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Kings of Leon confirm new album Mechanical Bull | Kings of Leon confirm new album Mechanical Bull |
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Kings of Leon will release a new album, Mechanical Bull, on September 24. | Kings of Leon will release a new album, Mechanical Bull, on September 24. |
The US rock group have been working on a follow-up to 2010's Come Around Sundown, which topped the album chart in the UK. | The US rock group have been working on a follow-up to 2010's Come Around Sundown, which topped the album chart in the UK. |
Details of the new album were confirmed by American TV host Jimmy Fallon on his late-night chat show. | |
The band had been expected to perform at the Governors Ball festival in New York on Friday, but their set was cancelled because of high winds. | |
Kings of Leon are made up of brothers Caleb, Nathan and Jared Followill, and their cousin Matthew Followill. | Kings of Leon are made up of brothers Caleb, Nathan and Jared Followill, and their cousin Matthew Followill. |
They formed in Tennessee in 1999. | They formed in Tennessee in 1999. |
In August 2011, the group denied they were breaking up after cancelling two months of gigs on their US tour. | |
They failed to finish a concert in Dallas after Caleb Followill, who denied being drunk, left the stage with three songs remaining. | They failed to finish a concert in Dallas after Caleb Followill, who denied being drunk, left the stage with three songs remaining. |
Kings of Leon will headline the V Festival in Staffordshire and Essex in August. | Kings of Leon will headline the V Festival in Staffordshire and Essex in August. |
Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter. | Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter. |