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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.
Wales Online
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
‘Freak accident' cancels British Kings Of Leon shows
'Freak accident' cancels British Kings Of Leon shows The singer, who is part of the US rockers with his brothers Nathan and Jared Followill and cousin Matthew Followill, was due to play at Blackweir Fields, Cardiff, and Lancashire's Lytham Festival over the next two months Kings of Leon have been forced to cancel their headlining show at Lytham Festival, in Lancashire, in July (Image: Nick Flynn / Co-op Live ) Kings Of Leon frontman Caleb Followill has said some UK and European tour shows this summer are being cancelled after he suffered a "freak accident". The singer, who is part of the US rockers with his brothers Nathan and Jared Followill and cousin Matthew Followill, was due to play at Blackweir Fields, Cardiff, and Lancashire's Lytham Festival over the next two months. According to statement from the band, he has a "serious" shattered heel injury and needed "a significant emergency surgery that will prevent him from travelling and performing". 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. Article continues below 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 in August for the Come Together Festival in Newcastle and the Victorious Festival in Portsmouth after 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
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 Arts and Culture newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, 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.
Rhyl Journal
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Rhyl Journal
‘Freak accident' cancels British Kings Of Leon shows
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. 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'. A post shared by Kings Of Leon (@kingsofleon) 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. A post shared by Lytham Festival (@lythamfestival) 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.
