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NEW YORK — The Kings of Leon are promising a redo for their Dallas fans after canceling a show because their lead singer complained it was too hot to perform, leading other members to profusely apologize to the audience.
In a statement, the family rock band, known for hits including the Grammy Award-winning anthem “Use Somebody,” announced plans to return to Dallas on Sept. 21 to make up for Friday’s midshow cancellation, which drummer Nathan Followill called a “fiasco” on Twitter.
“The Kings of Leon apologize to their fans for the inconvenience this may have caused and look forward to seeing their fans again in September,” read a statement sent by their publicist Sunday.
On Friday, lead singer Caleb Followill repeatedly complained that it was too hot and that his voice was suffering because of it.
“My voice is completely 100 percent gone,” he said.
After a few more songs, he announced to the audience: “I’m gonna go back stage for a second, I’m gonna vomit, I’m gonna drink a beer and I’m gonna come back out and play three more songs.”
He never did come back out, leaving the rest of the band to announce the abrupt end of the show to a booing audience. The other members, including guitarist Matthew Followill and bassist Jared Followill, were apologetic and later took to Twitter to let out their frustrations.
“Not so good morning 4 me today,” Nathan Followill tweeted. “Ashamed & embarrassed by last night’s fiasco. Can’t apologize enough, utterly gutted. A million I’m sorrys.”
Jared Followill tweeted: “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 added: “I love our fans so much. I know you guys aren’t stupid. There are problems in our band bigger than not drinking enough Gatorade.”
However, the statement released by the band did not address other troubles, and it said Caleb “suffered from heat exhaustion and dehydration ... causing his vocal chords to seize.”
LONDON — Amy Winehouse’s album “Back To Black” has climbed back to the top of the British album chart, eight days after the singer died in London.
The Grammy award-winning album was No. 1 in 2006 when it was released. Also on Sunday, Winehouse’s debut album “Frank” reached No. 5.
Winehouse has left a trove of unreleased music, but no decision has been made about whether it will be released.
The 27-year-old soul diva, who had struggled with drug and alcohol addiction, was found dead of unknown causes at her London home on July 23.
CHICAGO — Snoop Dogg says his youth football league isn’t just about teaching kids sports, but about giving them a positive release for their energy and introducing them to role models.
The rapper and actor launched the inaugural season of the Snoop Youth Football League in Chicago on Saturday.
He danced and high-fived his way through the crowd at the Chicago Indoor Sports Facility and seemed intent on meeting all 100 kids who showed up.
Snoop Dogg says he started the league to give kids, especially those in high-crime neighborhoods, an outlet. The league is open to youth ages 7 to 14.
The Chicago season will begin in August. The Chicago chapter is a division of the league Snoop Dogg established in California in 2004.
LOS ANGELES — Little blue Smurfs and not-so-little green men from space are in a photo finish for the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office.
Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford’s sci-fi Western “Cowboys & Aliens” and the family adventure “The Smurfs” both opened with $36.2 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
“In all my years, I’ve never really seen a race this close,” said Paul Dergarabedian, an analyst for box-office tracker Hollywood.com. “Generally, in the world of movie box office, $1 million is a close call, so to have two films in a dollar-to-dollar tie is somewhat unprecedented.”
Studios often round off their Sunday numbers, which include Friday and Saturday totals plus an estimate of Sunday business based on how similar movies have done in the past.
So Sunday figures typically are rounded off to the nearest $50,000 or $100,000, with more accurate, to-the-dollar numbers generally coming in Monday’s final tally.
The weekend’s other new wide release, the Warner Bros. romantic comedy “Crazy, Stupid, Love,” opened modestly at No. 5 with $19.3 million.
The previous weekend’s top movie, “Captain America: The First Avenger,” slipped to No. 3 with $24.9 million and raised its domestic total to $116.8 million.
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” pulled in $21.9 million at the No. 4 spot.
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