Kings Of Leon

Kings of Leon's fun LP

Music Gossip

27 May 2010

Kings of Leon have recorded a "fun" new album. The 'Use Somebody' hitmakers admit they even surprised themselves when they worked on their forthcoming LP - which they believe is more like their earlier material than recent records - because they…

Kings of Leon reveal sick hit

Celebrity Gossip

28 Aug 2009

Kings of Leon's hit song 'Sex on Fire' is about sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). The American rockers have joked their worldwide smash was inspired by one of them getting a nasty illness after sleeping with a girl. When asked if the track…

T In The Park – Friday

13 Jul 2009

Chris Cope reviews the acts making a big splash at the first night of T.

T in the Park: Goes pop

25 Jun 2009

Nick Cave battered Kylie to death with a rock and in doing so resurrected pop. For when the implausible twain married larynxes – on 1995’s hit murder ballad, ‘Where the Wild Roses Grow’ – it caused a schism in the pop continuum. By 1996, the prince of…

T in the Park: Soundtrack to the weekend

25 Jun 2009

Friday The whole festival starts in considerable style with The Maccabees and ‘No Kind Words’ before shifting in gloriously mental fashion with ‘Roulette Dares’ by The Mars Volta so sing along now … ‘Exoskeleton, junction at the railroad delayed!…

Further T in the Park 2009 tickets released

5 Mar 2009

T in the Park organisers will be releasing further tickets for the music festival. The tickets will go on sale tomorrow morning, Friday 6th March at 10am and will be on sale via Ticketmaster on 08444 999 990 and also online at www.ticketmaster.co.uk

Further additions to T in the Park 2009 line up

25 Feb 2009

The Streets, Florence and The Machine, Ladyhawke and Foals have been announced as further additions to the bill of T In The Park, which takes place on Fri 10, Sat 11 and Sun 12 July 2009 in Balado, with other headliners including Kings of Leon on…

Songs of the Year 2008

11 Dec 2008

‘Skinny Love’ Bon Iver One man’s heartbreak becomes our joy from the album of the year. ‘Like the Rest of Us’ Atmosphere The leftfield dwelling purists may sneer but this is beguiling, introspective hip hop brilliance. ‘Run Run’ Those Dancing Days…

Kings of Leon's tour bust-up

Celebrity Gossip

28 Nov 2008

Kings of Leon's UK tour is reportedly in doubt because the band are rowing over singer Caleb Followill's heavy drinking. The 'Sex On Fire' rockers came to blows after the frontman went on an excessive binge and now the other three members, Caleb's…

Kings of Leon

27 Nov 2008

Apparently, the Followill brothers were listening to a lot of Crystal Castles, My Morning Jacket and Radiohead when they recorded their latest album, Only By the Night, but despite these far-reaching musical tastes, their sound is still unmistakeably…

The Stills

27 Nov 2008

They’ve just finished touring the States with Kings of Leon and the Montreal rockers are bringing their poppy, 80s flavoured stadium anthems to our shores. Logic Will Break Your Heart was the album that brought them to prominence in 2004, but October’s…

Liam Gallagher's Kings blast

Celebrity Gossip

3 Nov 2008

Liam Gallagher has blasted Kings of Leon for sounding like U2. The Oasis frontman is a big fan of the 'Sex on Fire' rockers but feels they should have tried harder with current album 'Only By The Night'. He said: "I like Kings of Leon, but I don't…

Kings of Leon - Only By The Night

2 Oct 2008

ROCK Darwin’s theory of convergent evolution states that disparate, unrelated organisms evolve similar traits when adapting to similar environments, and it’s clearly in evidence amongst stadium rock bands. Using the blustery, overblown U2 blueprint…

No politicians Kings of Leon

Celebrity Gossip

29 Sep 2008

Kings of Leon have vowed never to use politics to sell their music. The US rockers have no intention of following in the footsteps of other bands who have declared their political orientation in order to sell more records. Band member Caleb…

Christmas misers Kings of Leon

Celebrity Gossip

28 Sep 2008

Kings of Leon tour in December so their Christmas gifts cost less. The band, who are set to perform at several UK arenas at the end of the year, have confessed there are advantages to playing live in the run up to the festive season. Drummer…

Kings of Leon's festival fear

Celebrity Gossip

26 Jun 2008

Kings of Leon are "scared s***less" about their upcoming performance at the Glastonbury music festival. The American band - who are headlining the event on Friday (27.06.08) - are determined to overcome their nerves and make sure their fans enjoy the…

Kings of Leon, Muse and The Verve to headline V Festival

4 Mar 2008

The final major festival of the summer season, V Festival, has announced most of its bill for this year, with Muse, The Verve and Kings of Leon among the big players appearing. The festival, which takes place on two sites in Chelmsford and…

T in the Park line-up

28 Feb 2008

This year’s T in the Park line-up features seasoned acts such as Rage Against The Machine, The Verve, REM, Stereophonics, Prodigy and Chemical Brothers alongside more recent success stories The Fratellis, Kaiser Chiefs, and Glastonbury headliners Kings…

Top gigs to watch out for over the next few months

10 Sep 2007

Richard Hawley Sheffield-born singer-songwriter and ex-Pulp/Longpigs man returns with more highly acclaimed epic guitar pop. Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 0131 668 2019, Fri 14 Sep. Gwen Stefani Everyone’s favourite ska rocker turned electro pop…

Records - Kings Of Leon

Kings Of Leon

9 Apr 2007

ROCK The chances were slim but lightning did strike twice for Kings of Leon. They followed up a colossal debut with a considerable second effort. To presume they could manage a third would be churlish, no? Seemingly not. Their innate ability to…