Kings Of Leon Drops ‘Walls,’ Proclaims Tour

The group appeared on the Today show to play “Waste A Moment,” the opening track on the Kings’ seventh studio album, Walls. It actually seems like a pretty good indicator of what the live show might feel like, so let’s start off with the video:
 

<, Md. From there the band moves through the Northeast and Midwest before landing in California for back-to-back shows in San Francisco and Los Angeles Jan. 27-28. Critics seem to be big fans of the album, with the New York Times referring to the project as “timeless.”

Kings of Leon is a family act, as brothers Caleb, Nathan and Jared Followill hold down the vocals/rhythmic guitar, drums and bass respectively, and their cousin Matthew Followill plays the lead guitar. The group formed in Nashville, with a lot of Southern influences in the music, but eventually became indie-darlings and won a number of Grammy awards.

The band was also the subject of a documentary titled Talihina Sky, which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival in 2011. The film deals with the band members’ humble roots and religious upbringing. Here’s a trailer [profane language]:

Here is the plan:

Jan. 12 – National Harbor, Md., National Harbor
Jan. 13 – Boston, Mass., TD Garden
Jan. 16 – Toronto, Ontario, Air Canada Centre
Jan. 19 – Philadelphia, Pa., Wells Fargo Center
Jan. 20 – New York, N.Y., Madison Square Garden Arena
Jan. 22 – Detroit, Mich., Fox Theatre
Jan. 23 – Chicago, Ill., United Center
Jan. 25 – Broomfield, Colo., 1stBank Center
Jan. 27 – San Francisco, Calif., Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
Jan. 28 – Inglewood, Calif., Forum
Feb. 15 – Cologne, Germany, Lanxess Arena
Feb. 16 – Hamburg, Germany, Barclaycard Arena
Feb. 19 – Leeds, United Kingdom, First Direct Arena
Feb. 20 – Birmingham, United Kingdom, Genting Arena
Feb. 24 – Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, Metro Radio Arena
Feb. 25 – Liverpool, United Kingdom, Echo Arena
Feb. 27 – Glasgow, United Kingdom, The SSE Hydro

A presale for Citi cardholders opens Oct. 18 and the general onsale is Oct. 21. KingsOfLeon.com is the band’s website.