21 June 2022
Tuesday 21:30
Kings of Leon
Tarczyński Arena Wroclaw
The event took place on
21 June 2022 21:30
Description of the event
A world-famous band - Kings of Leon will visit Poland. The alternative rock music performed by the band will unite the generations on the 21st of June 2022 at the Tarczyński Arena Wrocław. It will be one of the largest concerts in the history of the capital of Lower Silesia. The show has been postponed from 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Kings of Leon is a rock band from Nashville, United States, consisting of the three brothers Natan, Caleb and Jared Followill, and their cousin Matthew. They mix the genres of pop and pop rock. When their full-length release "Youth and Young Manhood" was released in 2003, Kings of Leon were hailed as one of the bands promoting the so-called a new rock revolution!
The group's third album - "Because of the Times", which was released in April 2007, was widely echoed in the world of music and received enthusiastic reviews. The album was recognized as the best work of Kings of Leon. The album debutedin the United States at number 25 and in the UK at number 1 on the sales list! In 2008, the group's fourth album, "Only by the Night", with the greatest hits "Sex on Fire" and "Use Somebody”, was released on markets around the world. The phenomenal sale of the this album made Kings of Leon a cult band! Two years later, the band released an LP "Come Around Sundown", from which the singles "Pyro" and "Radioactive" come. Soon after their premiere, they hit the top of the charts on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean!
In 2016, Kings of Leon released the seventh studio album "WALLS", which turned out to be number 1 on the charts in Great Britain. It was also successful in the USA, Australia, Canada, Ireland and Austria, and the song "Waste a Moment" became a world hit. The concert of multiple Grammy winners will be a compilation of all greatest hits. The tour will also promote the latest album "When You See Yourself".
Kings of Leon have recently appeared as headliners of the largest festivals around the world, including Lollapaloza in Brazil, Chile and Germany, as well as Rock Wercher, Benicassim and Pal Norte in Mexico with a record attendance of 105,000 fans. The band was also the main star of the Reading & Leeds festival in Great Britain. They have also performed at festivals in Glastonbury, Coachella, Lollapaloza Chicago & Rosklide.
The popularity of Kings of Leon is best demonstrated by their social media statistics. Young musicians have 10 million likes on Facebook, 700 thousand followers on instagram, and their songs have several hundred million views on the YouTube platform: "Sex on Fire" - 385 million views, "Use Somebody" - almost 260 million views!
Ørganek and Dziwna Wiosna will perform as a support before Kings of Leon concert. Both bands have already gained recognition from the Polish public and critics and both are nominated for this year edition of Fryderyki - awards of the Polish music industry. Ørganek is a well known band, which rocks at the biggest festivals as: Open’er Festival, Orange Festival or Męskie Granie; Dziwna Wiosna on the other hand brings new, fresh sounds to rock music. Bothe bands will heat up the temperature before Kings of Leon show!
Information
- Date 21 June 2022
- Hour 21:30
- Place Tarczyński Arena Wrocław
- Genre Rock