Kings Of Leonhave kickedoff the inaugural State Fayre festival with ahits-packed headline set – watch footage below.
The Tennessee band topped the bill on the opening night of the new festival at Hylands Park in Chelmsford last night (June 26), following sets fromThe Black Crowes, Stephen Wilson Jr,Kingfishrand more.
State Fayre, which bills itself as the UK’s biggest music and barbecue festival, is taking place across the weekendand combines a rock, Americana and country-leaning line-up with American-inspired food,decorand fairground attractions.
With the festival openingduring a record-breaking UK heatwave,andthe smell of barbecue drifting across the site as the band took to the Main Stage,frontmanCaleb Followill told the crowd“itfeels like being home”.
Kings Of Leon opened with ‘Find Me’ before moving into fan favourites including ‘The Bucket’, ‘Fans’, ‘On Call’, ‘Use Somebody’, ‘Waste A Moment’, ‘Closer’, ‘Molly’s Chambers’, ‘Black Thumbnail’ and ‘Sex On Fire’.
Check out footage from the set here:
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Kings Of Leon played:
‘Find Me’
‘The Bucket’
‘Fans’
‘On Call’
‘Revelry’
‘Manhattan’
‘Use Somebody’
‘Waste A Moment’
‘Wait For Me’
‘Split Screen’
‘The Immortals’
‘Supersoaker’
‘Closer’
‘Molly’s Chambers’
‘Razz’
‘My Party’
‘Birthday’
‘Back Down South’
‘Radioactive’
‘Pyro’
‘Knocked Up’
‘Black Thumbnail’
‘Sex On Fire’
The festival continues today (June 27) with a headline set fromAlanis Morissette, who replacedNeil Youngearlier this year afterhe cancelled his planned UK and European tour dates with The Chrome Hearts.
SkunkAnansieare also set to appear today, whileThe Lumineerswill close the festival tomorrow (June 28). Other artists across the weekend includeElvis Costello & The Imposters with Charlie SextonandCounting Crows.
Kings Of Leon, meanwhile,will continue their UK and Ireland dates next week, including shows in Belfast, Limerick, Glasgow, Manchester and Leeds. Find any remaining tickets here.
Kings Of Leon will play:
JUNE
29 – Belfast, Ormeau Park
JULY
1 – Limerick, Thomond Park
3 – Glasgow, Bellahouston Park
4 – Manchester, Co-op Live
6 – Leeds, First Direct Bank Arena
10 – Madrid, Mad Cool Festival
The band last released an album with ‘Can We Please Have Fun’ in 2024.In athree-star review, NMEdescribed the record as “easily KOL’s most promising, liberated record for over a decade”,while adding that it was “still surprisingly restrained in places”.
Speaking toNMEaround the album’s release, the bandsaid theyhad rediscovered their sense of excitement while making the record.
“It was the most enjoyable record I’ve ever been a part of,”Calebsaid, with drummer Nathan Followill adding: “It’s like we allowed ourselves to be musically vulnerable.”