Fans huddled together as they shivered in the brisk Friday night air at Gexa Energy Pavillion as Kings of Leon, Young the Giant and Kongos, played for an audience of chilly fans on a less than energetic night.

Kings of Leon tried its best to rally the crowd but the show was fairly mellow to a point of being almost psychedelic with their kaleidoscope lighting arrangements and easy to listen to setlist. Though the show lacked enthusiasm and crowd interaction, it was still quite enjoyable.

Kicking off the night with “Supersoaker” was an on point way to draw the audience in with a fairly well known song off their sixth studio album, Mechanical Bull. Other notable tracks from the night included “Beautiful War”, “Temple”, “Back Down South” and, of course, the most recognizable, “Use Somebody.”

Though it was a decent set and overall chill show, the party didn’t really start until the encore. Starting off the encore with “Crawl” ignited a spark in the audience. What was left of the not so sober crowd, rose to their feet in excitement and radiated energy. The dramatic lighting for “Black Thumbnail” only got everyone more rallied up. By the time “Sex on Fire” closed out the show, the fans (sober and not) were dancing, singing and partying together. The encore was truly the highlight of the show.

Young the Giant was the second act on the bill. Their performance was applaudable, but nothing worth exuberant praise. Songs from their self titled first album such as “Cough Syrup” and “My Body”, were more pleasing than music from the second album, Mind Over Matter.

The opening act, Kongos, set the chill mood as the back lacked the energy needed on a chilly September night. The was nothing wrong with their set, but even “Come With Me Now” couldn’t get the audience to emerge from their cocoons of blankets.

Although the opening acts did nothing to improve the energy of a cold crowd, Kings of Leon slowly warmed things up and eventually delivered what the audience needed.