Jon Theodore

Jon Philip Theodore (born December 30, 1973) is an American drummer. He is best known as the longest-serving drummer of the hard rock band Queens of the Stone Age, whom he joined in 2013. Prior to this, Theodore was a member of the progressive rock band the Mars Volta from 2001 to 2006. Known for his explosive, multi-textural playing style, Theodore was a member of both Golden and Royal Trux before joining The Mars Volta in 2001. Theodore remained within the band for five years, recording the band's first three studio albums, De-Loused in the Comatorium (2003), Frances the Mute (2005) and Amputechture (2006), before departing at the request of guitarist and bandleader Omar Rodríguez-López. Theodore subsequently formed a collaboration with Rage Against the Machine vocalist Zack de la Rocha, entitled One Day as a Lion, and performed on Incubus frontman Brandon Boyd's solo album, The Wild Trapeze (2010). In 2012, Theodore replaced his Mars Volta successor Thomas Pridgen in the supergroup Giraffe Tongue Orchestra, though by 2015 the lineup had reverted to Pridgen on drums. In 2013, Theodore joined Queens of the Stone Age, replacing longtime drummer Joey Castillo after he was fired by Josh Homme. After contributing to the closing track on the band's sixth studio album, ...Like Clockwork (2013), Theodore become a full member of Queens of the Stone Age for the album's accompanying tour. He has since recorded the albums, Villains (2017) and In Times New Roman... (2023). Theodore performed the drums on Bright Eyes' 2020 album Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was, and toured with them until 2022.