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Kings of Leon Add 3 U.S. Dates

TICKETS ON SALE SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12 AT 10 AM LOCAL TIME


Kings of Leon

Kings of Leon announced
that they’ll be adding three dates in America leading into their headline slot of this year’s Coachella Festival. Band of Horses will be opening in Tulsa
and Memphis.

4/8 Tulsa, OK BOK Center
4/9 Memphis, TN FED Ex Forum
4/12 Austin, TX Frank Erwin Center

All dates will go on-sale Saturday, February 12 at 10am, local time.

The news comes off the announcement that the band’s tour in Australia and South Africa, which was postponed due
to surgery on drummer Nathan Followill‘s torn right labrum and bicep, has been officially moved to
October/November 2011.

All other Kings of Leon dates, including a headline slot at the 2011 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April
15, and European dates this upcoming May, June and July will not be affected.

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“Glee” Creator Ryan Murphy Rips Kings Of Leon & Slash

Glee creator Ryan Murphy has some harsh words for Kings of Leon after the Grammy Award-winning band snubbed a proposed musical tribute on the ratings-winning musical-comedy last year. In August, Kings of Leon star Jared Followill revealed that the band had turned down the chance for their songs to appear on Ugly Betty and Glee [...]

Coachella 2011: Arcade Fire, Kings Of Leon, Kanye West

The 12th Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival is set for Friday, April 15, Saturday, April 16 and Sunday,
April 17 at the beautiful Empire Polo Club in Indio, CA and the 2011 line-up includes headlining performances from
Arcade Fire, Kanye West and Kings of Leon. While music serves as the centerpiece for
Coachella, this year’s festival will feature an expanded commitment to art, culture and community via a unique
partnership with The Creators Project–a global initiative that supports leading and emerging artists.


Arcade
Fire

Kanye
West

Kings of
Leon

The full 2011 line-up will feature: !!!, 12th Planet, Afrojack, Alf Alpha, Andy C, Angus and Julia Stone, Animal
Collective, Arcade Fire, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, A-Trak, Axwell, Beardyman, Best Coast, Big Audio Dynamite,
Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, Bloody Beetroots Death Crew 77, Bomba Estereo, Boys Noize, Brandon Flowers,
Brandt Brauer Frick, Breakage, Bright Eyes, Broken Social Scene, Cage the Elephant, Caifanes, Caspa, Cee Lo Green,
Chromeo, Chuckie, City and Colour, Clare Maguire, Cold Cave, Cold War Kids, Crystal Castles, CSS, Cults, Cut Copy,
Daedelus, Death From Above 1979, Delorean, Delta Sprirt, DJ Hype, DJ Kentaro, DJ Marky, DJ Zinc, Duck Sauce, Duran
Duran, EE, Elbow, Electric Touch, Eliza Doolittle, Ellie Goulding, Emicida, Empire of the Sun, Erick Morillo, Erykah
Badu, Excision, , Fat Freddy’s Drop, Fedde Le Grand, Fistful of Mercy, Flogging Molly, Foals, Foster the People, Francis
and the Lights, Freelance Whales, fun., G.Q., Gayngs, Glasser, Gogol Bordello, Good Old War, Gord Downie, Goth
Trad, Green Velvet, Gypsy and the Cat, HEALTH, Here We Go Magic, High Contrast, Hurts, Interpol, Jack Beats, Jack’s
Mannequin, Jakes, Jenny and Johnny, Jimmy Eat World, Joachim Garraud, Joy Orbison, Kanye West, Kele, Kings of
Leon, Klaxons, Kode9, Kyle Hall, Laidback Luke, Leftfield, Lightning Bolt, Lil’ B, Lorn, Los Bunkers, Magnetic Man, ,
Mariachi El Bronx, Marina and the Diamonds, Mary Anne Hobbs, MEN, Menomena, Monarchy, Mount Kimbie, Moving
Units, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Mumford & Sons, Nas & Damian Marley, Neon Trees, New Pants, Nosaj Thing, OFF!, OFWGKTA,
Omar Rodriguez Lopez, One Day as a Lion, Ozomatli, Paul van Dyk, Phantogram, Phosphorescent, PJ Harvey, Plan B,
Ramadanman, Raphael Saadiq, Ras G, Ratatat, Riva Starr, Robyn, Roska, Rye Rye, Sander Kleinenberg, Sasha, SBTRKT,
Scala & Kolacny Bros., Scissor Sisters, She Wants Revenge, Shpongle, Skrillex, Sleigh Bells, Steve Angello, Sven Vath,
Take, Tame Impala, Terror Danjah, Thao and the Get Down Stay Down, The Aquabats, The Black Keys, The Chemical
Brothers, The Drums, The Felice Brothers, The Henry Clay People, The Joy Formidable, The Kills, The London Suede,
The Love Language, The Morning Benders, The National, The New Pornographers, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart,
The Presets, The Radio Dept., The Rural Alberta Advantage, The Strokes, The Swell Season, The Tallest Man on Earth,
The Twelves, Thunderball, Tinie Tempah, Titus Andronicus, Tokimonsta, Trampled by Turtles, Trentemoller, Twin
Shadow, Two Door Cinema Club, Warpaint, Wire, Wiz Khalifa, Yacht, Yelle and Zed Bias.

Three-day weekend passes, along with camping passes for Coachella go on sale Friday, January 21 at 10:00 AM (PT)
through Ticketmaster.com, by phone at 1-800-745-3000 and at www.coachella.com. Three-day weekend passes are $269.00, plus
surcharges and camping passes are $75.00.


Bonham Carter risked wrath of Potter bosses by starring in ‘King’s Speech’

Helena Bonham Carter has revealed that she risked the wrath of Harry Potter bosses by signing on to star in ‘The King’s Speech’. The actress plays the late Queen Mother, Elizabeth, the wife of King George VI, opposite Colin Firth as the stuttering monarch in the acclaimed new film, which has already been tipped for [...]

F&N to acquire 100% stake in King’s Creameries for $20.8m

Fraser and Neave announced today that it has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire 100% of the issued share capital of King’s Creameries (S) for $20.8 million. The transaction is subject to obtaining final regulatory approval.

King’s Creameries is a wholly‐owned subsidiary of Lion Nathan National Foods, a leading food and beverage company in Australia and New Zealand. Lion Nathan National Foods itself is a wholly‐owned subsidiary of Kirin Holdings Company which acquired a 14.7% interest in F&N in July 2010.

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Kings of Leon Announce Three November Shows

ONLY STATESIDE PERFORMANCES OF 2010 IN SUPPORT OF COME AROUND
SUNDOWN


Kings of Leon

Kings of Leon have
confirmed three shows in November. The performances, confirmed to take place in New York, New Jersey and
Boston, will be the only stateside Kings of Leon dates of 2010 in support of their fifth album, Come Around
Sundown
, due out October 19.

The first single from the record, “Radioactive,” is exploding at Modern Rock radio, already hitting #4 on the Billboard
chart in only its second week.

TOUR DATES

November 14 Boston, MA TD Garden
November 16 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
November 18 East Rutherford, NJ Izod Center

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Kings of Leon: Album Cover/Tracklist/Single

NEW SINGLE “RADIOACTIVE”
PRE-ORDER STARTING SEPTEMBER 14; ALBUM DROPS OCTOBER
19


Come Around Sundown

RCA Records is excited to announce that “Radioactive” will be the first single from Kings of Leon‘s new album,
Come Around Sundown. It is set to impact radio on September 13, with the video premiering on
kingsofleon.com and Vevo the week before (September
8).

Come Around Sundown will be released on October 19, but available for pre-order via iTunes starting
September 14. Fans who pre-order the record will receive “Radioactive” immediately as a free download. The album
will be available in two configurations – standard as well as a deluxe version that will include bonus tracks.

Tracklisting:

1.) “The End”
2.) “Radioactive”
3.) “Pyro”
4.) “Mary”

5.) “The Face”
6.) “The Immortals”
7.) “Back Down South”
8.) “Beach Side”
9.) “No Money”
10.) “Pony Up”

11.) “Birthday”
12.) “Mi Amigo”
13.) “Pickup Truck”

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Kings of Leon Reschedule St. Louis Show

JULY 23 TICKET HOLDERS ATTEND FREE OF CHARGE


Kings of Leon

Kings of Leon have
announced they will return to the Verizon Wireless Ampitheatre in St. Louis on September 25. On July 23, the band
left the stage three songs into their set after being hit with bird droppings.

“As soon as what happened happened, we knew we were going to come back,” Jared Followill told the
St. Louis Post-Dispatch. “We knew leaving would be horrible, and we knew people were not going to be
happy. We were just trying to figure out the best way and the easiest way to get back and make it better.”

All fans who bought tickets to the original show on July 23 will be able to attend the rescheduled date free of
charge.
For those who did not attend the infamous gig, $10 tickets will go on sale soon.

Click here to read the full article in the St. Louis Post
Dispatch
.

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Kings of Leon: New Album Due in October

COME AROUND SUNDOWN ON OCTOBER 19

A spokesperson for Kings of
Leon
has confirmed to Spin.com that the
band
will release their new studio album, Come Around Sundown on October 19. The album is
produced
by Jacquire King and contains thirteen tracks, some of which feature fiddle, trumpet, and lap steel guitar. Below is
the
Kings in action from the Reading Festival in 2005 to tide you over until the new album arrives.

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Kings of Leon Battle Birds in St. Louis

ALL TICKETS TO BE REFUNDED


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CNN is reporting that Kings of Leon were forced to end
their performance three songs into their set at the Verizon Wireless Ampitheatre in St. Louis on Friday night after the
band was bombarded by a group of pigeons who had taken up residence in the rafters of the venue.

In a statement, the band said “Even though opening bands The Postelles and The Stills came offstage complaining of
getting riddled with large amounts of pigeon excrement, the Kings of Leon decided to carry on regardless. The band
felt it would be unfair to the fans to cancel the show at that late moment. “I’m surprised they stayed on for as many
songs as they did,” said Andy Mendelsohn of Vector Management. “Jared was hit several times during the first two
songs. On the third song, when he was hit in the cheek and some of it landed near his mouth, they couldn’t deal
any longer. It’s not only disgusting — it’s a toxic health hazard. They really tried to hang in there. We want to
apologize to our fans in St. Louis and will come back as soon as we can.”

Live Nation is issuing full refunds including service fees. All purchases made at the box office and outlets will be
refunded at point of purchase starting Monday, July 26. Purchases made online and via phone will be refunded
starting Monday, July 26.

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Larry King’s Wife to Make Attempts of Suicide

Larry King did not say a lot of words. The only thing that he managed to say is that he loves his wife and no doubts they will overcome this situation.
His words come amid the police report according to which King’s wife, Shawn Southwick King, was found unconscious with empty pill bottles that were scattered [...]

Outside Lands 2010 Full Lineup Kings of Leon, MMJ, Strokes

LINEUP ANNOUNCED FOR GOLDEN GATE PARK IN AUGUST

Outside Lands Music Festival will take place August 14-15, 2010 in Golden Gate Park
in San Francisco, CA. The organizers announced the full lineup for this year’s
festivities this morning. Tickets go on sale here tomorrow morning at 10 am. The
“Eager Beaver” ticket allocation is already sold out.

Video by Eclectic
Method
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Outside Lands 2010 Lineup
Kings of Leon
Furthur featuring Phil Lesh & Bob Weir
The Strokes
My Morning Jacket
Phoenix
Social Distortion
Al Green
Gogol Bordello
Nas & Damian Marley
Levon Helm Band
Cat Power
Empire of the Sun
Wolfmother
Bassnectar
Chromeo
Edward Sharp & The Magnetic Zeros
The Temper Trap
Pretty Lights
Janelle Monae
Amos Lee
The Devil Makes Three
Tokyo Police Club
Beats Antique
Rebirth Brass Band
Wild Beasts
Sierre Leone’s Refugee All-Stars
Daniel Lanois’ Black Dub
The Budos Band
Aterciopelados
Garage A Trois feat. Stanton Moore, Marco Benevento, Skerik & Mike Dillon
Mayer Hawthorne & The Country
Langhorne Slim
The Pimps of Joytime
People Under The Stairs
Electric Six
Vieux Farka Toure
Dawes
Nneka
The Soft Pack
The Whigs
Little Wings


Kings of Leon: Tour Openers BTS, Whigs, Black Keys

KINGS OF LEON ANNOUNCE OPENERS ON SUMMER TOUR

Kings of Leon

Kings of Leon have announced that special guests The
Black Keys
, Built To
Spill
, The
Features
, The
Stills
and The
Whigs
will join them for
their upcoming 2010 Live Nation produced tour. Special guests will appear on select dates.

Tickets are on sale now at LiveNation.com. A limited number of 4-Pack ticket packages will be offered for $99* that
includes 4 lawn tickets to participating venues, while supplies last.

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Kings of Leon: Summer Tour

Kings of Leon: Summer Tour

Kings of Leon have announced a bunch of summer tour dates. The band will play a number of major amphitheaters across the country and will perform at Bonnaroo as well. Kings of Leon recently took home the Grammy award for Record of the Year, Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards.

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U.S. Tour Dates

6/05/10 – Borgata Event Center (Atlantic City, NJ)

6/06/10 – Saratoga Performing Arts Center (Saratoga, NY)**

6/08/10 – Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain (Scranton, PA)**

6/11/10 – Bonnaroo Music Festival (Manchester, TN)

7/09/10 – Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre (San Diego, CA)**

7/10/10 – Cricket Wireless Pavilion (Phoenix, AZ)**

7/12/10 – Hollywood Bowl (Los Angeles, CA)**

7/14/10 – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (Irvine, CA)**

7/17/10 – The Gorge Amphitheatre (George, WA)*

7/19/10 – USANA Amphitheatre (Salt Lake City, UT)**

7/20/10 – Comfort Dental Amphitheatre (Denver, CO)**

7/23/10 – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre St. Louis (St. Louis, MO)

7/24/10 – First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre (Chicago, IL)**

7/26/10 – Blossom Music Center (Cleveland, OH)

7/28/10 – Molson Canadian Amphitheatre (Toronto, ON)

7/30/10 – Darien Lake Performing Arts Center (Darien Center, NY)

7/31/10 – DTE Energy Music Theatre (Detroit, MI)**

8/03/10 – Comcast Theatre (Hartford, CT)

8/05/10 – Susquehanna Bank Center (Camden, NJ)**

8/07/10 – Jiffy Lube Live (Bristow, VA)

9/03/10 – Verizon Wireless Music Center Indianapolis (Indianapolis, IN)

9/04/10 – Riverbend Music Center (Cincinnati, OH)

9/07/10 – First Niagara Pavilion (Pittsburgh, PA)**

9/08/10 – Hershey Park Stadium & Star Pavilion (Hershey, PA)**

9/10/10 – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (Charlotte, NC)**

9/11/10 – Virginia Beach Amphitheatre (Virginia Beach, VA)**

9/13/10 – Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek (Raleigh, NC)**

9/17/10 – Cruzan Amphitheatre (West Palm Beach, FL)*

9/18/10 – Ford Amphitheatre (Tampa, FL)*

9/20/10 – Verizon Wireless Music Center Birmingham (Birmingham, AL)**

9/22/10 – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion (Houston, TX)

9/23/10 – Superpages.com Center (Dallas, TX)**

Unless otherwise specified, on sale date is TBD

* on sale 3/19/10

** on sale 3/20/10

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Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings: New Album and Tour

Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings Announce Tour Dates
I Learned The Hard Way Out April 6

Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings

Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings have announced an extensive U.S. Tour highlighted by two record release parties at the legendary Apollo Theater in New York City in support of their upcoming release.

On April 6, 2010 the band will release I Learned the Hard Way, their fourth full-length on Brooklyn’s independent Daptone Records. The record marks a bold step forward for a band who almost single-handedly stewarded today’s return of soul music to its more traditional sound.

Tour Dates:

3/26/2010 Friday – Snoe Down Festival – Rutland, VT
4/10/2010 Saturday – Astra – Berlin, Germany
4/13/2010 Tuesday – Trabendo – Paris, France
4/14/2010 Wednesday – Koko’s – London, UK
4/15/2010 Thursday – Paradiso – Amsterdam, NL
4/17/2010 Saturday – Wanee Music Festival – Live Oak, FL
4/22/2010 Thursday – Festival International de Louisiane – Lafayette, LA
4/23/2010 Friday – The Howlin Wolf – New Orleans, LA
4/24/2010 Saturday – Double Decker Festival – Oxford, MS
4/30/2010 Friday – The Apollo Theater – New York, NY
5/1/2010 Saturday – The Apollo Theater – New York, NY
5/6/2010 Thursday – Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden – Richmond, VA
5/7/2010 Friday – Ram’s Head Onstage – Annapolis, MD
5/8/2010 Saturday – Jefferson Theater – Charlottesville, VA
5/9/2010 Sunday – The NorVa – Norfolk, VA
5/11/2010 Tuesday – Cat’s Cradle – Carrboro, NC
5/12/2010 Wednesday – Orange Peel – Asheville, NC
5/13/2010 Thursday – Center Stage Atlanta – Atlanta, GA
5/14/2010 Friday – Cannery Ballroom – Nashville, TN
5/15/2010 Saturday – Nelsonville Music Festival – Nelsonville, OH
5/17/2010 Monday – The Southgate House – Newport, KY
5/18/2010 Tuesday – Majestic Theatre – Detroit, MI
5/21/2010 Friday – Vic Theatre – Chicago, IL
5/22/2010 Saturday – Pabst Theater – Milwaukee, WI
5/23/2010 Sunday – The Vogue – Indianapolis, IN
5/25/2010 Tuesday – The Sound Academy – Toronto, ON
5/26/2010 Wednesday – Le National – Montreal, QC
5/27/2010 Thursday – House of Blues – Boston, MA
5/28/2010 Friday – New England Dodge Music Center – Hartford, CT
5/29/2010 Saturday – New England Dodge Music Center – Hartford, CT
6/20/2010 Sunday – The Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver, BC
6/21/2010 Monday – Showbox Sodo – Seattle, WA
6/22/2010 Tuesday – Crystal Ballroom – Portland, OR
6/25/2010 Friday – Warfield Theatre – San Francisco, CA
6/26/2010 Saturday – The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA
6/27/2010 Sunday – Belly Up Tavern – Solana Beach, CA


Crash Kings | 12.13 | Cambridge

Words & Images by: Andrew Bruss

Crash Kings :: 12.13.09 :: Middle East :: Cambridge, MA

Crash Kings :: 12.13 :: Boston

Crash Kings won over the Middle East Downstairs even though the sold out crowd was not their own. The keys/drum/bass trio was the first of three acts slated to perform on a snowy Sunday evening in Cambridge. With the odds against them, Crash Kings performed a 45-minute set that rocked to its core, effectively turning a crowd of strangers into fans.

The bulk of the set consisted of material off their self-titled debut, but they played a few songs that have yet to be released on any proper studio product. Bassist Mike Beliveau and drummer Jason Morris were the real core of the experience as the rhythm section functioned in perfect unison. Their ability to follow each other made you wonder if these guys slept and breathed on the same cycles.

Frontman Tony Beliveau (brother of Mike) was the most active onstage, holding down vocal duties as well as keyboards. Although his singing felt a bit forced, he made up for it with his instrumental work. His keyboard featured a steel extension that acted like a whammy bar, bending the notes and allowing his rig to play the role of electric guitar.

Beliveau’s guitar simulation was most apparent during their set closing cover of Black Sabbath‘s “War Pigs.” Without a guitar player, the leads made famous by guitarist Tony Iommi were played by Tony Beliveau, who botched the vocals in the second verse but nailed the riffs, even capturing some of Iommi’s dark tone.

Crash Kings borrow from a lot of the same resurgent rock we’ve heard over the past decade and do their best to make it their own. Unfortunately, their sole studio product fails to capture the power they bring to the stage. But, as an opening act who won over another group’s sold out crowd, it’s fair to say their live show is the best asset they have to work with.

Crash Kings tour dates available here.

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Kings of Leon | 09.12 | New Jersey

Words by: Paul Felt | Images by: Joe Ryan

Kings of Leon :: 09.12.09 :: IZOD Center :: East Rutherford, NJ

Kings of Leon :: 09.12 :: New Jersey

Years from now when people ask me what great American rock music sounded like in the 2000s, I will probably play them some Kings of Leon.

The band’s music is refreshingly uncomplicated and lacking in pretense. They make straight-ahead rock music that’s not beholden to the limitations or whims of any particular scene, trend, emotion, plight, or technology. Somehow, it seems revolutionary to hear modern rock music be so real, tuneful and intelligent, yet hard driving and raw. And seeing it performed by a group of young men who aren’t rock star caricatures baring their chests, piercings and tattoos, or harboring Behind the Music style drama and angst, is a more than welcome bonus.


On a critical note, KOL never gave the crowd much in way of stage theatrics, and it did take them a few songs to hit their stride. “Molly’s Chambers,” an early hit, arrived early in their set and lacked the intensity it has on record. It seemed to swing more than drive things forward. But, once they loosened up by about four or five songs in, they did their material justice. While I would have rather seen them in a small, sweaty club – and sensed that they would rather be performing in a smaller venue – they showed that they have a right to the throne. This is one of the great American rock bands of our day, replete with a manly-man lead vocalist (Caleb Followill) and an impeccable rhythm section. With his rowdy, sexy lyrics, baritone full of attitude and beard, Caleb is reminiscent of Jim Morrison and Chris Cornell.

Kings of Leon :: 09.12 :: New Jersey

While KOL didn’t do much onstage “show” wise, an incredible over-the-top light rig mixed with live videography and film footage enabled the band to fill out the venue with their music and presence.


At several points in the set, Caleb commented that they felt honored to be performing in the arena most closely associated with the pride of the Garden State, Bruce Springsteen. “He was 56 when he last played here. I’m 27,” the singer said. He seemed awe-struck, but he and his bandmates, two brothers on bass and drums and a cousin playing lead guitar, have rightfully earned their success and large following. Great showmen these Followills of Tennessee are not, but world-class rockers, musicians, and songwriters they most certainly are.

To paraphrase a line from Frank Zappa, “Rock music’s not dead. It just smells funny.” If you’re inclined to agree, then perhaps Kings of Leon are the band to change your mind. It smells good these days. It’s about fuckin’ time.

Kings of Leon are on tour now; dates available here.

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Kings Of Leon ‘apologize to fans’ over festival cancellation

Rock band Kings Of Leon has apologised to their Spanish fans for not being able to perform at Benicassim Festival due to heavy thunderstorms.
The group was supposed to play in an outdoor concert on July 17, until the last minute when the sets got scrapped as the town was hit by a storm, the Daily [...]