🔥 October 29th – London, UK 🔥
By The Riff Report Blog
Venue: Royal Albert Hall, London 🇬🇧
Date: Tuesday, 29th October 2025
Band: Queens of the Stone Age 🤘
Tour: The Catacombs Tour
Tickets: From £58.50 – £99.50
Food & Drink: Bring a full wallet, it’s posh gig pricing, butt 🍷🍫
Vibe: Gothic grandeur meets riff-fuelled madness in a legendary venue 🎸🕯️
👑 All Hail the Queens:
Queens of the Stone Age are coming to Royal Albert Hall this October, and they’re not holding back. It’s a one-night-only gothic stoner-rock spectacular set inside one of the UK’s poshest (and most iconic) venues. That’s right – the Catacombs Tour hits London on October 29, and tickets are expected to disappear faster than free beer at a dive bar.
Forget your usual arena show – this is the Royal bloody Albert Hall. Velvet curtains, pristine acoustics, chandeliers above and Josh Homme’s sinister swagger below. You will sweat in your seat. You will consider selling your nan to afford merch.
💸 Ticket Prices (Brace Yourself):
| Section | Price (Approx) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Stalls (Standing) | £72.50 | Closest to the madness – pure pit potential. |
| Circle | £58.50–£72.50 | Good views, comfy chairs, less chance of beer spillage. |
| Boxes | £99.50+ | For posh rockers or people who know someone at Sony. |
Tickets go on sale Friday at 10am via Live Nation, but expect them to sell out in seconds – no joke. The presale is already sending fans into a frenzy, with one commenter quipping, “Looking forward to this selling out in 10 seconds flat.”
No lies detected.
🧀 Food & Drink – Posh Gig Edition:
This isn’t your £5 pint Download Festival situation. Royal Albert Hall comes with slightly more refined offerings. Here’s what you’re dealing with:
| Item | Price (Approx) |
|---|---|
| Pint of Beer (Craft/Lager) | £7.50–£9.00 |
| Glass of Wine (125ml) | £6.50–£10 |
| G&T / Whisky / Rum | £8.00–£11 |
| Water / Soft Drink | £2.50–£4.00 |
| Panini / Baguette | £7.00–£9.50 |
| Chocolate Bar / Crisps | £2.50–£3.00 |
| Gourmet Hot Dog (yes, really) | £10.00 |
No outside food or drink allowed (unless you smuggle it in like a proper legend – but we never told you that, c’mon).
🧱 The Vibe – Doom, Drama, and Desert Rock:
Expect a fully immersive gothic-rock aesthetic, complete with dimmed lighting, velvet theatrics, and bone-shaking riffage from Homme and co. This is QOTSA diving into the theatrical with a setlist that’s likely to mix Songs for the Deaf era bangers with newer In Times New Roman… cuts.
Here’s what we’re hoping for (don’t @ us if they change it):
- No One Knows (obviously)
- Go With the Flow
- Negative Space
- Emotion Sickness
- If I Had a Tail
- Little Sister
- The Way You Used to Do
- 3’s & 7’s
- A Song for the Dead
And maybe a creepy candlelit version of “Mosquito Song” if we’re lucky. 🕯️
🕰️ Venue Tips – Don’t Be That Person:
- Doors Open: Usually around 6:30pm – get there early if you want merch (it sells out FAST).
- Last Entry: Around 8:30pm – they don’t mess about.
- Merch Prices: T-shirts £35, hoodies £65, vinyl £40+ (sold at merch stands inside & lobby).
- Toilets: Plenty, but always busy after the first pint run.
- Accessibility: Fantastic – RAH does it right. Book via access team.
- Bag Policy: Small bags only. Leave the rucksack at home unless you want to argue with security.
💬 Final Thoughts from The Riff Report:
This is one for the bucket list, mun. Seeing Queens of the Stone Age, not in a field or arena, but in the grand, ghostly, red-draped halls of Royal Albert Hall – it’s like watching a satanic sermon with riffs instead of hymns.
The Catacombs Tour might be a smaller run, but it’s shaping up to be their most theatrical and intense yet. If you’re lucky enough to score tickets, prepare for an evening that’ll melt your face, tickle your spine, and leave you questioning reality – in the best way possible.
🧾 TL;DR:
- What: Queens of the Stone Age – The Catacombs Tour
- When: 29 October 2025
- Where: Royal Albert Hall, London
- Tickets: £58.50–£99.50
- Drinks: £7–11
- Food: £3–10
- Mood: Spooky rock n’ roll séance in a palace 🎃
🔥 You’ve been warned – these tickets are gonna vanish like Homme’s shirts mid-set. Good luck. See you in the catacombs.
#QOTSA #CatacombsTour #RoyalAlbertHallMadness #TheRiffReport
Diolch, legends! 🖤
