SECOND LEG OF TOUR SUPPORTING #1 ALBUM WALLS KICKS OFF APRIL 28, STOPPING IN ALL-NEW NORTH AMERICAN CITIES
DEERHUNTER &NATHANIEL RATELIFF FEATURED AS SPECIAL GUESTS
FIRST SINGLE “WASTE A MOMENT” CONTINUES ATOP RADIO CHARTS, BREAKING ALL TIME RECORD AT AAA RADIO FOR MOST CONSECUTIVE WEEKS AT #1; TRACK ALSO SPENT 5 WEEKS AT #1 ON ALT RADIO
TICKETS ON-SALE BEGINNING SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH
On the heels of a #1 album, a chart-topping radio hit and a sold out first leg of a global tour, iconic rock band KINGS OF LEON announces that they will be adding a new leg of their WALLS tour, traveling to all new U.S. cities. The Grammy Award-winning group will kick off the tour’s second leg on April 28th in Chula Vista, CA and make its way around the country before concluding August 26th at the Gorge Amphitheatre in Quincy, WA. Additionally, the tour will feature special guest Deerhunter on its April & May dates and Nathaniel Rateliff on its July & August dates. Tickets for the tour will be available to the general public for most cities beginning Saturday, February 4th.
The tour’s initial announcement on the TODAY Show in October prompted an almost-immediate sellout of most of the dates, including major cities New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, Detroit and San Francisco. The tour has received critical acclaim throughout its trek – of their sold out date at Madison Square Garden, Billboard applauded the show – which they hailed a “rock show spectacle” – for maintaining an intimate connection within a large-scale production. “Every element of the show felt as thought-out as the next… and while the show was certainly a spectacle, there was still something so genuine about its presentation.” Meanwhile, the the Boston Globe praised the band for delivering a “royal, rousing performance” and The Patriot Ledger callied the “arena rock powerhouse” band’s show “a bracing shot of vitality” and a “terrific rock ‘n’ roll party.” Speaking further to the tour’s production, the Toronto Sun hailed the “sleek moving video screens, dramatic lights, [and] eye-catching imagery.”
Kings of Leon’s seventh studio album WALLS, released October 14th via RCA, marks the group’s first number one album in the U.S., debuting at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart as well as #1 on the Alternative Albums, Rock Albums, Top Albums Sales, and Top Digital Albums Charts. The album received amazing critical acclaim upon its release, with The New York Times calling it “timeless,” Rolling Stone saying it’s “Kings of Leon at their best” and Consequence of Sound calling the album “their best album in years.” The album includes released tracks “Reverend,” “Around The World” and “WALLS” and their hit single “Waste A Moment,” which Stereogum said sounds like “the Kings Of Leon you remember.” The band will appear with a performance of “Find Me” off the new album tonight on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:35/11:35c on NBC.
Kings of Leon Tour – New Dates
*All dates and venues subject to change.
Fri, April 28 | Chula Vista, CA | Sleep Train Amphitheatre |
Sat, April 29 | Phoenix, AZ | Ak-Chin Pavilion |
Tue, May 2 | The Woodlands, TX | Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman |
Thu, May 4 | Dallas, TX | Gexa Energy Pavilion |
Sun, May 7 | New Orleans, LA | New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival |
Tue, May 9 | Austin, TX | Austin 360 Amphitheater |
Thu, May 11 | Atlanta, GA | Aaarons Amphitheatre at Lakewood |
Wed, May 17 | Raleigh, NC | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek |
Fri, May 19 | Virginia Beach, VA | Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheatre |
Sat, May 20 | Holmdel, NJ | PNC Bank Arts Center |
Wed, July 26 | Saratoga Springs, NY | Saratoga Performing Arts Center |
Fri, July 28 | Mansfield, MA | Xfinity Center |
Sat, July 29 | Uncasville, CT | Mohegan Sun |
Tues, Aug 1 | Wantagh, NY | Nikon at Jones Beach Theater |
Wed, Aug 2 | Darien Center, NY | Darien Lake Performing Arts Center |
Sat, Aug 5 | Syracuse, NY | Lakeview Amphitheater – Syracuse |
Sun, Aug 6 | Bethel, NY | Bethel Woods Center for the Arts |
Wed, Aug 9 | Toronto, ON | Budweiser Stage |
Fri, Aug 11 | Cincinnati, OH | Riverbend Music Center |
Mon, Aug 14 | Clarkston, MI | DTE Energy Music Theatre |
Wed, Aug 16 | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | Blossom Music Center |
Fri, Aug 18 | Burgettstown, PA | KeyBank Pavilion |
Sat, Aug 19 | Noblesville, IN | Klipsch Music Center |
Thurs, Aug 24 | Mountain View, CA | Shoreline Amphitheatre |
Sat, Aug 26 | Quincy, WA | The Gorge Amphitheatre |