# Mechanical Bull Tour

The Mechanical Bull Tour was the third headlining tour by American rock band Kings of Leon. The tour was in support of their sixth studio album, Mechanical Bull (2013) and began on February 5, 2014, in Atlanta, and ended on March 15, 2015, in Santiago.

## Background

The tour was first announced in October 2013. In November 2013, while in Australia, Caleb Followill confirmed to triple j's Veronica and Lewis that the band would be returning there in 2014 for the tour. In December 2013, dates for the second North America leg were announced. The third North America leg was announced on April 21, 2014 Due to an injury to Nathan Followill, eleven shows in August were canceled.

## Opening acts

* Baba Shrimp (Zurich)
* Gary Clark, Jr. (North America leg 1)
* Haim (Milton Keynes Bowl – England)
* Kongos (North America leg 3)
* The Last Internationale (Milton Keynes Bowl – England)
* Local Natives (North America leg 2)
* searching Alaska
* Twin Atlantic (Milton Keynes Bowl – England)
* White Lies (Europe leg)
* Young the Giant (North America leg 3)

## Setlist

* "Charmer"
* "Rock City"
* "My Party"
* "Temple"
* "On Call"
* "Family Tree"
* "Closer"
* "The Immortals"
* "Back Down South"
* "Wait for Me"
* "Supersoaker"
* "Milk"
* "Pyro"
* "Tonight"
* "Radioactive"
* "The Bucket"
* "Don't Matter"
* "Molly's Chambers"
* "Four Kicks"
* "Be Somebody"
* "Notion"
* "Cold Desert"
* "Use Somebody"

### Encore

* "Crawl"
* "Black Thumbnail"
* "Sex on Fire"

## Tour dates

| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| North America Leg 1 ||||
| February 5, 2014 | Atlanta | United States | Philips Arena |
| February 7, 2014 | Nashville | United States | Bridgestone Arena |
| February 9, 2014 | Louisville | United States | KFC Yum! Center |
| February 11, 2014 | Auburn Hills | United States | The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| February 14, 2014 | New York City | United States | Madison Square Garden |
| February 15, 2014 | Uncasville | United States | Mohegan Sun Arena |
| February 18, 2014 | Columbus | United States | Schottenstein Center |
| February 19, 2014 | Philadelphia | United States | Wells Fargo Center |
| February 21, 2014 | Washington, D.C. | United States | Verizon Center |
| February 23, 2014 | London | Canada | Budweiser Gardens |
| February 24, 2014 | Montreal | Canada | Bell Centre |
| February 26, 2014 | Toronto | Canada | Air Canada Centre |
| February 28, 2014 | Boston | United States | TD Garden |
| March 5, 2014 | Kansas City | United States | Sprint Center |
| March 6, 2014 | Minneapolis | United States | Target Center |
| March 8, 2014 | Chicago | United States | United Center |
| March 19, 2014 | Phoenix | United States | Ak-Chin Pavilion |
| March 21, 2014 | Inglewood | United States | The Forum |
| March 25, 2014 | San Jose | United States | SAP Center |
| March 27, 2014 | Portland | United States | Moda Center |
| March 30, 2014 | Vancouver | Canada | Rogers Arena |
| April 1, 2014 | Calgary | Canada | Scotiabank Saddledome |
| April 2, 2014 | Edmonton | Canada | Rexall Place |
| April 4, 2014 | Saskatoon | Canada | Credit Union Centre |
| April 8, 2014 | Tulsa | United States | BOK Center |
| April 10, 2014 | The Woodlands | United States | Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion |
| April 11, 2014 | New Orleans | United States | Smoothie King Center |
| Asia ||||
| May 28, 2014 | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | Atlantis, The Palm |
| Europe ||||
| May 31, 2014 | Newcastle upon Tyne | England | St James' Park |
| June 2, 2014 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Ziggo Dome |
| June 4, 2014 | Hanover | Germany | Expo Plaza |
| June 9, 2014 | Zürich | Switzerland | Hallenstadion |
| June 11, 2014 | Wiesen | Switzerland | Ottakringer Arena |
| June 13, 2014 | Warsaw | Poland | Orange Warsaw Festival |
| June 17, 2014 | Sheffield | England | Motorpoint Arena |
| June 18, 2014 | Manchester | England | Phones 4u Arena |
| June 20, 2014 | Glasgow | Scotland | The SSE Hydro |
| June 22, 2014 | Milton Keynes | England | Milton Keynes Bowl |
| June 25, 2014 | Riga | Latvia | Meža Parks |
| July 2, 2014 | Swansea | Wales | Liberty Stadium |
| July 4, 2014 | Dublin | Ireland | Marlay Park |
| North America Leg 2 ||||
| July 31, 2014 | Maryland Heights | United States | Verizon Amphitheater |
| August 1, 2014 | Clarkston | United States | DTE Energy Music Theatre |
| August 3, 2014 | Chicago | United States | Lollapalooza |
| August 5, 2014 | Toronto | Canada | Molson Canadian Amphitheatre |
| August 7, 2014 | Hartford | United States | Xfinity Theatre |
| August 9, 2014 | Mansfield | United States | Xfinity Center |
| September 3, 2014 | Virginia Beach | United States | Farm Bureau Live |
| September 5, 2014 | Tampa | United States | MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre |
| September 6, 2014 | West Palm Beach | United States | Cruzan Amphitheatre |
| September 9, 2014 | Atlanta | United States | Aaron's Amphitheatre |
| September 10, 2014 | Birmingham | United States | Oak Mountain Amphitheatre |
| September 12, 2014 | Dallas | United States | Gexa Energy Pavilion |
| September 13, 2014 | Austin | United States | Austin360 Amphitheatre |
| September 16, 2014 | Charlotte | United States | PNC Music Pavilion |
| September 17, 2014 | Raleigh | United States | Walnut Creek Amphitheatre |
| September 24, 2014 | Morrison | United States | Red Rocks Amphitheatre |
| September 26, 2014 | Albuquerque | United States | Isleta Amphitheater |
| September 27, 2014 | Las Vegas | United States | MGM Grand Garden Arena |
| September 30, 2014 | Wheatland | United States | Sleep Train Amphitheatre |
| October 1, 2014 | Concord | United States | Concord Pavilion |
| October 3, 2014 | Los Angeles | United States | Hollywood Bowl |
| October 5, 2014 | Irvine | United States | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre |
| October 11, 2014 | Guadalajara | Mexico | Arena VFG |
| October 12, 2014 | Mexico City | Mexico | Corona Capital |
| South America Leg 1 ||||
| November 1, 2014 | São Paulo | Brazil | Circuito Banco do Brasil |
| November 8, 2014 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | Circuito Banco do Brasil |
| North America Leg 3 ||||
| February 11, 2015 | Nashville | United States | SI Swimsuit |
| March 1, 2015 | Honolulu | United States | Neal S. Blaisdell Arena |
| South America Leg 2 ||||
| March 13, 2015 | Bogotá | Colombia | Estéreo Picnic |
| March 15, 2015 | Santiago | Chile | Lollapalooza Chile |

### Canceled shows

* 8/10: Saratoga Springs, New York
* 8/13: Wantagh, New York
* 8/15: Bristow, Virginia
* 8/16: Bethel, New York
* 8/19: Darien, New York
* 8/20: Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
* 8/22: Cincinnati, Ohio
* 8/23: Noblesville, Indiana
* 8/26: Gilford, New Hampshire
* 8/28: Holmdel, New Jersey
* 8/29: Burgettstown, Pennsylvania

## Box office score data

| Venue | City | Tickets sold / available | Gross revenue |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills | Auburn Hills | 5,954 / 13,185 | $263,380 |
| Wells Fargo Center | Philadelphia | 9,909 / 12,500 | $547,480 |
| Air Canada Centre | Toronto | 10,247 / 11,054 | $795,142 |
| Moda Center | Portland | 6,737 / 8,873 | $275,536 |
| Hallenstadion | Zurich | 12,405 / 13,000 | $1,239,060 |
| DTE Energy Music Theatre | Clarkston | 8,738 / 15,038 | $246,708 |
| Arena VFG | Guadalajara | 9,160 / 11,584 | $472,821 |
| TOTAL | TOTAL | 63,150 / 85,234 | $4,041,568 |

## Tour bus accident

On August 9, 2014, drummer Nathan Followill was injured in a tour bus accident. On their way to their hotel after their show in Mansfield, "a pedestrian jumped in front of their bus, causing the bus to stop short." Followill suffered from broken ribs. Due to the injury the band had to cancel eleven shows from August 10–31.