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THE lead singer of US rock band Queens of the Stone Age has been caught on camera kicking a female photographer in the face during a gig on Saturday.

Josh Homme apologised yesterday after the bizarre footage emerged – insisting it was an accident as he was “lost in performance”.

Josh Homme is seen on stage moments before lashing out at the snapper
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Josh Homme is seen on stage moments before lashing out at the snapperCredit: Instagram chelsealaurenla

The guitarist and vocalist was playing in Los Angeles at an annual festival of radio station KROQ when the incident happened.

Footage shows him slamming his foot into the face of a photographer in the pit next to the stage.

Chelsea Lauren, who works for photo agency Shutterstock, said she spent the night in A&E and was still suffering a sore neck, a bruise on the eyebrow and nausea yesterday.

She wrote on Instagram: ";Thanks to @joshhomme @queensofthestoneage I now get to spend my night in the ER. Seriously, WHO DOES THAT?!?"

Homme's leg can be seen swinging out before he moves off to the right
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Homme's leg can be seen swinging out before he moves off to the rightCredit: Instagram chelsealaurenla
Homme is seen with blood streaming down his face after reportedly cutting himself
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 Homme is seen with blood streaming down his face after reportedly cutting himselfCredit: Getty Images - Getty

Chelsea added: "Assault in any form is not okay, no matter what the reasoning."

The incident capped off a bizarre performance by Homme, who reportedly self-harmed on stage, encouraged the crowd to boo him and told everyone to take their pants off, saying: “I want to give you all a night you’ll never remember.”

Chelsea posted another picture in which Homme smiled as blood trickled down his face after he apparently stabbed himself in the forehead.

She wrote: "I was where I was allowed to be, I was not breaking any rules. I was simply trying to do my job."

Chelsea Lauren blasted Homme after what she says was a deliberate kick
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Chelsea Lauren blasted Homme after what she says was a deliberate kickCredit: Instagram
Homme has since apologised for the incident, which he says was an accident
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Homme has since apologised for the incident, which he says was an accidentCredit: Getty Images - Getty
The rocker insisted he was "lost in performance" and would not intentionally hurt anyone
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The rocker insisted he was "lost in performance" and would not intentionally hurt anyoneCredit: Getty Images - Getty
Homme laughs as he smokes a cigarette on stage after cutting his head open
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Homme laughs as he smokes a cigarette on stage after cutting his head openCredit: Rex Features
Homme apologised in a video uploaded to Twitter
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Homme apologised in a video uploaded to TwitterCredit: refer to caption.

Apologising for his actions, Homme wrote on Twitter: “I would never intentionally cause harm to anyone working at or attending one of our shows and I hope Chelsea will accept my sincere apology.”

Homme, 44, known for his high-powered rock, is a founding member both of Queens of the Stone Age and Eagles of Death Metal – although he was not in Paris when the latter band's concert was attacked by ISIS in 2015.

Based in the desert of south-eastern California, he is also a producer and collaborator, and worked with punk legend Iggy Pop on his latest album.

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