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Location
  
Worldwide

Start date
  
February 5, 2014

Legs
  
7

Leg
  
7

Associated album
  
Mechanical Bull

End date
  
March 15, 2015

Dates
  
5 Feb 2014 – 15 Mar 2015

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No. of shows
  
53 in North America1 in Asia12 in Europe4 in South America70 total

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The Mechanical Bull Tour was the third headlining tour by American rock band Kings of Leon. The tour was in support of their sixth studio album, Mechanical Bull (2013) and began on February 5, 2014, in Atlanta, and ended on March 15, 2015, in Santiago.

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Background

The tour was first announced in October 2013. In November 2013, while in Australia, Caleb Followill confirmed to triple j's Veronica and Lewis that the band would be returning there in 2014 for the tour. In December 2013, dates for the second North America leg were announced. The third North America leg was announced on April 21, 2014 Due to an injury to Nathan Followill, eleven shows in August were canceled.

Opening acts

  • Baba Shrimp (Zurich)
  • Gary Clark, Jr. (North America leg 1)
  • Haim (Milton Keynes Bowl – England)
  • Kongos (North America leg 3)
  • The Last Internationale (Milton Keynes Bowl – England)
  • Local Natives (North America leg 2)
  • searching Alaska
  • Twin Atlantic (Milton Keynes Bowl – England)
  • White Lies (Europe leg)
  • Young the Giant (North America leg 3)
    1. "Charmer"
    2. "Rock City"
    3. "My Party"
    4. "Temple"
    5. "On Call"
    6. "Family Tree"
    7. "Closer"
    8. "The Immortals"
    9. "Back Down South"
    10. "Wait for Me"
    11. "Supersoaker"
    12. "Milk"
    13. "Pyro"
    14. "Tonight"
    15. "Radioactive"
    16. "The Bucket"
    17. "Don't Matter"
    18. "Molly's Chambers"
    19. "Four Kicks"
    20. "Be Somebody"
    21. "Notion"
    22. "Cold Desert"
    23. "Use Somebody"
    Encore
    1. "Crawl"
    2. "Black Thumbnail"
    3. "Sex on Fire"

    Tour dates

    Canceled shows
  • 8/10: Saratoga Springs, New York
  • 8/13: Wantagh, New York
  • 8/15: Bristow, Virginia
  • 8/16: Bethel, New York
  • 8/19: Darien, New York
  • 8/20: Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
  • 8/22: Cincinnati, Ohio
  • 8/23: Noblesville, Indiana
  • 8/26: Gilford, New Hampshire
  • 8/28: Holmdel, New Jersey
  • 8/29: Burgettstown, Pennsylvania

    • Tour bus accident

    On August 8, 2014, drummer Nathan Followill was injured in a tour bus accident. On their way to their hotel after their show in Mansfield, "a pedestrian jumped in front of their bus, causing the bus to stop short." Followill suffered from broken ribs. Due to the injury the band had to cancel eleven shows from August 10–31.

    References

    Mechanical Bull Tour Wikipedia
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