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Fresh off the release of the first single ("Sick Sick Sick") from their forthcoming album, Era Vulgaris (June 12, Interscope), Queens of the Stone Age have announced more tour dates. And some of them will even take place in the U.S.!

As it stands, the band plays a series of radio station parties in early June before heading over to Europe for a ton of festival dates. They return Stateside July 22 for a gig in Orange County.

For a good laugh, check out the potentially Dan Deacon-inspired advert for Era Vulgaris, featuring a wise-cracking cartoon lightbulb (also depicted on that there album cover up there), on Queens' homepage now.

Dates:

06-07 Fresno, CA - Fresno Fair Grounds (KFRR's Birthday Bash)
06-08 Ventura, CA - Ventura County Fairgrounds at Seaside Park (KJEE's Seaside Beach Ball)
06-09 Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheater (Live 105's BFD)
06-14 London, England - Hyde Park (Wireless Festival)
06-15 Leeds, England - Harewood House (Wireless Festival)
06-16 Interlaken, Sweden - Greenfield Festival
06-18 Milan, Italy - Alcatraz
06-19 Vienna, Austria - Vienna Arena
06-20 Zagreb, Croatia - Radar Festival
06-24 Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Rock a Field Festival
06-26 Arendal, Norway - Hove Festival
06-28 Cologne, Germany - E-Werk
06-29 Werchter, Belgium - Rock Werchter Festival
06-30 Belfort, France - Eurockéennes
07-01 Paris, France - Furia Sound
07-04 Berlin, Germany - Columbiahalle
07-06 Roskilde, Denmark - Roskilde Festival
07-07 Naas, Ireland - Oxegen Festival
07-08 Balado, Scotland - T in the Park
07-22 Costa Mesa, CA - Pacific Amphitheater (Orange County Fair)
08-04 Indianapolis, IN - Murat Egyptian Room
09-16 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Festival