e have cancelled more European shows as frontman Josh Homme recovers from emergency surgery. The band have pulled out of seven festival appearances a month after they for Homme to return to the USA for emergency surgery, the details of which were not shared. The latest shows to be cancelled are QOTSA's scheduled appearances at Way Out West in Gothenburg, Sweden; Oya Festival in Oslo, Norway; Syd for Solen in Copenhagen, Denmark; Festival Cabaret Vert in Ardenne, France; Lowlands Festival in Biddinghuizen, the Netherlands; Pukkelpop in Hasselt, Belgium; and Villar de Mouros in Caminha, Portugal.
In a statement, the band say: "Due to continued medical care, it is under doctors orders that Josh Homme remain in their care in the United States. The Homme family and QOTSA are so grateful for the outpouring of well wishes and kind understanding during this time." The previous cancellations affected scheduled appearances in France, Slovakia, Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria, Romania, Hungary and Greece.
Homme had also revealed his band's intention to play a show in the Paris Catacombs as part of that run, with that show also cancelled. That earlier statement from the band said: "Queens regret to announce that Josh Homme must return to the United States immediately for emergency surgery. "Every effort was made to push through and play for you, but it is no longer an option to continue.
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