Kings of Leon Cancel Show Because of Pigeons

Recently, when the popular band Kings of Leon was performing as the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Maryland Heights, MO, they ran into a problem. Apparently some pigeons living in the rafters of the venue left one to many surprises for the band, forcing them offstage.

Jared Followill was reportedly hit by pigeon droppings around 3 or 4 times by the third song of the set, and they decided to leave the stage when one of these droppings hit too close to his mouth. The band had been previously warned of the pigeon infestation by the opening groups, both of who finished their sets.

The audience was not too happy with the shows cancellation, and they were told it was for “safety reasons.” Later they got the full story when Nate Followill, the band’s drummer, tweeted, “So sorry St. Louis. We had to bail, pigeons (expletive) in jareds mouth. Too unsanitary to continue.”

Live Nation has announced that fans are being given refunds.

Tuesday, August 3, 2010 at 4:36 pm by Samantha

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