Firstly I'm not a big fan of stadium gigs - the lack of intimacy, big crowds and long drink lines usually spoil it for me. Although all were present at General Motors Place for Kings of Leon (KOL) on Sunday night, their encore made their second show in Vancouver worth the stadium setting.
Opening right on 8:50pm, the three brothers and their cousin played a solid ninety minutes catering very much for their North American crowd who were really only familiar with their current album Only By the Night.
For the old school fans like myself, Fans mid way through the set was a definite highlight with glaringly bright blue lights and a tempo change that brought down the house.
Even though lead singer Caleb Followill did admit he was a bad public speaker, his on-stage banter was all over the place, telling the crowd about his days of construction and how his boss expected to see him back after he resigned to play music in Nashville. Followill then launched into an apology to all the men in the audience who were obviously 'dragged by their girlfriends' to the gig?!?
Despite the disjointed chit chat, Followill's singing voice was strong considering the band has been on the road for over a year. It may have been the tequila he sprouted about drinking the night before (and on stage) that has kept his vocal chords in check!
The encore bought the gig to a loud sing-a-long end with Knocked Up, Slow Night So Long, Manhattan and Black Thumbnail all showing that the boys from Nashville may be more popular than ever but can still leave an old fan happy and content.
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