Kings of Leon Cancels Tour, Breakup Coming? : August 02, 2011

The Kings of Leon have canceled their complete U.S. tour. In a statement on Monday, the band said, we are very sorry to announce that Kings of Leon has to cancel our who [...]

Kings of Leon Drop Summer Tour Dates : April 22, 2011

Kings of Leon, after making peace with Ryan Murphy, the creator of “Glee,” are now fulfilling the promise they made to their fans to hit the road once again in suppor [...]

Kings of Leon Reschedule Australia, South Africa Dates While Adding US Stops : January 31, 2011

The Kings of Leon are postponing their planned tour in March of South Africa and Australia so that Nathan Followill, the band's drummer, can recover from arm surgery that [...]

Kings of Leon Burning Tour Bus Causes Cancellation of London Concert : December 21, 2010

Two Kings of Leon tour buses caught fire this morning, December 21, while lodged at the loading area of the O2 Arena in London and while preparations were being undertake [...]

Kings of Leon Set to Play Two Stadium Dates in South Africa : December 03, 2010

Shortly after releasing their fifth studio effort “Come Around Sundown”, Kings of Leon has just booked a couple of gigs in South Africa to back up the said release. [...]

Kings of Leon Sing On to Headline Denmark's Roskilde Festival : December 02, 2010

Caleb Followill and the rest of Kings of Leon will be looking at a busy 2011 after capping off an equally busy 2010 after appearing in several festival headlining gigs in [...]

Kings Of Leon Lay Down Australian Tour Dates : November 19, 2010

Seems like the Tennessean rock quartet of Kings of Leon haven’t gotten enough of Australia from last year’s tour that they decided to return to the great south with a [...]

Kings of Leon Sells out 80K Tickets in 40 Minutes for Slane Castle : November 10, 2010

On Friday morning 80,000 tickets were sold out in 40 minutes for next May's Slane Castle concert by Kings of Leon. Among those managing to purchase the highly coveted ti [...]

Sugarland Joins Kings of Leon Atop Billboard 200 : October 20, 2010

With the release of their much anticipated fourth studio set, “The Incredible Machine” yesterday, Sugarland is poised to take the top spot at the end of this week at [...]

Kings of Leon Make the Bill for 2010 MTV Europe Music Awards : October 08, 2010

Things are looking good for Tennessee bred rock quartet Kings of Leon this year.  After starting the year with three Grammy Award trophies, one of which was for “Recor [...]

New Kings of Leon Album Finds its Way to BitTorrent : October 04, 2010

“Come Around Sundown”, the forthcoming release from Tennessee based alt-rockers Kings of Leon, is slated to surface in the market a week and half from today.  Howeve [...]

Kings of Leon Prepare Trio of New England Shows to Support New Album : September 29, 2010

With the impending release of their fifth studio set “Come Around Sundown”, Kings of Leon has jotted down a very short east coast run to provide support for the relea [...]

New Kings of Leon Album Hits in October : August 04, 2010

With a summer tour currently in their hands and another tour lineup to get underway this fall, rock outfit Kings of Leon still found time to record and release their fift [...]

Pigeon Poop Derails Kings of Leon Concert : July 24, 2010

It was supposed to be a 20-song set in St. Louis for Grammy Award winning rock band Kings of Leon last Friday, but the show was immediately stopped after three songs in.� [...]

Kings of Leon Unveil New Songs at Hyde Park Show : July 01, 2010

On June 30 Kings Of Leon performed four unreleased songs as part of their sold-out gig at Hyde Park in London. The band from Nashville were headliners for the event with [...]

Kings of Leon, Jack White Pitch In for Nashville Flood Relief : May 11, 2010

In light of the epic flooding in Nashville and the Grand Ole Opry House being underwater last week, Kings of Leon band members and Jack White, residents of the Nashville [...]

Opening Bands Unveiled for Kings of Leon Summer Tour : May 03, 2010

Kings of Leon, after announcing an upcoming tour of North America over a month ago, have revealed opening support for the outing. The openers include The Whigs, The Stil [...]

Kings of Leon Map Amphitheatre Tour Across North America this Summer : March 18, 2010

Kings of Leon will continue to strike while the iron is hot by heading out on the road this summer in support of their latest effort “Only by the Night.” The Nashvill [...]

Kings of Leon, Kasabian Lead V Festival Lineup : March 03, 2010

Kasabian and Kings of Leon will be headlining the 2010 V Festival in England. It will be held in South Staffordshire at Weston Park and Chelmsford, Essex at Hylands Park [...]

Dave Matthews, Kings of Leon, Jay-Z Sign On for Bonnaroo : February 09, 2010

In June, Kings of Leon will be performing at Bonnaroo Festival. They join other headliners which include Stevie Wonder, Dave Matthews Band and Jay-Z, along with The Flam [...]

Kings of Leon Forge New Dates for Concert Tour : June 03, 2009

Kings of Leon, the hard working alternative rockers, are continuing to expand their tour schedule for the fall as they make preparations for another push on the road to s [...]

Kings of Leon Miami Concert Review : May 09, 2009

It's easy being cynical about “live” music's current state during this era of lip synching artists and pre-recorded tracks. However Kings of Leon proved rock and rol [...]

Kings of Leon Prepare for 2009 Arena Tour : February 06, 2009

Kings of Leon, following up on the success from “Only By the Night,” their latest album, is headed out on a spring headlining tour to fill up arenas. The southern ro [...]

Kings of Leon Only by the Night Album Review : September 11, 2008

What's curious about claiming to be “most improved” is it means having to admit to two things: that you sucked once and if you really want to be considered as truly g [...]

Kings of Leon Take Off on Theater Trek in Fall : August 07, 2008

Kings of Leon, the Southern alt-rockers, have announced the itinerary for their North American tour this fall that will back “Only By the Night,” the band's upcoming [...]

Kings of Leon Book Additional Tour Dates : July 13, 2007

Kings of Leon has filled dates for their second leg on the US tour the band is launching next month. The Southern alt-rockers will kick things off with two nights in Min [...]

Kings of Leon Map Out 2007 Concert Tour : July 09, 2007

Kings of Leon has started to build a fall tour of the US. Currently it includes several appearances with the band Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. The Kings of Leon band is [...]

kings of leon Biography

The American rock band Kings of Leon was formed in 1999 in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. Band members include brothers Caleb Followill (rhythm guitar lead vocals) Nathan Followill (backing vocals, drums percussion), Jared Followilll (backing vocals, bass guitar) and cousin Matthew Followill (backing vocals, lead guitar). The early music of the band blended Southern rock with blues. However over the years their style has gradually expanded to include various genres with a sound that is more alternative arena rock.

Kings of Leon released their first record, “Holy Roller Novocaine EP,” in February 2003. Rolling Stone Magazine gave the set a 4/5 star rating. “Youth and Young Manhood,” their debut album was released in July 2003 in the UK and in August 2003 in the US. Their gritty garage rock sound drew comparisons to The Strokes and Lynyrd Skynyrd. “Aha Shake Heartbreak,” their second album, was released in October 2004 in the UK and in February 2005 in the US.

The initial success for Kings of Leon was achieved in the UK. In 2008 the band received two BRIT Awards and had nine singles in the Top 40. At the time the band's three albums all peaked on the UK Albums Chart within the top five spots. “Because of the Times,” their third album, rose to No. 1. In September 2008, after releasing “Only by the Night,” the band achieved success on the charts in the U.S. Their singles “Notion,” “Use Somebody” and “Sex on Fire” all peaked in the No. 1 spot on Billlboard's chart Hot Modern Rock Tracks. “Only by the Night” was Kings of Leon's first U.S. platinum selling album. It was also the top selling album in Australia in 2008. “Come Around Sundown,” their fifth album, was released in October 2010.