THE WALLS COME DOWN… KINGS OF LEON U.S. TOUR ANNOUNCED SEVENTH STUDIO ALBUM, WALLS, OUT TODAY DOWNLOADABLE ALBUM ART: https://www.dropbox.com/s/3d6w0ytyvgx82qd/KOL%20WALLS%20CoverType.jpg?dl=0# DOWNLOADABLE PRESS PHOTO: https://www.dropbox.com/s/z1ehfj4xbwmf7wq/KOL-WALLS-Band2.jpg?dl=0# (credit: Jimmy Marble) (New York – October 14, 2016) – Multi-platinum selling rock band KINGS OF LEON released their hugely anticipated seventh studio album WALLS today on RCA Records. The album has already found critical acclaim with The New York Times calling it “timeless,” Rolling Stone saying it’s “Kings of Leon at their best,” and Q Magazine calling the album “goosebump inducing” and “worth holding your breath for.” The Grammy Award winning group also announced a U.S. tour this morning on NBC’s TODAY where they performed their new single “Waste A Moment” for a packed courtyard audience. The first leg of the tour, promoted by Live Nation (except where noted below), will begin January 12th in National Harbor, MD and route through major U.S. cities including New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago before ending January 28th in Los Angeles. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Tuesday, October 18th at 10am through Citi’s Private Pass Program. For complete presale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com. Tickets to the general public go on-sale Friday, October 21st. A full listing of tour dates is below. 2017 TOUR DATES: Date City Venue Thursday, January 12 National Harbor, MD National Harbor Friday, January 13 Boston, MA TD Bank Garden Monday, January 16 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre Thursday, January 19 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center Friday, January 20 New York, NY Madison Square Garden Sunday, January 22 Detroit, MI Fox Theatre Monday, January 23 Chicago, IL United Center Wednesday, January 25 Broomfield, CO 1stBANK Center* Friday, January 27 San Francisco, CA Bill Graham Civic Auditorium* Saturday, January 28 Los Angeles, CA The Forum *Non Live Nation promoted event Order WALLS Now: iTunes - http://smarturl.it/WALLSi Apple Music - http://smarturl.it/WALLSa Spotify - http://smarturl.it/WALLSs Amazon - http://smarturl.it/WALLSaz Google - http://smarturl.it/WALLSg For more information, visit www.kingsofleon.com About Kings of Leon Since their debut in 2003, Kings of Leon (Caleb (guitar/vocals), Nathan (drums), Jared (bass) and Matthew Followill (guitar)) have released six albums (Youth & Young Manhood (2003), Aha Shake Heartbreak (2004), Because of the Times (2007), Only by the Night (2008), Come Around Sundown (2010) and Mechanical Bull (2013)), sold over 18 million albums and over 24 million singles worldwide. The multi-platinum selling band has had five singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, all six of their studio albums on Billboard’s Top 200 list and two singles that reached #1 on Modern Rock radio. In addition, they have had seven Grammy Nominations, four Grammy Award wins, three NME Awards, two Brit Awards and one Juno Award. They have toured all over the world, playing at top venues and headlining major festivals such as Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits and Glastonbury. Kings of Leon is set to release their seventh studio album WALLS this fall. About Citi Private Pass Citi Private Pass enables Citi cardmembers to purchase tickets to events where they can experience some of the best in sports, dining, music and family entertainment. In 2015 alone, Citi Private Pass offered cardmembers access to over 12,000 events across sports, dining, music and family entertainment. With more than 6,500 music events a year. .