

Kings of Leon has become the emblematic band of the new decade by resurrecting the sound and spirit of rock’s classic era for a generation that doesn’t view the music as necessarily heroic or transformative. They complement his persona, which persuasively melds the hedonistic bravado of macho guitar slingers with the insecurities of sensitive indie-rock types. I won’t be able to.”įollowill is given to declarations like this one, somehow both modest and a bit overblown. If we win and we have to go up there and talk I probably won’t say a word.

I fight panic attacks, so it’s not a fun time for me. That’s the only reason I go to the Grammys,” said Followill during a wine-soaked interview at Giovanni Ristorante, across the street from his recently purchased Nashville luxury apartment, a week before the awards ceremony.įamily is important to Followill the other members of the Kings are his older brother Nathan on drums, his younger brother Jared on bass and his cousin Matthew on guitar. That gives the 28-year-old singer, songwriter and guitarist four chances to get up on stage and choke. “Use Somebody,” the hugely popular power ballad by Kings of Leon, is nominated in that category and three others. The group has 12 Grammy Award nominations, including 4 wins.Caleb Followill will be trembling in his black leather ankle boots when the Record of the Year prize is announced tonight at the Grammy Awards. The seventh studio album, Walls, was released on October 14, 2016. Their eighth studio album, When You See Yourself, was released on March 5, 2021. Their sixth album, Mechanical Bull, was released on September 24, 2013. The band’s fifth album, Come Around Sundown, was released on October 18, 2010. The album was their first Platinum-selling album in the United States and was also the best-selling album of 2008 in Australia, being certified platinum nine times. The singles “Sex on Fire”, “Use Somebody”, and “Notion” all peaked at number one on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart.

Their third album, Because of the Times, also reached the number one spot.Īfter the release of Only by the Night in September 2008, the band achieved chart success in the United States. 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 peaked in the top five of the UK Albums Chart. The band’s early music was a blend of Southern rock and garage rock with blues influences, but it has gradually evolved throughout the years to include a variety of genres and a more alternative, arena rock sound. The band is composed of brothers Caleb, Nathan, and Jared Followill with their cousin Matthew Followill.

Kings of Leon is an American rock band that formed in Nashville, Tennesse, in 1999. This is an all-ages show with doors opening at 7:30 pm to the public. Kings of Leon have announced a performance at Germania Insurance Amphitheater on Wednesday, September 15.
