Kings of Leon Frontman Drunkenly Cuts Dallas Show Short

Alcohol and rock stars go together like peanut butter and jelly, but unfortunately sometimes said rock stars go a bit overboard. Such was the case on Friday in Dallas, where Kings of Leon was performing at the Gexa Energy Pavilion – frontman Caleb Followill cut short the band’s performance, just halfway through their set.

“I’m gonna go back stage for a second, I’m gonna vomit, I’m gonna drink a beer and I’m gonna come back out and play three more songs,” Followill said before walking off the stage. Interestingly, he claimed not to be drunk, citing instead the “extreme heat” at the Gexa Energy Pavilion (and come on, let’s be honest, it’s Texas… in July… of course it’s hot there). He claimed the heat had ruined his voice, but his fellow bandmates claimed otherwise.

The other members of the band (who are related to Caleb, incidentally), told a different story – one that includes an alluded-to alcohol problem. Bassist Jared Followill, Caleb’s brother, tweeted after the show, “Dallas, I cannot begin to tell you how sorry I am. There are internal sicknesses & problems that have needed to be addressed. No words.”

He later wrote a much more damning tweet: “I love our fans so much. I know you guys aren’t stupid. I can’t lie. There are problems in our band bigger than not drinking enough Gatorade.”

Sounds to me like someone’s reached their tipping point of tolerating an addict. Nathan Followill, who plays drums, expressed a similar sentiment on his Twitter page, writing, “I’m so sorry for the inconvenience of all this bulls***. We’ll be back soon,” and continuing, “Not so good morning 4 me today. Ashamed and embarrassed by last nights fiasco. Can’t apologize enough, utterly gutter. A million I’m sorry’s.”

The band will be making up the Dallas date, as well as the Houston date that was canceled the following night, in late September. In the meantime, it’s fair to speculate that we might hear about a trip to rehab sometime soon.

 

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