Somehow every song they performed was 'clearer' / more refined or nuanced (as you could hear the different instruments creating a song rather than a blurred, smeared sound as a whole) and kind of more intense than on the record: the slow, sometimes sad ones were more touching and really making me feel the emotion created by the music and the faster ones were much more rocking and engaging. The music was way better than any record could ever capture!! Hitting every note perfectly you could definitely see the band trying to do more than their best while looking so effortless and natural. :) I would go see them again if given the opportunity.Įverything (support band and kings of Leon themselves) started perfectly on time and it was a great show. It was a great night and totally worth the hour and a half drive it took us to get there. They ended the night with 'Sex on Fire' and then did an extra song after that. The lighting was fun a bit flashy at times but not too much. They had really awesome background screens that changed designs and patterns. I think the lead singer has one of those voices that is made better live. He talked a bit then they restarted the song. I thought that was cool that he was so chill about it. He just said 'Hey that happens sometimes, live music'. They sounded just like they do on the radio! The lead singer was very professional when the drummer had a flub and they had to stop the song. They performed some old 'classics' such as 'Notion', 'Use Somebody', and 'Sex on Fire'. Kings of Leon came out to a beating heart intro it was neat. They did about six or seven songs as the opener. The opening band was pretty good (Daniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats). They were great live! I saw them at the Xfinity center in Mansfield Massachusetts.

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