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Now that their "Duluth Tour" is over, Queens of the Stone Age have to get their non-traditional touring kicks somehow. And since we already know they have 1.) a refined palate (see: their appearance on an upcoming holiday episode of chef Anthony Bourdain's Travel Channel show) and 2.) an affinity for all things rock (see: their music and the "Stone Age" in their name), the announcement that the band will play one mile underground in a former German salt mine next month seems just about perfect.

The mine is in Sondershausen, Germany (check out pictures here), and the show is on November 20. And the venue isn't the only special thing about the performance: Queens plan to unearth (I'm sorry) plenty of songs they have never before played live for the exclusive unplugged set.

Unfortunately, the show is only open to winners of various worldwide competitions (including some radio promotions), but the band has plenty of regular ol' dates as well, including a few more UK shows in February. Their next show is tomorrow night, October 27, in Las Vegas at the Vegoose festival.

According to NME.com, QOTSA will release the single for Era Vulgaris slow jam "Make It Wit Chu" on November 26. It will be available as a digital EP and as two limited 7"s. The download includes "alternative versions" of "Make It Wit Chu" as well as-- quoth NME-- "new tracks 'White Wedding' and 'Needles in a Camel's Eye'." The first 7" features "White Wedding" and an acoustic version of "Make It", while the second features "Needles" and the album version of the single.

And if those aren't Billy Idol and Brian Eno covers, we'll eat a cup of salt.

Diggin' for dates:

10-27 Las Vegas, NV - Vegoose Festival
10-29 Los Angeles, CA - Nokia Theater $
11-16 Dortmund, Germany - Westfalenhalle 2
11-17 Stuttgart, Germany - Messe Congress Centrum B
11-18 Wiesbaden, Germany - Schlachthof
11-19 Nuremburg, Germany - Lowensaal
11-20 Sondershausen, Germany - Bergwerkes Glückauf
11-21 Hamburg, Germany - Grosse Freiheit 36
11-23 Brighton, England - Dome
11-24 Liverpool, England - Academy
11-25 Nottingham, England - Rock City
11-26 London, England - Brixton Academy
11-28 Glasgow, Scotland - Academy
11-29 Newcastle, England - Academy
12-01 Bristol, England - Academy
12-02 Manchester, England - Apollo
12-03 Birmingham, England - Academy
12-04 Reading, England - Rivermead
12-17 Portland, OR - Roseland Theater %
12-18 Seattle, WA - Paramount Theater %
12-20 San Francisco, CA - The Warfield %
12-21 San Francisco, CA - The Warfield
02-09 Edinburgh, Scotland - Corn Exchange
02-10 Leeds, England - Leeds University
02-11 London, England - Hammersmith Apollo
02-12 Southampton, England - Guildhall

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