Queens of the Stone Age think festivals have become "too grand".
The rock band - made up of Josh Homme, Troy Van Leeuwen, Michael Shuman, Dean Fertita and Jon Theodore - have ruled out a summer festival and chosen to play a co-headline tour in Australia with Nine Inch Nails instead.
Frontman Josh told Australia's fasterlouder.com: "Lots of festivals are like 50 or 60 bands. It's too much to encapsulate, the idea is too grand.
"I think the notion of somewhere between six to 10 bands is much stronger ... Everyone's chasing the dough all the time instead of trying to make art.
"I know that Trent [Reznor from Nine Inch Nails] and myself get so obsessed with trying to set [our] own bar that it's nice to put bands together and have that solidarity and have something that's greater than the sum of its parts."
Queens of the Stone Age have played a number of festivals in the past including V Festival, Download, Big Day Out and Splendour in the Grass, and Nine Inch Nails - featuring Trent, Robin Finck, Alessandro Cortini and Ilan Rubin - were rumoured to be playing this year's Soundwave tour but said it wasn't the "right vibe" for the band or their fans.
Talking about the decision, frontman Trent said: "That got misconstrued [by Soundwave promoter AJ Maddah] into I'm trying to be - what was it? 'Justin Timberlake'? A better way of saying it is, 'I think your bill sucked and I'd rather not be on that bill.'"
He thinks their latest tour, which kicks off today (06.03.14) at the Entertainment Centre in Sydney, raises the stakes.
Trent joked: "We've gotta throw down or someone's gonna get hurt," adding, "But that's good, everyone wins when you know you have to go all out. That's an exciting facet to what this tour is."

Michael Bublé likes people to have sex to his music.
The 'Close Your Eyes' singer has admitted he likes the thought of people making love while listening to his romantic songs and hopes some shout out his name during the act.
He told the new edition of Cosmopolitan magazine: "I think that's amazing. I love that I get to be a small part of their intimacy," adding, "I just hope sometimes they call my name out."
Michael released his eighth studio album 'To Be Loved' last year and is currently touring the UK with gigs in Birmingham, Glasgow and Manchester in coming days.
The star, who has a six-month-old son, Noah, with his wife, actress Luisana Lopilato, was seen looking happy with his family at Disneyland in California last month.
The 38-year-old hitmaker previously admitted they had "drunk awesome sex" to conceive.
But he admitted wasn't always that sexy, saying: "My wife is so beautiful but it wasn't like that. She was very, 'You know what Mike? It's nine o'clock on Tuesday night and we must do it now', adding, "But you know what's funny, I think when we conceived was actually when we were wasted in Milan and it was the one night we just had drunk awesome sex!"

Britain's Princess Diana tricked Oprah Winfrey by letting her eat a high-calorie meal.
The late princess, who died in a car crash in Paris, France in 1997, met with the talk show host for lunch many years ago and "pulled a fast one" by eating a low-calorie dish, while Oprah, who has struggled with her weight over the years, was served a full-fat mousse.
The 36-year-old royal's former chef Darren McGrady revealed: "They were both eating tomato mousses and, after a few mouthfuls, Oprah, another famous dieter, put down her spoon and said, 'Diana, how do you stay so slim eating rich food like this?' The princess replied, 'I just eat small portions and work out'.
Darren, who told Richard Mineards, a columnist for the Montecito Journal, admits it "wasn't quite the truth" and Oprah, 60, was left in the dark about what really happened.
He said: "Diana had me serve her a fat-free version of the mousse, while Oprah was eating the full-fat dish chock full of mayonnaise, sour cream and heavy cream," adding: "Diana never did tell her the truth," added McGrady.
The princess struggled with bulimia while married to Prince Charles and her eating disorder was revealed in the 1992 book, 'Diana: Her True Story', written by Andrew Morton.
She first battled bulimia in 1981, and sought treatment for the disorder in the late 1980s, after she started to follow a strict diet following comments in the press about her "pudgy" appearance.

Rita Ora turned down a £1 million contract to become a judge on 'The X Factor'.
The 23-year-old singer was said to be "flattered" by TV boss Simon Cowell after he asked her to join the show's line-up for this year but reportedly turned him down.
A friend told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "Rita was formally offered the 'X Factor' job and was very flattered, but turned it down.
"She is out in LA at the moment, having meetings, making contacts and working hard in the studio."
The 'R.I.P' hitmaker is set to release her new album this summer and her friend claims she has made it her main priority as she also juggles an acting career, after landing a role in 'Fifty Shades of Grey', the movie based on the erotic novel E.L James.
The friend continued: "She wants to focus purely on her music and not get distracted by other things. She also saw how Jessie J's album struggled after she appeared as a coach on 'The Voice', and thinks the two could be connected.
"Rita thinks Jessie might have come across badly on TV. For now, Rita is staying away from reality TV and is concentrating on the day job."
Simon, 54, is shaking up the show this year and returning as a judge with the hope of mimicking the success of the series in 2010, which saw the birth of One Direction.
Cheryl Cole is rumoured to be returning to the panel, while Gary Barlow, Nicole Scherzinger and Sharon Osbourne have quit, and Rita has spoken about the opportunity of becoming a judge.
She said: "There were talks. But if I were to take on that role, it would have to be at a point when I could give it my full attention.
"I have so much to accomplish first and it's kind of a full-time job being on X Factor. It's not like a nine to five. It's constant, for months."

Katy Perry had been having doubts about her relationship with John Mayer "for some time" before they split.
The 'Dark Horse' singer reportedly called time on her 18-month romance with the 'Gravity' hitmaker last week but an insider says the decision had been a long time coming.
The source told E! News that Katy, 29, felt there were "certain differences in their personalities" and she felt she and John, 36, were "not right for each other" but she took some time to "acknowledge" her instincts and end the relationship.
According to the source, Katy is said to be "relieved" the romance is over and is ready to move on with her life.
The pop star - who was previously married to Russell Brand - is currently in Australia and brushed off questions about her relationship status during a TV interview earlier this week.
While appearing on 'Sunrise', fans outside the studio were able to ask Katy questions, with one enquiring: "We were just wondering if you have a boyfriend."
The 'Roar' hitmaker laughed and replied: "If I have a boyfriend!? All of my fans are my boyfriend!"
She then leaned over to a koala bear seated in the studio with her and said: "This is my boyfriend! See!"

Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick are reportedly planning to marry.
The 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' star is said to have accepted a proposal from her long-term partner - with who she has children Mason, four, and Penelope, 20 months - and the pair are planning to tie the knot very soon at close friend Joe Francis' luxury five-star Casa Aramara property in Punta Mita, Mexico.
Insiders say Kourtney "finally agreed" to tie the knot with Scott because things between them are "going really well" and she also wants to offer commitment to her partner following the tragic deaths of his mother Bonnie in October and father Jeffrey less than three months later in early January.
A source told Life&Style magazine: "Kourtney realised that she's all he has. It's made her see things differently. This is the perfect time for Scott and Kourtney to get married."
Though the couple are planning an intimate wedding, they won't spare any expense and will splash out $100,000 on round trip private jet flights for their loved ones, as well as $30,000 a night on accommodation.
Though it is unknown when the pair will marry, the magazine reports they already celebrated their bachelor and bachelorette parties last month.
Kourtney and Scott are said to have hired wedding planner Sharon Sacks - who oversaw the nuptials between Khloe Kardashian and her now-estranged husband Lamar Odom - and the brunette beauty has asked family friends Lorraine Schwartz and Vera Wang to design their wedding rings and her dress respectively.

Lily Allen likes men to be manly.
The singer - who has two-year-old daughter Ethel and 13-month-old Marnie with her husband Sam Cooper - isn't attracted to guys who take too much care over their appearance and loves the fact Sam is so low-maintenance.
Lily explained in her special guest-edited edition of Shortlist magazine called How to Be a Man, By Women: "I like that when my husband gets up in the morning he spends about 12 seconds looking in the mirror and then leaves.
"I'm not into men who are vain, or even wearing aftershave. Men should be men. Go out, earn some money, come back and look after my children."
The 'Air Balloon' hitmaker admits her life has changed since she had children so she never brings her problems home with her and claims she is good at dealing with the fallout from her numerous Twitter spats, with recent war of words involving Katie Hopkins and Azealia Banks.
Lily said: "My husband doesn't do social networking. Of course he gets p****ed off, but he knows I can handle it, so it's not something we bring to the dinner table ...
"My drive last time I released an album was very different. I wasn't in a relationship, I didn't have any responsibilities in terms of children, I was reasonably young, I didn't have a mortgage.
"I mainly wanted to go to festivals and see who would be interested in sleeping with me, and how drunk I could get. That was my drive. It's very different now. I get home now and I'm very thankful if I've got an hour and a half with the kids before they go to bed. And no one wants to hear me come in and go, 'God, I hate Katie Hopkins'."

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EastEnders' Carol Jackson is "disgusted" with Kat Moon as she prepares to lie in court next week.
The Walford battleaxes will have a dramatic showdown when Carol (Lindsey Coulson) discovers that Kat (Jessie Wallace) has agreed to testify against her niece Alice Branning in the upcoming murder trial of Michael Moon.
Kat recently made a deal with Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks) in exchange for the imprisoned villain to drop charges against her cousin Stacey Branning (Lacey Turner), who she falsely accused of stabbing her in 2010, resulting in Stacey fleeing the country.
A source told Inside Soap magazine: "Kat feels sick to her stomach about what she's agreed to do. But this is the only way to secure Stacey's freedom and she feels she has no choice. Obviously, Carol is disgusted."
Both Janine and Alice are charged with murdering Michael last October, but while Alice stabbed him - to come to the aid of Janine - it was Janine who finished the job, killing her husband.
Carol has recently been trying to rally support for Alice despite feeling unwell due to her own battle with breast cancer.
The insider added: "She's got enough on her plate having chemo for breast cancer, so the last thing Carol needs to be doing is getting into a scrap with Kat.
"But she doesn't want to lead her life any differently. Carol's a stubborn lady and if she thinks someone deserves an earful, she isn't going to hold back."

Ferne McCann has admitted she cheated on Charlie Sims with Frank Major.
'The Only Way is Essex' star revealed there was some "overlap" between her two relationships and regrets lying to Charlie about her romance with Frank.
She said: "It's true I cheated on Charlie before I split with him. I do regret lying about it but I thought I'd hurt Charlie more by telling him the truth."
The 23-year-old star began seeing Frank, 29, in December and realised her on/off relationship with Charlie wasn't meant to be despite briefly getting back together after Charlie cheated on her.
She told Britain's Star magazine: "When me and Charlie got back together after he cheated on me, things just didn't feel the same. There was a huge trust issue. I had always believed that we were the real done, I never thought he'd cheat. But he did and I just couldn't get over it.
"Frank was a gentle push to make me realise things weren't right between me and Charlie. He made me see that I didn't feel the same way about Charlie as I did before he cheated."
Despite her transgressions with Frank, Ferne insists it was Charlie, 21, who ruined their relationship.
She exclaimed: "People are calling me a liar and a cheat, but Charlie ruined our relationship. He betrayed me and shattered the trust."

Sam Bailey is pregnant.
The 2013 'X Factor' winner discovered she was expecting her third child after taking a pregnancy test in an ASDA supermarket and couldn't wait to tell her husband Craig.
The former prison officer told The Sun newspaper: "I went and did it in the toilet while he was getting all the food.
"I came out and went, 'Yep - I'm pregnant'. It wasn't planned."
Sam, who is ten weeks pregnant, has had to delay her tour, which was planned for October, and feared her management would be disappointed by the news.
She said: "When I got into the car I was really upset because I thought I'd let everyone at my management and the record label down.
"But they were really good about it. I was going to go on tour solo at the end of October - but I have to move it until January."
The songbird, who also has daughter Brooke, eight, and son Tommy, five, with Craig, 40, insists despite their initial shock, her and her husband are excited about the pregnancy.
She said: "He thinks it's a New Year's Eve baby and he could be right. I've always wanted three kids.
"Obviously I'm getting bigger. I didn't want people to think I'd just got far. That would make me feel insecure again."
Sam, who will release her debut album 'The Power Of Love' on March 24, revealed one of the first people she told was 'X Factor' mentor Sharon Osbourne.
She said: "I'm close to Sharon. We speak quite a lot. She's my confidante and has known about the pregnancy. She's been great."
The star also thinks she could give TV boss Simon Cowell a few tips, after his girlfriend gave birth to their first child, Eric, on Valentine's Day (14.02.14).
She quipped: "I hope I'll see him soon - I can teach him how to change a nappy."

Niall Horan is back with his ex-girlfriend Barbara Palvin.
The One Direction hunk, who split from the Victoria's Secret model in February after three months of dating, was spotted looking cosy with the brunette beauty at London's Shepherd's Bush Empire on Tuesday night (04.03.14) watching American boyband 5 Seconds Of Summer.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "Being either a working model or performer is incredibly difficult on a relationship.
"In either job you won't be in one place for more than a few days at a time.
"Add to that the fact Barbara lives in America and Niall's base is in London and you've got a logistical nightmare."
The source added: "Barbara's a lovely girl, though. She's completely down to earth and not vain at all, which is what Niall finds so appealing."
The pair first started dating after last year's 'X Factor' wrap party in December and they celebrated New Year's Eve at a pub in Hertfordshire, before breaking up before Valentine's Day.
The stunning model, 20, confirmed she had split from Niall by posting a photograph of herself and a new secret guy on her Instagram account, clutching a bunch of flowers, accompanied with the caption, "Early Valentine".
The Irish star, 20, who now appears to have got back together with the model, is on a break a three-month break after touring the world with his bandmates Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson.
After the show on Tuesday the Hungarian model and Niall made their way to nightclub Funky Buddha in Mayfair, where they were joined by 5 Seconds Of Summer and band mate Liam, who had been watching Beyonce in a box with Lily Allen at London's O2 Arena.