Bill Hughes
Kings of Leon
Monday, Aug. 1, 2011 | 2:54 p.m.
Pigeon poop, puke and postponements. The past year has been a strange one for Tennessee rockers Kings of Leon, the latest effects of which have hit Las Vegas.
The band’s scheduled September 3 show at Mandalay Bay Events Center (with opener Band of Horses) has been scrapped, along with the rest of the quartet’s remaining U.S. summer dates. Refunds will be available at points of purchase, promoter Live Nation announced in a press release issued today.
Last Friday, Kings frontman Caleb Followill reportedly left the stage mid-set in Dallas, telling the crowd, “I’m gonna go backstage and I’m gonna vomit, I’m gonna drink a beer and I’m gonna come back out and play three more songs.” He never returned.
Following reports that dehydration might have been the cause of the incident, bassist Jared Followill, Caleb’s brother, tweeted: “I know you guys aren’t stupid. I can’t lie. There are problems in our band bigger than not drinking enough Gatorade.”
According to the Live Nation release, the tour has been canceled “due to Caleb Followill suffering from vocal issues and exhaustion. The band is devastated, but in order to give their fans the shows they deserve, they need to take this break.”
Last summer, Kings of Leon walked offstage in St. Louis after just three songs, blaming the curtailed performance on pigeon excrement.
Kings of Leon, whose hits include “Use Somebody,” “Sex on Fire” “Radioactive” and “Notion,” last played Las Vegas in August 2009, headlining the Joint.
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