Mechanical Bull Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:Mechanical Bull Tour
Landscape:yes
Artist:Kings of Leon
Location:Worldwide
Type:Worldwide
Album:Mechanical Bull
Start Date:February 5, 2014
End Date:March 15, 2015
Number Of Legs:7
Number Of Shows:53 in North America
1 in Asia
12 in Europe
4 in South America
70 total
Last Tour:Come Around Sundown World Tour
(2010–11)
This Tour:Mechanical Bull Tour
(2014)

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.

Background

The tour was first announced in October 2013.[1] 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. [2] In December 2013, dates for the second North America leg were announced.[3] The third North America leg was announced on April 21, 2014[4] Due to an injury to Nathan Followill, eleven shows in August were canceled.[5]

Opening acts

Setlist

[6]

  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
  2. "Crawl"
  4. "Black Thumbnail"
  6. "Sex on Fire"

Tour dates

DateCity CountryVenue
North America Leg 1
February 5, 2014AtlantaUnited StatesPhilips Arena
February 7, 2014NashvilleBridgestone Arena
February 9, 2014LouisvilleKFC Yum! Center
February 11, 2014Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn Hills
February 14, 2014New York CityMadison Square Garden
February 15, 2014UncasvilleMohegan Sun Arena
February 18, 2014ColumbusSchottenstein Center
February 19, 2014PhiladelphiaWells Fargo Center
February 21, 2014Washington, D.C.Verizon Center
February 23, 2014LondonCanadaBudweiser Gardens
February 24, 2014MontrealBell Centre
February 26, 2014TorontoAir Canada Centre
February 28, 2014BostonUnited StatesTD Garden
March 5, 2014Kansas CitySprint Center
March 6, 2014MinneapolisTarget Center
March 8, 2014ChicagoUnited Center
March 19, 2014Ak-Chin Pavilion
March 21, 2014InglewoodThe Forum
March 25, 2014San JoseSAP Center
March 27, 2014PortlandModa Center
March 30, 2014VancouverCanadaRogers Arena
April 1, 2014CalgaryScotiabank Saddledome
April 2, 2014EdmontonRexall Place
April 4, 2014SaskatoonCredit Union Centre
April 8, 2014TulsaUnited StatesBOK Center
April 10, 2014The WoodlandsCynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
April 11, 2014New OrleansSmoothie King Center
Asia
May 28, 2014DubaiUnited Arab EmiratesAtlantis, The Palm
Europe
May 31, 2014Newcastle upon TyneEnglandSt James' Park
June 2, 2014AmsterdamNetherlandsZiggo Dome
June 4, 2014HanoverGermanyExpo Plaza
June 9, 2014ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadion
June 11, 2014WiesenOttakringer Arena
June 13, 2014WarsawPolandOrange Warsaw Festival
June 17, 2014SheffieldEnglandMotorpoint Arena
June 18, 2014ManchesterPhones 4u Arena
June 20, 2014GlasgowScotlandThe SSE Hydro
June 22, 2014Milton KeynesEnglandMilton Keynes Bowl
June 25, 2014RigaLatviaMeža Parks
July 2, 2014SwanseaWalesLiberty Stadium
July 4, 2014DublinIrelandMarlay Park
North America Leg 2
July 31, 2014Maryland HeightsUnited StatesVerizon Amphitheater
August 1, 2014ClarkstonDTE Energy Music Theatre
August 3, 2014ChicagoLollapalooza
August 5, 2014TorontoCanadaMolson Canadian Amphitheatre
August 7, 2014HartfordUnited StatesXfinity Theatre
August 9, 2014MansfieldXfinity Center
September 3, 2014Virginia BeachFarm Bureau Live
September 5, 2014TampaMidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre
September 6, 2014West Palm BeachCruzan Amphitheatre
September 9, 2014AtlantaAaron's Amphitheatre
September 10, 2014BirminghamOak Mountain Amphitheatre
September 12, 2014DallasGexa Energy Pavilion
September 13, 2014AustinAustin360 Amphitheatre
September 16, 2014CharlottePNC Music Pavilion
September 17, 2014RaleighWalnut Creek Amphitheatre
September 24, 2014MorrisonRed Rocks Amphitheatre
September 26, 2014AlbuquerqueIsleta Amphitheater
September 27, 2014Las VegasMGM Grand Garden Arena
September 30, 2014WheatlandSleep Train Amphitheatre
October 1, 2014ConcordConcord Pavilion
October 3, 2014Los AngelesHollywood Bowl
October 5, 2014IrvineVerizon Wireless Amphitheatre
October 11, 2014GuadalajaraMexicoArena VFG
October 12, 2014Mexico CityCorona Capital
South America Leg 1
November 1, 2014São PauloBrazilCircuito Banco do Brasil
November 8, 2014Rio de Janeiro
North America Leg 3
February 11, 2015NashvilleUnited StatesSI Swimsuit
March 1, 2015HonoluluNeal S. Blaisdell Arena
South America Leg 2
March 13, 2015BogotáColombiaEstéreo Picnic
March 15, 2015SantiagoChileLollapalooza Chile
Canceled shows

Box office score data

VenueCity Tickets sold / availableGross revenue
The Palace of Auburn HillsAuburn Hills5,954 / 13,185 $263,380
Wells Fargo CenterPhiladelphia9,909 / 12,500 $547,480
Air Canada CentreToronto10,247 / 11,054$795,142
Moda CenterPortland6,737 / 8,873$275,536
HallenstadionZurich12,405 / 13,000 $1,239,060
DTE Energy Music TheatreClarkston8,738 / 15,038$246,708
Arena VFGGuadalajara9,160 / 11,584$472,821
TOTAL63,150 / 85,234$4,041,568

Tour bus accident

On August 9, 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pose. Chris. Kings of Leon Announce Mechanical Bull Tour Dates. Billboard. May 15, 2014.
  2. Web site: Amos. Mary. KINGS OF LEON CONFIRMS 2014 AUSTRALIAN TOUR. Rip It Up. November 19, 2013. May 16, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140517152600/http://www.ripitup.com.au/music/article/kings-of-leon-confirm-2014-australian-tour. May 17, 2014.
  3. Web site: Reed. Ryan. Kings of Leon Announce Second Leg of 'Mechanical Bull' Tour. Rolling Stone. December 19, 2013. May 16, 2014.
  4. Web site: Letekemann. Jessica. Kings of Leon Announce U.S. Summer/Fall Tour. Billboard. May 15, 2014.
  5. Web site: Coleman. Miriam. Kings of Leon's Nathan Followill Injured in Tour Bus Accieden. Rolling Stone. August 10, 2014. January 12, 2015.
  6. Web site: VanDeburgh. Barbara. Review:Kings of Leon not on fire in Phoenix. AZ Central/Gannett. March 20, 2014. May 17, 2014.

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