Fresh off of their Grammy win this past weekend, Kings Of Leon are hitting the road this spring for a big tour. The Tennessee boys are a household name in the UK, and may be getting closer to that here in the states as well, I mean, I saw a commercial for this upcoming Cincinnati show during the Grammy’s. What’s with Cincinnati spending money to promote concerts? 
At any rate, this should be one helluva show, as Kings Of Leon are supported by one of our favorites, The Walkmen. The show is at National City Pavilion (which is right next to Riverbend, but a much better venue) and will might just sell out when tickets go on sale this weekend, so bookmark this link if you plan on going. Good luck getting some good seats!
Have a look at all of the upcoming dates after the jump, the Cincinnati show is May 12th.
* = On Sale February 13th
# = On Sale February 14th
APRIL 2009
19 – Boston, MA – Agganis Arena (On Sale 2/13)
21 – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre (On Sale 2/13)
22 – Pittsburgh, PA – Palumbo (On Sale 2/13)
24 – Fairfax, VA – Patriot Center (On Sale 2/20)
25 – Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum (On Sale 2/13)
27 – Norfolk, VA – Constant Convocation Centre @ ODU (On Sale 2/14)
28 – Raleigh, NC – Koka Booth Amphitheatre (On Sale 2/13)
30 – Charlotte, NC – Bojangles’ Coliseum (On Sale 2/13)
MAY 2009
04 – St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheatre (On Sale 2/14)
05 – Orlando, FL – UCF Arena (On Sale 2/13)
07 – Miami, FL – Bank United Center (On Sale 2/13)
08 – Tampa, FL – Sundome (On Sale 2/13)
10 – Charleston, SC – North Charleston Coliseum (On Sale 2/13)
12 – Cincinnati, OH – National City Pavilion (On Sale 2/14)
13 – Cleveland, OH – Tower City (On Sale 2/13)
19 – Phoenix, AZ – Mesa Amphitheatre (On Sale 2/14)
21 – San Francisco, CA – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium (On Sale 2/22)
Feb 10, 2009Oh… and forgot to add in my previous post that I really appreciate KoL bringing along quality opening acts. The Whigs. We Are Scientists. Now the Walkmen. Nice! Very nice! (And one reason I can justify paying those ticket prices–it’s really a double-hearder of a show.)
Feb 10, 2009By the way, Joe, even though I watched a good part of the Grammys, I somehow missed that commercial you mention. Was this a Cincinnati-specific commercial, or just a generic “Kings of Leon go on tour” commercial? Just curious.
Feb 10, 2009Paul, it was a Cincy specific commercial, which was even more suprising…
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Been a fan from the early days (my first time seeing them was in 2004 I think), and watching this band become bigger and better over the years has been a lot of fun (kinda reminding me how Coldplay also was that little band that could…). Seen them many times over the years. I’ve already seen them twice on the current tour (in November in DC, last month in Louisville), and you bet I will be there on May 12 when they visit our fair city. I am totally convinced that this tour is the last one they will play ’smaller’ venues in the US. Next time they come here, it’ll be at Riverbend proper, or at the US Bank Arena, mark my words!