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Kings Of Leon were forced to cancel a gig in Dallas, Texas last night (July 29) after frontman Caleb Followill walked off stage.
The singer had been complaining about voice problems throughout the band’s set at the Gexa Energy Pavilion.
“I’m trying my best to sing but I haven’t got a voice, I’ve got nothing here,” he said.
After continuing to struggle, Followill then told the crowd after their eleventh song ‘Notion’: “I’m going to go back stage for a second, I’m going to vomit, I’m going to drink a beer and then I’m going to come back out and play three more songs.”
But the singer never returned, forcing his bandmates Jared and Matthew Followill to apologise to the crowd.
“Caleb’s just a little unfit to play the rest of the show,” Jared said, as the crowd booed their decision.
He added: “I know you guys hate us. I’m so sorry, f*cking burn our records.
“I don’t know what to say. It’s not our fault. It’s Caleb. He can’t play the rest of the show. We will be back as soon as possible.
“We would play right now if we could. We’re so sorry. F*cking hate Caleb, not us. Sorry guys.”
There has been speculation on fan sites and other message boards that Caleb was too drunk to perform.
One fan, David ‘Smiley’ E wrote that he believed the singer was “was too wasted to continue”, but others disagreed with his claim.
On Twitter, both Jared and Nathan Followill issued further apologies, but did not explain the reason behind the cancellation.
“So sorry Dallas, your heat got the best of a few of us. I'm so sorry for the inconvenience of all this bullshit. We'll be back soon,” Nathan wrote.
Jared added: “Dallas, I cannot begin to tell you how sorry I am. There are internal sicknesses & problems that have needed to be addressed. No words.”
The incident comes just over a year after Kings Of Leon cancelled a gig in St Louis when a pigeon pooped on Jared Followill’s head.
A spokesperson for the band did not reply to Gigwise's request for comment when this story went to press.
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