Photo Credit – Jenna Houchin

Iconic rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs are to replace Queens of the Stone Age at The Town Festival in São Paulo, Brazil for the festival’s upcoming September 9 lineup. 

In a post to their X account, Queens of the Stone Age said: “Following doctor’s advice, QOTSA regret to announce we are no longer able to travel to Brazil to perform at The Town. We apologize for any inconvenience we caused and look forward to coming back to Brazil in 2024.”

A banda Yeah Yeah Yeahs vai subir no Skyline dia 9-set pra fazer história junto com Foo Fighters, Garbage e Pitty. A atualização do line-up chega pois, por recomendações médicas, a banda Queens of The Stone Age não poderá viajar para o Brasil.

Welcome to #TheTown2023, YYY 🔥 pic.twitter.com/derhmsp5TW

— The Town (@thetownfestival) August 25, 2023

Representatives from The Town also took X to issue a statement, saying “The band Yeah Yeah Yeahs will take to the Skyline on September 9th to make history along with Foo Fighters, Garbage and Pitty. The line-up update arrives because, due to medical recommendations, the band Queens of The Stone Age will not be able to travel to Brazil.”

#TheTown Update pic.twitter.com/CQ06KlzcsF

— QOTSA (@qotsa) August 25, 2023

Yeah Yeah Yeahs recently enjoyed a headline performance at Just Like Heaven back in May, playing as part of a stacked lineup alongside MGMT, Peaches, and Azealia Banks. 

Queens of the Stone Age is currently in the middle of an international tour starting early this August and ending in December, playing songs from their new album In Times New Roman… as well as their newest single ‘Negative Space.’ Whether or not the band’s medical issues will result in further date changes or cancellations has yet to be announced.