Kings of Leon to kick off UK tour in Bristol

The group consists of brothers Caleb, Jared and Nathan, as well as their cousin Matthew

Grammy Award winners Kings of Leon are gearing up to perform in Bristol as their UK tour begins.

Returning to the city 21 years and eight albums after their last visit in 2003, the American rock band will be headlining Ashton Gate Stadium later.

It comes after the band released their ninth full-length studio album Can We Please Have Fun last month.

They will be supported on stage by Holly Humberstone and The Vaccines.

A number of road closures will be in place when Kings of Leon performs at Ashton Gate Stadium

The group is due to perform in several UK cities over the next month including London, Dublin, Glasgow, Nottingham and Manchester.

Jenny Hutchinson, venue director at Ashton Gate Stadium, said: "This is a phenomenal line-up packed with incredible talent."

During the concert, there will be a number of road closures in place near the stadium, as well as restrictions to surrounding roads and an enhanced police presence.

Ashton Road will be closed from 15:00 BST until 02:00 on Monday.

Winterstoke Road will be closed from 21:00 until 00:00.

Shuttle buses will get priority after the concert and they are only vehicles allowed inside the road closures.