[a]Kings Of Leon[/a] are set to play a headline slot at next year’s Isle Of Wight Festival – their only UK festival appearance of 2011.

The band will play the Friday night (June 10) of the three-day event, which runs from June 10-12, with festival chief John Giddings saying that it would be their only festival appearance in the country next year.

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They are the first act announced to play the event, with more expected to be revealed this week (beginning November 15). Last year [a]Jay-Z[/a], [a]The Strokes[/a] and [a]Paul McCartney[/a] headlined the festival.

See Isleofwightfestival.com for more information.

Tickets go on sale at 9am (GMT) on Friday.

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