Regular visitors to our shores, Kings of Leon will return in 2009 to undertake their first ever headline arena tour of Australia and New Zealand. It's been an impressive rise to the top for Kings of Leon.

When Kings of Leon released their third
album 'Because Of The Times' in April 2007, Entertainment Weekly called it their "crowning achievement," while Rolling Stone wondered: "How good can the Kings of Leon get? They've already gone further than anybody could have guessed."

Coming as it did on the heels of 2003's rowdy 'Youth and Young Manhood' and 2005's brawny 'Aha Shake Heartbreak', the expansive 'Because of The Times' was indeed a pivotal and gamechanging album. It led the Followills - Tennessee-bred Caleb, Nathan, and Jared, and their cousin Matthew - to astonishing success around the world, which included headlining this summer's Glastonbury Festival, selling out New York City's fabled Radio City Music Hall, The
Greek Theatre in Hollywood and London's 20 000 seat O2 Arena in under an hour.

But if critics thought that 'Because of The Times' was the work of a band "at the peak of its powers" (as the Los Angeles Times put it), they may want to reconsider that assessment after hearing Kings of Leon's new album 'Only By The Night'. 'Only By The Night' picks up where 'Because of The Times' left off, continuing Kings of Leon's shape-shifting evolution and cementing their status as a world-class rock band.

"After three records and touring for five years straight, we knew what we were capable of," says the band's drummer Nathan. "You always want your next record to be better than your last." Adds front man and lyricist Caleb: "There's never a time that we'll make a record and won't attempt to do something better than what came before."

The fans - and critics - have agreed resoundingly. A landmark for Kings of Leon,' Only By The Night' has reached #1 on the ARIA and RIANZ charts, already notching up triple platinum sales in Australia, and platinum in New Zealand, ensuring Kings of Leon will reign supreme in 2009.

Kings of Leon are currently tearing their way across United States stages to rapturous audiences, as the Seattle Times attested: "The mysterious, evocative lyrics, tight, searing guitar interplay and pounding rhythm section kept the crowd supercharged."

Don't miss your chance to see the world's hottest band smokin' live in 2009. These shows will sell out so avoid disappointment and get in quick!

Tickets on sale Monday 24 November.

KINGS OF LEON
Australia & New Zealand - March 2009
Tickets on sale Monday 24 November
All shows are all ages events
* Please note Under 16s are NOT permitted in the standing areas

Sunday 8 March - Rock-It No. 10, Perth
www.heatseeker.com.au
Wednesday 11 March - Memorial Drive, Adelaide*
Venue*Tix (08) 8225 8888 or www.venuetix.com.au
Friday 13 March - Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne*
Ticketek 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au
Monday 16 March - Brisbane Entertainment Centre*
Ticketek 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au
Wednesday 18 March - Sydney Entertainment Centre*
Ticketmaster 136 100 or www.ticketmaster.com.au
Sunday 22 March - Newcastle Entertainment Centre*
Ticketek 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au
Wednesday 25 March - Vector Arena, Auckland*
Ticketmaster 09 970 9700 or www.ticketmaster.co.nz
Friday 27 March - TSB Bank Arena, Wellington*
Ticketek 0800 842 538 or www.ticketek.co.nz
Sunday 29 March - Westpac Arena, Christchurch*

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