Kings Of Leon Announces U.S. Headline Tour

The Followill guys are taking their new album, “Mechanical Bull,” out for a ride through the States early next year. Kings of Leon have announced the first leg of the 2014 trek, which begins Feb. 5 at Atlanta’s Philips Arena.

Marking the band’s sixth studio album, the LP was released in September on RCA as the follow-up to 2010’s Come Around Sundown. Entertainment Weekly praised Mechanical Bull for “recapturing the white-lightning-in-a-bottle spark.” The New York Times writes, “anthemic is the goal and anthemic is the end result.”

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The 2014 outing is Kings Of Leon’s first lengthy U.S. tour since 2010. Check out the initial schedule below, featuring support from Gary Clark, Jr.

Feb. 5 – Atlanta, Ga., Philips Arena
Feb. 7 – Nashville, Tenn., Bridgestone Arena
Feb. 9 – Louisville, Ky., KFC Yum! Center
Feb. 11 – Auburn Hills, Mich., The Palace Of Auburn Hills
Feb. 14 – New York, N.Y., Madison Square Garden Arena
Feb. 15 – Uncasville, Conn., Mohegan Sun Arena
Feb. 18 – Columbus, Ohio, Schottenstein Center
Feb. 19 – Philadelphia, Pa., Wells Fargo Center
Feb. 21 – Washington, D.C., Verizon Center
Feb. 23 – London, Ontario, Budweiser Gardens
Feb. 24 – Montreal, Quebec, Bell Centre
Feb. 26 – Toronto, Ontario, Air Canada Centre
Feb. 28 – Boston, Mass., TD Garden
March 5 – Kansas City, Mo., Sprint Center
March 6 – Minneapolis, Minn., Target Center
March 8 – Chicago, Ill., United Center

Presales for select dates begin Oct. 29. General onsales start Nov. 1.

For more information visit KingsOfLeon.com.