Austin City Limits (ACL) is thrilled to present a worldwide livestream event featuring rock superstars Queens of the Stone Age on November 18 in an intimate and historic performance. The celebrated band returns to the ACL stage for the first time in a decade to showcase their remarkable new work, Alive in the Catacombs—conceived and recorded in the ancient tombs beneath Paris—for what promises to be one of the most singular and unforgettable tapings in ACL’s 50-plus-year history.
Currently on a limited run of tour dates in support of Alive in the Catacombs, the Austin City Limits taping and livestream will transport that immersive Paris experience to a global audience for the first time. “If you’re ever going to be haunted, surrounded by several million dead people is the place,” Homme reflects. “I’ve never felt so welcome in my life.”
The full-set performance will be livestreamed worldwide on Tuesday, November 18, offering fans everywhere the chance to experience the acclaimed band’s powerhouse taping direct from Austin, Texas. Fans around the world can tune in live and free on November 18 at YouTube.com/AustinCityLimitsTV and YouTube.com/@QOTSA beginning promptly at 9pm ET/8pm CT. The livestream will feature the complete concert in real time, available exclusively during the live broadcast. An hourlong broadcast episode will premiere on PBS in January 2026 and stream on the PBS App and at pbs.org/austincitylimits as part of Austin City Limits’ acclaimed Season 51. Follow ACLTV on IG, Facebook, X/Twitter and TikTok.
Queens of the Stone Age—Josh Homme, Troy Van Leeuwen, Michael Shuman, Dean Fertita and Jon Theodore—continue to defy boundaries and expectations. Three decades into a groundbreaking career, the band ventured underground for Alive in the Catacombs, an innovative album-and-film pairing that reimagines their famously heavy catalog in an otherworldly setting. Recorded beneath Paris in centuries-old crypts, the project serves as both séance and statement—summoning everything that has made QOTSA a singular force in modern rock.
In a musical landscape dominated by conformity and speed, QOTSA persist in carving out space for nuance, mystery, and soul. That creative ethos has fueled the band since their beloved 1998 self-titled debut—a blast of raw, inventive rock at a time when pop and boy bands ruled the airwaves. Their trailblazing discography includes the acclaimed Rated R (2000), the Grammy-nominated Songs for the Deaf (2003), the chart-topping …Like Clockwork (2013), the Mark Ronson-produced Villains (2017) and the international No. 1 In Times New Roman (2023). Known for their electrifying live performances, QOTSA have long held a reputation as one of the most powerhouse bands on earth.
Frontman Josh Homme—formerly lead guitarist in Palm Springs stoner-rock pioneers Kyuss—has also fueled numerous acclaimed side projects, including The Desert Sessions, Eagles of Death Metal and Them Crooked Vultures (with Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl and Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones).
A production of Austin PBS, Austin City Limits is the longest-running music series in television history, offering viewers a front-row seat to unforgettable live performances for more than five decades. Recorded live at ACL’s studio home, ACL Live in Austin, Texas, the acclaimed series is a public media institution that continues to present quality live music performances from artists across the musical spectrum.