Kings of Leon singer's 'freak accident' causes cancellation of UK tour
Kings of Leon have announced the cancellation of all of their upcoming UK and European shows, as lead singer Caleb Followill posted a heartfelt message to the band's fans, revealing that he is injured and cannot perform. The band were set for several UK dates this summer.
Frontman Caleb said: "Hello to everyone out there, especially our European fans that are preparing to come and see us this summer. Unfortunately, I regret to inform you that those shows will have to be cancelled due to a freak accident that happened the other day.
"I broke my foot pretty bad when playing with my kids," he said. "It was pretty gnarly and I will spare all the details. We are fortunate enough to have some great doctors here in Nashville that gave me emergency surgery."
The singer continued: "I am on the mend but they told me that I can't be on my feet or travelling for the next eight weeks or so. It is a big bummer man, we were so excited. We were preparing for a long time."
Caleb added: "In the meantime we are going to do whatever work we can while I have these limitations. Exciting things are coming. I know this isn't what people want to hear and it isn't the message I want to be sending."
He ended his message: "Wish us luck," before showing his foot in a large cast.
The music legends were due to perform at Newcastle's Come Together Festival and Portsmouth's Victorious Festival. They were also set to play in Cardiff and Lytham Festival in Lancashire, reported the Mirror.
Kings of Leon were also to play in Europe included dates in Paris, Madrid and Lisbon.
Brothers Caleb, Jared and Nathan Followill along with cousin Marrow Followill make up the iconic rock band.
They have been on the music scene since 2003, topping the charts in the UK six times with their albums and with their huge Number One hit single Sex on Fire in 2008.
During their past stint in the UK, the band hinted at an unexpected feud with fellow American band The Killers.
They have been around for a similar amount of time - landing on the music scene in 2004 with all seven of their albums to date reaching Number in the UK, but they have never topped the UK singles chart.
Caleb and Jared appeared on The One Show and took an unexpected swipe at their fellow Americans.
Asked if they ever play unreleased tracks to fans before the release date, Jared told hosts Alex Jones and Roman Kemp that he does sometimes test out new material on unsuspecting members of the public.
He said: 'You can't let the cat out of the bag too much. So I'll sneak it on in, like, an Uber or at a party or something. You put the aux on and just play a new song. And it's a good way to get boots on the ground intel.'
The musician then smirked: 'If they think it's good I'll tell them after 'Maybe that was us.' And if they don't like it, I'll tell them it's the new Killers song.'
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