Kings of Leon

2022 - 10 - 23

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'Ready to sing?': Kings of Leon shy on banter, but the crowd brought ... (Stuff.co.nz)

Right before the encore came a deafening screaming, foot-stomping and clapping in unison: a volume that can only come from thousands of fans who have not ...

While the band publicly stated they thought the song was a “piece of shit” back in 2008, they've since made peace with their biggest hit. It can often be tough for a crowd to feed off the energy of a band that isn't in turn sharing moments or banter with those fans. A crowd cam highlighting candid, cute and hilarious moments from those waiting on the band played on the big screens. A few songs in, the loud, enthusiastic crowd from moments earlier seemed to mellow a fair bit. And after months of build-up, this crowd was ready for a party. “Ready to sing?"

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Review: Kings of Leon rock out at Spark Arena (New Zealand Herald)

Granted, as lead singer Caleb Followill pointed out a few songs into the set, he was running on “about four hours of sleep”. But that couldn't dampen the ...

But as Caleb told the crowd near the end of the show, “We hope you guys had a good time tonight. Crowd interaction isn’t their strong suit, and there was little to no stage banter among the band members. Instead, they drew on their seven previous albums for this setlist, a formula that was sure to please their fans. For many of them, this was the highlight of their long weekend. At least, that’s what it turned into when audience members saw themselves on the huge screens either side of the stage). It’s easy to see why the song has recently gone viral again on TikTok, though we haven’t heard much else from the Aussie alt-rock band since their 2016 album Thick as Thieves.

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Kings of Leon Auckland show review: Electric crowd brings the ... (Newshub)

During an interview early last year, Caleb Followill - one fourth of the alty, arena rock hitmakers Kings of Leon - told me he and his bandmates were eager ...

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