Kings of Leon, in officially preparing for their summer tour, were practicing for headline gigs across the UK and Europe throughout June and July. But it now seems like the group has different plans.
The frontman of the group, Caleb Followill, took to Instagram earlier today, explaining that the band has to cancel the remainder of their gigs for the summer due to a 'pretty gnarly' foot injury that has put him in an unfit position to perform on tour. Followill says:
“Hello to everyone out there, especially our European fans who are coming to see us this summer. Unfortunately, I regret to inform you that those shows will have to be cancelled due to a freak accident that happened the other day. I broke my foot pretty bad playing with my kids.
“It’s pretty gnarly and I’ll spare all the details. But we’re fortunate enough to have some great doctors here in Nashville that gave me emergency surgery. I’m on the mend, but they told me that I can’t be on my feet, travelling, or anything for the next eight weeks or so. That’s a big bummer.
“We were so excited, we’ve been preparing for this tour for a long time… We’ve been in the studio recording, we have a bunch of new songs, we were going to debut a few of them on this run. We had a lot of exciting things planned and now we’re going to have to pivot and find a new way to continue the work that we’ve started.
I’m very excited for when we do get to show you the stuff we’re doing, and in the meantime we’re going to do whatever work we can while I have these limitations. Exciting stuff is coming, I know this isn’t the message anyone wants to hear. It’s certainly not the message I want to be sending, but it’s going to be all right. Hopefully, we will see you all soon.
The incident has put the band in a peculiar position, but one where the group will hopefully get to sharpen the songs that were set to premiere live. The group also has a few dates lined up at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ, opening for Zach Bryan. While Followill's recovery time cuts close to the performances, the band is still assessing whether to perform those gigs.
You can watch Followill's full statement below:
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