The US band will perform their self-titled debut album in its entirety at the gigs, which start at London's Roundhouse on May 17.

The Josh Homme-fronted group will also play venues in Dublin (May 19), Glasgow (20) and Manchester (21).

Queens Of The Stone Age's seminal eponymous 1998 debut is re-released on March 7. The band are also currently recording a new album, although it is not clear when it will be released.

Tickets go on sale on Friday (February 25) at 9am.

Queens Of The Stone Age UK and Ireland tour dates are:

• London, Roundhouse – May 17
• Dublin, Olympia – 19
• Glasgow, Academy – 20
• Manchester, Academy – 21

(by Jason Gregory)