Kings Of Leon announce free gig in St Louis to make up for the 'Bird incident'

Mon, 16 Aug 2010

Kings of Leon have announced they will play a free gig for the fans in St Louis that they disappointed on July 23rd when they walked off stage after just 3 songs.

Today the band and promoters Live Nation have announced details of a free gig which sees the band returning to the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater on September 25th.

"As soon as what happened happened, we knew we were going to come back," Bassist Jared Followill told newspaper STLtoday and Post-Despatch, "We knew (leaving) would be horrible, and we knew people were not going to be happy. We were just trying to figure out the best way and the easiest way to get back and make it better."

To find out more about the July 23rd "Bird Poo" cancellation click here, the story made world headlines online the next day as one of the most bizarre cancellations in music.

If you or a friend had tickets to this show visit this website to find out how to claim your free ticket.