Kings of Leon in LA

The Kings of Leon lived up to their hype and delivered a riveting 90 minute set to a star-studded sell-out crowd at LA’s sparklingly beautiful Nokia Theatre last night, where they appeared with The Stills and We are Scientists.  There are few concerts in a venue like this (way too nice for a rock concert, really) where a band keeps the audience interested enough that no one ever sits down from the opening minute through the encore, and they just keep jumping around and dancing, but the band pulled it off in this show.  They actually seemed a bit out of place in this setting, but with the crowd cheering their every move at full volume, they eventually settled down and seemed to feel at home.  It’s a bit of vindication for this band to get this much attention at a large venue in a place like LA, because up to now, most of their support has come from Europe, and they have been relatively unknown in the U.S.  After finally seeing them live, I like them even even more than I did before.  If you have a chance to see them, don’t miss it.