Sign up for home delivery of Long Island Press here. Sign up for Long Island Press ’ email newsletters here. “You just see a lot of familiar faces that got you to the place you are now, it’s always a fun experience.”įor more information and to purchase tickets, visit .įor more entertainment coverage, visit /category/entertainment “Jones Beach, man, that’s a fun gig,” Followill said. “I’m going to be probably as excited to be there as the fans are … we’ve been cooped up like everyone else,” said Followill.Īlthough not excited to leave his family and especially 2-year-old son, the high of performing live makes it worth it, he added.Īfter this North American tour, Kings of Leon will head to other countries and plan appearances at festivals, so don’t miss them at the Jones Beach Theater on Aug. Having to put their original album and tour plans on hold for more than a year has made the band even more excited to return to live shows, they said. Releasing the album as an NFT also gives fans the chance to own a special piece of the album, and many artists are now following suit. “It’s a way for artists to get back ownership of their craft … this is something that’s yours.” “We wanted to have to take advantage of the chance to be on the forefront of something,” said Followill.
The band made six “golden ticket” experiences available which offered fans four front row seats to a show of their choosing on each tour for life, as well as an exclusive track called “Going Nowhere.” They have unique identifying codes and allow buyers to take ownership of the original digital item. An NFT is a digital property that represents real-world items that can be bought or sold online and is generally one of a kind or very limited. Kings of Leon were also the first to ever release a new album as a non-fungible token (NFT). “I feel like I had a bunch of stories I wanted to tell.” “There was a different atmosphere in the studio … we had a clear picture going in of what we wanted to make, and that’s not always the case,” said Followill. Making When You See Yourself was a unique experience since all the members felt like they were on the same page and drawing inspiration from the same places. “We were planning our next move … but that all stopped.” “We actually finished right before the pandemic,” said vocalist Caleb Followill. The band has been eagerly waiting to perform live for the past year and a half. The tour will stop at outdoor venues across North America, with $1 of each ticket going to the band’s new foundation called Inherit the Music, which funds music education and increases accessibility to music. Kings of Leon, whose hit songs include 2008 tracks “Use Somebody” and “Sex on Fire,” have been dominating the modern rock scene since forming in Nashville, Tenn.
The Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum band Kings of Leon released its eighth studio album, When You See Yourself, earlier this year and is coming to the Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater on Aug. Sign up for our COVID-19 newsletter to stay up-to-date on the latest coronavirus news throughout New York
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