QOTSA, PJ Harvey and Tenacious D Sign On for Natasha Shneider Benefit

Queens of the Stone Age will hold a benefit concert in Los Angeles on Aug. 16 to celebrate the life of touring member Natasha Shneider, who passed away on July 2 of cancer. PJ Harvey, Tenacious D and Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron are among those who will perform at the event, scheduled for the city's Fonda Theatre.

Others slated to appear include former Distillers frontwoman Brody Dalle, Eagles of Death Metal's Jesse Hughes, ZZ Top's Billy F. Gibbons, producer and Masters of Reality vet Chris Goss, and Alain Johannes, who played with Shneider in the band Eleven. According to the benefit announcement, these guests "will help perform songs from the limits of the QOTSA catalog and beyond."

Proceeds from the event will help defray the costs associated with Shneider's medical treatment. Tickets are $100 and go on sale this Saturday, July 19, via Ticketmaster. Fans who cannot attend but wish to "donate to relieve the burden of Natasha's fight with cancer" can do so through www.natashashneider.org.