Kings of Leon Abdicate Their US Tour
“Ashamed” and “utterly depressed”, Kings of Leon have cancelled their US tour. The announcement follows a disastrous 29 July concert in Texas, where singer Caleb Followill fled the stage to be sick – and never came back. Although their publicist cited dehydration, bassist Jared Followill said: “There are problems in our band bigger than not drinking enough Gatorade.”
One thing is for sure: Caleb seemed pretty shaky on Friday night. During their gig at Dallas’s Gexa Energy Pavilion, the 29-year-old complained about his voice. It’s “100% gone”, he said. “I’m trying to sing but I haven’t got a voice.” While he insisted he wasn’t drunk, “just fucking hot”, it wasn’t a cooling throat lozenge that drew Caleb away. “I’m gonna go backstage and I’m gonna vomit,” he said. “I’m gonna drink a beer and I’m gonna come back out and play three more songs.”
