Kings of Leon’s Caleb Followill walks off stage in the middle of a Dallas concert

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I used to be cool enough to know who all of the latest and best bands were before they went mainstream. No more. I only began paying attention to the Kings of Leon over the last year, and it’s really only THIS year that I even bothered to associate the band name with any of their songs, and with gossip about the band. Unfortunately for everyone, the piece of news I always associate with “Kings of Leon” is that Twitter bitch-fest that Nathan Followill had with Glee creator Ryan Murphy, where both of them looked like douches.

Anyway, the Kings of Leon were playing a concert in Dallas on Friday, and after they had played a handful of songs (some say 11 songs), Caleb Followill, the lead singer, walked off the stage saying that he was “just f–king hot” and that he needed a beer. Chaos ensued:

After their Dallas concert Friday night was cut short, Kings of Leon has announced they will be returning to the city to play an additional show. All original tickets will be honored at the new show, Wednesday, September 21.

Their Friday concert ended abruptly after frontman Caleb Followill said he needed to take a breather backstage, throw up and drink a beer, THR reported. He also told fans, “For the record, I’m not drunk—I’m just f***ing hot.” The temperatures were in the 90s during the outdoor concert at Gexa Energy Pavillion in historic Fair Park.

“Caleb Followill suffered from heat exhaustion and dehydration, during last night’s Dallas performance causing his vocal chords to seize,” a rep for the band said in a statement.

However, Kings of Leon bassist and Followill’s brother, Jared, hinted to other problems on twitter after the show.

“Dallas, I cannot begin to tell you how sorry I am. There are internal sicknesses & problems that have needed to be addressed. No words,” he wrote, later adding, “I love our fans so much. I know you guys aren’t stupid. I can’t lie. There are problems in our band bigger than not drinking enough Gatorade.”

The band was supposed to play Saturday in Houston, but postponed the show for September 22. Ticketholders who are unable to attend the make-up shows will be entitled to full refunds at their original point of purchase.

Fans may be reminded of another Kings of Leon concert that was cut short exactly a year ago. In July 2010, the band left a concert in St. Louis after just three songs when a pigeon dropping landed in Jared Followill’s mouth.

[From The Hollywood Reporter]

Ha, I forgot about the pigeon crap story. Maybe the problem is summer concerts? Maybe they should only tour in the fall and spring months.

As for Caleb walking off… I’m of two minds. First, yeah, it’s totally a d-bag move and I can see why so many fans were and are pissed off. He should have handled himself better and God knows, there could totally be “something else” (drugs?) going on. On the other side, I hate exerting myself when it’s really hot (as it was in Dallas on Friday), so I kind of admire them all for getting through 11 songs without any of them passing out on stage. I would have been a lump of sweat and rudeness within five minutes on that stage.

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  1. the original bellaluna says:

    What a princess! Or, as Michael K dubbed him: The Delicate Queens of Leon.

    All I know about this band is: RPatz & KStew have seen them in concert a lot (I think they’re friends?); they cancelled a concert because of bird poo; Delicate Queen went on a twitiot rant; Delicate Queen walked off-stage at this concert.

    Give me Dave Matthews Band any day. (Dude performed in San Diego, in Indian summer – early fall – and STEAM was coming off him. He was DRENCHED in sweat. Didn’t quit, didn’t complain, and was FREAKIN’ AWESOME!)

  2. Heather says:

    Don’t really know much about them, but heatstroke is some serious sh!t. It can make you sound drunk and be loopy.

  3. Lara says:

    A few years ago my cousin who was more like my brother committed suicide. A group of around 40 of us went to see Kings play in Bournemouth (England). A friend of mine worked at the venue and managed to tell them the story. They gave me a drumstick and also dedicated the song On Call to him which we had played at his funeral. They used to be awesome – what the heck happened.

  4. KJ says:

    A lot of people who went here in Dallas have said he was drunk. Yes it was hot (which they would’ve know it would be) but this wasn’t just a case of him overheating. Dude was schwasty face, and apparently his drinking isn’t a new deal. He has a problem.

  5. I think he had to go wee,and just doesn’t want to admit it.

  6. sure_fine_whatever says:

    You know they are bad when the Twilight duo likes them. God knows those two hipsters have no talent or taste.

  7. Addie says:

    @Lara sorry for your loss.

    Honestly,their album ‘only by the night’ makes them one of the best bands I’ve heard in years!

    With all that instrumental & vocal talent, they can do no wrong in my eyes.

  8. skilo says:

    I know lots of people are trashing them right now because now its the popular thing to do. But I like a lot of their music, I own four of their CDs. I do think and have thought for years that Caleb Followill is so freakin sexy it kills me. Now people are starting to say he is/may be an alcoholic or on drugs which would just be more proof that I am biochemically, magnetically attracted to those kinds of guys. Seriously almost every single guy I have ever had real feelings for has had a problem w/one or the other.

  9. gee says:

    These guys are SO LAME. They think they’re the sh_t though.

  10. Samigirl says:

    I don’t know how many of you are from the South, but…100 degrees in Dallas is way different from 100 degrees in California. In the South, we’ve got humidity…makes it all the more stifling. Saturday, our heat index was 110 with 70% humidity (in Shreveport, about 2 1/2 hours away from Dallas-but our weather was the same). I’m not defending them just leaving, because it sucks, but I know that for people not used to it, it just wouldn’t be possible for them to do much in that heat. My weather bug went off with a heat advisory around 9 am that morning!

  11. suz says:

    These bitches are from Tennessee… Heat and humidity should be nothing new to them.

  12. Anne de Vries says:

    He quit because of bird shit? I mean, it’s nasty, and it certainly warrants a 10 minute break to dunk your head into the sink and gargle a bottle of mouthwash and get back into the performing vibe, but to cancel an entire concert for it?

    Sometimes I think these artists forget that if they have 1000 people in the audience, that means 1000 people gave up their evening to come see them. You’d have to have a damn good reason to ruin 1000 individual people’s nights..

  13. Micki says:

    I don’t know their music, so I’m not going to trash but I’m sure they are not the only band performing in summer so they should be able to manage it like the rest.

  14. Addie says:

    @Samigirl

    I could do with a bit of that heat here in South Africa. We are having a really cold winter which just keeps getting colder(no snow, but still).

    I guess I’ll be singing a different tune when Summer rolls around here,hopefully no heat waves like you are having but for now, I can’t empathise, sorry I miss summer!

  15. Samigirl says:

    It’s STILL cooler in TN than it is in LA. I’m telling you, unless you experience some real southern heat (and I’m talking less than a mile south of the Mason-Dixon line,) you really can’t be too quick to judge. In my town alone this year, we hit 100 in early June, and have already had double digit heat related deaths.

    @Addie-I’d kill for snow. Ok, not kill, but we rarely get snow 🙁

  16. KJ says:

    Actually, as a Dallas native, I can tell you the weather here is notably different from Shreveport. Dallas is not that humid of a city compared to gulf cities like Houston or Shreveport, where they sit near big bodies of water. We have man made lakes and a poor excuse for a “river” that runs just south of downtown, but not enough to build thick humidity unless in rains, which it hasn’t since I’ve got home in late May. Our heat is actually closer to that of Southern Cali (I’m including the desert, not LA specific). It’s hot as shit, sure. Triple digits constantly, but it’s much much more dry than Houston or anywhere in Louisiana for that matter.

  17. the original bellaluna says:

    @ Samigirl – I live in NoCali (now, after being a SoCali girl all my life) and we hit triple digits in early June, while my mom was telling me how she was enjoying the cool and the rain. We’re now in triple digits with wicked humidity. (Have been, for the month of July.) I mean, it was still HOT at 3:30 in the morning! I know people talk about “dry heat” but after a certain temp, hot is just HOT and nasty.

  18. Nicky says:

    Caleb is notorious for walking off stage. If he doesn’t like the crowd – he walks, if it’s too hot for him – he walks, if he’s too drunk – he walks. There was also the time when they were booked to play two dates at a small venue in Spain and they cancelled minutes before the doors were due to open. Their management cited illness as the reason but it turned out Caleb and Matthew was too wasted to perform. That left a bitter taste in everyone’s mouth because a lot of the fans with tickets had flown out from the UK and Ireland especially to see them and then two days later they appeared on the Brit Awards acting like nothing had happened. So this latest walk-off is not really surprising.

  19. MarenGermany says:

    Dont know their music but I have a soft spot for this story.

    We played at a small venue just this weekend and I had too much beer, too little food, (I wasnt drunk at all) but all the carbon dioxide or whatever it was, I literally felt like throwing up, so I turned away from the mic, burped at our guitar player and skipped the parts of the song that I was supposed to sing.
    They played like two songs without me and than I came back of course. OF COURSE. you dont just leave the band up there on their own. thats kind of a bitch move but it is a fact that not all concerts go well. Some really suck, especially if you dont feel well.
    I am so happy that we are not famous to have this sort of stuff all over the internet the following day 🙂

  20. Mia says:

    He was drunk. His own brother called him out on Twitter. I hope he gets his act together and go to rehab.

  21. Tiffany says:

    Man these excuses are priceless. The bandhas gotten too big for their britches

  22. the original bellaluna says:

    @ MarenGermany – 🙂 Reminds me of a Renaissance Fair I performed in – I had fallen at a sports event I was also in, and had wicked bad road rash, complete with gravel and dirt. I had to put on my costume (which included pantyhose) and perform for 4 hours in a vocal trio. After which, I had to scrub the dirt, gravel, and pantyhose-encrusted road rash.

    It was lovely, but I didn’t refuse to perform.

  23. Tiffany says:

    Man these excuses are priceless. The band has gotten too big for their britches. There is always something with this band. The reason they were ‘cool’ and ‘indie’ was because of lack of success here in the U.S. Then they licensed their music to a car company and they blew up here. It is events like this that will show that a band will stand the test of time. Fans braved the heat to see them so……if they knew about the weather beforehand why not just re schedule and not put no one through that.

  24. Pyewacket says:

    He was drunk. People at the concert said he was. His own brother alluded to the fact there are other “issues” at play.

    NEWSFLASH- It is summer. They are from TN. The midwest/south/southwest are hot during this time of year. It isn’t a shock to see 100 degree temps in July/August. If you are a wilting little flower, don’t schedule concerts in these regions during that time of year.

    The temps where I live have been over 100 and humid for two months now, and I have been to 4 concerts, all outdoors, and not one band has complained or walked off. U2 put on a show on one of the hottest days this summer, and they rocked! It’s the difference between professionals and amateurs.

    Plus, if you are so sick from the heat, don’t chug a beer backstage as Followill stated he planned on doing.

  25. CallieTrichid says:

    Except this is their job and how they get paid.

    Who doesn’t know that Dallas in mid-summer is hot?

    Cry me a river, Delicate Queens.

  26. Atticus says:

    I saw a documentary on these guys awhile back and was a little shocked at the constant drinking. I chalked it up to them being relatively young and living up the rock star lifestyle, but they were making breakfast and chugging bottles of liquor. At one point they took the interviewer for a ride around their hometown and they were drinking in the car. Add that to their track record of walking off stage, and I’d venture a guess it wasn’t all that due to heat exhaustion.

    Agree with the other posters who say, if you can’t stand the heat, don’t schedule outdoor concerts in freaking Dallas in JULY.

  27. Valleygirl says:

    Sorry, but this Caleb dude sounds like he’s got a serious drinking problem. I’m sure the humidity was crazy bad, but HELLO, alcohol dehydrates you. So, he goes onstage drunk (when he should have been drinking water all day to prepare for being onstage in Southern, summer heat/humidity) and then feels sick and goes to drink ANOTHER BEER? Jackass. Ya’ll can make excuses all you want about the humidity, and I’ve no doubt it was bad, but he would have been in much better shape if he hadn’t been drinking. His own brother called him out.

  28. MarenGermany says:

    @the original bellaluna

    🙂

    OUCH!

  29. Hautie says:

    I can’t believe I am going to half ass defend this behavior.

    But.

    Since I live here in glorious North Texas/Dallas. We are in the middle of a cycle of over 100+ degree days. Close to 30 days in a roll of 100+.

    Add in the heat index. The humidity and the dew levels.

    It is brutal here.

    And it does not remotely cool off at night. It is still in the 90’s after the sun goes down. Even tho we are inland, Dallas is somehow consider a tropical zone. Our Summers SUCK.

    So take into account the venue they were playing at is located at the Fair Grounds. Downtown Dallas. Where the entire place in surround by concrete parking lots. I bet the heat index is 120.

    So add in them drinking and being at a outside venue that was at least 100 degree’s in the shade. It is going to be brutal. And if he had been drinking I am surprise he did not have a heat stroke.

  30. jover says:

    pyewacket second your comments saw U2 recently in western pa with 60,000 others; low 90s and high humidity; U2 played for 2 hr. 45 minutes and bono wore his leather jacket halfway through the set; granted not as hot as dallas but certainly not balmy. no complaints and while i’m not a great u2 fan it was a great concert – better than Queens from TN.

  31. tooey says:

    I live here in the Dallas area too. It’s hot, everyone knows that. So don’t schedule concerts in Texas in July/August if you can’t take the heat. By comparison, we saw Green Day last August in at the same outdoor venue. Yes, it was hot as F**K, but Green Day put on an awesome, awesome show that went on over two hours. One of the highest energy shows I’ve ever been to. So maybe that delicate KOL flower needs to consult with Billie Joe Armstrong and company on how to put on a show despite the weather. First tip to a professional, don’t get drunk before your show.

  32. Katija says:

    I think the lead singer is probably a certified douche, HOWEVER…

    A) Isn’t it the promoter’s obligation to set up industrial fans or some sort of cooling system on stage? My brother works as a promoter for shows, and I know that this is a concern at poorly ventilated venues.

    B) Isn’t 11 songs pretty close to a full set? A typical full set is usually fifteen to twenty songs as far as I know, which means that they were only four songs away from having what is the shorter version of a full set. So, that’s basically just a standard set with no encore, really.

  33. bluhare says:

    Probably a combination of alcohol and heat, but a professional should know what they can and can’t do before a show. I agree with the people who think something other than being overcome with heat is going on here. From what his brother said, it sounds like things were said before the show and Caleb didn’t listen.

  34. bitchbelying says:

    He;s married to a Victoria Secrets Model, Lilly something, perhaps he just wanted to go home and CONTINUE drinking and make love to her because that excuse is better than the crapy excuse that he was too hot to continue. Gimme a break, bitch of Leon.

  35. Pyewacket says:

    @Jover- I just saw U2 a few weeks ago, and it was over 100 degrees with a heat index of 110, but like your concert, Bono and co. performed for a full 2hrs, and with jacket on through most of it. Our venue was hotter than Dallas, but no complaints from U2.

    This is the 3rd time I have seen U2, and as always, a great show.

  36. Valleygirl says:

    For the posters who brought up Green Day and U2: EXACTLY. Bands play in searing summer heat every single year. The difference is, the guys in Green Day and U2 are PROFESSIONALS who probably were preparing for their show by drinking tons of water. The singer of KOL was preparing by drinking dehydration-inducing beer. He’s an idiot. Bands play summer shows in the south ALL THE TIME and don’t pitch a baby fit like this douchebag did.

    Btw, if the heat was so bad, how come the other guys in KOL managed to get through the show? Weren’t they standing there, drumming and playing guitar in the exact same heat? Duh. Caleb was dehydrated due to drinking.

  37. Heaven bound says:

    Whatever, they have preformed here in Phoenix in July and dude was fine. It does not get hotter than here folks!

    @ Marengermany, did he mean to say Carbon Monoxide? If not I’m calling bs on his excuse.

    That was incredibly disrespectful to the fans.

  38. kira says:

    I saw them in Los Angeles last year. Caleb’s interaction with the crowd was lame. At several times during the show, he cried out, “We’re Kings of Leon!” It was obvious that he was either drunk or socially inept. People in the crowd were snarky, saying things like, “WHO ARE YOU?” The show was ok, at best. Not a lot of passion to their playing. It was like they were going through the motions but didn’t really care to be there. But, I guess I should be grateful that they played the whole set, rather than walking of because of pigeon poop or the heat. Not interested in seeing them again–that’s for sure.

  39. Lady D says:

    Oh my God I am so freaking jealous of those of you in the sun. Where I live now it usually hits triple digits allll summer long. This year it has rained all through May, June and July. Not one triple digit day. The corn in my garden is about 10″ tall. It’s been washed out thrice by rain and hail storms. Ditto peas, beets, peppers, muskmelon, squash, cucumbers and watermelon. I officially gave up on my garden Saturday. I am so bummed by lack of sun, gardens, flowers, swimming, camping or anything even remotely summer, I could almost cry. I suffer from SAD and I need, not just want summer sun. Time to start saving my pennies for a natural daylight lamp. Sigh

  40. the original bellaluna says:

    @ LadyD – I’ll gladly trade you some of my sun for some of your rain. 🙂 Although, it did rain all through May here too, and until about June 6. (Though every one of my neighbours assures me this was a “very rare” year.)

  41. Sigh. says:

    Meatloaf is 63 years old.
    He had a friggin’ ASTHMA ATTACK on stage in this stiflin’ heat. Passed out and all.
    And he still managed to return 10mins later and finish his set.

    For all of you making excuses: read the tweet!
    He said it was MORE than just dehydration.
    If a fellow bandmate ain’t bothering to pretend/cover it up to save face, why are those who weren’t there in the same hot-ass audience/on the same hot-ass stage trying to?

  42. Justaposter says:

    I have to chime in with Samigirl. I live in Central Texas and we are even hotter than the Metroplex!

    We are on record for being the hottest Summer since records have been kept.

    Pye, We don’t cool off like Phoenix AZ does, or any Desert city. I lived in Tucson and actually had a better quality of outside life in the Desert than here in Texas! Dry heat is much easier to deal with than humid heat.

    Most of the State is under a heat advisory for most of the week, and our temps for the week will be around 107 degrees. This is before the heat index that adds to the actual temps. Right now in my area, it is 99 degress but feels like 103 and it is only 11:48 AM. And nighttime temps are barely hovering around 80 degrees.. that means nothing cools off.

    I do agree it was a believable yet douchebag move. Texas is hot, if you are going to play a big venue, go for something INSIDE WITH AIR CONDITIONING!!

    I don’t care who is playing, if it was outside in this heat, I would give up my tickets!!

  43. Justaposter says:

    My above post is talking more about the Texas heat than his drinking and behavior.

  44. Me says:

    Oh for Christsake… are musicians supposed to perform like machines? Shit happens and think of all the time YOU personally have taken off work because you had a runny nose. I think any musician is allowed to say “I feel like shit, I cant go on.” Besides, its not like they didnt try to explain anything or didnt try to make amends.

  45. Dude Man says:

    @ Katija: 11 songs is not a full set for a headlining band. 11 songs would be maybe an hour. A headlining band should do at least an hour and half. 2 is better. Springsteen regularly did 4 hours.

    It’s freaking hot here in Dallas. If I’m going to play outside (I’m a musician), I drink extra water, and don’t drink alcohol. Pretty simple.

  46. Pyewacket says:

    @Justaposter- I am not sure if you were addressing me or not, but I am not in Phoenix. I am in a very hot and humid state.

  47. original kate says:

    i used to love KOL back when they were grungy and hungry, before they got famous, caleb married a model and they all turned into wilting flowers.

  48. original kate says:

    ooops! double post.

  49. Mtn Girl says:

    It’s not the first time Caleb has pulled a hissy fit due to his drinking problem – he needs REHAB and to be reminded that his well paid JOB is to play music at concerts. If he doesn’t like his job he should quit and do something else. PS: 2nd the comments about U2 and Green Day, I’ve seen both many times and each puts on a great show, whatever the weather, location, inevitable problems with venue, promotion, internal strife, etc.

  50. the original bellaluna says:

    @ Justaposter – Yeah, it was 90 here at 8:38 this morning (not including humidity) when I ran to the store.

    And it’s not just about ruining 1000 people’s night. It’s about ruining 1000 PAYING people’s night.

  51. connie says:

    Loved KOL for a long time, going to my 4th show tomorrow night but only because my friend bought the tix. I’ve been going to their concerts since their second album came out at a small venue in st. pete to bonaroo (outside, TN in june, in the middle of a hot dry day)to a packed arena in atl. Anyway, where I’m going with this is, as a fan, he’s just being a bitch. plain and simple. What’d he say to the glee guy? Where’s your bra?

  52. japangel says:

    Wow, very interesting to read the comments here: some people really seem to “get” it and others are going on and on about the heat index, etc. in the Southern parts of the U.S. LOL!

    This guy obviously has a problem and needs to check his arse into rehab! Glad his bandmates can at least be honest enough not to cover for their lead singer, since making excuses for him is not gonna help him OR their band and just pisses the fans off all the more. That was refreshing to hear, actually.

    I kinda hope those people who are talking in circles trying to defend this guy don’t have that sort of enabling pattern with people in their own lives. 🙁

  53. Denise says:

    Meatloaf rocks at 63; fame is a bitch named Kings of Leon. Sad, they are hot though.

  54. abritabroad says:

    Call me crazy, but I kinda like him acting like a diva bitch. I like my rock stars quirky and messed up.

  55. Hanna says:

    What a PUSSY. If I had been there I woulda been so fucking pissed because I was the one who payed to see their ass.
    REFUND!

  56. Valleygirl says:

    Well, it’s official (from TMZ):

    The Kings of Leon are pulling the plug on the rest of their U.S. tour — due to health issues affecting lead singer Caleb Followill … TMZ has learned.

    A rep for the band released a statement saying, “We are so sorry to say Kings of Leon are canceling their entire US tour due to Caleb Followill suffering from vocal issues and exhaustion.”

    The statement continues, “The band is devastated, but in order to give their fans the shows they deserve, they need to take this break. Unfortunately, the US dates cannot be rescheduled due to the band’s international tour schedule.”

    The rep tells us tickets will be refunded — and the band will resume touring in Canada on September 28th.

    ************

    Like the other posters said, read the tweets from the singer’s brother. He’s obviously frustrated with Caleb’s personal situation. It seems fairly obvious that Caleb’s gonna be drying out in rehab until Sept. 28th.

  57. Heaven bound says:

    Well, this sounds like another Oasis (internal fights) so I think the bands demise will be coming soon.

  58. Justaposter says:

    Sorry Pye! I wasn’t calling you out, and because it is so damn hot here, I prolly read it wrong! LOL

  59. ADS says:

    I think the fans at the Dallas concert had a lucky escape from their sub par ‘rock’. Seriously, having one hit song doesn’t amount to being the saviours of rock n roll. Does Sound like Caleb needs to man the fuck up.

  60. Stellax2 says:

    @ 57-thought the same thing, Gallagher brothers reincarnated.

    Look, if you are going you to play a show, you need to drink water and gatorade (for electrolytes) and eat lightly.
    It’s been obvious as many have stated above, he has a problem. It’s been established well before they were “famous.”
    Many states in the U.S. are suffering from extreme heat and lack of rain…
    I hope he does dry out. I don’t know what else to say. I’m sick of tired of musicians/actors who make excuses aka Linnocent.
    Addiction is a disease, some fight the good fight and some lose. It sucks to have a disease but you have to take care of yourself. Be honest and try, it’s all I want. Don’t pander excuses and basically flip off those who support you through either watching your movies, paying for tickets and so forth. Be honest, there would be a lot more respect and help.
    I feel this way about anyone, famous or not.

  61. Samigirl says:

    @Hautie, we haven’t had a below 100 degree day here in Shreveport since Early June. Probably wont till mid September. I can’t even let my 4 year old (or dog for that matter)go outside and play longer than 1/2 hour at a time. Brutal is DEFINITELY the word to describe the South right now. For instance, my house has a brand spanking new AC unit…and it’s 82 INSIDE our house. 102 outside, heat index of 108, with 45% humidity. I’m literally wearing a tank top and panties. Our high today was 107, heat index of 115, humidity at 90%. Tied the record set in 98. Phew!

  62. kira says:

    Wow, “exhaustion” strikes again? Sounds about right. 🙂

  63. gloaming says:

    To be fair if I had to play Sex on Fire yet again to the masses, I would probably throw up.

    They were pretty good as a southern copy of The Strokes on their first two albums, then they went all cr*p trying to sound like the southern version of U2.

  64. MarySue says:

    Yes, Texas is really hot now, but it sounds like Caleb has a drinking problem. As others have written, his brother, Jared, tweeted that there are bigger problems than possible dehydration.

  65. Michelle says:

    For the record (and I don’t care of KOL), I live in Dallas and we are in the middle of a very serious heat wave. This is the second worst so far, and on track to be the first. And, it is the the worst drought we’ve ever had. Today marks the 31st day in a row that we have had temperatures in the triple digits. Concerts in Texas in the summer are notoriously brutal, anyone could tell you that, but this summer is just about beyond anything we’ve ever experienced. Nine people in the Dallas area have already died from the heat – we don’t need another. Do what you gotta do. Those Dallas fans should have been more understanding.

  66. Addie says:

    It’s funny, I read that Prince is on tour in Europe, in Germany the sound equipment was less than perfect for the show, but not too bad.
    Prince and the band however were MAD AS HELL, they always want to give their paying audience their best…all the time.

    One reason why Prince is legandary.

  67. Laura says:

    These guys are incredibly talented. Great songwriting, technical talent, great recordings. I’m 60 and haven’t been this enthusiastic about a group in years. But it appears they just arent committed to their performance and maybe, their fans. I don’t fault them for being overwhelmed by the weather here. Everyone has their limit. But it would have been just good old southern good manners to apologize, offer a refund and commit to STOP BOOKING IN OUTDOOR VENUES! They’re stupid!

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