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Kings of Leon vow to push sound system to limits

Kings of Leon are preparing for a close-up London date, and the small room is part of the appeal. Nathan Followill and Jared Followill spoke with Matt Wilkinson on Apple Music 1 about their Apple Music Hall show in London on 7 December and their tenth album, O My Beloved.

Jared said the venue's size will let the band do things they don't always get the chance to try. Nathan is ready to make the most of it too, saying he looks forward to pushing the sound system to its limits – though he admitted that intimate spaces bring extra nerves. He joked that being close enough to smell the audience's aftershave cuts both ways.

The band's connection to Britain runs deep. Jared described the members as Tennessee natives by birth, but said that as a band they are as much from the UK as anywhere else, since that is really where the group began. Nathan remembered bonding over British humour through Ricky Gervais's The Office, which they watched through their fingers because it was so brutal yet so funny. He also recalled their chaotic first UK gig at the White Horse in High Wycombe, where they waited outside the dressing room because the place was a gentlemen's club by day and a pub by night. Jared pointed out that he was 15 at the time, so he is fairly sure it was very illegal.

On O My Beloved, Nathan said that by a tenth record you have played every chord progression known to man, so the band had to rely on whatever was moving them in the moment. Jared added that the acoustic material rose to the top during stripped-back sessions away from industry interference. He laughed that nobody cared about the demos, only the finished product – and then the demos became the finished product, so the joke was on them.

The upcoming set will run to 25 songs, including a three-song block from the new album, and Nathan noted that the TikTok generation is reviving songs for them. Fans can get pre-sale access by ordering O My Beloved through the band's UK store before 3pm GMT on 16 November. General sale opens at 10am GMT on 18 November.

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