Zach Bryan performs at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland on May 31, 2024. Steve Carlson/STAFF. The lineup for Outside Lands Music Festival 2025 has yet to be announced, but music fans now know who’s playing at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco on the following weekend. Concert promoter Another Planet…

Kings of Leon perform at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley on Aug. 25, 2024. Steve Carlson/STAFF. BERKELEY — The last time the Kings of Leon were due to perform in the Bay Area, it was in 2021, as the U.S. was exiting lockdowns and trying to find that new…

Kings of Leon, “Can We Please Have Fun.” The last the world heard from Kings of Leon, the Southern rockers had scrapped the remainder of a 2021 tour to grieve the passing of their matriarch, Betty Ann Followill. What began as a hopeful post-lockdown return dissipated like the sun’s…

Rachel Goodman’s top alt-rock and alt-pop songs of 2021. L to R; Row 1: Paul McCartney and Phoebe Bridgers; Maxïmo Park; Kings of Leon; Black Country, New Road; Wet Leg, The War on Drugs. Row 2: BC Camplight, Cannons, Strand of Oaks, Hovvdy, Ladyhawke, Fences, Sea Wolf, Courtney Barnett.…

Kings of Leon, “When You See Yourself.” Kings of Leon achieved total radio saturation in 2008 with hits like “Sex on Fire,” “Use Somebody” and “Notion,” all of which reached No. 1.  The band founded by three brothers and a cousin in 1999 enjoyed tremendous success, blending The Edge’s…

Photos: Chloe Catajan MOUNTAIN VIEW — Only at a Kings of Leon show will you see loads of people wearing hats embroidered with the word “ASSHOLE.” It’s a reference to “Fans,” one of the many songs the group played during their two-hour set at Shoreline Amphitheatre on Thursday. The…

Moon Taxi performs at BottleRock Napa Valley on May 30, 2014. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. Check out photos and videos from the first BottleRock Napa Valley Festival at he Napa Valley Expo, held from May 9 to 12, 2013. Want to view all the videos, in order? The playlist is here. Thursday, May…

Kings of Leon perform at the Warfield in San Francisco on Oct. 18, 2008. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — Many bands that are successful in other parts of the world fail to make it big in America. What makes the Kings of Leon — a quartet that’s huge in Europe…