Kings Of Leon | Biography, News, Photos and Videos | Contactmusic.com News Pictures Video Music Press Festival Quotes RSS Biography Kings of Leon (formed 2000) are an American rock band, consisting of three brothers (Caleb, Nathan and Jared) and their cousin (Matthew), all of whom have the last name Followill, best known for their single 'Sex on Fire'. Formation: Kings of Leon chose to name themselves after Caleb, Nathan and Jared's father and grandfather who were both named Leon. The brothers had spent their childhood traveling around the Southern states of the US because their father was a United Pentecostal Church preacher. The brothers moved to Nashville in 1998, before forming the band with their cousin in 2000. Career: Kings of Leon signed to RCA Records, who put them under the guidance of Angelo Petraglia. The band had a grounded history in Country Music up until this point, and Petraglia began indroducing them to more rock 'n' roll oriented material. Kings of Leon released their 'Holy Roller Novocaine' EP on 18th February 2003.

This was followed almost immediately by the 'What I Saw' EP, which was released on 26th May 2003. Kings of Leon released their debut studio album, 'Youth & Young Manhood', on 7th July 2003, receiving rather high praise from critics. The album shot to the number three spot in the UK charts, although it failed to perform as well in the US. 'Aha Shake Heartbreak', Kings of Leon's second studio album, was released on 1st November 2004. The album received more consistent praise, yet failed to be recognised as much as their previous effort. In June 2006, Kings of Leon released a limited edition EP entitled 'Day Old Belgian Blues', which was soon followed by their third studio album. 'Because of the Times' was released on 30th March 2007 in Australia (as the country had proved to provide the best sales for the band), before opening in the US and UK in early April. The album received glowing reviews from critics, and topped the charts in the UK, New Zealand and Ireland.

Within a matter of days from releasing the album, the band were already working on their fourth studio album. Kings of Leon released 'Only By the Night' on 19th September 2008. The album saw moderate success with mixed reviews from critics. The band's fifth studio album, 'Come Around Sundown', was released on 15th October 2010. The album debuted at the number one spot in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Switzerland and the United Kingdom's charts. It became the band's highest charting album in the US, with it reaching the number two spot on Billboard's 200 list. Despite this, the album received very mixed and moderate results, receiving an average score of around 3/5. The band bounced back on 20th September 2013, with the release of 'Mechanical Bull'. The album received far more praise from critics, yet fared worse on the albums charts. It still topped the UK charts and came second on Billboard's 200, yet the number one spot was only reached in four countries, as opposed to eight with the previous album.

Biography by Contactmusic.com Kings of Leon’s Biography — Free listening, videos, concerts, stats and photos at Last.fm Biography This page has been locked by a moderator. Kings of Leon is an American rock band that formed in Nashville, Tennessee, United States in 1999, consisting of brothers Anthony "Caleb" Followill (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Ivan "Nathan" Followill (drums, percussion, backing vocals) and Michael "Jared" Followill (bass guitar, backing vocals), with their cousin Cameron "Matthew" Followill (lead guitar, backing vocals). Each member of the family group is known by their middle name (second given name) as opposed to their first given name. The band's early music was an upbeat blend of southern rock and blues influences but the band has gradually expanded their sound to include a variety of genres, including alternative rock . Kings of Leon achieved initial success in the United Kingdom with nine Top 40 singles, two BRIT Awards in 2008, and all three of the band's albums at the time peaking in the top five of the UK Albums Chart. Their third album Because of the Times also reached the number one spot.

After the release of Only by the Night in 2008 they finally achieved chart success in their native United States. The singles Sex on Fire , Use Somebody and Notion peaked at number one on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks, while the album itself was their first ever platinum-selling album in the US. Early years (1999–2002) The three Followill brothers spent much of their youth traveling around the Southern United States with their father, Ivan "Leon" Followill, a traveling Pentecostal Church preacher and their mother, Betty-Ann, who taught them when they were not in school. Caleb and Jared were both born in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, while Nathan and Matthew were born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. According to Rolling Stone magazine, "While Leon preached at churches and tent revivals throughout the Deep South, the boys attended services and were occasionally enlisted to bang on some drums. They were either home-schooled or enrolled in small parochial schools at this time.

Except for a five-year period when they settled in Jackson, Tennessee, the Followill's childhoods were spent driving through the south in a purple 1988 Oldsmobile, decamping for a week or two wherever Leon was scheduled to preach." When the boys' father resigned from the church and divorced his wife in 1997, the boys relocated to Nashville and embraced the rock music and lifestyle they had previously been denied. While there, they met songwriter Angelo Petraglia, who helped the siblings hone their songwriting skills and introduced them to the musical influences of the Rolling Stones , The Clash , and Thin Lizzy in particular. Six months later, Nathan and Caleb signed with RCA Records, who insisted that the duo recruit more members for the band before launching their career. The band was formed when cousin Matthew and younger brother Jared were asked to join. They named themselves Kings of Leon in honor of Nathan, Caleb, and Jared's father and grandfather, who were both named Leon. In an interview, Caleb admitted to "kidnapping" their cousin Matthew from his hometown in Mississippi in order for him to join the band. They told his mother that he was just staying for a week, but they consequently never allowed him to return home.

Drummer Nathan added, "When we signed the deal with RCA, it was just me and Caleb. The label told us they were going to put a band together, but we said, 'We're going to buy our little brother a bass, he's a freshman in high school. Caleb will teach himself the guitar. Our cousin Matthew played guitar when he was 10 and I'll play drums.' The record label agreed,". Youth and Young Manhood and Aha Shake Heartbreak (2003 - 2005) Their first record, the Holy Roller Novocaine EP was released on February 18, 2003. At this stage, Jared was only 16 years old and had not yet learned to play the bass guitar. The release of Holy Roller Novocaine gave the Kings of Leon a significant amount of exposure prior to the release of their debut album, Youth and Young Manhood , receiving a 4/5 star rating from Rolling Stone magazine.

Four of the five songs would later be released on Youth and Young Manhood, however the versions of Wasted Time and California Waiting on the EP differ, with the first having a more tense riff and different vocal style than the same track off Youth and Young Manhood, and the latter being recorded in a rush to finish the record. The EP contains the B-side Wicker Chair while another track titled Andrea , was discarded prior to its release. All the songs released on the EP were co-written by Angelo Petraglia who also produced the record. The band's debut studio album, Youth and Young Manhood was released in the UK in July 2003, and in the United States in August of the same year. The album was recorded between Sound City Studios in Los Angeles and Shangri-La Studios in Malibu, California, with producer Ethan Johns (son of producer Glyn Johns who most notably worked with the Rolling Stones and the Eagles). The album received some critical notice domestically, but became a sensation in the UK and Ireland, where NME declared it "one of the best debut album of the last 10 years".

Following the release of the album, Kings of Leon was chosen to tour with fellow American rock band The Strokes and U2 . The band's second album Aha Shake Heartbreak was released in the UK in October 2004 and in the United States in February 2005. Building on the southern-infused garage rock of their first album, the album broadened the band's domestic and international audience. The album was again produced by Angelo Petraglia and Ethan Johns. The Bucket , Four Kicks , and King of the Rodeo were all released as singles, with the "The Bucket" rising into the Top 20 in Britain. Taper Jean Girl was also used in the 2007 movie Disturbia and the movie Cloverfield in 2008. The band garnered accolades from several of their rock peers, including Elvis Costello , and also toured with Bob Dylan and Pearl Jam during 2005 and 2006. Because of the Times (2006–07) In March 2006, Kings of Leon were back in the studio with their producers Angelo Petraglia and Ethan Johns, working on their third album.

Guitarist Matthew told NME: "Man, we're sitting on a bunch of songs right now that we wish we could let the world hear". The band's third album was titled Because of the Times , which may be a reference to a church ministers conference of the same name held at The Pentecostals of Alexandria church in Alexandria, Louisiana that the brothers often attended. The album showed a clear evolution from Kings of Leon's previous work, as the band's trademark dirty, southern-fried swagger was replaced with a more polished, clean-cut sound. The album was released on April 2, 2007 in the UK, and a day later in the United States, preceded by the single On Call , which became a hit in Britain and Ireland. It debuted at number one in Britain and Ireland and entered the European charts at number twenty-five, selling approximately 70,000 copies in its first week of release. NME said that the album "cements Kings of Leon as one of the great American bands of our times." and Entertainment Weekly called Because of the Times "an epic wide-screen movie of a CD and the band's best to date." However, some critics found the album inferior to their previous efforts.

Stylus Magazine rated it a C- and noted "If they wanted us to take them serious this time around, they'd at least try to be right honest about their ascent into minor celebrity and not keep on with the yokel façade. Without cautionary yarns regarding life on the tour bus or banging supermodels, the bright-eyed, legs-stretched mood of the music rings just as hollow." Dave Hood of Artrocker gave the album one star out of five, finding that "Kings of Leon are experimenting, learning, and getting a bit lost." Pitchfork Media contended that "Because of the Times sounds suspiciously like a counterattack on womankind, launched from somewhere in the mid-1990s, deep inside a bruised, stadium-sized ego." In spite of the mixed recognition, the album spawned a number of hit singles in Europe, including Charmer and Fans , along with a number of crowd favorites such as Knocked Up and My Party .

Only by the Night (2008–09) After recording throughout most of 2008, "the all American long haired rockers" (The Times), released their fourth studio album Only by the Night on September 19, which subsequently entered the UK Albums Chart at number one and remained there for one more week. Only By The Night also had two single week stints as the UK #1 album in 2009, one directly after the BRIT Awards. In the United States, the album reached number 5 on the Billboard Charts. Reception to the album was the most polarized yet, with the British press granting the album glowing reviews. Q Magazine named Only by the Night "Album of the Year" for 2008. In the United States, reactions to the album were more mixed. Spin, Rolling Stone, and All Music Guide gave the album positive reviews, while Pitchfork Media gave the album a virtual equivalent of 2 stars. The album was officially named as the UK's third biggest selling album of 2008 and the biggest selling album of 2008 in Australia. Sex on Fire was the first single released for download in the UK on 8 September.

The song became their most successful ever as it peaked at number one in the UK and in Ireland. It was also their first song to chart number one on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock chart. The second single to be released from the album on December 8, 2008 was Use Somebody which achieved worldwide chart success and consistency, such as peaking at number two in the UK Singles Chart, and also reaching top ten chart positions in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and the United States. The album's popularity in Australia was confirmed with a total of four singles being voted into the world's largest online music poll, the "Triple J Hottest 100". The song Crawl came in at number 70, Closer was voted number 24 and "Use Somebody" finished number 3 in the poll. However, their biggest success from Only By The Night was "Sex on Fire" which was voted number 1 in the Hottest 100 poll for 2008 and number 90 in the Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time, 2009 poll.

"Sex on Fire" also won the band a Grammy Award at the 51st Grammy Awards held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 8, 2009. They won Best International Band and Best International Album at the Brit Awards in 2009, where they also performed "Use Somebody" live. Kings of Leon also performed on 14 March 2009 at Sound Relief, a benefit concert, for the Victorian Bushfire Crisis. The song "Crawl" from this album was released as a free download on the band's website on July 28. The third and fourth singles were Revelry , which peaked at number 19 in New Zealand and Notion , which peaked at number 24 in Belgian charts. Only By The Night was certified platinum in the United States by the RIAA for selling one million copies in less than a year after its release.

In 2009, the band headlined a number of music festivals, including Reading & Leeds, Rock Werchter, Oxegen, T In The Park, Gurtenfestival and Open'er Festival in Europe, along with Sasquatch, Lollapalooza, and Austin City Limits in the United States. That same year, the band won their first Grammy Award for the single "Sex on Fire", as well as two BRIT Awards for "Best International Group" and "Best International Album." The album Only by the Night also won an NME Award for "Album of the Year." Future projects (2009-2011) The band has announced the release of a live DVD on November 10, 2009 and a remix album due for release in the coming months, though the latter is untitled and unscheduled at the moment. The DVD was filmed at London's O2 Arena in July 2009.

In an interview with Billboard.com drummer Nathan stated, "England is really the first place we broke … We figured what better place to make a live DVD than where the fans have been the craziest for the longest?" The show featured some choice rarities, and Nathan continued by saying "we just put the cameras in the back of our minds and acted like they weren't even there." The remix album came to life after Kings of Leon learned that other artists had started working on revisions of the band's songs. Mark Ronson , Kenna , Lykke Li with her cover of "Knocked Up", and Linkin Park are also contributing a remix to the album. On October 17, 2009, the night of the final show of the US tour in Nashville, Tennessee, Nathan Followill posted "Now it's time to start creating the next musical chapter in the novel that is Kings of Leon. Thanks again to all. Boomer fucking Sooner." on his personal Twitter page. Mechanical Bull (2012-2013): The band's sixth LP, " Mechanical Bull ", was released on September 24, 2013.

The album's first single, entitled "Supersoaker", was released on July 17, 2013. Walls (2016): On Oct 14, 2016, Kings of Leon released their 7th studio album, " Walls ", on the RCA Records label. It became the band's first number 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. The first single released from the album was " Waste a Moment ". Controversy Kings of Leon caused controversy at the 2009 Reading Festival when Caleb Followill tried to get the crowd going by asking "I thought this was supposed to be the loudest crowd in the world?" Picking up on a perceived hostility towards the band, he announced "we know you're sick of Kings of Leon, so for all those who don't give a fuck about us, I understand. But we've worked fucking hard to get here. So anyone that has anything to say to us, fuck you. We're the goddamn Kings of Leon." The band later smashed their guitars in anger and made rude gestures before leaving the stage. Nathan Followill further criticized the Reading crowd on his twitter page, declaring "Zero love for the kings.

I know it was cold but holy shit, y'all were frozen. I can only hope Leeds is in better form.". At the Leeds Festival Caleb again bad-mouthed Reading while complimenting the Leeds crowd declaring "We're only five songs in and you've blown Reading to hell", while complimenting UK crowds in general stating "It was the UK that made us feel like we could take on the world." Discography Kings of Leon band Concerts Kings of Leon is an American rock band that formed in Nashville, Tennessee, United States in 1999, consisting of brothers Anthony "Caleb" Followill (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Ivan "Nathan" Followill (drums, percussion, backing vocals) and Michael "Jared" Followill (bass guitar, backing vocals), with their cousin Cameron "Matthew" Followill (lead guitar, backing vocals). Each member of the family group is known by their middle name (second given name) as opposed to their first given name. The band's early music was an upbeat blend of southern rock and blues influences but the band has gradually expanded their sound to include a variety of genres, including alternative rock.

Kings of Leon achieved initial success in the United Kingdom with nine Top 40 singles, two BRIT Awards in 2008, and all three of the band's albums at the time peaking in the top five of the UK Albums Chart. Band From: United States, Mt. Juliet - Tennessee Band Members: Caleb Followill (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Jared Followill (bass guitar), Matthew Followill (lead guitar), and Nathan Followill (drums, percussion) Kings of Leon: Lonely No More - ABC News ABC News Kings of Leon: Lonely No More By Michael Rothman Star Dan Winter/Big Hassle Media Left to right are Jared Followill, Caleb Followill, Matthew Followill and Nathan Followill of the Kings of Leon. 0 Shares Email It's just after 10 p.m. on a Monday night in New York City and the album release party for the Kings of Leon is just starting to kick into high gear at the Dream Hotel. An open bar, coupled with smiling waiters walking around with mini grilled cheese sandwiches and models dressed in nothing but black body paint fill the Electric Room, along with new music from "Mechanical Bull," the Kings' sixth studio album.

The rustic leather couches and antique chandeliers are a natural complement for a band that sprouted from the Deep South and the wood walls only help with the acoustics of the new record. The only thing missing from the party is the Kings of Leon. The band, whose lead singer once walked off stage to go vomit and have a beer, in that order, left well before 9 p.m. and headed home to their families. The Followill four -- Caleb, Nathan, Jared and Matthew -- who for years were known as single malt drinking ladies men, have already left to rest up for their "Good Morning America" performance. SLIDESHOW: Slideshow - See The Kings Through The Years "The call time is like 4 a.m. or something like that," Jared said just before the Kings were ushered out of the venue. Is this the same bassist who once said that "everything" was better with a cocktail? Is this the same band? Yes and no.

"It just seems like we're not so lonely." The Kings of Leon were founded by the three Followill brothers -- Caleb, 31, singing lead vocals, Nathan, 34, on drums, Jared, 26, on bass -- and their cousin Matthew, 28, who took lead guitar. All four grew up in Oklahoma and Tennessee, influenced by the patriarch of the family, Pentecostal preacher and the brothers' father, Ivan Followill. It wasn't until all four members made their way to Nashville by 1999 that the Kings were officially born, along with the possible belief that rock music was the way of the devil. From 2000 to 2010, they were veritable rock stars in every way. By 2008, hits like "Sex on Fire" earned the band its first Grammy win, with three more coming the next year for "Use Somebody." But with success also came excess. The 2011 documentary "Talihina Sky" shows a pre- and post-stardom band, adapting to fame by drinking, smoking and fighting with each other.

The band's last album "Come Around Sundown" was released in 2010 and since then, everything has completely changed. Today, all four are now married; three have kids. Matthew and his wife Johanna welcomed son Knox in 2011, followed by Caleb and his wife, Victoria's Secret model Lily Aldridge's daughter Dixie Pearl in June 2012. Finally, Nathan welcomed his daughter Violet at the end of last year. From the pictures posted on Tumblr of Dixie's first birthday, fully equipped with Mickey Mouse, a bounce house and a ball pen for the kids, you'd never know this was the same Kings who told CNN in 2009 that they could "consume more alcohol than any other popular band." The band welcomes the transformation. "Traveling is definitely different, today everybody's with us -- the kids and everything," Matthew said. "It just seems like more fun for some reason now. Just having everybody together like a big family on the road. It just seems like we're not so lonely." Lonely, they are not. The Kings' flight to New York was the epitome of a traveling circus.

The plane was teeming with rock stars, wives, babies and nannies -- 21 people in all. "We basically had the whole plane," he added. "We took everyone on tour in England and it was the best of my life; to be able to come home and not have just a dark hotel room." At only 2 years old, Knox may not understand what he's part of now, but Matthew is adamant that when he's old enough to appreciate his famous family, he'll let the "little turd" know he rocked out with Kings of Leon on a world tour. Tour dates for "Mechanical Bull" will be announced in October, the first tour since the band cancelled a number of shows in 2011 due to "internal sickness & problems," according to Jared's tweets. There were also rumors of a drinking problem and even rehab for frontman Caleb. But despite "still using the F-word in one song," Jared said having families now in the mix, the music and new tour would reflect that. "We obviously didn't go in there thinking like we're going to make it more kid friendly or change anything necessarily about the music," he added.

"[But] if anything maybe the music sounds a little bit more childish in a sense." "Last night it would have been Jameson shots. Instead, I'm just hung over from tasting too many wines." And it appears the wives had added more than just bundles of joy to a band that released its debut album "Youth & Youth Manhood" in 2003 -- a record The Guardian gave five stars. The ladies have given the band a fresh take, but only "behind closed doors," said Jared. In the Kings' latest bio, Caleb admits he knew he was onto something with this new record when he'd be trying out songs at home and Lily would open her door, shouting "What is THAT? Record that!" "Like Lily would never say anything in front of us," Jared responded. "[But] you definitely love having that extra opinion. You ask [the wives] what's standing out to them, if they don't like something, if they do like something." With that said, marriage and rug rats may dominate the band's time and take up a few extra seats on tour, but the Kings are still rock stars. They still know how to unwind after spending hours in the studio -- albeit, maybe in a different way.

The night before the trip to New York, the band hosted a food and wine festival in Nashville. Jared and his wife Martha didn't refrain from partaking in a more mature offering of libations. "Last night it would have been Jameson shots," he said. "Instead, I'm just hung over from tasting too many wines." Jared, the youngest Followill by at least two years and the only member of the band without child, added that having a child with a world tour looming would be insanity. Plus, he was just married last year. So, while he's not actively trying to for a kid, he's just enjoying his role as hip uncle. "I get to play with them until they start crying," he said. "Then they go back to their daddies." Through it all -- diverging from a devout religious upbringing to form one of the biggest bands in the world, along with drinking and partying to the brink of implosion, to come full circle and become the family men they are today -- it looks as though the four princes have learned what it means to be Kings. The Kings and Klipsch: "It Was Always Kings of Leon." The Kings of Leon are known as a band that doesn't sell out.

That is until they met Paul Jacobs, CEO of Klipsch, a speaker and headphone manufacturer out of Indianapolis. Klipsch will be the title sponsor for the band's North American tour next year. Jacobs said that while Beats by Dre and other companies have been signing artists for years, his company wanted to find a partner that would stay true to their brand. "This company is like a family. The Followills are a family," Jacobs said. "There are a lot of musicians that will sign up for crap. But the one group that never signed a deal was the Kings of Leon." Jacobs said he got to meet with the band and their families and knew the Kings were the band for them. "We started with 100 bands in the vetting process and it was always Kings of Leon." 0 Shares Kings of Leon | Articles | The List Kings of Leon 24 Nov 2016 Music gossip Kings of Leon are to headline British Summer Time Hyde Park in 2017.

The American band - who have just released their seventh studio album 'WALLS' - are going to rock the Great Oak Stage at the London music festival on July 6 and they cannot wait to… 8 Nov 2016 Music gossip Kings of Leon want to make a song with Taylor Swift. The 'Sex on Fire' hitmakers' frontman Caleb Followill has revealed he has been a close pal of the 26-year-old 'Shake It Off' singer for some time and he has teased that they may have already been… 20 Oct 2016 Music gossip Caleb Followill says it has taken him until Kings of Leon's seventh album to be "honest". The 'Sex on Fire' hitmakers recently dropped 'WALLS' and the 34-year-old rocker has admitted until this record he hasn't been able to show his true feelings and… 19 Oct 2016 Music gossip Kings of Leon wowed fans with a surprise performance at London's 229 Club on Tuesday night (18.10.16).

The indie rockers played a 22-song set list including songs from their latest LP' WALLS' and fan favourites 'Sex on Fire', 'Molly's Chambers' and… 18 Oct 2016 Music gossip Kings of Leon have announced a surprise show in London on Tuesday night (18.10.16). The 'Sex on Fire' hitmakers will perform at the intimate 229 club on Great Portland Street to celebrate the release of their new album 'WALLS'. Tickets go on sale… 8 Sep 2016 Music gossip Kings of Leon have admitted they were too "business-minded" at their peak. The 'Sex on Fire' hitmakers' frontman Caleb Followill says relations between the band members - made up of his brothers Jared and Nathan and their cousin Matthew Followill… 26 Aug 2016 Music gossip Kings of Leon will release their hotly-anticipated seventh LP on October 14.

The 'Sex on Fire' hitmakers have been teasing fans with video clips of their first record in three years and have now confirmed that it is called 'WALLS' and will be… 24 Aug 2016 Music gossip Kings of Leon's new album will be full of "personal stories". The 'Sex on Fire' rockers have been hard at work on their upcoming LP, which has the working title 'We Are Like Love Songs' - named after a ballad on the record called 'Walls' - and the… 23 Aug 2016 Music gossip Kings of Leon have teased their seventh studio LP is "coming" and is called 'Walls'. The 'Sex on Fire' hitmakers shared a teaser clip of six of their previous albums including 2013's 'Mechanical Bull' on social media on Sunday (21.08.16), which… 2 Jul 2015 Music gossip Kings of Leon have started work on their seventh album. The rockers have been writing new songs at home for the follow-up to 2013 LP 'Mechanical Bull' and intend to have the tracks finished by the end of this year.

In an interview with SiriusXM… 27 Aug 2014 Music gossip Kings of Leon have cancelled two more shows following Nathan Followill's injury in a bus accident earlier this month. The 'Sex on Fire' hitmakers have been forced to axe two more dates on their Mechanical Bull Tour after the band's drummer suffered… 13 Aug 2014 Music gossip Kings of Leon have been forced to cancel more live shows. The 'Sex on Fire' singers - who postponed their New York gig over the weekend - have been forced to cancel their tour dates until August 26 after drummer Nathan Followill suffered broken ribs… 12 Aug 2014 Music gossip Nathan Followill feels "close" to death after breaking his ribs. The Kings of Leon drummer was hospitalised when the group's tour bus was forced to make an emergency stop when a pedestrian jumped in front of the vehicle and he admits the injury has… 13 Jun 2014 Music gossip Kings of Leon admit they're not recognised on The London Underground.

The boy band - which includes Caleb, Jared, Matthew and Nathan Followill - find it easy to ride the tube in England's capital without having fans notice who they are since… 27 May 2014 Music gossip Kings of Leon want to quit before they get too old. The 'Use Somebody' rockers have no intention of still making music when they're grey and wrinkly and intend to put the rock 'n' roll lifestyle firmly behind them so they can reap its rewards. 27 May 2014 A big, bouncy, blaring, bargainous bumper bill featuring Coldplay, Katy Perry, Pharrell and more Radio 1’s Big Weekend delivered a big, bouncy, blaring, bargainous bumper bill to those listeners who were quick off the mark in claiming the 50,000 free tickets dispensed across the two days - and a shock to the system of anyone who deserted the… 3 Feb 2014 Music gossip Kings of Leon will close this year's Isle of Wight Festival.

The 'Sex On Fire' rockers - brothers Caleb, Nathan, Jared Followill and cousin Matthew Followill - are returning to the event which they headlined in 2011, joining Red Hot Chili Peppers… 13 Dec 2013 Music gossip Kings of Leon listen to Christmas tracks when they're feeling down. The band - which includes brothers Caleb, Nathan, Jared and cousin Matthew Followill - are getting into the spirit of the season in anticipation of Christmas Day - which falls on… 6 Nov 2013 Music gossip Kings of Leon want a new band to rejuvenate the rock scene. The group - brothers Caleb Nathan and Jared Followill with their cousin, Matthew - are calling for a new, lesser known group, to "bring back rock 'n' roll" to the charts. Jared told the… 20 Sep 2013 Music gossip Kings of Leon are trying to be less rock 'n' roll.

The band learnt the perils of too many booze-fuelled shows the hard way when their 2011 tour was cancelled mid-run following a disastrous gig where frontman Caleb Followill rushed off stage to vomit… 19 Sep 2013 The Followills recapture their Southern friend rock roots with sixth album When Kings of Leon announced that Mechanical Bull was to be the title of their comeback album, there may have sneaking suspicions that they had indeed combusted, and were residing in a world of fantasy, delusion and robotic bovines. So cruel was the… 12 Sep 2013 Music gossip Kings of Leon showcased 'Mechanical Bull' at the iTunes festival last night (11.09.13). The band were eager to showcase songs from their sixth album - set for release on September 24 - opening the show withe recent single 'Supersoaker' and also… 11 Sep 2013 Music gossip Kings of Leon are "like 12-year-olds" when they see boobs from the stage.

The 'Sex on Fire' band can't resist sneaking a peak when girls bare their assets at them during their live shows, and admit they act like schoolboys. When asked by… 6 Sep 2013 Music gossip Kings of Leon say "having babies saved our band." The rock band - which includes brothers Caleb, Nathan, Jared and cousin Matthew Followill - are thankful that they took a six-month break following their Australia tour in 2011 and had their families… 5 Sep 2013 Music gossip Kings Of Leon insist their new album, 'Mechanical Bull', is not a comeback. Drummer Nathan Followill dismissed claims the group's year-long hiatus was a result of problems in the band after they pulled out of a US tour in 2011 - citing singer Caleb… Kings of Leon Ready for Stage After Nathan Followill Injury | Billboard Dan Winters Kings of Leon Kings of Leon will headline the second night of the "Budweiser Made In America" on Aug. 31. A brotherly reunion is coming to the City of Brotherly Love: Family band Kings of Leon will play its first show Sunday in Philadelphia since drummer Nathan Followill injured his ribs.

Kings of Leon Cancel Two More Shows The group will headline the second night of the "Budweiser Made In America" festival on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Kanye West and Steve Aoki will perform on the first night of the two-day festival over Labor Day weekend. Kings of Leon lead singer Caleb Followill said in an interview Friday (Aug. 29) that his younger brother is "doing good" since he broke his ribs after the band's tour bus driver was forced to stop short when a pedestrian crossed the street in front of the vehicle. "He has this protective gear that he's wearing that's there to help him," Caleb said. "(On Thursday), we went in (to rehearsal) and we kind of loosened up a little bit, played five or six songs. (On Friday), we went in and played more, but by the end of it he was definitely tired." Kings of Leon's Nathan Followill 'Banged Up' After Tour Bus Accident The band includes youngest brother Jared Followill, who plays bass, and cousin Matthew Followill, who plays guitar. They cancelled two weeks of shows after the Aug. 9 incident and were set to mark a comeback on Thursday, but decided to postpone more shows.

"Hopefully he continues to heal," Caleb said. "We're going to throw a long set at him this weekend so he better bring his A-game, otherwise you're going to have a three-piece up there with no drums." Following the Jay Z -curated festival, the Grammy-winning band will play 16 shows before their U.S. tour wraps Oct. 5 in Irvine, Calif. They've surprised each of the audiences on the current tour by playing an older song they hadn't performed live in years, or a cover. They sang Robyn 's cult hit "Dancing On My Own" at Lollapalooza this summer. Kings of Leon Talk Writing New Music & Covering Robyn Caleb laughs when asked if the group would perform a Jay Z song Sunday: "That would be a first for us." "I was online looking up all the artists that have come from Philadelphia," he said of potential covers. "There's quite a well of talent that has come out of that city." Sunday's line-up in Philadelphia will also include Pharrell , Tiesto and Girl Talk . The festival, in its third year, will also play in Los Angeles over the weekend for the first time.

Imagine Dragons will headline Saturday, and West will switch coasts to play Sunday. Kings of Leon had its musical breakthrough in 2009 when the rock song "Use Somebody" crossed over to the pop charts and won three Grammy Awards, including record of the year. They released their sixth album, "Mechanical Bull," last year, and Caleb said he's been itching to write new songs. "I am very excited for the future," he said. "I think we'll really go in there and write some songs we're proud of, but at the same time, I'm ready to get back on the radio, so I want to write some hits." Latest Caleb Followill News and Archives | Contactmusic.com Caleb Followill Set To Wed Advertisement caleb followill | Tumblr caleb followill Loading... Show more notes Reblog I’m so happy I was able to see the KOL last night. I can’t think of a band who’s been in my life as long as they have. I know I “fangirl” over a few bands, but they have been with me for a long time. Narrating so many of my memories.

I remember my dad playing “Notion” for me in the summer of 2009, when I was going into high school. From that moment, I fell in love. Their albums narrated so many years back then. I remember listening to Because of The Times in study hall. I remember anxiously awaiting for Come Around Sundown to drop. I got tickets to see them for my 16th birthday and the tour ended up getting cancelled a few days before. I cried so hard, my mom thought someone had died. I just have so many memories of me listening to them in my bedroom during high school. Their music brings back a sense of innocence and days from the past. When I lived away from home for the first time they dropped Mechanical Bull. It made me feel at home. It was so comforting. Last Mile Home described everything i was going through. And now when i hear that song, my heart feels full. And now, senior year of college they drop WALLS. Something about Caleb’s raspy voice, the prominent base lines and echoing “oh” in all their songs that is so comforting and familiar. Their music makes me feel at home.

I’m older now and you would think I would outgrow getting emotional over a band. But my heart felt so full last night, I could have sworn i was 15 again. I wouldn’t change being a fangirl for anything. Reblog JANUARY 14, 2017 JANUARY 14 : Mark Addy, Rene Angelil, Robert Ardrey, Stuart Baird, Jason Bateman, Humphrey Bogart, Stan Brakhage, T-Bone Burnett, Lewis Carroll, Clarence Carter, Darlene Conley, Jeff Cronenweth, Maureen Dowd, Faye Dunaway, Peter Finch, Barry Fitzgerald, Caleb Followill (Kings of Leon), Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters), King Hu, Jack Jones, Lawrence Kasdan, Trish Keenan (Broadcast), Ray Kroc, Byron Leftwich, LL Cool J, Yukio Mishima, Ricardo Montalban, Carol Morley, Anais Nin, Trevor Nunn, Ron O’Neal, Mila Parely, Mike Pelfrey, H.M.

Reddy, Donna Reed, Tom Rhodes, Alan Rickman, Albert Schweitzer, Douglas Sirk, Slick Rick, Steven Soderbergh, Geoff Tate (Queensryche), Holland Taylor, Nina Totenberg, Allen Toussaint, Emily Watson, Carl Weathers, Shelley Winters, Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society)… ALBUMS OF THE DAY: David Bowie “Low” (1977), T-Bone Burnett “The Criminal Under My Own Hat” (1992), Foo Fighters “The Colour and the Shape” (1997), Kings of Leon “Because of the Times” (2007), LL Cool J “Bigger and Deffer” (1987), Queens of the Stone Age “Songs For the Deaf” (2002), Lou Reed “Magic and Loss” (1992), Allen Toussaint “Life, Love and Faith” (1972) BOOKS OF THE DAY: Lewis Carroll “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” (1865), Anais Nin “A Spy in the House of Love” (1954) CRITERIONS OF THE DAY: All That Heaven Allows (19

55), And Everything is Going Fine (2010), The Big Chill (1983), By Brakhage: An Anthology (2003/2010), Che (2008), Gray’s Anatomy (1996), King of the Hill (1993), Magnificent Obsession (1954), Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985), Patriotism (1966), Schizopolis (19996), A Touch of Zen (1971), Traffic (2000), Written on the Wind (1956) DOC’S OF THE DAY: The Filth and the Fury (2000), Foo Fighters: Back and Forth (2011), Sonic Highways (2014), Sound City (2013), Super Size Me (2004), Talihina Sky: The Story of Kings of Leon (2011) FILMS OF THE DAY: The Accidental Tourist (1988), Arrested Development (2003-2013), Body Heat (1981), Bonnie and Clyde (1

967), Casablanca (1942), Dreamchild (1985), The Full Monty (1997), Henry and June (1990), Juno (2007), Network (1976), The Poseidon Adventure (1972), Punch Drunk Love (2002), Silverado (1985), Super Fly (1972), Valley of the Dolls (1967), The Winter Guest (1997) FOODIE: McDonald’s, Pastrami HISTORICAL CONSCIOUSNESS: 1978 - The Sex Pistols played their last concert before breaking up.

The show was in San Francisco, CA. 1973 – Elvis Presley’s concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast live via satellite, and sets the record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history. 1967 – Counterculture of the 1960s: The Human Be-In, takes place in San Francisco, California’s Golden Gate Park, launching the Summer of Love. HOLIDAY: Ratification Day “I don’t have to tell you things are bad. Everybody knows things are bad. It’s a depression. Everybody’s out of work or scared of losing their job. The dollar buys a nickel’s worth, banks are going bust, shopkeepers keep a gun under the counter. Punks are running wild in the street and there’s nobody anywhere who seems to know what to do, and there’s no end to it. We know the air is unfit to breathe and our food is unfit to eat, and we sit watching our TV’s while some local newscaster tells us that today we had fifteen homicides and sixty-three violent crimes, as if that’s the way it’s supposed to be! We know things are bad - worse than bad, They’re crazy!

It’s like everything everywhere is going crazy, so we don’t go out anymore. We sit in the house, and slowly the world we are living in is getting smaller, and all we say is, ‘Please, at least leave us alone in our living rooms. Let me have my toaster and my TV and my steel-belted radials and I won’t say anything. Just leave us alone!’ Well, I’m not gonna leave you alone! I want you to get MAD! I don’t want you to protest. I don’t want you to riot - I don’t want you to write to your congressman because I wouldn’t know what to tell you to write. I don’t know what to do about the depression and the inflation and the Russians and the crime in the street.

All I know is that first you’ve got to get mad.” Howard Beale “Sometimes life is about making difficult sandwiches.” Michael Bluth “I should never have switched from Scotch to martinis.” Bogart “The humanity of all Americans is diminished when any group is denied rights granted to others.” Bond “If everybody minded their own business, the world would go around a great deal faster than it does.” Carroll “The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for. ” Dowd “When I think about kids watching a TV show like American Idol or The Voice, then they think, ‘Oh, OK, that’s how you become a musician, you stand in line for eight fucking hours with 800 people at a convention center and… then you sing your heart out for someone and then they tell you it’s not fuckin’ good enough.’ Can you imagine?” he implores. “It’s destroying the next generation of musicians! Musicians should go to a yard sale and buy and old fucking drum set and get in their garage and just suck. And get their friends to come in and they’ll suck, too.

And then they’ll fucking start playing and they’ll have the best time they’ve ever had in their lives and then all of a sudden they’ll become Nirvana. Because that’s exactly what happened with Nirvana. Just a bunch of guys that had some shitty old instruments and they got together and started playing some noisy-ass shit, and they became the biggest band in the world. That can happen again! You don’t need a fucking computer or the internet or The Voice or American Idol.” Grohl “None of us is as good as all of us.” Kroc “We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.” Nin pictured: Dave Grohl (Born 1969), Alan Rickman (Died 2016)

Question: Nathan, Caleb, Matthew and Jared Followill are better known as which pop group?
Answer: The Kings of Leon