Kings Of Leon To Rule Amphitheatres

Those Followill boys will take it outside this summer when Kings Of Leon embarks on the third leg of the band’s “2014 Mechanical Bull Tour” beginning in America’s heartland in late July.

Photo: Scott Legato / RockStarProPhotography.com
The Palace Of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Mich.

Produced and promoted by Live Nation, the journey begins near St. Louis in Maryland Heights, Mo., at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, a venue that has a rather interesting history with Kings Of Leon.  Back in July 2010 the band stopped the show after only three songs when pigeons perched in the amphitheatre’s rafters began bombing the musicians with bird droppings.  Kings Of Leon made up for the missed show with a September performance that was more or less fowl-free.

This year brings a KoL July-October run of amphitheatres across the U.S.  Here are the dates:

July 31 – Maryland Heights, Mo., Verizon Wireless Amph. St. Louis
Aug. 1 – Clarkston, Mich., DTE Energy Music Theatre
Aug. 3 – Chicago, Ill., Grant Park (Lollapalooza)
Aug. 5 – Toronto, Ontario, Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
Aug. 7 – Hartford, Conn., Xfinity Theatre
Aug. 9 – Mansfield, Mass., Xfinity Center
Aug. 10 – Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Aug. 13 – Wantagh, N.Y., Nikon At Jones Beach Theater
Aug. 15 – Bristow, Va., Jiffy Lube Live
Aug. 16 – Bethel, N.Y., Bethel Woods Center For The Arts
Aug. 19 – Darien Center, N.Y., Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
Aug. 20 – Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Blossom Music Center
Aug. 22 – Cincinnati, Ohio, Riverbend Music Center
Aug. 23 – Noblesville, Ind., Klipsch Music Center
Aug. 26 – Gilford, N.H., Meadowbrook
Aug. 28 – Holmdel, N.J., PNC Bank Arts Center
Aug. 29 – Burgettstown, Pa., First Niagara Pavilion
Sept. 3 – Virginia Beach, Va., Farm Bureau Live At Virginia Beach
Sept. 5 – Tampa, Fla., MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre
Sept. 6 – West Palm Beach, Fla., Cruzan Amphitheatre
Sept. 9 – Atlanta, Ga., Aaron’s Amphitheatre At Lakewood
Sept. 10 – Pelham, Ala., Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
Sept. 12 – Dallas, Texas, Gexa Energy Pavilion
Sept. 13 – Austin, Texas, Austin360 Amphitheater
Sept. 16 – Charlotte, N.C., PNC Music Pavilion
Sept. 17 – Raleigh, N.C., Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
Sept. 24 – Morrison, Colo., Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Sept. 26 – Albuquerque, N.M., Isleta Amphitheatre
Sept. 27 – Las Vegas, Nev., MGM Grand Garden Arena
Sept. 30 – Wheatland, Calif., Sleep Train Amphitheatre
Oct. 1 – Concord, Calif., Concord Pavilion
Oct. 3 – Los Angeles, Calif., Hollywood Bowl

Young The Giant and Kongos appear on select dates.

General onsales begin April 25.  Head over to KingsOfLeon.com for more info.

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