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“If you’re ever going to be haunted, surrounded by several million dead people is the place. I’ve never felt so welcome in my life.” Joshua Homme

The remarkable Queens of the Stone Age: Alive in the Catacombs captures QOTSA as you’ve never seen or heard them before.

The Catacombs of Paris is a sprawling 320km (200 miles) ossuary beneath the surface of Paris. Skeletal remains are largely exposed, with much of the walls built of skulls and bones. Homme has dreamt of staging a QOTSA performance in the Catacombs since his first visit nearly 20 years ago

Every aesthetic decision, every choice of song, every configuration of instruments…  absolutely everything was planned and played with deference to the historic Catacombs, from the acoustics and ambient sounds – dripping water – echoes and natural resonance to the darkly atmospheric lighting tones that enhance the music.

Before the main feature: Behind the Scenes – Alive in Paris and Before is an intimate behind the scenes documentary film, revealing the emotional and physical trials Queens of the Stone Age overcame to create Alive in the Catacombs.

Now Press Play is supported with funding from Film Hub NI.