Crash and burn boys. The official statement?
“vocal issues and exhaustion” suffered by frontman Caleb Followill. Due to the band’s touring commitments abroad, the canceled shows will not be rescheduled.
Its called being an arrogant drunken idiot I believe is the proper diagnosis. Oh I do hope your KOL family is knitting you a sweater and filling pomanders with lavender. I suggest a very powerful PR firm to get you out of the current 'loser' category you have cast yourself into.
What I love best is the tour dates page that accompanied the news so Im going to cut and paste that for you
Kings of Leon 2011 Tour Dates:
08/02 – Tampa, FL @ 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre *
08/03 – West Palm Beach, FL @ Cruzan Amphitheater *
08/05 – Charlotte, NC @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre *
08/06 – Virginia Beach, VA @ 2 Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach *
08/09 – Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live *
08/10 – Wantagh, NY @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater *
08/12 – Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center *
08/13 – Hartford, CT @ Comcast Theatre *
08/16 – Darien Center, NY @ Darien Lake Performing Arts Center *
08/17 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center *
08/19 – Mansfield, MA @ Comcast Center *
08/20 – Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center *
08/23 – Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre *
08/26 – Tinley Park, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre *
08/27 – Noblesville, IN @ Verizon Wireless Music Center *
08/29 – Bonner Springs, KS @ Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone *
08/31 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre *
09/01 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre *
09/03 – Las Vegas, NV @ Mandalay Bay Events Center *
09/04 – Chula Vista, CA @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre *
09/08 – Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater *
09/10 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre *
09/12 – Seattle, WA @ Key Arena at Seattle Center *
09/28 – Vancouver BC @ Rogers Arena
09/30 – Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome ^
10/01 – Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place
10/03 – Saskatoon, SK @ Credit Union Centre ^
10/04 – Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre ^
10/08 – London, ON @ John Labatt Centre ^
10/11 – Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre ^
10/14 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre ^
10/15 – Ottawa, ON @ Scotiabank Place ^
10/26 – Cape Town, ZA @ Cape Town Stadium
10/29 – Johannesburg, ZA @ FNB Stadium
11/04 – Sydney, AU @ Acer Arena
11/05 – Sydney, AU @ Acer Arena
11/08 – Brisbane, AU @ Brisbane Entertainment Centre
11/11 – Adelaide, AU @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre
11/13 – Melbourne, AU @ Rod Laver Arena
11/14 – Melbourne, AU @ Rod Laver Arena
11/19 – Perth, AU @ nib Stadium
Don't worry Europe, odds are pretty good you'll get a refund soon too.