While the world feverishly awaits the debut release from THEM CROOKED VULTURES — the new supergroup consisting of Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl, Queens of the stone age singer/guitarist Josh Homme and Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones — has been playing a handful of gigs around the world.
After making their live debut on August 9 at the Metro club in Chicago following the close of this year's Lollapalooza festival, it became clear to many that this group could be the exception to the supergroup rule. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, the trio performed a 75-minute, 12-song set for 1,100 people, with Homme singing lead, Grohl on drums and backing vocals, and Jones shifting between bass, keyboards and even keytar. Queens multi-instrumentalist Alain Johannes provided extra guitar duties.
The band then played August 19th at Amsterdam’s Melkweg club, treating the Dutch crowd to an 80-minute set before raising hell in Hasselt, Belgium over the weekend at the Pukkelpop Festival, where they were rumored to make an appearance. The Vultures took the stage between sets by Beirut and Wilco, easily overshadowing the festival's headliners and making musical mincemeat of all other rock acts on the bill.
For those not in attendance, the band posted a short teaser clip of one of their songs, along with some exciting footage from Homme's Pink Duck studios in Los Angeles, where the band's debut album was recorded:
Some devoted fans were thoughtful enough to have recorded some decent footage at Pukkelpop, to give the curious a better taste of what to expect.
Here's one example, and pay attention, because the end is beyond incredible:
And another:
Excited yet? Because you damn well should be.
If you're interested in more footage, check out this playlist of clips from TCV's various shows. There's ten in all, and counting. Collect them all!
