Kings Of Leon Reign At Hangout Fest

All the Kings of Leon ever wanted was to be loved at home. In 2005, soon after release of their second album, Aha Shake Heartbreak, they lamented that all folks in the U.S. seemed to care about was their mustaches ... and though KOL finally broke through in the states with 2008's Only By The Night, they've seemingly never lost that desire for acceptance. And that was abundantly clear during their Friday-night headlining slot at the Hangout Fest, which was as heavy on the hits as it was the sentiment. Down in Alabama, before tens of thousands of screaming, sunburnt fans, they truly felt the love. "I feel like we're surrounded by our own people here," frontman Caleb Followill told the crowd, "So I'm just gonna be myself tonight."