Kings of Leon 'Only By The Night' album

Kings of Leon's new record, Only By The Night, has debuted at #4 on the Billboard Top 200 and #1 on the Billboard Digital Albums chart, selling 74,353 records. This marks the highest debut and the largest single sales week for the band in the US. In the UK, Kings of Leon mania has taken on a new dimension with Only By The Night's strong debut at #1 this week selling 220,879. The single "Sex On Fire" is now #1 for the third week in a row. A #1 record with a #1 single at the same time is a rare feat for any artist, let alone an international one. And Only By The Night is also exploding in other countries - the record is #1 in Ireland, Australia and New Zealand as well, while debuting at #4 in Canada.

Radio in the US is also responding to the power of the "Sex On Fire" single. Currently it is one of the biggest gaining songs on the Modern Rock chart and is closing in on the Top 10.

The band have already performed on Saturday Night Live and the Late Show with David Letterman. The Spin cover is also out now. Reviews for Only By The Night have been stellar. Vanity Fair hails the new record as "a big leap forward and genuinely ups the ante," while Spin, in its four-star review, says that the band "still rule with a messy hand, applying rough magic and blurry, slurred imagery to their swashbuckling rock." Rolling Stone says the new record displays "arena-ready largeness" and calls the band "rock heroes," while Entertainment Weekly says the band "bash out spooky, raw-edged riffs that rarely go where you'd expect them to." The NY Daily News, in its 5-star review, exclaimed that the new songs are Kings of Leon's "sturdiest and catchiest to date."

In the UK, Uncut magazine gives the record "Album of the Month" honors and exclaims, "the Kings of Leon aren't impersonating the greats, they're competing with them on an increasingly level playing field." The Observer Music Monthly in its glowing, five-out-of-five-star review salutes the new record as it "boogies, choogles and howls at the moon -- no irony intended, no guilt entertained."

Kings of Leon tour
Kings of Leon have confirmed their first North American tour in support of the band's new record, ONLY BY THE NIGHT. The album will be released on September 23rd, and the tour kicks off on street date with an exclusive club show at New York's Webster Hall. It will continue through October and November, ending November 19th at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, TN.

Only By The Night's first single, the explosive and memorable "Sex On Fire," will be available on Itunes and impacts at radio next week. The song received its first public airing yesterday, Tuesday, August 5th, on MySpace Music, the band's MySpace page and kingsofleon.com The video is being shot in Los Angeles this week and is being directed by the renowned Sophie Muller.

Starting September 1st, the band is going to begin hosting a series of home movies that document the making of Only By The Night. Every day leading up to the release date, a new home movie will be featured on kingsofleon.com and the band's MySpace page. This Saturday, August 9, they will play the All Points West Festival in Liberty State Park, in Jersey City, NJ.

Only By The Night was recorded at Blackbird Studios in Nashville, TN, and was produced by Angelo Petraglia and Jacquire King. It is a bold and expansive sonic statement that looks set to solidify Kings of Leon's position as one of the most important international acts of 2008 and beyond. It follows rapidly in the footsteps of the band's previous albums, Youth And Young Manhood, Aha Shake Heartbreak and Because Of The Times, all of which have quickly established them as one of the most prolific and acclaimed acts around.

tour dates
16 August: V Festival, Weston Park, Staffordshire UK
17 August: V Festival, Hylands Park, Chelmsford UK

September
23 New York, NY Webster Hall w/The Whigs

October (w/The Stills and We Are Scientists)
11 Las Vegas, NV The Joint
12 San Diego, CA House of Blues
15 Los Angeles, CA Nokia Theatre
17 and 18 San Francisco, CA Warfield Theatre
20 Seattle, WA Paramount Theatre
21 Portland, OR Schnitzer Hall
23 Denver, CO The Fillmore Auditorium
25 Austin, TX Austin Music Hall
26 Oklahoma City, OK Bricktown Events Center
28 Houston, TX Verizon Wireless Theater
29 Dallas, TX Palladium Ballroom
31 Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom

November (w/The Whigs and We Are Scientists)
1 Minneapolis, MN Orpheum Theatre
3 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
5 Milwaukee, WI The Eagles Ballroom
7 Toronto, ONT Kool Haus
8 Detroit, MI The Fillmore
10 Washington, DC DAR Constitution Hall
12 Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre
15 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory Ballroom
18 Atlanta, GA The Tabernacle
19 Nashville, TN Nashville Municipal Auditorium

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RCA Records is excited to announce that Kings of Leon will release their highly anticipated fourth album, Only By The Night, on September 23, 2008. Only By The Night was recorded at Blackbird Studios in Nashville, TN, and was produced by Angelo Petraglia, Jacquire King and Kings of Leon.

Only By The Night is a bold and expansive sonic statement that looks set to solidify Kings of Leon's position as one of the most important international acts of 2008 and beyond. It follows rapidly in the footsteps of the band's previous albums, Youth And Young Manhood, Aha Shake Heartbreak and Because Of The Times, all of which have quickly established them as one of the most prolific and acclaimed acts around.

Following on from the end of 2007, which saw the band playing sold-out shows across America, including nights at Radio City Music Hall and the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, as well as a sold-out UK arena tour, Kings of Leon will play their biggest shows to date over the summer of 2008. The tour begins on 27 June at the world famous Glastonbury festival, where they headline the main Pyramid stage, before continuing with further headline appearances at Oxegen, T In The Park and V Festival and throughout Europe. On August 9, the band will play the All Points West Festival in Liberty State Park, in Jersey City, NJ.

tour dates
27 June: Glastonbury Festival, Somerset UK
29 June: Open Air St Gallen Festival, Switzerland
4 July: Roskilde Festival, Denmark
5 July: Werchter Festival, Belgium
8 July: Le Zenith, Paris France
11 July: Oxegen Festival, Ireland
13 July: T In The Park Festival, Scotland
18 July: Summercase Festival, Madrid Spain
19 July: Summercase Festival, Barcelona Spain
9 August: All Points West Festival, Liberty State Park, Jersey City
16 August: V Festival, Weston Park, Staffordshire UK
17 August: V Festival, Hylands Park, Chelmsford UK

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