Mechanical Bull Tour Mechanical Bull Tour The Mechanical Bull Tour was the third headlining tour by American rock band Kings of Leon. The tour was in support of their sixth studio album, "Mechanical Bull" (2013) and began on February 5, 2014, in Atlanta, and ended on March 15, 2015, in Santiago. The tour was first announced in October 2013. In November 2013, while in Australia, Caleb Followill confirmed to triple j's Veronica and Lewis that the band would be returning there in 2014 for the tour. On August 9, 2014, drummer Nathan Followill was injured in a tour bus accident. On their way
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