events. ***

 

*** THE 44TH PISTOIA BLUES FESTIVAL EDITION -- JUNE 27 -- JULY 15, 2025 ***
 

*** PRESALE "My Live Nation" : 22/01/2025 - 10h ***

 *** 🎫 UP FOR SALE : 24/01/2025 - 10h ***

 

🕖 Set Times:
6:30 pm — Doors Open
8:00 pm — The Amazons (UK)
9:45 pm — Queens of the Stone Age (QOTSA) (USA)

Support Act: THE AMAZONS

 

~ THE END IS NERO TOUR 2025 ~

 

 (The End Is Nero Tour is a concert tour by American rock band Queens of the Stone Age (QOTSA) to support the band's eighth studio album, In Times New Roman..., which was released in June 2023)

 

In Times New Roman... is the eighth studio album by American (Seattle, Washington) rock band Queens of the Stone Age (QOSTA) , released on June 16, 2023. Producer Queens of the Stone Age.

 

 21st Century Fiction is the fourth studio album by English (from Reading, Berkshire) alternative rock, alternative country, and hard rock band The Amazons. The album was released on May 9, 2025. Producer Pete Hutchings. Heralded by some critics and fans as their best yet. ‘21st Century Fiction’ may well be the best work the band have ever achieved. It became their highest-charting album to date, reaching # 5 in the U.K.

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE (QOTSA) (Band)

 

 Josh Homme – lead vocalist and lead guitarist but has occasionally played bass, keyboards, piano and drums as well as other instruments. (1996–present)
Troy Van Leeuwen – second guitar, lap steel guitar, keyboards, piano, bass and provided backing vocals during live performances.  (2002–present)
Dean Fertita – keyboardist and backing vocalist, also plays guitar and various percussion instruments. (2007–present)
Michael Shuman - basst and backing vocals. (2007–present)
Jon Theodore - drums (2013–present)

 

THE AMAZONS (BAND)

Matt Thomson — lead vocals, guitar (2014-present)
Chris Alderton — guitar (2014-present)
Elliot Briggs — bass (2014-present)
George Le Page — drums (2023-present)

The Setlist

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE (QOTSA) 

 

Intro Audio Tape
The Kitchen / The Orgy (Basil Poledouris song - 1982)

Little Sister (Lullabies to Paralyze - 2005)
In My Head (Lullabies to Paralyze - 2005)
Smooth Sailing (...Like Clockwork - 2013)
My God Is the Sun (…Like Clockwork - 2013)
Negative Space (In Times New Roman… - 2023)
If I Had A Tail (…Like Clockwork - 2013)
Paper Machete (In Times New Roman… - 2023)
Time & Place (In Times New Roman… - 2023)
I Sat by the Ocean (...Like Clockwork - 2013)
Suture Up Your Future (Era Vulgaris - 2007)
Misfit Love (Era Vulgaris - 2007)
Negative Space (In Times New Roman... - 2023)
Make It Wit Chu (Snippet of the Rolling Stones ''Miss You'' during the solo)  (Era Vulgaris - 2007)
Carnavoyeur (In Times New Roman... - 2023)
Monsters in the Parasol (Rated R - 2000)
Sick, Sick, Sick (Era Vulgaris - 2007)
You Think I Ain't Worth a Dollar, But I Feel Like a Millionaire (Songs For The Deaf - 2002)
The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret (Rated R - 2000)
Go With the Flow (Slow intro version) (Songs for the Deaf - 2002)
No One Knows (Songs for the Deaf - 2002)
A Song for the Dead (Songs for the Deaf - 2002)

Outro Audio Tape
It's Over (Roy Orbison song - 1964)

 

 

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 Time Set: 1h40

   

 

The Setlist

THE AMAZONS

 
In My Mind (The Amazons - 2017)
Night After Night (21st Century Fiction - 2025)
Doubt It (Future Dust - 2019)
The Heat! pt.2 (21st Century Fiction - 2025)
Joe Bought a Gun (21st Century Fiction - 2025)
Mother (Future Dust - 2019)
(Shake Me Down) (21st Century Fiction - 2025)
Wake Me Up (21st Century Fiction - 2025)
Black Magic (The Amazons - 2017)

 

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 Time Set: 0h40