Last night at the renowned Hollywood Bowl a huge family affair occurred. Three brothers from Nashville, along with their cousin, invited 17,000 individuals in Los Angeles to a rock celebration. The Kings of Leon, consisting of brothers Nathan Followill, drummer, Jared Followill, bassist, Caleb Followill, lead vocalist, and cousin Matthew Followill, lead guitarist, shook the Hollywood Hills with a song parade of two hours that lasted far into the July summer night.

The father of the Followill brothers was a traveling preacher, so the boys grew up out on the road. Kings of Leon mythology would have you believe that until they were rock stars all of them were virgins. Whether that’s true or not, there is one thing that is certain: Kings of Leon after spending over two years out on the road in support of “Only By Night,” their multi-platinum selling album from 2008, have found their groove most definitely. They are out on the road once more, although under circumstances that are very different, and play their hearts out as they sing of women, sex, excess, the devil and whiskey.

The evening was opened by The Features from Nashville and Built to Spill, veteran rockers from Boise, Idaho. Both groups have been musical inspirations for the Followill family for a long time.

On June 30 Kings Of Leon performed four unreleased songs as part of their sold-out gig at Hyde Park in London.

The band from Nashville were headliners for the event with 60,000 seating capacity. Support came from The Black Keys and The Drums. The new songs that were played included the working titles of “Radioactive,” “Immortals,” and “Southbound.”

In light of the epic flooding in Nashville and the Grand Ole Opry House being underwater last week, Kings of Leon band members and Jack White, residents of the Nashville area, are brainstorming ways to assist with fund raising efforts. Nathan Followill, Kings of Leon drummer said, it was heartbreaking seeing my city in that bad of shape. The overflow of the Cumberland River caused approximately $1.5 billion in damages. Nashvillians are very strong, Followill added.

Kings of Leon, after announcing an upcoming tour of North America over a month ago, have revealed opening support for the outing. The openers include The Whigs, The Stills, The Features, Built to Spill and The Black Keys. The Kings of Leon road trip will kick off in Atlantic City on June 5 and be followed by shows in over 30 major markets across the country.

Kasabian and Kings of Leon will be headlining the 2010 V Festival in England. It will be held in South Staffordshire at Weston Park and Chelmsford, Essex at Hylands Park on August 21-22. The two festivals take place simultaneously at both parks. The lineup swaps locations for the event’s second day. According to the website for the event, on August 21 Kings of Leon will be headlining at Hylands Park’s V Stage along with supporting acts Passion Pit, The Courteeners, Editors, Paul Weller and Stereophonics.

In June, Kings of Leon will be performing at Bonnaroo Festival. They join other headliners which include Stevie Wonder, Dave Matthews Band and Jay-Z, along with The Flaming Lips who will perform “Dark Side of the Moon,” Pink Floyd’s album.

Kings of Leon, the hard working alternative rockers, are continuing to expand their tour schedule for the fall as they make preparations for another push on the road to support “Only By the Night,” their latest chart topping album. Recently, the band wrapped up their spring arena outing. They will now head overseas for over a month to tour Europe before coming back to the US later this summer.

It’s easy being cynical about “live” music’s current state during this era of lip synching artists and pre-recorded tracks. However Kings of Leon proved rock and roll music is still alive and doing well with their booming and scintillating performance that took place on May 8 at University of Miami in the Bank United Center.

Kings of Leon, following up on the success from “Only By the Night,” their latest album, is headed out on a spring headlining tour to fill up arenas. The southern rock Grammy nominated band will be kicking off their trek in Boston on April 19 and currently are set to visit 17 cities on their spring outing.