Live: Kings of Leon, swine flu and complaining people in Cary
SWINE BOTTLES RUN AAARRGH!!!!?!?!?!?
Kings of Leon, The Walkmen
Koka Booth Amphitheatre, Cary
Tuesday, April 28
There’s been a bit of controversy about last night’s Kings of Leon show at Cary’s luxuriously wooded Koka Booth Amphitheatre: The Followill brothers decided to ban beach blankets, lawn chairs, beer bottles and water bottles at the show so that, one assumes, people wouldn’t pelt the band if they were done with their beverage (I did see some cups headed in the band’s direction, though, which I’ve never seen. And I saw some folks walking around in surgical masks to prevent exposure to swine flu, they said. So, yeah, you rock dudes are crazy.) On one hand, it’s a rock show by a band that takes cues from Creedence and Van Morrison and, on record, amps it up with a little new Southern swagger, for better and for worse. So, like, why the fuck would you sit down for that if you’re going to pay $45 to see the band. If you’d tried to sit last night, you actually wouldn’t have been able to see them, anyway. Remember the whole rock show bit? Continue reading »
