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Kings of Leon had been pressured to cancel a spate of upcoming summer time exhibits within the UK and Europe after lead singer Caleb Followill suffered a “freak” accident.
Followill, 43, made the stunning announcement in a video posted to the band’s official Instagram web page on Wednesday.
“Hello to everyone out there, especially our European fans that are coming to see us this summer,” the “Sex on Fire” crooner started whereas wearing a blue bathrobe.
“Unfortunately, I regret to inform you that those shows will have to be cancelled due to a freak accident that happened the other day.”
Followill, who’s married to Lily Aldridge, harm himself whereas enjoying together with his and the 39-year-old mannequin’s kids at their Nashville, Tenn., residence.
“I broke my foot pretty bad just playing with my kids,” he continued. “It’s pretty gnarly, and I’ll spare all the details. But we’re fortunate enough to have some great doctors here in Nashville who gave me emergency surgery.”
Though the “Use Somebody” singer assured his followers that he’s “on the mend,” he mentioned he can’t journey for at the very least eight weeks.
The band’s UK and European tour, which was set to incorporate exhibits in Cardiff, Lancashire, Spain, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Croatia, Belgium and Portugal, was scheduled to kick off on June 7.
“I’m on the mend, but they’ve told me that I can’t be on my feet, travelling, or anything for the next eight weeks or so. That’s a big bummer,” Followill mentioned. “We were so excited. We’ve been preparing for this tour for a long time, we’ve been preparing for a lot of things.”
“We’ve been in the studio recording, we have a bunch of new songs, we were going to debut a few of them on this run,” he added. “We had a lot of exciting things planned, and now we’re going to have to pivot and find a new way to continue the work that we’ve started.”
The “Closer” vocalist steered that Kings of Leon would make up the cancelled exhibits at a later date, and he promised that “exciting stuff is coming.”
“I’m very excited for when we do get to show you the stuff we’re doing, and in the meantime, we’re going to do whatever work we can while I have these limitations,” he mentioned. “I know this isn’t the message anyone wants to hear, and it’s certainly not the message I want to be sending, but it’s going to be alright.”
“Everything is going to be good,” Followill concluded earlier than spinning the digicam to point out his damaged foot raised up and in a solid. “Hopefully, we will see y’all soon.”
Kings of Leon, which can be made up of Caleb’s brothers, Nathan and Jared Followill, and their cousin Matthew Followill, launched a separate assertion concerning the information.
They revealed that Caleb “shattered his heel” and underwent a “significant emergency surgery.”
“Kings of Leon are updating fans that Caleb Followill has recently sustained a serious injury, shattering his heel and requiring a significant emergency surgery, that will prevent him from traveling and performing,” the Grammy-winning band wrote.
“The anticipated recovery process is expected to take 8 weeks, under strict guidance of expert orthopedic specialists,” they added. “The band regrets to report that they will need to cancel all upcoming UK and European festival headline shows in June and July of this year.”
They had been additionally set to headline the Lytham Competition in Lancashire in early July alongside Stevie Marvel, Alanis Morissette, and Justin Timberlake.
The “Revelry” rockers first fashioned in Mount Juliet, Tenn., in 1999. They shot to stardom in 2008 with the discharge of their fourth document, “Only By the Night,” which included the hit singles “Sex on Fire” and “Use Somebody.”
