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Queens Of The Stone Age Play “Run, Pig, Run” For The First Time In 18 Years

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Queens Of The Stone Age kicked off their European tour opening for System Of A Down Monday night at Stockholm-area Strawberry Arena. They got things started with a song they hadn't performed in 18 years. After a warped recording of "Afternoon Delight" welcomed Josh Homme and the boys onstage, they launched into Era Vulgaris highlight "Run, Pig, Run" for the first time since 2008. The show also included "The Fun Machine Took A Shit And Died," also from Era Vulgaris, for the first time since 2014. Watch QOTSA dig up both of those tracks below.

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♬ original sound - Queens of the Stone Age

Speaking of System Of A Down, in a recent video message on the social media account Vocal Politics, Serj Tankian lambasted Israel for the hypocrisy of recognizing the Armenian genocide while perpetuating a genocide of their own in Gaza. According to Le Monde, Israel was part of a group of governments that had previously avoided recognizing the Armenian genocide to preserve their relationship with Turkey. Tankian, who has been raising awareness about the genocide in Armenia for years, took issue with the timing of Israel's announcement.

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