Nashville Music Blog

Two's a trend, right? First Paramore, now Kings of Leon rock open those platinum gates, for so long rusted shut for any rock act out of Music City. Perhaps it's time to consider the Nashville Curse broken forever. Who'd've thunk it?

From the release:

RCA Records is proud to announce the RIAA certified platinum status of Kings of Leon's fourth studio album Only By The Night. This is the first platinum record for the band in the United States. This fall, the Grammy Award-winning band will embark upon a 30-plus-date arena tour of North America, including headlining slots at Lollapalooza and the Austin City Limits festival.

....Only By The Night was released on September 23, 2008 and debuted in the top five on the Billboard Top 200 and at #1 at iTunes.  They were nominated for three Grammys and won their first for "Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals" for "Sex On Fire," which was #1 on Billboard's Modern Rock chart for nine weeks in a row. "Use Somebody," which has now sold over one million tracks, was #1 at Modern Rock for three weeks straight and is currently one of the biggest rock crossovers of the year at pop radio, sitting at #19 on the Top 40 chart....

KOL play the Sommet Center Oct. 16 as part of said 30-plus-date arena tour of North America. (Itinerary after the jump.)

Previously on Nashville Cream:
* KOL almost fight, Caleb Followill smashes sweet axe.
* Nathan Followill says Americans have shitty taste in music.

AUGUST 2009
07 - Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza
09 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
12 - Edmonton, AB - Rexall Place
13 - Calgary, AB - Pengrowth Saddledome
15 - Vancouver, BC - General Motors Place
16 - Vancouver, BC - General Motors Place
19 - Las Vegas, NV - The Joint
21 - San Diego, CA - Cox Arena
22 - Los Angeles, CA - The Forum

SEPTEMBER 2009
08 - Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavillion
09 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
11 - Mansfield, MA - Comcast Center
12 - East Rutherford, NJ - Izod Center
14 - Uniondale, NY - Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
16 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
17 - Ottawa, ON - Scotiabank Place
19 - Hamilton, ON - Copps Coliseum
20 - London, ON - John Labatt Centre
22 - Auburn Hills, MI - The Palace of Auburn Hills
23 - Columbus, OH - Schottenstein Center
25 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
26 - Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center
28 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
30 - St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center

OCTOBER 2009
02 - Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Festival
03 - Oklahoma City, OK - Ford Center
06 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
07 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
09 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
10 - Lexington, KY - Rupp Arena
13 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
16 - Nashville, TN - Sommet Center
20 - Guadalajara, MEX - Telmex Arena
22 - Mexico City, MEX - Sports Arena
24 - Monterrey, MEX - Arena Monterrey