Kings of Leon kicked off Summer Sessions in emphatic fashion with a storming set in Bellahouston Park last night. They headlined a powerful evening of music that featured The Hunna, Everything Everything, Isaac Gracie and The Wombats.
Having experienced a rapid rise that has saw the band amass 45 million streams across a procession of new tracks on Spotify, The Hunna brought enormous energy to their set.
Everything Everything returned to Glasgow following a momentous sold out show at the Barrowlands earlier this year. The gig followed the release their latest EP, A Deeper Sea.
A self-taught musician, Isaac Gracie is the former choirboy turned up-and-coming star who released his much-anticipated debut album in April of this year.
Kings of Leon were back after a sold-out performance in 2013, Summer Session’s debut year. The multi-platinum band’s only Scottish date this year saw them take to the stage to play hits from their back catalogue which including The Bucket, On Call and Use Somebody alongside newer singles WALLS and Waste A Moment.
Fifteen years after storming onto the scene with debut Youth and Young Manhood, Kings of Leon have released seven albums and sold over 21 million albums and 38 million singles worldwide, won four Grammy Awards and had five number one albums in the UK.
Summer Sessions continues on Saturday with Catfish and the Bottlemen.
Pictures by Ryan Johnston
