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Rockers also announce St. Louis show to make up for infamous pigeon-attack cancellation. By Gil Kaufman Kings of Leon’s Caleb Followill Photo: Skip Bolen/ WireImage “Glee” has landed some big fish so far: Madonna, Rihanna, Britney Spears and Lady Gaga. But one act that isn’t interested in having its music remixed for the McKinley High kids is Kings of Leon . The scruffy Tennessee arena rockers told England’s New Musical Express that they declined a chance to have their music worked over into peppy glee club arrangements — as well as an invitation to appear on the now-canceled “Ugly Betty” — for fearing of selling out. “We got an offer to appear on an episode of ‘Ugly Betty,’ ” bassist Jared Followill said. “They wanted us to play ourselves. We were supposed to come in and help her out with some problem or other.” He also confirmed that they passed on the “Glee” offer, saying, “We could have sold out so much more. We turn stuff down constantly.” A spokesperson for “Glee” could not be reached for confirmation on the offer at press time, and the spokesperson for KOL said he was not aware of the TV proposals. And even if they aren’t interested in stepping into the TV spotlight to expand their audience, the family act are not about to let down their core fans. That explains why a month after they fled the stage during a gig at the Verizon Amphitheatre in St. Louis following an onslaught of pigeon droppings, the Kings are going to give it another shot.