The show's openers The Postelles and the Stills braved through their entire sets only to emerge from the stage covered in pigeon droppings. The Kings of Leon decided to try their luck and play their set but were forced to leave after an unhealthy encounter.
The line of Leon King, Francois Suivre les Mauvais can be traced all the way down through the centuries. According to the genealogy chart provided by Lee Dan Followill, the family moved first to Scotland, then to America via Shap and Bolton, Anglicising their name on the way.
"We are direct descendent of the deposed king of Leon," said Followill, "and Caleb is so magnanimous that he has decided to share his power with his family"
"I even took the fish into the bar. I remember sitting on the edge of the bed in my bathrobe with the fish in the tank on my lap, flicking through all the TV channels. God knows what happened after that."
It's hard to be king in the Internet age. In a time when false information is granted equal credence as fact and anyone with an elementary understanding of writing can post an opinion, it's nearly impossible to get to the top of any field without a certain level of criticism. This theory is further amplified in the world of music when it comes to bands and journalists, who serve as their potential king-makers.
Once you get big, and have a record like we did and the success we did, you just get people that don't like you anymore or don't like you period,"
Wednesday 29 December 2010
Tuesday 21 December 2010
King of Leon defer a concert in London
According to the news, Kings of Leon had a defer a concert on Tuesday in London after a blaze on one of their buses spread to another until both were burned out, it's really the biggest misadventure to befall the Tennessee band, whose biggest hit is called "Sex on Fire."
London Fire Brigade worker said for their biggest problem before posed, "Our crews did a fantastic job, especially given the levels of smoke down here which has led to quite challenging conditions. The O2's sprinkler system successfully activated and this also helped firefighters bring the blaze swiftly under control".
Thursday 9 December 2010
King of Leon UK tour, band's says change in sound
King of Leon UK tour, whose band have said that before ended the year we wait to change their sound is purely unintentional.
King of Leon had thought that their sound had changed importantly from the more alternative style of their kindly albums.
However, they argued this is a result of growing as a band instead than any deliberate attempt to application to a wider audience for commercial success.
Nathan Followill told the news supplier, "People listened to our first record and how different it sounded to our fourth and people think that was intentional. As our sound evolved I think a lot of people mistook us growing naturally for being a band that tried to change our sound up and tried to go in a completely different direction. It was really just us growing as a band."
The annotate before Kings of Leon start a UK tour, beginning at the MEN Arena in Manchester on 13th December.
Monday 29 November 2010
Kings of Leon to make an Aussie Tour
For a series of concerts across the country, the band Kings of LeonKings of Leon have announced that they will tour to Australia next year.
The rockers have announced they’ll be hitting our shores once again following there sell out tour last year.
With shows confirmed for Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, the famous four are set to wow their die-hard fans with their epic live performances.
Check out the Kings of Leon’s full Aussie tour dates below…
Sunday March 6 – QSAC Stadium, Brisbane
Tuesday March 8 – Acer Arena, Sydney
Thursday March 10 – Acer Arena, Sydney
Sunday March 13 – Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Thursday March 17 - Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
Friday March 18 – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
Monday March 21 – NIB Stadium, Perth
Thursday 25 November 2010
Kings of Leon: 'Radioactive' Today Show!
Kings of Leon brothers Caleb and Jared Followill hit the stage outside the Today show studio on Wednesday (November 24) in New York City.
The two, along with bandmates Matthew and Nathan Followill, performed a three-song set, singing “Radioactive,” “The End,” and “Use Somebody.”
Colin Firth also watched the band perform after chatting about his new drama, The King’s Speech, on the morning show.
Saturday 20 November 2010
Kings Of Leon Seek Out For 'Physical Abnormalities'
Kings of Leon who had made a video considering people with "physical abnormalities,"at least according to a call-for-work issued by the band.
The video represents the number of fans who are facing "scars, pockmarked skin, physical abnormalities or deformities".KOL added that those who are "unattractive," "rough around the edges," or "a little slow" are wholeheartedly encouraged to apply.
The gig, being filmed at a dockside bar in New England, will pay $300 a day.
The shooting of this video is expected to start by the next week,the message as been posted by band to the New York area Craiglist page.
Wednesday 10 November 2010
Kings of Leon Limited Tickets For Upcoming Gig
All ticket had been sold out for the upcoming gig of US rock band Kings OF Leon at Sunderland's Stadium of Light next year - but fans still have the chance to see the show see the show.The gig tickets went on sale for show of Friday 17 June 2011
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Sunderland is now set to welcome over 150,000 music fans next summer with two sell-out shows featuring pop superstars Take That ahead of the visit of Kings of Leon
Though all the tickets had been sold out for standard concert a very limited amount of hospitality options remain available for the Kings of Leon
Thursday 28 October 2010
Kings of Leon announced 2011 UK Stadium tour
The US band will play five shows, starting at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry on May 30.Kings of Leon is going to perform five shows that kicks off at Coventry on May 30.
Other gigs are planned for the Stadium Of Light in Sunderland on June 17 and Manchester's County Cricket Ground on June 19.
The group will also perform at London's Hyde Park on June 22.
Kings Of Leon launched their latest album 'Come Around Sundown' earlier this month. It is presently at number one on the UK album chart.
Tickets go on sale on Wednesday (November 3) at 9am. For more details and to buy Kings Of Leon tickets, check out Gigwise Gig Tickets.
Kings Of Leon's 2011 UK tour dates are:
Coventry, Ricoh Arena – May 30
Sunderland, Stadium of Light – June 17
Manchester, Lancashire County Cricket Ground - 19
London, Hyde Park - 22
Edinburgh, Murrayfield Stadium - 26
All Kings of Leon Tickets are available on Gigsport.com
Monday 27 September 2010
Kings Of Leon: ''Come Around Sundown''s lyrics were ad-libbed in the studio'
Kings Of Leon's Caleb Followill has admitted that all the lyrics on the band's new album were ad-libbed.
Speaking in the November issue of Uncut magazine, on newsstands in the UK now, the frontman said that sessions for 'Come Around Sundown' saw him record the ad-libbed lyrics then try to change them later – only to be vetoed by his bandmates.
"I didn't write lyrics," he explained. "I went in and ad-libbed, I free-floated everything. The closer it got to the end, I felt like, 'Man, you didn't do your job.'"
He added: "I kept thinking, 'When I go back and redo the lyrics, then I'll get it. But when I went back in to try to do that, everyone was like, 'What are you doing? You can't change those lyrics. Those are the lyrics.'"
Followill added that he lacked confidence in the record until he played it to his girlfriend, model Lily Aldridge.
"I played her one song, and when I did, she looked at me and went, 'What the fuck? Why haven't you played me this? What are you scared of?'" he said. "Before you know it, we had listened to every song, and she just loved it. That gave me the confidence to say, 'All right, well, maybe I'm in my head too much'."
Get the November issue of Uncut to read the full cover interview with Kings Of Leon.
Thursday 16 September 2010
Kings Of Leon - Radioactive Lyrics
The road is carved up yonder
I hope you see me there
Its in the water, Its where you came from
Its in the water, Its where you came from
And the crowd begins to wander
And they cry to see your face
Its in the water, Its in the story of where you came from
Your sons and daughters in all their glory its gonna save her
And when they crash and come together, and start rising
Just drink the water where you came from, where you came from
So the road it was carved from yonder
Never sold yourself away
Its in the water, Its in the story of where you came from
Your sons and daughters in all their glory its gonna save her
And when they crash and come together, and start rising
Just drink the water where you came from, where you came from
And when they dance and come together and start rising
Just drink the water where you came from where you came from
Kings Of Leon New Album Radioactive Video
The Kings of Leon have launched a music video for their most new single, “Radioactive.” The song will be marked on their upcoming album titled “Come Around Sundown.” The album is presented criticized for an October 19th release. The group is eager to drum up support for their album with their latest single, which has a semi-commercial vibe to it. The single will formally be sent out to radio stations and DJ’s on the 13th of September.
Wednesday 8 September 2010
Kings of Leon with Kid Choir in 'Radioactive'
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Kings of Leon music to "Radioactive," which premiered today (Sept. 8) on the band's website and Vevo. The footage for the single, fifth album "Come Around Sundown" which released on Oct. 19, finds the foursome running around in a sun kissed field and playing soccer with a choir of children.
Here there be soccer and swimming hole fishing, sprinkler running and barn harmonizing, field frolicking and kite flying. Here there be not: flammable intercourse, interpersonal advantage taking, and of course, song licensing to any other sort of singing choir.
King Of Leon new track 'Radioactive'
Kings Of Leon comeback single is 'Radioactive' its UK radio launch this morning (September 8). The band taken first the fifth album 'Come Around Sundown', this album was posted on the website Kingsofleon.comwith a new video.
Kings Of Leon's single 'Come Around Sundown' is released on October 18 and they announced the UK'S tour arenas in December.
Tuesday 31 August 2010
Kings Of Leon at V Festival 2010
Kings of Leon presented some of their major hits as they wowed the crowds at Virgin Media's V Festival.Kings of Leon makes the crowds at Virgin Media's V Festival.
The group played some of their biggest hits, including 'Sex on Fire' and 'Use Somebody', as they closed the evening on the V festival Stage at the event in Chelmsford, Essex, and didn't let down the fans who had been waiting all day to see them perform.
People had been waiting since morning for Kings of Leon to show their extra ordinary performance.
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Kings of Leon have announced a special performance at London's Hyde Park on June 30. Jared Followill, the band's bassist and pianist, said: "It's a great honour to be playing Hyde Park. It's something that a band can only dream of, to be put in the same category as the groups that have played before us is just unbelievable. Bring sun block and your earplugs."
The show is currently scheduled to be their first live appearance in the UK since headlining the Leeds Festival last August.
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Kings Of Leon - Sex On Fire
The song Sex On Fire by Kings Of Leon has been come for 572 weeks in 17 different charts. Its first manifestation was week 34/2008 in the Australia Singles Top 50 and New Zealand Top 40 and the last appearance was week 35/2010 in the UK Singles Top 75. Its peak position was number 1, on the Australia Singles Top 50, Finland Singles Top 20, Ireland Singles Top 50 and UK Singles Top 75, it stayed there for 10 weeks. Its highest entry was number 1 in the UK Singles Top 75.
Kings Of Leon - Arizona Lyrics
Now taste
All I ever needed
All I ever wanted
So hold on to surrender
She shakes
Like I'm on a railway
Checking me out
Someone on a shoulder
Her lamp
Slippers in her bedroom
She must feel it's awkward
Oh, I said it's Arizona
Now go stand up to a giant
Said that I'm a fighter
Too drunk to remember
Too drunk to
Shake hands, my face
Standin' on a treadmill
Tastin' something awful
I hate when that happens
She waits in and out of Texas
She must be plum crazy
I kinda think I like her
I kinda think I do
All I ever needed
All I ever wanted
So hold on to surrender
She shakes
Like I'm on a railway
Checking me out
Someone on a shoulder
Her lamp
Slippers in her bedroom
She must feel it's awkward
Oh, I said it's Arizona
Now go stand up to a giant
Said that I'm a fighter
Too drunk to remember
Too drunk to
Shake hands, my face
Standin' on a treadmill
Tastin' something awful
I hate when that happens
She waits in and out of Texas
She must be plum crazy
I kinda think I like her
I kinda think I do
Kings Of Leon Music Videos
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | "Red Morning Light" | Douglas Biro |
| "Molly's Chambers" | Honey | |
| "Wasted Time" | Mark Pellington | |
| 2004 | "The Bucket" | Patrick Daughters |
| 2005 | "Four Kicks" | |
| "King of the Rodeo" | ||
| 2007 | "On Call" | Adria Petty |
| "Charmer" | Robert Hales | |
| 2008 | "Crawl" (Promo) | [citation needed] |
| "Sex on Fire" | Sophie Muller | |
| "Use Somebody" | ||
| 2009 | "Notion" | Phil Griffin |
Kings of Leons's Compilation Albums, Extended Plays and DVD's
Compilation albums
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Boxed | Boxset of first three albums |
Peak chart # 30 IRL
Extended plays
| Year | EP details |
|---|---|
| 2003 | Holy Roller Novocaine |
| What I Saw | |
| 2006 | Day Old Belgian Blues |
DVDs
| Year | DVD details |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Live At The O2 London, England |
Kings of Leon Studio Albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | AUS | FRA | GER | UK | |||
| 2003 | Youth and Young Manhood | 113 | 46 | 97 | 52 | 3 | AUS: 3× Platinum UK: Gold |
| 2004 | Aha Shake Heartbreak | 55 | 25 | 95 | 39 | 3 | AUS: 2x Platinum IRL: 2× Platinum UK: Platinum |
| 2007 | Because of the Times | 25 | 4 | 88 | 32 | 1 | AUS: 2× Platinum IRL: 3× Platinum NZ: Platinum UK: Platinum |
| 2008 | Only by the Night | 4 | 1 | 38 | 16 | 1 | AUS: 9× Platinum BEL: Platinum CAN: 3× Platinum IRL: 5× Platinum NZ: 4× Platinum SA: Platinum UK: 5× Platinum US: Platinum |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | |||||||
Kings of Leon Discography
The discography of Kings of Leon, an American rock group, contains four studio albums, three extended plays, fourteen singles and ten music videos. Kings of Leon was shaped in 1999 in Nashville, Tennessee by brothers Nathan Followill (drums, percussion, vocals), Caleb Followill (vocals, rhythm guitar), Jared Followill (bass guitar, vocals) and their cousin Matthew Followill (lead guitar, vocals).
Kings of Leon releasing New album
It's being stated that Kings Of Leon are to launch a brand new album this autumn. According to www.directcurrentmusic.com, the Followills's record label RCA are saying the follow-up to 'Only By The Night' will be subjected on October 19 in the
The group have been footage, video and audio recording in
History Of Kings Of Leon
Kings of Leon - History
The group members of Kings of Leon are:
Nathan Followill (drums)
Caleb Followill (lead singer/rhythm guitar)
Jared Followill (bass)
Matthew Followill (lead guitar)
The band's name is imitative from Nathan, Caleb, and Jared's father and grandfather, both named Leon. Jared and Caleb were born in Tennessee, while Nathan and Matthew were born in Oklahoma. The brothers spent much of their time of youth travelling with their father in America, a travelling Pentecostal preacher and their mother, who taught them when they were not in school. According to Rolling Stone magazine, "While Leon preached at churches and tent revivals throughout the Deep South, the boys attended services and were infrequently enlisted to bang on some drums. They were home-schooled or enrolled in small parochial schools. Except for a five-year stretch when they settled in Jackson, Tennessee, the Followills spent their childhoods driving through the South in a purple 1988 Oldsmobile, decamping for a week or two where on earth Leon was scheduled to preach."
Their parents divorced in 1997 and after various jobs, the brothers shifted to Nashville in 1998. They shaped a band in 2000 with their cousin Matthew. Their music is affected by their religious upbringing and their Southern roots. They got their start with their album Youth and Young Manhood and rose to relative stardom, especially outside the United States, by being chosen by popular rock bands The Strokes and U2 to tour with them. Standout tracks include the lively "Molly's Chambers" and soulful "California Waiting". Their second album Aha Shake Heartbreak was launched in the United Kingdom in October 2004 to widespread acclaim. The album was praised for its mix of garage rock and Southern swagger. "The Bucket", "4 Kicks", and "King of the Rodeo" have been released as singles thus far. Aha Shake Heartbreak was released on February 22, 2005 in the United States.
The Kings of Leon often tour with their cousin and tour technician Christopher, aka Nacho.
The group members of Kings of Leon are:
Nathan Followill (drums)
Caleb Followill (lead singer/rhythm guitar)
Jared Followill (bass)
Matthew Followill (lead guitar)
The band's name is imitative from Nathan, Caleb, and Jared's father and grandfather, both named Leon. Jared and Caleb were born in Tennessee, while Nathan and Matthew were born in Oklahoma. The brothers spent much of their time of youth travelling with their father in America, a travelling Pentecostal preacher and their mother, who taught them when they were not in school. According to Rolling Stone magazine, "While Leon preached at churches and tent revivals throughout the Deep South, the boys attended services and were infrequently enlisted to bang on some drums. They were home-schooled or enrolled in small parochial schools. Except for a five-year stretch when they settled in Jackson, Tennessee, the Followills spent their childhoods driving through the South in a purple 1988 Oldsmobile, decamping for a week or two where on earth Leon was scheduled to preach."
Their parents divorced in 1997 and after various jobs, the brothers shifted to Nashville in 1998. They shaped a band in 2000 with their cousin Matthew. Their music is affected by their religious upbringing and their Southern roots. They got their start with their album Youth and Young Manhood and rose to relative stardom, especially outside the United States, by being chosen by popular rock bands The Strokes and U2 to tour with them. Standout tracks include the lively "Molly's Chambers" and soulful "California Waiting". Their second album Aha Shake Heartbreak was launched in the United Kingdom in October 2004 to widespread acclaim. The album was praised for its mix of garage rock and Southern swagger. "The Bucket", "4 Kicks", and "King of the Rodeo" have been released as singles thus far. Aha Shake Heartbreak was released on February 22, 2005 in the United States.
The Kings of Leon often tour with their cousin and tour technician Christopher, aka Nacho.
Introduction To Kings Of Leon
Kings of Leon is an American rock group that shaped in Nashville, Tennessee, United States in 1999, contains of brothers Anthony “Caleb” Followill (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Ivan “Nathan” Followill (drums, percussion, backing vocals) and Michael “Jared” Followill (bass guitar, backing vocals), with their cousin Cameron “Matthew” Followill (lead guitar, backing vocals). Each team of the family band is known by their middle name (second given name) as opposite to their first given name .
The group’s early music was an upbeat mix together of southern rock and blues power but the group has slowly expanded their sound to include a selection of genres, including alternative rock.
Kings of Leon got first success in the United Kingdom with nine Top 40 singles, two BRIT Awards in 2008, and all three of the group’s albums at the time tips in the top five of the UK Albums Chart. Their third album Because of the Times also reached the number one spot. After that they are getting famous not only in the UK but also through out world. Their mostly shows are generally sold out.
The group’s early music was an upbeat mix together of southern rock and blues power but the group has slowly expanded their sound to include a selection of genres, including alternative rock.
Kings of Leon got first success in the United Kingdom with nine Top 40 singles, two BRIT Awards in 2008, and all three of the group’s albums at the time tips in the top five of the UK Albums Chart. Their third album Because of the Times also reached the number one spot. After that they are getting famous not only in the UK but also through out world. Their mostly shows are generally sold out.
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