Tickets to Kings Of Leon‘s upcoming Cardiff gig have gone on sale, despite the venue license not yet being approved.
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Earlier this week, the band announced that they would be headlining the new Cardiff concert series Blackweir Live on June 29 next year.
They’re the first act to be confirmed for the series, which will take place in Blackweir Fields, an extension of Bute Park in the Welsh capital city. A further three acts are expected to be announced for the inaugural event in 2025.
Pre-sale tickets went on sale yesterday (December 4), however, a new events license has yet to be approved by the local council, who say it’s needed to ensure the venue is “in line with all legal requirements”.
The park’s current license permits events with a capacity of 25,000 people, but a new application seeks to increase this to 35,000.
Cardiff council have said that it’s “common practice” for ticket sales to begin ahead of licensing approval, per the BBC, and that the event would “cement Cardiff’s status” as a music hub for major artists.
They added that special care was being taken to prevent the park’s cricket squares from being damaged.
General sale will begin tomorrow (December 6) at 9am here.
Alongside the Cardiff gig, the band also confirmed another summer 2025 performance at Lytham Festival in Lancashire on July 2.
They’re the penultimate act to be announced, following previous confirmation that Justin Timberlake, Alanis Morissette, Simple Minds and Texas will perform at the festival in 2025. You can get tickets here.
In other news, speaking to NME earlier this year, Kings of Leon’s Caleb Followill reflected on his relationship with the group’s huge 2008 hit ‘Sex On Fire’. “I didn’t want it on the album [‘Only By The Night’],” he said. “But I knew it was… good.”
He continued: “I knew it had potential, but I felt like there were other songs… I knew instantly: ‘Everyone’s gonna hear this and they’re not gonna listen to the rest of [the album]’.”
Drummer Nathan Followill added: “It’s kind of like a nickname. Someone gives you a nickname and you act like you hate it… you are stuck with that for the rest of your life. Ask our cousin, Nacho.”
