Latest news with #VictoriousFestival
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.
Daily Record
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Kings of Leon singer's 'freak accident' causes cancellation of UK tour
Caleb Followill suffered a painful injury and shared an emotional message online, announcing the cancellation of the Kings of Leon UK and European tour dates. 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.' Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'.
Daily Mirror
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Kings of Leon cancel all UK and Europe dates as singer suffers 'freak' injury
Rock band Kings of Leon have been forced to cancel all of their upcoming UK and European shows. Singer Caleb Followill posted an emotional message to the band's fans as he revealed he has suffered a serious injury. 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 to 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." Kings of Leon 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.
Telegraph
11-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
The best family festivals to book this summer
As schools consider banning smartphones, there's somewhere where they're nigh on useless. Scrolling is the last thing on your mind at a music festival, when there are furry-tailed friends to meet, bubbles to chase and dance-offs to win. Which is just as well, as gatherings of lots of people can play havoc with phone reception. This summer's festival season is nearly upon us and, while we could all probably do with some carefree frolicking, weekend tickets for a family are a solid financial commitment. The cost of running a festival has shot up in recent years and a few long-running favourites have decided to take the year off. Womad, the global music festival that's usually held in Wiltshire, is planning its 2026 edition in a brand new site. The space-themed festival Bluedot, held in a unique location at the Jodrell Bank Observatory, hasn't returned after last year's fallow year. Meanwhile, family stalwart Just So - also in Cheshire – says it's taking a break after 15 years to reimagine itself. Yet the show will go on for plenty of festival favourites, who will be dusting themselves in eco-friendly glitter and delivering world-class programming that takes families away from screens and inspires them to have fun together. One of those is Camp Bestival which, after 17 years, is a benchmark for all that's possible for a family to enjoy in one weekend. For 2025, festival founder and DJ Rob da Bank is focusing on health and wellbeing. 'We're introducing our biggest wellness area yet,' he said. 'It's for mums or dads to escape to, but it's also for families. We'll have family shake-outs each morning in the Dreamweaver's Garden, family breathwork sessions, an introduction to meditation for teenagers and teenage yoga. Everything is accessible to children and there'll be lots of drop-in classes.' Victorious Festival, meanwhile, is offering children free fruit all weekend to keep energy levels up. For the chance to dance, create and de-stress this summer, see what else is planned at the 12 best festivals for families below. Bearded Theory, Derbyshire May 21-25 The only UK festival with its own school, at Bearded Theory children can partake in a wide range of broadly academic lessons. Last year this included making paper aeroplanes in science, joke books in English, yoga and drumming. It's a great way of helping little ones make friends and, when school's out, families can head off for a dance with their new buddies. Held in the grounds of Catton Hall, the Earth area is for healing and sustainable crafting, while this year's lineup includes Iggy Pop, Manic Street Preachers and English Teacher. Shindig, Somerset May 22-25
