Kings of Leon sign with Capitol Records, announce new album, tour to kick off 2024
Nashville rock band Kings of Leon has signed with Capitol Records and is set to release "Can We Please Have Fun," the band's ninth full-length studio album, on May 10. The band will also embark on a world tour Aug. 14, with a Nashville stop at Bridgestone Arena on Sept. 26.
The album was recorded at Dark Horse studio in Nashville and produced with new collaborator Kid Harpoon (Harry Styles, Florence + the Machine) showing a new side of the band. It's the album the band says they’ve always wanted to make.
"It was the most enjoyable record I’ve ever been a part of,” bandmember Caleb Followill said in a statement. "When you have a band, there’s a bond like no other, and when you have family, you have a bond like no other. We have both of those things. I thought, if we put all our energy toward something, who is gonna stop us? Who can stop us except us?”
“It’s like we allowed ourselves to be musically vulnerable,” brother Nathan adds. “I love it when a rock band is not embarrassed to admit that every song doesn’t have to be on 11.”
The album's first single, "Mustang" is available now.
Since their debut in 2003, Kings of Leon (Caleb (guitar/vocals), Nathan (drums), Jared (bass) and Matthew Followill (guitar)) has released eight albums ("Youth & Young Manhood" (2003), "Aha Shake Heartbreak" (2004), "Because of the Times" (2007), "Only by the Night" (2008), "Come Around Sundown" (2010), "Mechanical Bull" (2013), "WALLS" (2016), "When You See Yourself" (2021) and has sold more than 20 million albums and nearly 40 million singles worldwide.
The tour will hit 26 cities across the U.S. and Canada. General on-sale tickets begins March 1 at 10 a.m. local time at ticketmaster.com. Access to the band's concert presale can be found here until Tuesday, Feb. 27 at 11 p.m. local time. Tickets go on sale through the Kings of Leon presale starting Feb. 28. American Express card holders can purchase tickets before the general public beginning Feb. 27, at 10 am.. local time through Feb. 29, at 11 p.m. local time. Visit kingsofleon.com for additional details.
Here are the band's 2024 U.S. and Canada tour dates:
August 14 Austin, TX - Moody Center
August 16 Houston, TX - Toyota Center
August 17 Fort Worth, TX - Dickies Arena
August 20 Phoenix, AZ - Arizona Financial Theatre
August 22 Inglewood, CA - Kia Forum
August 23 Palm Springs, CA - Acrisure Arena
August 25 Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre*
August 26 Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Bowl*
August 28 Portland, OR - Moda Center
August 29 Seattle, WA - Climate Pledge Arena
August 31 Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena
September 2 Edmonton, AB - Rogers Place
September 3 Calgary, AB - Scotiabank Saddledome
September 5 Winnipeg, MB - Canada Life Centre
September 13 Huntsville, AL - Orion Amphitheater
September 14 Cincinnati, OH - The Andrew J Brady Music Center
September 16 Boston, MA - MGM Music Hall at Fenway
September 18 New York, NY - Forest Hills Stadium
September 20 Washington, DC - The Anthem
September 23 Philadelphia, PA - TD Pavilion at The Mann
September 25 Atlanta, GA - State Farm Arena
September 26 Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena
September 28 Chicago, IL - Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
October 1 Toronto, ON - Budweiser Stage
October 2 Laval, QC - Place Bell
October 5 Bridgeport, CT - Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater
Melonee Hurt covers music and music business at The Tennessean, part of the USA TODAY NETWORK — Tennessee. Reach Melonee at mhurt@tennessean.com, on X @HurtMelonee or Instagram at @MelHurtWrites.
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