Fri. Nov 1st, 2024
Kings of Leon Can we please have fun album

GRAMMY Award®-winning, multi-platinum rock band Kings of Leon release their 9th full-length studio album, Can We Please Have Fun, released via Capitol Records today. As its title suggests, the album is a document of the band cutting loose, trying new things, and, yes, having some fun.

Kings of Leon
Kings of Leon

The band has also released an accompanying music video for new track “Nowhere to Run.” Shot under their own creative direction with their long-time partner Casey McGrath, you can see Kings of Leon dancing and running wild. The band took control of all creative elements on this record, managing artwork and (as evident in the video) the unconventional visuals for each song. All were shot over two days in Nashville by the band and a small team.

The previously released lead single, “Mustang,” continues to climb at radio week over week. The song currently sits in the Top 10 at Alternative radio and Top 5 at Triple A radio. No strangers to the radio charts, “Mustang” marks the ninth Top 10 single for the band at Alternative radio.

It’s the type of music the band says they’ve always wanted to make: “This record felt special right from the beginning. From the first meeting (with Kid Harpoon), we could not have been more on the same page,” Nathan shares. “It was the most enjoyable record I’ve ever been a part of,” Caleb says. “It’s like we allowed ourselves to be musically vulnerable,” Nathan adds. “I love it when a rock band is not embarrassed to admit that every song doesn’t have to be on 11.” 

Recorded at Dark Horse studio in Nashville and produced with new collaborator Kid Harpoon(Harry Styles, Florence + the Machine) the album sees a new side of Kings of Leon harkening back to their gritty origins while simultaneously finding new gears. Sonically, you can hear them unified in vision and purpose and void of all expectations.  

Can We Please Have Fun is available in numerous limited-edition formats including two limited edition vinyl variants (Olive Green & Coke Bottle Clear with Alternative Artwork) and two limited edition cassettes (Apple Red & Red Glitter). Fans can purchase these as well as the Wrexham Live Edition (2CD & Cassette) at https://kingsofleon.com/. Additional variants can also be found at Amazon, Indie Record Stores and Blood Records

In celebration of today’s album’s release, yesterday Kings of Leon took over Nashville’s Copperline Ranch for a special album release concert and Q&A livestreamed on Amazon Music for the premiere of their new season of City Sessions

Next, they will take their show on the road for their global tour kicking off overseas in Leeds, UK on June 20th at First Direct Arena and continuing through the UK & Europe. They will hit North America on August 14th at Austin’s Moody Center and will hit some iconic venues including LA’s Kia Forum on August 22nd, New York’s Forst Hills Stadium on September 18th and Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on September 26th. You can purchase tickets here.

When you have a band, there’s a bond like no other, and when you have family, you have a bond like no other,” Caleb says. “We have both of those things. I thought, if we put all our energy toward something, who is gonna stop us? Who can stop us except us?

Can We Please Have Fun

1. Ballerina Radio 
2. Rainbow Ball 
3. Nowhere To Run 
4. Mustang
5. Actual Daydream 
6. Split Screen 
7. Don’t Stop The Bleeding 
8. Nothing To Do 
9. Television 
10. Hesitation Generation 
11. Ease Me On 
12. Seen

Kings of Leon – 2024 US/Canada Tour Dates: 

Date                                City                                         Venue 

August 14                        Austin, TX                              Moody Center 

August 16                       Houston, TX                           Toyota Center 

August 17                       Fort Worth, TX                        Dickies Arena 

August 20                       Phoenix, AZ                            Arizona Financial Theatre 

August 22                       Inglewood, CA                        Kia Forum 

August 23                       Palm Springs, CA                   Acrisure Arena 

August 25                       Berkeley, CA                          Greek Theatre* 

August 26                       Santa Barbara, CA                 Santa Barbara Bowl* 

August 28                       Portland, OR                           Moda Center 

August 29                       Seattle, WA                             Climate Pledge Arena 

August 31                       Vancouver, BC                        Rogers Arena 

September 2                   Edmonton, AB                        Rogers Place 

September 3                   Calgary, AB                            Scotiabank Saddledome 

September 5                   Winnipeg, MB                        Canada Life Centre 

September 13                 Huntsville, AL                         Orion Amphitheater 

September 14                 Cincinnati, OH                       The Andrew J Brady Music Center 

September 16                 Boston, MA                            MGM Music Hall at Fenway 

September 18                 New York, NY                        Forest Hills Stadium 

September 20                 Washington, DC                   The Anthem 

September 22                 Washington, DC                   The Anthem 

September 23                 Philadelphia, PA                   TD Pavilion at The Mann 

September 25                 Atlanta, GA                           State Farm Arena 

September 26                Nashville, TN                         Bridgestone Arena 

September 28                Chicago, IL                            Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island  

October 1                       Toronto, ON                           Budweiser Stage 

October 2                       Laval, QC                              Place Bell 

October 5                       Bridgeport, CT                       Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater  

October 7                       Boston, MA                            MGM Music Hall at Fenway 

*Not a Live Nation Date 

By J.