Following the announcement of their brand new album and a headline performance at BST Hyde Park this summer, Kings of Leon have today revealed details of their 2024 Can We Please Have Fun World Tour.
The UK and Ireland tour will open in Leeds on June 20th before taking in Birmingham, Bristol, London (BST Hyde Park), Glasgow, Dublin and Nottingham before culminating in Manchester. The run of shows will also see the multi-award winning, multi-platinum selling band play Silverstone for the British F1 Grand Prix on July 4th.
Kings of Leon will be joined by special guests, The Vaccines on select shows. Full tour dates are listed below and tickets are on general sale from 9am GMT on Friday 1st March. Fans can pre-order the album from the band’s store before 5pm on Tuesday 27th February to get early access to selected dates below. Tickets on sale on gigsandtours.com.
Earlier this week, Kings of Leon announced their brand new, Kid Harpoon (Harry Styles, Florence + the Machine) produced album ‘Can We Please Have Fun’, out 10 May via Polydor Records. The album’s hard-charging lead single “Mustang” is available now, accompanied by a high-flying music video that sets the pace for the rest of the album.
‘Can We Please Have Fun’, as its title suggests is a document of one of this era’s great rock & roll bands cutting loose, trying new things, and yes, having some fun. Recorded at Dark Horse studio and produced with new collaborator Kid Harpoon, the album sees the band hark back to their gritty origins, while simultaneously finding new gears. It’s the sound of a band unified in vision and purpose, freed from any expectations and the album the band says they’ve always wanted to make.
UK and Ireland tour dates 2024:
20th June - Leeds - First Direct Arena *^
22nd June - Birmingham - Utilita Arena *^
23rd June - Bristol - Ashton Gate Stadium*
30th June - London - Hyde Park BST ^
2nd July - Glasgow - OVO Hydro Arena *^
4th July - Silverstone - British F1 Grand Prix (Previously announced)
6th July - Dublin - Marley Park *
8th July - Nottingham - Motorpoint Arena *^
10th July - Manchester - Co-op Live Arena *^
* denotes pre-order/early access capability
^ plus special guests The Vaccines
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