NEW YORK, Oct. 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Multi-platinum
selling rock band KINGS OF LEON released their
hugely anticipated seventh studio
album WALLS today on RCA Records. The album
has already found critical acclaim with The New York Times calling it "timeless,"
Rolling Stone saying it's "Kings of Leon at their best,"
and Q Magazine calling the album "goosebump
inducing" and "worth holding your breath for."
The Grammy Award winning group also announced a U.S. tour this
morning on NBC's TODAY where they performed their new single
"Waste A Moment" for a packed courtyard audience. The first leg of
the tour, promoted by Live Nation (except where noted below), will
begin January 12th in
National Harbor, MD and route through major U.S. cities including
New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Chicago before ending January 28th in Los Angeles.
Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning
Tuesday, October 18th at
10am through Citi's Private Pass
Program. For complete presale details visit
www.citiprivatepass.com.
Tickets to the general public go on-sale Friday, October 21st. A full listing
of tour dates is below.
2017 TOUR
DATES:
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Date
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City
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Venue
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Thursday, January
12
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National Harbor,
MD
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National
Harbor
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Friday, January
13
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Boston, MA
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TD Bank
Garden
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Monday, January
16
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Toronto,
ON
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Air Canada
Centre
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Thursday, January
19
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Philadelphia,
PA
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Wells Fargo
Center
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Friday, January
20
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New York,
NY
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Madison Square
Garden
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Sunday, January
22
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Detroit,
MI
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Fox
Theatre
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Monday, January
23
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Chicago,
IL
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United
Center
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Wednesday, January
25
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Broomfield,
CO
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1stBANK
Center*
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Friday, January
27
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San Francisco,
CA
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Bill Graham Civic
Auditorium*
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Saturday, January
28
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Los Angeles,
CA
|
The Forum
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*Non Live Nation promoted event
Order WALLS Now:
iTunes - http://smarturl.it/WALLSi
Apple Music - http://smarturl.it/WALLSa
Spotify - http://smarturl.it/WALLSs
Amazon - http://smarturl.it/WALLSaz
Google - http://smarturl.it/WALLSg
DOWNLOADABLE ALBUM ART:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/3d6w0ytyvgx82qd/KOL%20WALLS%20CoverType.jpg?dl=0#
DOWNLOADABLE PRESS PHOTO:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/z1ehfj4xbwmf7wq/KOL-WALLS-Band2.jpg?dl=0#
(credit: Jimmy Marble)
About Kings of Leon
Since their debut in 2003, Kings of Leon (Caleb (guitar/vocals),
Nathan (drums), Jared (bass) and Matthew
Followill (guitar)) have released six albums (Youth &
Young Manhood (2003), Aha Shake
Heartbreak (2004), Because of the
Times (2007), Only by the
Night (2008), Come Around Sundown (2010)
and Mechanical Bull (2013)), sold over 18 million
albums and over 24 million singles worldwide. The multi-platinum
selling band has had five singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart,
all six of their studio albums on Billboard's Top 200 list and two
singles that reached #1 on Modern Rock radio. In addition, they
have had seven Grammy Nominations, four Grammy Award wins, three
NME Awards, two Brit Awards and one Juno Award. They have toured
all over the world, playing at top venues and headlining major
festivals such as Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits and
Glastonbury. Kings of Leon is
set to release their seventh studio
album WALLS this fall.
For more information, visit www.kingsofleon.com
About Live Nation Entertainment
Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) is the world's leading
live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders:
Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, Live Nation Media &
Sponsorship and Artist Nation Management. For additional
information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com.
About Citi Private Pass
Citi Private Pass enables Citi cardmembers to purchase tickets
to events where they can experience some of the best in sports,
dining, music and family entertainment. In 2015 alone, Citi Private
Pass offered cardmembers access to over 12,000 events across
sports, dining, music and family entertainment. With more than
6,500 music events a year.
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