Despite persistent indications that frontman Josh Homme and his band would perform the new album in its entirety complete with rumored special guests ranging from Dave Grohl to Trent Renzor, QOTSA followed �Like Clockwork opening song, "Keep Your Eyes Peeled," with "You Think I Ain't Worth A Dollar, But I Feel Like A Millionaire," from 2002′s Songs for the Deaf to start what would be a cameo-free show.

With a dazzling video backdrop flashing eye-popping graphics (many from U.K. artist Boneface, who is responsible for the arresting artwork of �Like Clockwork), QOTSA roared through a career-spanning set, touching on most of their studio releases over the course of the two-hour show.

The show's focus, however, was clearly the new album, with the band playing every song from it other than "Fairweather Friends." The songs cut like a knife, from the melodic rush of "My God is the Sun" to the ornate and hushed "Kalopsia," which plays like a early '70s David Bowie tune. Cranking up Led Zeppelin-like classic rock riffs on "Smooth Sailing" and goth-tinged glam with "If I Had a Tail," �Like Clockwork is shaping up to be a laser-focused evolution of the QOTSA sound, distilling their myriad influences into explosive and often unexpected corners of the rock spectrum.