Kings Of Leon Set N. American Tour

Touring with Whigs, We Are Scientists and Stills.

By Blurt Staff

A month or so ago we gave you some of the details of the upcoming Kings Of Leon album Only By the Night, due Sept. 23. Today the band announced details of the accompanying North American tour:

The tour kicks off on street date with an exclusive club show at New York's Webster Hall. It will continue through October and November, ending November 19th at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, TN. A full itinerary is below.

Only By The Night's first single, the explosive and memorable "Sex On Fire," will be available on Itunes and impacts at radio next week. The song received its first public airing yesterday, Tuesday, August 5th, on MySpace Music, the band's MySpace page and kingsofleon.com The video is being shot in Los Angeles this week and is being directed by the renowned Sophie Muller.

Starting September 1st, the band is going to begin hosting a series of home movies that document the making of Only By The Night. Every day leading up to the release date, a new home movie will be featured on kingsofleon.com and the band's MySpace page. This Saturday, August 9, they will play the All Points West Festival in Liberty State Park, in Jersey City, NJ.

Tour Dates:

September

23                      New York, NY                    Webster Hall w/The Whigs

October (w/The Stills and We Are Scientists)

11                       Las Vegas, NV                   The Joint
12                       San Diego, CA                   House of Blues
15                       Los Angeles, CA                Nokia Theatre
17 and 18         San Francisco, CA            Warfield Theatre
20                      Seattle, WA                         Paramount Theatre
21                       Portland, OR                      Schnitzer Hall
23                      Denver, CO                          The Fillmore Auditorium
25                      Austin, TX                            Austin Music Hall
26                      Oklahoma City, OK           Bricktown Events Center
28                      Houston, TX                       Verizon Wireless Theater
29                      Dallas, TX                            Palladium Ballroom
31                      Chicago, IL                           Aragon Ballroom

November (w/The Whigs and We Are Scientists)

1                        Minneapolis, MN              Orpheum Theatre
3                        St. Louis, MO                      The Pageant
5                        Milwaukee, WI                   The Eagles Ballroom
7                        Toronto, ONT                     Kool Haus
8                        Detroit, MI                          The Fillmore
10                      Washington, DC               DAR Constitution Hall
12                      Boston, MA                         Orpheum Theatre
15                      Philadelphia, PA               Electric Factory Ballroom
18                      Atlanta, GA                         The Tabernacle
19                      Nashville, TN                      Nashville Municipal Auditorium