Kings of Leon announce ninth studio album and headline show at BST Hyde Park

23 February 2024, 10:23 | Written by Tyler Damara Kelly

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American Express presents BST Hyde Park are set to welcome Kings of Leon back to London on 30 June. The news coincides with the announcement of their ninth studio album.

The multi-award winning rock group will headline at BST Hyde Park on Sunday 30 June, with special guests Paolo Nutini and The Vaccines, with the full line-up for the show is still to be announced. Speaking about playing at BST Hyde Park, Kings of Leon say: “We can’t wait to get back to London and play at BST this summer. It is always a blast to play in the UK and we are ready to have some fun.”

Kings of Leon have also just announced their forthcoming ninth studio album, Can We Please Have Fun. The album, as its title suggests, is a document of one of this era’s great rock and roll bands cutting loose, trying new things, and yes, having some fun. Recorded at Dark Horse studio and produced with new collaborator Kid Harpoon (Harry Styles, Florence + the Machine), the album sees the band hark back to their gritty origins, while simultaneously finding new gears.

Multi-award-winning rock group @kingsofleon are headlining American Express presents BST Hyde Park on Sunday 30 June, alongside @paolonutini and @thevaccines, plus more to be announced 🎸

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“It was the most enjoyable record I’ve ever been a part of,” Caleb Followill says. “It’s like we allowed ourselves to be musically vulnerable,” Nathan Followill adds. “I love it when a rock band is not embarrassed to admit that every song doesn’t have to be on 11.” The group is gearing up for a monumental year, and they’re ready to take the world by storm. “When you have a band, there’s a bond like no other, and when you have family, you have a bond like no other,” Caleb says. “We have both of those things. I thought, if we put all our energy toward something, who is gonna stop us? Who can stop us except us?”

Tracklist:

Ballerina Radio
Rainbow Ball
Nowhere To Run
Mustang
Actual Daydream
Split Screen
Don’t Stop The Bleeding
Nothing To Do
Television
Hesitation Generation
Ease Me On
Seen

Tickets are on sale from Wednesday 28 February, 10am via bst-hydepark.com. Can We Please Have Fun is set for release on 10 May via Polydor Records, and is available to pre-order now.