Kings of Leon will be canceling upcoming tour dates while Caleb Followill recovers from a “freak accident.”
Caleb made a video that was posted to the band’s Instagram to inform fans of the bad news.
“Hello to everyone out there, especially to our European fans that are preparing to come see us this summer. Unfortunately, I regret to inform you that those shows will have to be canceled due to a freak accident that happened the other day,” Caleb began in the video.
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He continued, “I broke my foot pretty bad, just playing with my kids. It’s pretty gnarly. I’ll spare all the details, but we’re fortunate enough to have some great doctors here in Nashville that gave me emergency surgery. And I’m on the mend, but they told me that I can’t be on my feet or traveling or anything for the next eight weeks or so.”
Rolling Stone reports that Caleb “shattered his heel” in the accident.
“It’s a big bummer, man. We were so excited,” Caleb added. “We’ve been preparing for this tour for a long time. Been preparing for a lot of things. We’ve been in the studio recording. We have a bunch of new songs. We were gonna debut a few of them on this run. Had a lot of exciting things planned. And now we’re just gonna have to pivot and find a new way to continue the work that we’ve started.”
At the end of the video, Caleb gives fans a peek at the injured foot.
Caleb shares 12-year-old daughter Dixie and six-year-old son Winston with his wife, model Lily Aldridge. They have been married since 2011.
Source: justjared.com