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. 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 Gary Clark, Jr. Haim Kongos The Last Internationale Local Natives searching Alaska Twin Atlantic White Lies Young the Giant
Setlist
"Charmer" "Rock City" "My Party" "Temple" "On Call" "Family Tree" "Closer" "The Immortals" "Back Down South" "Wait for Me" "Supersoaker" "Milk" "Pyro" "Tonight" "Radioactive" "The Bucket" "Don't Matter" "Molly's Chambers" "Four Kicks" "Be Somebody" "Notion" "Cold Desert" "Use Somebody" Encore "Crawl" "Black Thumbnail" "Sex on Fire"
Tour dates Date City Country VenueNorth America Leg 1February 5, 2014AtlantaUnited StatesPhilips ArenaFebruary 7, 2014NashvilleBridgestone ArenaFebruary 9, 2014LouisvilleKFC Yum! CenterFebruary 11, 2014Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn HillsFebruary 14, 2014New York CityMadison Square GardenFebruary 15, 2014UncasvilleMohegan Sun ArenaFebruary 18, 2014ColumbusSchottenstein CenterFebruary 19, 2014PhiladelphiaWells Fargo CenterFebruary 21, 2014Washington, D.C.Verizon CenterFebruary 23, 2014LondonCanadaBudweiser GardensFebruary 24, 2014MontrealBell CentreFebruary 26, 2014TorontoAir Canada CentreFebruary 28, 2014BostonUnited StatesTD GardenMarch 5, 2014Kansas CitySprint CenterMarch 6, 2014MinneapolisTarget CenterMarch 8, 2014ChicagoUnited CenterMarch 19, 2014Phoenix Ak-Chin PavilionMarch 21, 2014InglewoodThe ForumMarch 25, 2014San JoseSAP CenterMarch 27, 2014PortlandModa CenterMarch 30, 2014VancouverCanadaRogers ArenaApril 1, 2014CalgaryScotiabank SaddledomeApril 2, 2014EdmontonRexall PlaceApril 4, 2014SaskatoonCredit Union CentreApril 8, 2014TulsaUnited StatesBOK CenterApril 10, 2014The WoodlandsCynthia Woods Mitchell PavilionApril 11, 2014New OrleansSmoothie King CenterAsiaMay 28, 2014DubaiUnited Arab EmiratesAtlantis, The PalmEuropeMay 31, 2014Newcastle upon TyneEnglandSt James' ParkJune 2, 2014AmsterdamNetherlandsZiggo DomeJune 4, 2014HanoverGermanyExpo PlazaJune 9, 2014ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadionJune 11, 2014WiesenOttakringer ArenaJune 13, 2014WarsawPolandOrange Warsaw FestivalJune 17, 2014SheffieldEnglandMotorpoint ArenaJune 18, 2014ManchesterPhones 4u ArenaJune 20, 2014GlasgowScotlandThe SSE HydroJune 22, 2014Milton KeynesEnglandMilton Keynes BowlJune 25, 2014RigaLatviaMeža ParksJuly 2, 2014SwanseaWalesLiberty StadiumJuly 4, 2014DublinIrelandMarlay ParkNorth America Leg 2July 31, 2014Maryland HeightsUnited StatesVerizon AmphitheaterAugust 1, 2014ClarkstonDTE Energy Music TheatreAugust 3, 2014ChicagoLollapaloozaAugust 5, 2014TorontoCanadaMolson Canadian AmphitheatreAugust 7, 2014HartfordUnited StatesXfinity TheatreAugust 9, 2014MansfieldXfinity CenterSeptember 3, 2014Virginia BeachFarm Bureau LiveSeptember 5, 2014TampaMidFlorida Credit Union AmphitheatreSeptember 6, 2014West Palm BeachCruzan AmphitheatreSeptember 9, 2014AtlantaAaron's AmphitheatreSeptember 10, 2014BirminghamOak Mountain AmphitheatreSeptember 12, 2014DallasGexa Energy PavilionSeptember 13, 2014AustinAustin360 AmphitheatreSeptember 16, 2014CharlottePNC Music PavilionSeptember 17, 2014RaleighWalnut Creek AmphitheatreSeptember 24, 2014MorrisonRed Rocks AmphitheatreSeptember 26, 2014AlbuquerqueIsleta AmphitheaterSeptember 27, 2014Las VegasMGM Grand Garden ArenaSeptember 30, 2014WheatlandSleep Train AmphitheatreOctober 1, 2014ConcordConcord PavilionOctober 3, 2014Los AngelesHollywood BowlOctober 5, 2014IrvineVerizon Wireless AmphitheatreOctober 11, 2014GuadalajaraMexicoArena VFGOctober 12, 2014Mexico CityCorona CapitalSouth America Leg 1November 1, 2014São PauloBrazilCircuito Banco do BrasilNovember 8, 2014Rio de JaneiroNorth America Leg 3February 11, 2015NashvilleUnited StatesSI SwimsuitMarch 1, 2015HonoluluNeal S. Blaisdell ArenaSouth America Leg 2March 13, 2015BogotáColombiaEstéreo PicnicMarch 15, 2015SantiagoChileLollapalooza Chile
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
Box office score data VenueCity Tickets sold / availableGross revenueThe Palace of Auburn HillsAuburn Hills5,954 / 13,185 $263,380Wells Fargo CenterPhiladelphia9,909 / 12,500 $547,480Air Canada CentreToronto10,247 / 11,054$795,142Moda CenterPortland6,737 / 8,873$275,536HallenstadionZurich12,405 / 13,000 $1,239,060DTE Energy Music TheatreClarkston8,738 / 15,038$246,708Arena VFGGuadalajara9,160 / 11,584$472,821TOTAL63,150 / 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.
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