His soft southern drawl is a comforting sound and on that cold May evening he made reference to the weather, ending with the notion that “At least we’re all here together.” However cheesy it might sound it was true, for an hour and 45 minutes everyone was sharing this immense experience, no matter how old or young. There was an unfortunate incident involving Jared’s bass and a lead which abruptly ended ‘On Call’ before it even really started and Caleb joked that we had already heard the best part of the song. Even as a person you can see he isn’t a natural front man, something that he has admitted himself but he acts completely natural on stage. I have to say their later albums are my favourites and the reason is because Caleb’s voice is much clearer cut, his raw throaty vocals are the reason they can fill an entire football stadium but the tone and passion he has in his voice can bring an audience to life or simply stun them into silence. Aha Shake Heartbreak gave us classics like ‘Taper Jean Girl’ ‘The Bucket’ and even ‘Razz’ which frontman Caleb introduced personally as they hadn’t played it live in over 10 years. With a catalogue of six albums there is much to choose from and they did a lot of songs from their older albums which I know many fans prefer because that’s the sound they know them for. I’m not undermining my own appreciation of their songs because I can officially say I am a diehard fan and the one thing I loved about seeing them this time is they did so many songs that I haven’t heard live before.

He was absolutely consumed in the music and you had to admire him for it, it felt like he was reliving his youth but that’s the thing the band have been around since the 90’s so really it’s me aged 21 that is the apprentice. There was a man a couple of rows down, probably in his mid 40’s who was fist pumping, playing his air guitar and attempting to sing along. I was expecting big things from a concert in a football stadium because it’s such a coveted venue but the thing that still surprises me, even after three times is the diversity of their fan base. I don’t just mean a changed set list it’s the atmosphere that their presence brings.

I’ve seen Kings of Leon live three times now and every time I see something different from them.

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