The Kings Of Leon Are Tired, Cancel Their Entire US Tour
After Caleb "Puts The Ill In" Followill blamed the heat for the reason why he quit in the middle of a show in Dallas on Friday night, his brother and bandmate Jared said in so many Tweets that the problem is bigger "than not drinking enough Gatorade." Well, the problem has forced the Kings of Leon to cancel every single date on their US tour and take the rest of the summer off. KoL: 0 Pigeons: 2
A rep for KoL pulled out an excuse from 2007 and blamed "exhaustion" as the reason why the band won't start yodeling again until the end of September. The rep said this shit:
"We are so sorry to say ... [cancellation is] due to Caleb Followill suffering from vocal issues and exhaustion. The band is devastated, but in order to give their fans the shows they deserve, they need to take this break. The band will resume touring in Canada at the Rogers Center in Vancouver, B.C., on September 28. That show was originally scheduled for September 14th."
Ticket holders will get their cash back, but none of the US shows will be rescheduled. Jared said on Twitter that he's depressed and that the decision is completely out of his hands.
Exhaustion, really? Are we still using the word "exhaustion" as a publicist's term for "BITCH IS A FUCKING DRUNK"? Okay, then.
But seriously, some rock stars these days are so damn fragile. I mean, Iggy Pop is at least 300 years old, all of his internal organs and his sweat glands disintegrated into dust years ago, and he'd still perform in the middle of a volcano while a herd of elephants shit on him from above. The Texas heat and pigeon shit? That's child's play to Iggy!
via The L.A. Times
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hah! becky for quote of the year!
warmislandsun, the 3 on the right, dude on the left is the cousin.
Showbiz 101: The Show Must Go On.
Amateurs! Plenty of bands vomit on stage. They suck anyway, so whatevs.
Has Dr. Drew chimed in yet?
Major fail. Keith Morris of the Circle Jerks & Black Flag is about 50+ is a diabetic and kicks ass onstage EVERY SINGLE TIME as does fellow band mate & Bad Religion guitar god Greg Hetson. The energy of that man! Hetson played 2007's Warped Tour with 3 of his bands: Black President on a side stage, then with Bad Religion on the main stage and as soon as he was done with BR he ran to the Old School Stage to play an hour long set with the Jerks. It was August in L.A. and of course it was HOT. Hetson is also 50 years old. Learn from the masters Kings of the Doublewide....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQZDJ7ieOeg&sns=em
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"How nice, to feel nothing, and still get full credit for being alive."
- Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five
They suck something awful.
My dog's name is Ziggy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGfHoPvOi3g
Oh, fuck these pussie youngsters. Sir Paul Fucking McCartney played for almost 2.5 hours last night at Wrigley and he's fucking 69! Take a multivitamin and get your sleep and STFU loser boys. I'm exhausted from screaming and frugging like it was 1964 last night.
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Are they that rich they can afford to cancel their tour? Off that one FUCKING song?? Let me guess, they started as a club scene band on Facebook, and it grew from there. Facebook is THE DEATH of communication amongst humans.
who are these poser tools?
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Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve and Talent...
Boy band with guitars.
Submitted by RustyHooligan on Mon, 08/01/2011 - 11:15pm.
Submitted by Bjork You on Mon, 08/01/2011 - 11:04pm.
Literally LOL. Ziggy is more a pet's name, non? *considering Ziggy Marley*
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Well, I had a turtle named Henrietta (formerly Henry until she laid eggs on my bed), a dog named Sophia and a cat named Hazle, so what the hell do I know. I think Z names--Zoe, Zara, Ziggy, Zora--are cool and cute. (And of course there is the greatly misunderstood, sword-wielding producer-cum-murderer Z-Man from "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls.") (Ah, I miss you now, Mr. Mercury.)
Submitted by Bjork You on Mon, 08/01/2011 - 11:04pm.
Literally LOL. Ziggy is more a pet's name, non? *considering Ziggy Marley*
Submitted by RustyHooligan on Mon, 08/01/2011 - 10:23pm.
Another rock 'n' roll crash-and-burn song (and a nod to a controversial DLister): Ziggy Stardust.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXq5VvYAI1Q
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Really, I briefly thought of naming my kid Ziggy, after Ziggy Stardust, but the side eye from my mother and sister blasted me to Uranus.
They turned into some disgusting kind of adult contemporary like fucking Matchbox Twenty or Third Eye Blind. Listening to this band makes me want to stab my eardrums out.
Another rock 'n' roll crash-and-burn song (and a nod to a controversial DLister): Ziggy Stardust.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXq5VvYAI1Q
Miss Jane - And our songwriters play in 100+ temps all the time, too. ;) Even drunk, lol.
Honestly, their history is kind of cool. If you've seen their documentary (it will be on Showtime later this month) you'll see the classic story of: band gets lucky with a record deal, puts out two great records, record label tells them to "sell out," band sells out, hate themselves for it. Their dad was a wack-job preacher who made the family live in the car and the band is convinced that they're going to Hell when they die.
This is a band that rose out of backwoods self-loathing and mental instability. Honestly, I think the singer finally just cracked after the 10,000th play of "Sex on Fire," the only song his audience knows.
http://smellmybutt.tumblr.com/
Off topic: any suggestions for good running songs?
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She appears to be under the delusion that she is so hot that she can go around sans fards. She needs the fards.-Deb 7/29/11
Fuck Michael Jackson died so he could give his 50 concerts and these bitches complained about heat. Did anyone see Mick Jagger rock that Grammy performance in 2010? How old is Jagger now? 60/70?Dedication people dedication lol.
Submitted by MudTurtle on Mon, 08/01/2011 - 9:41pm.
Ouuuu, excellent. *thinking*
Submitted by RustyHooligan on Mon, 08/01/2011 - 9:37pm.
Submitted by moonmaid on Mon, 08/01/2011 - 8:59pm.
We have a great songwriter here in Texas named Ray Wylie Hubbard who has a very funny-sad-true song called "Rock-N-Roll Is a Vicious Game" about a young band who start out humble, then rocket to the top amid drug abuse and rehab.
Or "Into the Great Wide Open" by Tom Petty (vid ft. a young Johnny Depp). TX has the best down-home songwriters, huh?
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Maybe even "Shooting Star" by Bad Company...
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She appears to be under the delusion that she is so hot that she can go around sans fards. She needs the fards.-Deb 7/29/11
Groupon offered tickets to the Dallas Kings of Leon show for $15, which is what they did for Def Leppard and Heart. I bought the Def Leppard tickets. Joe Elliot's father died so they postponed the show for 3 weeks. It's 102 degrees here at 10:30 pm and 50 year olds are not wimping out like these youngsters.
Submitted by moonmaid on Mon, 08/01/2011 - 8:59pm.
We have a great songwriter here in Texas named Ray Wylie Hubbard who has a very funny-sad-true song called "Rock-N-Roll Is a Vicious Game" about a young band who start out humble, then rocket to the top amid drug abuse and rehab.
Or "Into the Great Wide Open" by Tom Petty (vid ft. a young Johnny Depp). TX has the best down-home songwriters, huh?
At least they won't inflict their horrible music and Fallowill's faux-scratchy-"manly" vocals on the populace anytime soon (maybe never if we're lucky).
Whew! At least we've still got Puddles of Mudd, Band of Horses, Fountains of Wayne, and William of Orange.
Submitted by moonmaid on Mon, 08/01/2011 - 8:59pm.
I LOVE Ray Wiley Hubbard!!!!!!!!!!!! Nice reference :)
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Take a bow, freak. Jack-n-the-hat 10-5-2009
For what purpose was this created? A goddamn project for whore school? Sophie_003 10-6-2009
Yeah...sorry about the concerts...I'm just gonna sleep for a couple of months...wake me up in 8 weeks.ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
Can you just call in "tired" for work?
We have a great songwriter here in Texas named Ray Wylie Hubbard who has a very funny-sad-true song called "Rock-N-Roll Is a Vicious Game" about a young band who start out humble, then rocket to the top amid drug abuse and rehab.
Translation: they're sending him to rehab. Oh, I wish rock stars would just fess up to their druggie ways. Everyone knows they're snorting, shooting up and swlalowing anything that can buzz them. I mean, they're ROCK STARS. It's part of the job description!
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I'm here to kick ass and drink tea. And I'm all out of tea.
Shit, I'm tired, can I just stop going to work too....
With a name like that, how could they lose?
Generic record company product, cancel tour when not even famous, next stop bankruptcy court and celebrity rehab.
Hell, look how long it took before zeppelin succumbed to drug problems, and I think they just went on stage drunker than fuck instead of cancelling.
PS. if bitches had any brains at all, they would quick hire a replacement. Show must go on!
Ok, watched a couple of minutes on youtube--shiteous. They should use this music to enhance waterboarding--the powerwhine: "I could UUUUUUSE somebodye UUUUUpp.
Why do I keep seeing pictures of these guys? The same pic. They have no impact on my life.
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Again, I fucking hate that "Use Somebody" song. \
Submitted by christine the hoff on Mon, 08/01/2011 - 6:13pm.
fuck them,I wanna see LINKIN PARK
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Agreed! My son and I want to see Linkin Park, too!
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"Wait until the bitch finds the family of wombats living in her chocha." - MK
So in other words, the band is going to lose out on mega money because the lead singer is a diva drug-addict bitch?
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"Wait until the bitch finds the family of wombats living in her chocha." - MK
No opinion either way on the quality (or lack thereof) of their music, but that Jared person seems like a stand up guy.
Too bad his brother is a wimp and a half crybabypants.
Shocker, oh, and I don't really care. It's not like I was planning on seeing KoL anytime soon.
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Angels say they can make you suffer.They give and take like a vicious lover .When all this loses meaning, You'll never want it back somehow"-Neverending White Lights (The Grace)
Which ones are the brothers? They all look alike, to me.
If this wasn't so pathetic it would be halarious...
Submitted by becky n sydney on Mon, 08/01/2011 - 7:07pm.
I'd send Caleb a "Get Well Soon" card, but he might get a papercut opening the envelope.
^^^LOLZ!!!
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Douchechill!
I'd send Caleb a "Get Well Soon" card, but he might get a papercut opening the envelope.
Hey I hear the Glee kids pipes are still strong.
You guys are at minute 14. I suggest cleaning up and cashing out ASAP.
They suck anyway.
Caleb Followill is in one of the most successful bands (of the moment) that actually shows talent and doesn't suck, is super rich, married to Victoria's Secret supermodel, yet is still a fuck up. What more do you want, dude? I cannot feel sorry for him.
http://mycashdragon.com/?id=1230
For all their pussified shit I still would. Well, the Followills anyway.
Submitted by Husbands_and_Wives on Mon, 08/01/2011 - 5:41pm.
Ohhhhhhhhh man, this is such a TIRED story. And by story I mean singers who become prima donna alcoholics/drug users who need to cancel their tour due to "exhaustion" who then ultimately enter rehab, yadda yadda I'm a tortured artist, so frigging cliche..
...My darling can't you see
My heart sounds just for you my dear...
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Yes, this tale does seem to be replicating itself as of late.
The first time I heard the name of this group I envisioned a Spaniard Flamenco dancing troupe with big frilly lace skirts and fans...pretty much a Locomia tribute band but without the slutty hotness:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gIzex7WL4c&feature=related
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"Let them measure my anus and see if it is dilated" - Father Andrés
Submitted by Violet on Mon, 08/01/2011 - 6:06pm.
yes!! they are on tour, i've been waiting ages to see them live.
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And in Austin, too!! Right down the street.. i might have to check em out!!
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"I also have felt the nose heat of the man meat."
SFRB, 04/26/11
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http://www.youtube.com/user/beeper246#p/a/u/2/BrO86m4qAEs
fuck them,I wanna see LINKIN PARK
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Oh God ,why don't you go sit under a rainbow and write a poem, Kyle.