Kings of Leon have been forced to cancel some of their upcoming UK and European shows after frontman Caleb Followill was involved in a “freak incident”
A beloved rock band have been forced to cancel their gigs.
Kings of Leon have pulled the plug on a string of UK and European shows due to a nasty injury suffered by their lead singer Caleb Followill.
In an emotional message to their fans, Caleb broke the news that he’d broken his foot while messing around with his kids.
In the video, Caleb said: “Hello to everyone out there, especially our European fans that are preparing to come and see us this summer. Unfortunately, I regret to inform you that those shows will have to be cancelled due to a freak accident that happened to other day.”
“I broke my foot pretty bad when playing with my kids, it was pretty gnarly and I will spare all the details. We are fortunate enough to have some great doctors here in Nashville that gave me emergency surgery.”
Caleb continued: “I am on the mend but they told me that I can’t be on my feet or travelling for the next eight weeks or so. It is a big bummer man, we were so excited. We were preparing for a long time.”
Adding: “In the meantime we are going to do whatever work we can while I have these limitations. Exciting things are coming. I know this isn’t what people want to here and it isn’t the message I want to be sending,” reports the Mirror.
Signing off with a “Wish us luck,”, Caleb showed his fans his foot encased in a large cast.
Kings of Leon were set to perform at Blackweir Fields in Cardiff and Lytham Festival in Lancashire, as well as play gigs in other European cities including Zagreb, Madrid, and Lisbon.
The band released a statement saying: “The Kings of Leon are updating fans that Caleb Followill has recently sustained a serious injury, shattering his heel and requiring a significant emergency surgery, that will prevent him from traveling and performing.
“The anticipated recovery process is expected to take 8 weeks under strict guidance of expert orthopedic specialists. The band regrets to report that they will need to cancel all upcoming UK and European festival shows in June and July of this year.”
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