Kings Of Leon have a new album, Because of The Times on the horizon and if the first single, “On Call” is any indication, it
could be their best yet. (download below) The band, who have already hit it big overseas and have had every show they have performed in sell out over there, have yet to achieve the same US success. Here is a quote about that from a recent Harp Magazine interview…..
“Every concert we’ve ever played in the U.K. has sold out,” says bassist Jared Followill. “It’s pretty crazy when we’re there. We have to stay in our hotel all day because we really can’t leave. If less than 200 kids come over the barricade at the show, it’s a slow night.”
And in response to the US not embracing the band with the same intensity.
“At first, it bothered us a little bit just because you go from not being able to go anywhere without a security guard to coming here and the only person that recongnizes you in the airport when you get home is your mom”
Kings of Leon will be looking to be a bit more recognizable in the near future with their gig at Bonnaroo this summer, and have announced a full slate of tour dates, listed below.
April
28 Indio, CA Coachella Festival
May
2 Seattle, WA Moore Theater
3 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
5 Denver, CO Ogden
6 Kansas City, MO Voodoo Lounge @ Harrah’s
7 Tulsa, OK Cains
9 Austin, TX Stubbs
11 New Orleans, LA House of Blues
12 Houston, TX Warehouse Live
13 Dallas, TX House of Blues
15 Indianapolis, IN Vogue
17 Milwaukee, WI Rave
18 Minneapolis, MN First Ave
19 Chicago, IL Riviera
21 Louisville, KY Headliners
22 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
24 Cincinnati, OH Bogarts
25 St. Louis, MO Pageant
June
1 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle
2 Asheville, NC Orange Peel
4 NBC TV CONAN O’BRIEN
5 New York, NY Roseland
6 Boston, MA Avalon
7 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
12 Toronto, ONT Kool Haus
15 Manchester, TN Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival
