Kings of Leon

About

Kings of Leon are an American rock band formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 1999, built around three brothers - Caleb (vocals/guitar), Nathan (drums) and Jared Followill (bass) - and their cousin Matthew Followill (guitar). They broke through internationally with the 2008 album Only by the Night, which produced the Grammy-winning singles "Sex on Fire" and "Use Somebody", and have since released nine studio albums, selling over 20 million records worldwide. Regulars at Glastonbury, Coachella and Lollapalooza, they remain one of the most enduring rock acts of the 2000s and 2010s.

20M+

albums sold worldwide

38M+

singles sold worldwide

26M

Spotify monthly listeners

1.9M

YouTube subscribers

What's new

2026-06
Kings of Leon are currently on a global tour supporting Can We Please Have Fun, with European dates including Tallinn (June 14) and Milan (June 20) before UK and Ireland shows in July.
2025-11
Kings of Leon released EP #2 on November 7, 2025 - their first EP in over two decades and their first self-produced recordings, issued on their own label Love Tap Records.
2025-11
The band announced a UK and Ireland summer 2026 tour, with shows in Belfast, Limerick, Glasgow, Manchester and Leeds, plus a headline slot at Mad Cool 2026 in Madrid.
2025-08
Kings of Leon collaborated with Zach Bryan on the single "We're Onto Something" and contributed to Bryan's song "Bowery", which debuted at #1 on Spotify in the US; the two acts also shared sold-out stadium stages that summer.
2024-05
The band released their ninth studio album Can We Please Have Fun via Capitol Records, produced by Kid Harpoon, marking a stylistic shift toward a looser, more guitar-driven sound.