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Metro
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Metro
British rockers step in for Kings Of Leon at festivals after 'freak accident'
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video After frontman Caleb Followill announced Kings of Leon's European festival appearances for the next six weeks are all cancelled due to his 'freak accident', rockers Muse have dutifully stepped into a number of their empty slots. The Tennessee rockers were due to perform in the UK and Europe in June and July, until Caleb broke his foot 'pretty badly' while playing with his kids, and announced he was out of action for eight weeks. Blackweir Fields has now been cancelled after the Molly's Chambers hitmakers pulled out, while Lytham Festival have axed one day of the Lancashire festival in response to their band's gutting news. Over the Channel, Supermassive Black Hole hitmakers Muse are heroically stepping in for the rockers at two of their billed headline slots, at NOS Alive Festival near Lisbon, and Mad Cool Festival in Madrid, both taking place in July. Meanwhile, O Son do Camiño in north-east Spain have secured Kasabian for a Spain and Portugal 2025 exclusive appearance as a replacement. In August, Kings of Leon – made up of brothers Caleb, Nathan and Jared Followhill and their cousin Matthew Followhill – are still billed to land on UK soil, first for Newcastle's Come Together Festival, then Victorious Festival in Portsmouth. Both festivals have confirmed they are still expecting the Taper Jean Girl hitmakers. Muse, who formed as teenagers from Devon in 1994, are luckily on a bit of a European tour themselves, as they are due to perform in Finland, France, Netherlands, Oslo, Stockholm, and Gdynia in Poland throughout June and early July. The band, made up of frontman Matt Bellamy, bassist Chris Wolstenholme and drummer Dominic Howard, have sold over 20 million albums over nine releases. 'I broke my foot pretty bad just playing with my kids… It's pretty gnarly and I'll spare all the details. But we're fortunate enough to have some great doctors here in Nashville that gave me emergency surgery,' Caleb said in a video on social media announcing the news to fans. 'I'm on the mend, but they've told me that I can't be on my feet, travelling, or anything for the next eight weeks or so. That's a big bummer.' He continued, shaking his head: 'We were so excited. We've been preparing for this tour for a long time, we've been preparing for a lot of things.' The rocker – who is married to Victoria's Secret model Lily Aldridge – said the band had been in the studio recording new songs, and were looking forward to debuting a few in the coming months. 'We had a lot of exciting things planned and now we're going to have to pivot and find a new way to continue the work that we've started,' he said. 'I'm very excited for when we do get to show you the stuff we're doing, and in the meantime we're going to do whatever work we can while I have these limitations. 'Exciting stuff is coming, I know this isn't the message anyone wants to hear, and it's certainly not the message I want to be sending, but it's going to be alright. 'Everything is going to be good. Hopefully, we will see y'all soon.' The group issued a separate statement, offering further insight into the musician's injury. 'Kings of Leon are updating fans that Caleb Followill has recently sustained a serious injury, shattering his heel and requiring a significant emergency surgery, that will prevent him from travelling and performing,' it read. 'The anticipated recovery process is expected to take eight weeks, under strict guidance of expert orthopaedic specialists. 'The band regrets to report that they will need to cancel all upcoming UK and European festival headline shows in June and July of this year.' Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: New Glastonbury map reveals big changes for 2025 MORE: Kneecap axed from lineup of major music festival due to 'police safety concerns' MORE: The little trick that will get you into this Summer's hottest music festivals free
Extra.ie
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Extra.ie
Kings of Leon cancel tour due to injury
Top US Band Kings of Leon have been forced to cancel a number of their European shows this summer after their frontman suffered an accident at home. Caleb Followill had been playing with his children at his home in Nashville, Tennessee, when a freak accident left him needing emergency surgery for a badly broken foot. Caleb Followill of Kings of Leon. Pic: Tim Mosenfelder/WireImage The band had been due to play a series of huge gigs across the UK and Europe in June and July this year alongside other top names like Justin Timberlake and Alanis Morissette. The tour included huge music festivals in Spain, Italy, Germany and Switzerland, but there were no plans to perform in Ireland this summer. Caleb Followill, Nathan Followill, Matthew Followill and Jared Followill of Kings of Leon. Pic: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic The Kings of Leon frontman, who is 43, and shares two children with model Lily Aldridge, 14-year-old Dixie Pearl and Winston Roy who is six, says doctors had to perform emergency surgery on what was a pretty nasty break, and he's been told to stay off his feet, and is not allowed to travel for the next two months or so. Kings of Leon. Pic: HughIn a video posted on the band's Instagram, frontman Caleb said 'The band was very excited and had been preparing for this year's tour for a long time.' He added that the band had been in studio recording a lot of new songs which they had planned to debut during the tour. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kings Of Leon (@kingsofleon) Addressing fans, he added, 'I broke my foot pretty bad just playing with my kids, it's pretty gnarly and l'll spare all the details.' 'I'm on the mend, but we had a lot of exciting things planned and now we're going to have to find a way to pivot and find a new way to continue the work we've started.' However, he ended the message on a happier note saying 'Everything is going to be good and hopefully we'll see y'all soon.'
Irish Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Mirror
EP headliners Kings of Leon cancel UK and European tour after 'freak accident'
Electric Picnic headliners Kings of Leon have been forced to cancel their forthcoming UK and European shows after frontman Caleb Followill injured his foot in a "freak accident". According to a statement from the band, the singer has a "serious" shattered heel injury and needed "a significant emergency surgery that will prevent him from travelling and performing". "The anticipated recovery process is expected to take 8 weeks, under strict guidance of expert orthopedic specialists. The band regrets to report that they will need to cancel all upcoming UK and European festival headline shows in June and July of this year," the Grammy Award winners said. Kings of Leon were set to kick off their European tour in Paris on June 10, and the run of 10 shows would have concluded on July 12 in Portugal. Despite being forced to cancel a slew of upcoming shows, the Use Somebody rockers are still expected to perform at Electric Picnic in Co Laois in late August. Followill took to social media soon after the band announced that they were cancelling their upcoming tour dates to confirm that he had undergone emergency surgery after suffering a "gnarly" foot injury while playing with his children. "Hello to everyone out there, especially to our European fans that are preparing to come see us this summer," Followill said in a video posted to Instagram on Wednesday. "Unfortunately, I regret to inform you that those shows will have to be cancelled due to a freak accident that happened the other day – broke my foot pretty bad, just playing with my kids, it's pretty gnarly, I'll spare [you] all the details. "But we're fortunate enough to have some great doctors here in Nashville that gave me emergency surgery, and I'm on the mend, but they've told me that I can't be on my feet or travelling or anything for the next eight weeks or so. "And that's a big bummer, man, we were so excited, we've been preparing for this tour for a long time. "We've been preparing for a lot of things, we've been in the studio recording, we have a bunch of new songs, we were going to debut a few of them on this run. "We had a lot of exciting things planned, and now we're just going to have to pivot and find a new way to continue the work that we've started. "I'm very excited when we do get to show you the stuff that we're doing, and in the meantime, we're gonna do whatever work we can while I have these limitations." Followill later showed the band's followers his leg in a cast, saying the situation was "no fun." "I know this isn't the message that anyone wants to hear and it's certainly not the message that I want to be sending," he said. "But it's gonna be alright. Everything's gonna be good and hopefully we'll see y'all soon." Kings of Leon are set to make their Electric Picnic debut this summer when they headline the Stradbally festival alongside Wicklow singer Hozier, US pop star Chappell Roan and chart-topping DJ Fatboy Slim.
Irish Independent
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
‘Gnarly injury' forces Kings of Leon to cancel all June and July shows ahead of Electric Picnic headliner
The singer, who is part of the US rockers with his brothers Nathan and Jared Followill and cousin Matthew Followill, were set to be at Blackweir Fields, Cardiff, and Lancashire's Lytham Festival over the next two months, in addition to other European dates. According to statement from the band, his shattered heel injury is "serious", and needed "a significant emergency surgery, that will prevent him from travelling and performing". The band are due to headline Electric Picnic in Laois on August 31, but it does not appear that that performance is affected. On Instagram on Wednesday, Followill posted a video to the band's account saying: "Unfortunately, I regret to inform you that those (European) shows will have to be cancelled due to a freak accident that happened the other day, broke my foot pretty bad, just playing with my kids, it's pretty gnarly, I'll spare (you) all the details. "But we're fortunate enough to have some great doctors here in Nashville that gave me emergency surgery, and I'm on the mend, but they've told me that I can't be on my feet or travelling or anything for the next eight weeks or so. "And that's a big bummer, man, we were so excited, we've been preparing for this tour for a long time. "We've been preparing for a lot of things we've been in the studio recording, we have a bunch of new songs, we were going to debut a few of them on this run, we had a lot of exciting things planned, and now we're just going to have to pivot." He added he was "very excited" to share the new music, and added that in the "meantime, we're going to do whatever work we can while my while I have these limitations". Before ending the video showing his foot, Followill said: "Everything's going to be good and and hopefully we'll see y'all soon. Wish us luck." The band said: "The anticipated recovery process is expected to take eight weeks, under strict guidance of expert orthopaedic specialists. The band regrets to report that they will need to cancel all upcoming UK and European festival headline shows in June and July of this year." Blackweir Live and Lytham Festival both said they would refund customers who had paid to see the group. Lytham Festival said: "Due to the cancellation of the Kings of Leon dates in June and July, we are sad to announce that they will no longer be performing at Lytham Festival on Wednesday 2nd July. "We wish Caleb a speedy recovery. Having explored all possibilities for a replacement act, it has not been possible at this late stage and therefore Lytham Festival 2025 will now run for four days from the 3rd - 6th July 2025." Blackweir said it was "sad" the show on June 29 was cancelled. The Nashville four-piece are best known for the songs Sex On Fire, Use Somebody, and Notion. The tour, in promotion of their ninth studio album Can We Please Have Fun, will also miss out on shows in Spain, Germany, Italy, Croatia, Switzerland, Belgium, and Portugal in June and July. Kings Of Leon are next due to be in the UK at Victorious Festival in Newcastle, and Portsmouth in August, following the band performing at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey towards the end of July.
Scotsman
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Kings of leon cancel uk tour caleb followill
The band were scheduled to perform in Cardiff and Lytham over the next two months. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Kings of Leon have cancelled several tour dates including two of their UK shows. The move comes after lead singer Caleb Followill undergoes emergency surgery. The band were scheduled to perform at Blackweir Fields, Cardiff and Lancashire's Lytham festival . US rock band Kings of Leon have announced they are cancelling several of their forthcoming shows, including their UK dates. The move comes as lead singer Caleb Followill is scheduled to undergo surgery on his foot after what has been called a 'freak' accident while playing with his children. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Kings of Leon will still be headlining Victorious Festival despite singer Caleb Followill suffering a "freak accident". |for ABA The injury has left the lead singer with a shattered heel that needed 'significant emergency surgery that will prevent him from travelling and performing'. Posting the news to their social media channels, the band explained: 'Unfortunately, I regret to inform you that those [European] shows will have to be cancelled due to a freak accident that happened the other day – broke my foot pretty bad, just playing with my kids, it's pretty gnarly, I'll spare [you] all the details. 'But we're fortunate enough to have some great doctors here in Nashville that gave me emergency surgery, and I'm on the mend, but they've told me that I can't be on my feet or travelling or anything for the next eight weeks or so," the video continued. A statement from the band later confirmed the UK tour dates later this year would be affected, stating: 'The anticipated recovery process is expected to take eight weeks, under strict guidance of expert orthopaedic specialists. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The band regrets to report that they will need to cancel all upcoming UK and European festival headline shows in June and July of this year.' Kings of Leon were set to play at Blackweir Fields in Cardiff on June 29, and Lytham Festival on July 2 2025. However, Ticketmaster still have the band playing their August 22 date in Newcastle and Victorious Festival in Portsmouth on August 22 2025. Do you have an event you'd like to share with us? You can now promote your What's On stories to us online via YourWorld at It's free to use and, once checked, your story will appear on our website and, space allowing, in our newspapers
