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Furthering their unerring streak of political correctness, the Queens of the Stone Age have announced the Canadian follow-up to their "Duluth Tour"-- a gentle nod to the less populous but no-less-hard-rockin' areas of the U.S. the Queens will visit on the trek-- with an e-mail titled "Calling All Hosers."

Attendees should brace themselves for an onslaught of moose-related humor, the meeting of Molson cans and foreheads, and a smirking Josh Homme finishing every sentence with "eh?" Then again, you probably don't go to Queens of the Stone Age for the sake of subtlety.

The unlikely Elliott Smith fans of QOTSA-- currently bludgeoning European festival audiences through the first bit of July-- have also added stops in Bakersfield, California, Louisville, Kentucky, and Maplewood, Minnesota. Did you know that Maplewood's top three wage-earning public officials all clear six figures? Nothin' mid-sized about that.

Sick, dudes:

06-28 Cologne, Germany - E-Werk
06-29 Werchter, Belgium - Rock Werchter Festival
06-30 Belfort, France - Eurockéennes
07-01 Paris, France - Furia Sound Festival
07-03 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
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)
07-23 Bakersfield, CA - The Dome
07-24 Chico, CA - Senator Theater
07-25 Eugene, OR - McDonald Theater
07-27 Boise, ID - The Big Easy
07-28 Missoula, MT - Wilma Theater
07-29 Billings, MT - Shire Auditorium
07-31 Fargo, ND - Playmaker's
08-01 Duluth, MN - DECC Arena
08-03 Cedar Rapids, IA - Hawkeye Downs Fairgrounds
08-04 Indianapolis, IN - Egyptian Room
08-05 Louisville, KY - Coyote's
08-07 Memphis, TN - New Daisy Theater
08-08 Little Rock, AR - The Village
08-10 Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom
08-11 Oklahoma City, OK - Diamond Ballroom
08-22 London, Ontario - Centennial Hall
08-24 East Troy, WI - Alpine Valley *
08-25 Maplewood, MN - The Myth
08-26 Winnipeg, Manitoba - Winnipeg Convention Center
08-27 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Prairieland
08-29 Edmonton, Alberta - Shaw Conference Center
08-30 Calgary, Alberta - Calgary Stampede Corral
09-01 Vancouver, British Columbia - Orpheum Theater
09-16 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Festival

* with Rage Against the Machine