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Kings Of Leon debut at Number Four in US

'Only By The Night' is their best home debut yet

October 1, 2008 | 0 Comments
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Kings Of Leon’s fourth album ‘Only By The Night’ has entered the Billboard Top 200 chart at Number Four, marking the highest debut for the band in their home country.

The band are currently at Number Three in the UK singles charts for the third week in a row with their song ‘Sex On Fire’, with their album currently at the top spot also in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.

Meanwhile, the band are gearing up for a tour of the US and Canada, kicking off in Las Vegas on October 11. Main support on the tour are We Are Scientists while The Whigs and The Stills split opening duties.

The dates are:

Las Vegas, NVThe Joint (October 11)
San Diego, CAHouse of Blues (12)
Los Angeles, CA Nokia Theatre (15)
San Francisco, CA Warfield Theatre (17, 18)
Seattle, WA Paramount Theatre (20)
Portland, OR Schnitzer Hall (21)
Denver, CO The Fillmore Auditorium (23)
Austin, TX Austin Music Hall (25)
Oklahoma City, OK Bricktown Events Center (26)
Houston, TX Verizon Wireless Theater (28)
Dallas, TX Palladium Ballroom (29)
Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom (31)
Minneapolis, MN Orpheum Theatre (November 1)
St. Louis, MO The Pageant (3)
Milwaukee, WIThe Eagles Ballroom (5)
Toronto, ONT Kool Haus (7)
Detroit, MI The Fillmore (8)
Washington, DC DAR Constitution Hall (10)
Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre (12)
Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory Ballroom (15)
Atlanta, GA The Tabernacle (18)
Nashville, TN Nashville Municipal Auditorium (19)

--By our New York staff.
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