Discography
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- All releases (25)
- Studio albums (5)
- EPs (3)
- Singles (12)
- Live albums (1)
- Compilations (1)
- Unknowns (3)
- Tracks on others' music (43)
Members
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Caleb Followill
current & founder member-
lead singer, rhythm guitar
Jared Followill
current & founder member-
bass guitar, piano
Matthew Followill
current & founder member-
lead guitar, backing vocals
Nathan Followill
current & founder member-
drums, percussion
In the News
( 4 stories between 23rd February 2009 and 2nd August 2011 )Kings of Leon Cancels Tour, Are Total Rockstars
Aug, 2 2011
Kings of Leon announced yesterday that they were cancelling the rest of their current tour after Caleb Followill’s breakdown at a Dallas show over the weekend. The singer announced he was too hot to continue to perform before promptly leaving the stage to vomit, according to one report.
The official statement from the band’s publicist reads "We are so sorry to say Kings of Leon are canceling their entire US tour due to Caleb Followill suffering from vocal issues and exhaustion.” However, bassist Jared Followill took to twitter to respond to fans saying, “I know you guys aren't stupid. I can't lie. There are problems in our band bigger than not drinking enough Gatorade."
The remaining US dates will not be rescheduled and fans holding tickets are being offered refunds at their point of purchase.
The Followills are no strangers to controversy during their live sets, lest we forget the bird poop incident. Additionally, Kings of Leon were called out in the media for refusing to allow Glee producers to use their hit “Use Somebody” in the teen pop television show.
The vomit, controversy, bird poop, and foot stomping prove it- King of Leon are total rockstars, and I like it.
-Erin O.
The Kings Of Leon Won't Sell Out
Aug, 20 2010
The pigeons may not love Kings of Leon, but Glee does: unfortunately the admiration is not reciprocated.
In spite of the fact that artists are falling over themselves to be part of the new televisual phenomenon – latest big names to hand over their back catalog include Britney and Paul McCartney – the Followhill brothers have turned down a request to turn in their tunes for a high school reinterpretation. In an interview with British music magazine NME, Caleb Followhill admitted that he’d never watched the series, and bassist Jared revealed that “We could have sold out so much more. We turn stuff down constantly.”
Instead of selling out to the men with the fat checkbooks, the brothers are preparing to further their creative integrity by returning to the stage in St Louis. Fans’ love for the Kings was seriously hampered when the band’s performance was abandoned after a pigeon pooped in Jared’s mouth, but the band have elected to repay their devotion by playing a re-scheduled gig on September 25.
The Birds Don't Like Kings Of Leon
Jul, 26 2010
Kings of Leon may have many ardent fans, but the bird world doesn’t appreciate them quite so much. The band was playing St. Louis at the weekend but had to abandon the gig after only three songs when truculent pigeons objected to the music in the only way they knew how - by defecating from the rafters. The unsavory events were explained in a statement from the band’s publicist: "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."
Though the band left the stage without comment – presumably in an attempt to keep their mouths firmly shut against the torrent of avian ordure – drummer Nathan Followill later took to Twitter to explain himself. "So sorry St Louis. We had to bail, pigeons s***ing in Jared's mouth and it was too unsanitary to continue. Don't take it out on Jared... Sorry for all who (traveled) many miles."
The Stills, who opened the show, were also hit by the the pigeons. Bassist Oliver Crowe complained "If you run a venue and there's that much money at stake, you should really [get rid of them] – it's not that expensive." A job for the Pigeon Detectives perhaps? "I felt something very substantial on the back of my head and down my back," Crowe said, "and for the rest of the show I was extremely paranoid. Thank God the s*** didn't hit the fans."
