‘I’m on mushrooms’: Inside US rock band Queens of the Stone Age’s wild Adelaide gig
Alternative rock gods Queens of the Stone Age became the first band to play at iconic Adelaide venue The Drive in a decade last night. But the show wasn’t without its glitches, writes Carl Pfeiffer.
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Alternative rock gods Queens of the Stone Age became the first band to play at The Drive in a decade when they produced a spectacular show at the iconic Adelaide venue last night.
But the show wasn’t without its glitches, with many punters less than impressed by the venue’s sluggish bar facilities.
Concertgoer Alex Mason said the venue’s only two bars had run out of some product before the band had even walked on stage.
“They were clearly under prepared because that venue hasn’t hosted any live music in a while,” he said.
“I lined up at the about for about 20 minutes and when I finally got to the front they had run out of pale ale and only had Coopers Clear.
“No beer taps slowed things down and meant they were literally rushing in more cartons of beer to keep up with demand.
“It was a bit embarrassing.”
Queens of the Stone Age became the first band to play at The Drive since You Am I and Spiderbait in 2014, with the Californian five-piece roaring through a vibrant 18-song set with plenty of swagger.
The unmistakeable pounding riff of ‘No One Knows’ was a standout, while lead singer Josh Homme also delivered a number of other fan-favourites including ‘Go with the Flow’, ‘My God is the Sun’, ‘Little Sister’ and ‘Make it with Chu’.
Homme, who claimed to be under the influence of magic mushrooms during the show, also proudly declared Adelaide was his favourite city in Australia.
While the bar facilities were a let-down, The Drive proved to be a fantastic venue for live music and is set to welcome more soon with US rockers Live and Welsh crooner Tom Jones set to perform in the coming months.
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