When You See Yourself Tour features Cold War Kids
On the heels of a groundbreaking new album, Kings of Leon announces the When You See Yourself Tour produced by Live Nation. The Grammy Award-winning group will kick off the tour on August 3rd in West Palm Beach, FL at the iThink Financial Amphitheater and travel through 20+ cities before concluding on October 3rd in Ridgefield, WA at the Sunlight Supply Amphitheater. The tour will make stops at outdoor venues across North America, including two hometown shows at Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheater. Tickets for the tour will be available to the general public beginning Friday, May 21st at 10 am local time via Ticketmaster.
Kings of Leon will take to the stage performing new material alongside fan favorite tracks in their highly anticipated return to live shows. The band expressed their excitement to get back on the road when speaking with SPIN for their April cover. “It has that fun first day of summer camp vibe to it, which we’ve missed so much. It’s going to be super cool to get out there and play these songs for the first time.” said Nathan Followill.
Special guests Cold War Kids will join them as support, with band frontman Nathan Willett adding, “We are so excited to open for Kings of Leon on tour all over the US! Like- thrilled beyond belief, losing our minds about it! Let’s go!”
Earlier this year, Kings of Leon released their innovative eighth studio album When You See Yourself, marking the first time ever that a new album was released as an NFT. In a first of its kind launch, the innovative album release made waves through the music industry, quickly becoming one of the most successful wide-scale use of NFTs within the music industry to date. In the history making drop, the band made available six golden ticket experiences, offering fans four front row seats, each tour, to the show of their choosing, anywhere in the world, for life. NFT Yourself album token holders were also able to redeem “Going Nowhere” (an acoustic version of the album track ‘Supermarket’). The previously unreleased version of the track is being given as a token of appreciation to everyone who was willing to invest in the future of music, during a year of uncertain futures. As Kings of Leon continue exploring ways to connect directly with their fans, NFT Yourself will be the gift that keeps on giving.
The drop has raked in 1k Ethereum, which at today’s valued exchange rate, is approximately 3.7 million dollars. $600,000 of that has gone to directly benefit Live Nation’s Crew Nation. Echoing this sentiment on tour, the band will continue to give back to their musical community with one dollar from every ticket going directly to their newly formed Inherit The Music foundation.
Inherit The Music is embarking on a campaign to inspire the next generation of musicians. Co-founded by Kings of Leon and philanthropist Alisha Ballard, Inherit The Music supports local organizations that pay forward the gifts that only music can provide. By providing resources and funding education programs at all age levels, this newly formed charitable organization aims to impact the aspiring musicians of today and the future.
When You See Yourself was recorded at Nashville’s famed Blackbird Studios and produced by Grammy Award-winning Markus Dravs.
Kings of Leon 2021 Tour Dates:
August 3 – West Palm Beach, FL @ iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
August 5 – Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
August 7 – Atlanta, GA @ Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood
August 8 – Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
August 10 – Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion
August 12 – Nashville, TN @ Ascend Amphitheater
August 13 – Nashville, TN @ Ascend Amphitheater
August 15 – Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 17 – Bridgeport, CT @ Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater
August 19 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center
August 20 – Tinley Park, IL @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheater CHI
August 22 – Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Music Center
August 24 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
August 25 – Wantagh, NY @ Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
August 27 – Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center
August 29 – Camden, NJ @ BB&T Pavilion
August 31 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
September 3 – Snowmass Village, CO @ Jazz Aspen Snowmass Labor Day Experience
September 15 – Austin, TX @ Germania Insurance Amphitheater
September 17 – Dallas, TX @ Dos Equis Pavillion
September 18 – The Woodlands, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Presented by Huntsman
September 21 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum
September 23 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
September 24 – Dana Point, CA @ Ohana Festival
October 1 – Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheatre
October 3 – Ridgefield, WA @ Sunlight Supply Amphitheater
