Kings of Leon problems are not Gatorade-related

As far as we know.

August 2, 2011 at 2:12PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2010 file photo, members of the band Kings of Leon, from left, Jared Followill, Nathan Followill, Matthew Followill and Caleb Followill, pose for a portrait in New York. The Kings of Leon promised Sunday, July 31, 2011, to make it up to their Dallas fans after they canceled a show when their lead singer complained it was too hot to perform. In a statement, the band announced plans to return to Dallas on Sept. 21. (AP Photo/Victoria Will, File)
(AP/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Bird excrement was not involved this time:

Always the best line in the business: in order to give the fans everything they got coming to them, we're not giving them anything at all. This is how it looked yesterday, when New York magazine reported on a concert:

They're getting a rep for canceling shows - before this, their drummer hurt his arm exercising, but at the risk of betraying my ignorance, drummers do employ their arms in the course of the show, so it seems legit.

Now, the cryptic tweet:

That's often the case.

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