Kings of Leon may have cancelled Friday's show and the remainder of its US tour, but scheduled opening act Band of Horses will still make the trip to Charlotte. The Charleston-based Southern rockers announced late Tuesday that it will still play Charlotte Friday, August 5. Instead of Verizon Wireless Pavilion with KOL, it will headline The Fillmore. Tickets for the show go on sale Thursday, August 4 at 10 a.m. at www.livenation.com, the Fillmore box office, www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 1-800-745-3000.
The group posted plans to try to make up some of the missed KOL shows starting with Ft. Lauderdale on Wednesday and Charlotte, Friday. It released the following statement on its website:
"First off, we're sorry for the lag on updating everyone. We're thrilled by all the support...and have been working behind the scenes to do everything we can to come see you. Unfortunately, we won't be able to hit up all of the places we'd planned on visiting with Kings of Leon. But!!! We're happy to announce that we're going to play SOME SHOWS!!! We're working on adding more and will have another update very soon...P.S. We're hoping to provide a special treat to the fans coming out to these new dates. Stay tuned and thank you."
South Carolina native Ben Bridwell (formerly of Carissa's Wierd) formed Band of Horses in Seattle in 2004. The critically acclaimed band's third and latest album, 2010's "Infinite Arms," hit Billboard's #7 spot upon release and went to #2 on the Rock album chart. The group sold out The Neighborhood Theatre in June 2009.
i like the fact that band of horses has maintained a more indie presence whereas kings of leon have sold themselves out.
ReplyDeleteVery impressed by this. I was actually looking forward to seeing BOH anyway rather than Kings of Leon. Should be a great show.
ReplyDeleteTickets are $33. I only paid $25 for my Kings of Leon tickets. Why would I pay more to see their opening act?
ReplyDeleteIt's $33 because of the limited supply. You have 2,000 people that can fit in the Fillmore versus 18,000+ at Verizon.
ReplyDeleteI actually think Band of Horses tried to sell out on their last album. At least to some extent, and I'm not saying that as a bad thing. You gotta eat. I just have a hard time as seeing them as the same band that put out Everything All the Time, which is one of my favorite albums ever. Also, it's Carrisa's Wierd, not Carissa's Weird. Once again, not that it matters, just wanted to point it out.
ReplyDeleteAs a follow up to my previous post, $33 is a lot of money to see Band of Horses. I remember when they played the Casbah a few years back, and couldn't sell it out and tickets cost $7. I guess they weren't borderline famous then though.
ReplyDeleteIn reply to Anonymous 11:37 p.m. - Ah yes, I see Wierd. Carissa was correct, but wierd was weird. Corrected.
ReplyDeleteAre they going to have an opening band for this show?
ReplyDeleteYes, their opening band, ironically, is Kings of Leon.
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