The WALLS Come Down … Kings of Leon U.S. Tour Announced; Seventh Studio Album, WALLS, Out Today

NEW YORK, Oct. 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Multi-platinum selling rock band KINGS OF LEON released their hugely anticipated seventh studio album WALLS today on RCA Records. The album has already found critical acclaim with The New York Times calling it "timeless," Rolling Stone saying it's "Kings of Leon at their best," and Q Magazine calling the album "goosebump inducing" and "worth holding your breath for."

The Grammy Award winning group also announced a U.S. tour this morning on NBC's TODAY where they performed their new single "Waste A Moment" for a packed courtyard audience. The first leg of the tour, promoted by Live Nation (except where noted below), will begin January 12^th in National Harbor, MD and route through major U.S. cities including New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Chicago before ending January 28^th in Los Angeles.

Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Tuesday, October 18^th at 10am through Citi's Private Pass Program.  For complete presale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com.

Tickets to the general public go on-sale Friday, October 21^st. A full listing of tour dates is below.

2017 TOUR DATES:
Date	City	Venue
Thursday, January 12	National Harbor, MD	National Harbor
Friday, January 13	Boston, MA	TD Bank Garden
Monday, January 16	Toronto, ON	Air Canada Centre
Thursday, January 19	Philadelphia, PA	Wells Fargo Center
Friday, January 20	New York, NY	Madison Square Garden
Sunday, January 22	Detroit, MI	Fox Theatre
Monday, January 23	Chicago, IL	United Center
Wednesday, January 25	Broomfield, CO	1stBANK Center*
Friday, January 27	San Francisco, CA	Bill Graham Civic Auditorium*
Saturday, January 28	Los Angeles, CA	The Forum

*Non Live Nation promoted event

Order WALLS Now:

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Apple Music - http://smarturl.it/WALLSa

Spotify - http://smarturl.it/WALLSs

Amazon - http://smarturl.it/WALLSaz

Google - http://smarturl.it/WALLSg

DOWNLOADABLE ALBUM ART:

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DOWNLOADABLE PRESS PHOTO:  

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(credit: Jimmy Marble)

About Kings of Leon

Since their debut in 2003, Kings of Leon (Caleb (guitar/vocals), Nathan (drums), Jared (bass) and Matthew Followill (guitar)) have released six albums (Youth & Young Manhood (2003), Aha Shake Heartbreak (2004), Because of the Times (2007), Only by the Night (2008), Come Around Sundown (2010) and Mechanical Bull (2013)), sold over 18 million albums and over 24 million singles worldwide. The multi-platinum selling band has had five singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, all six of their studio albums on Billboard's Top 200 list and two singles that reached #1 on Modern Rock radio. In addition, they have had seven Grammy Nominations, four Grammy Award wins, three NME Awards, two Brit Awards and one Juno Award. They have toured all over the world, playing at top venues and headlining major festivals such as Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits and Glastonbury. Kings of Leon is set to release their seventh studio album WALLS this fall.

For more information, visit www.kingsofleon.com

About Live Nation Entertainment

Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) is the world's leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, Live Nation Media & Sponsorship and Artist Nation Management. For additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com.

About Citi Private Pass

Citi Private Pass enables Citi cardmembers to purchase tickets to events where they can experience some of the best in sports, dining, music and family entertainment. In 2015 alone, Citi Private Pass offered cardmembers access to over 12,000 events across sports, dining, music and family entertainment. With more than 6,500 music events a year.

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