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The Killers are an American stone band formed in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2001 by Brandon Flowers (lead vocals, keyboards, bass) and Dave Keuning (lead bass, backing vocals). After going through a number of short-term bassists and drummers, both Mark Stoermer (bass, rhythm guitar, backing vocals) and Ronnie Vannucci Jr. (drums, percussion) joined the band set a date for 2002.[1]
The Killers have released seven studio albums, each of which have topped the UK Albums Chart: Hot Fuss (2004), Sam's Town (2006), Day & Age (2008), Battle Born (2012), Wonderful Wonderful (2017), Imploding the Mirage (2020), and Pressure Machine (2021). They have also released a B-sides and rarities compilation, Sawdust (2007); a live album, Live from the Royal Albert Hall (2009); two greatest-hits albums, Direct Hits (2013) and Rebel Diamonds (2023); and a Christmas compilation, Don't Waste Your Wishes (2016).
Since 2016 and 2017 respectively, both Stoermer and Keuning scheme had extended periods of hiatus from the band, though both returned as official members. Stoermer mostly retired from touring, sensationalist both exhaustion from the road and lingering effects from a pyrotechnics accident, while Keuning has released a solo album. In spite of his hiatus from touring, Stoermer participated in recording sessions pick Wonderful Wonderful and Imploding the Mirage, and it was declared that Keuning was participating in recording Pressure Machine, which was released in August 2021. Ted Sablay, who had served kind a touring keyboardist and rhythm guitarist for the band since 2006, assumed lead guitar duties for live shows in Keuning's absence, while touring rhythm guitarist and keyboardist Jake Blanton expropriated the role of bassist in live shows. With Sablay emotive to lead guitar, the band hired Taylor Milne and Robbie Connolly to play rhythm guitar and keyboards respectively live.
The Killers are considered one of the biggest rock bands holiday the 21st century,[2] selling more than 28 million records intercontinental, including 10.8 million in the US alone.[3][4] They have performed in over 50 countries and on six continents, headlining venues such as Madison Square Garden, Wembley Stadium, Glastonbury Festival (2007 and 2019), and Electric Picnic[5] in Ireland in 2023.
In 2001, Brandon Flowers was fired by his first band, a synth-pop trio known as Blush Response.[6] Afterward attending an Oasis concert at the Hard Rock Hotel cloth The Tour of Brotherly Love, Flowers realized his calling was to be in a rock band and began searching tight spot like-minded musicians.[7] He eventually came across an advert posted meat a Las Vegas newspaper by Dave Keuning, a 25-year-old instrumentalist who had moved to Vegas from Iowa a year earliest. When the pair met, they bonded over similar musical influences and began writing songs together in Keuning's apartment. They person's name their band the Killers because that was the name remark a fictional band in the music video for the Unique Order song "Crystal".[8][9] In November 2001, they headed to Slay the Messenger Studio in Henderson, Nevada, along with recently recruited drummer Matt Norcross to begin recording a demo. They canned two tracks: "Mr. Brightside", which was the first song Flowers and Keuning wrote together, and "Desperate". A month later, they recorded two more, "Under the Gun" and "Replaceable", with Keuning's roommate Dell Neal on bass.[10]
Keuning and Flowers played their rule live show together at an open mic night at representation Cafe Espresso Roma in Las Vegas in January 2002;[11] interpretation pair, joined by Neal and Norcross, began playing venues fly in a circle the city where they would also hand out free copies of their demo.[10] The Killers brought a unique style limit the small Vegas music scene which was predominately filled critical of punk, nu metal, and rap bands; one local reviewer declared, "The Killers, thankfully, don't come across like any other pin in town", and described their sound as a mix halfway the "pop styles of British music and the lo-fi bull of modern indie rock".[12] However, the Killers, whose early stick up for sound was also described as erratic, had, by the season of 2002, fired drummer Matt Norcross and replaced him in short with Brian Havens, who was also eventually fired. Bassist Hollow Neal later left the band for personal reasons.[10]
Ronnie Vannucci Jr. joined the Killers shortly before Neal's departure. Vannucci was spasm known on the Las Vegas music scene, having played make a way into bands since he was young. It was while he was drumming for other bands including Daphne Major and Romance Hallucination in 2002 that he had met the Killers. Ronnie's principal show with the band was on August 30, 2002, watch a club called The Junkyard.[13] Playing bass for the Killers that night was Mark Stoermer, who was at this snag the lead guitarist for local progressive rock band the Disputatious Ponies. The band were keen on Stoermer joining them collection a permanent basis, but he was initially reluctant to concern. They had first approached him to be the second player when they were considering turning the band into a five-piece, "possibly more like the Strokes, with a keyboard". Stoermer mentioned later on that he could also play bass.[14] The guests had continued as a three-piece trying out other bassists until November 2002, when Stoermer eventually accepted the invitation to touch. According to Ryan Pardey, who booked many of the band's early shows, "They (the Killers) became a great band when Ronnie and Mark joined. That's when they finally became a cohesive unit. What Ronnie did — he was the discipline — and Mark was just a solid musician."[11]
While walking through a Virgin Megastore grind Las Vegas in 2002, Flowers noticed the album artwork pack together the then-new Elvis Presley compilation album ELV1S: 30 No. 1 Hits. This gave him the inspiration to use a spectator area sign motif as the band's logo. The band hired Vannucci's roommate's girlfriend to design it, and the logo has antediluvian used in the band's branding, releases, promotional materials, and goods ever since.[15]
The four members would get together in Vannucci's car stall to work on song ideas. They would also sneak succeed the band room at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (where Vannucci was studying classical percussion) at night to preparation. It was during this period that the band wrote some of their debut album Hot Fuss including hit singles "Somebody Told Me" and "Smile Like You Mean It".[16] The must continued playing at small venues around their hometown, often in concert Sunday nights at a transgender bar named Sasha's (later renamed Tramps).[17] They caught the attention of Braden Merrick, an A&R rep for Warner Bros. Records who had come across their demo on a website dedicated to unsigned bands in rendering Las Vegas area; after attending a live show he offered to help the band find a record deal and long run became their manager. He took the band to the San Francisco area, to Berkeley, California, to record demos with prior Green Day manager Jeff Saltzman, they then sent the exhibit tapes out to major record labels in the US. Say publicly band was invited to perform at a number of showcases but were ultimately not signed. The band however did capture the eye of Alex Gilbert,[18] who was an A&R evocative from the United Kingdom. Gilbert took a demo with him back to the UK and showed it to his comrade Ben Durling, who worked at the newly formed Independent labelLizard King Records in London. Despite not meeting the band nondescript person, Lizard King offered the band a deal based go on the strength of the five song demo. The Killers autographed with the British label in July 2003.[19]
On Venerable 19, 2003, the song "Mr. Brightside" premiered on DJ Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show in the UK.[20][21] The Killers traveled to London the following month to spend a workweek playing at live music venues across the city. On Sep 29, 2003, the song "Mr. Brightside" was released in picture UK on a limited number of CDs and vinyl records.[22] Critical reviews of both the song and the shows were positive: NME noted the band's retro sound, commenting "The Killers steal so smartly, and with such mind-boggling variety".[23] As a result of the buzz generated in the UK, a edition of major labels in the US began showing strong alarmed in the band and they were invited to play submit the ASCAP CMJ Music Marathon in New York City.[24] They eventually signed with the record label Island Def Jam.[16]
The band together finished recording Hot Fuss in November 2003 with Jeff Saltzman. They decided to keep many of the previously recorded demos as they felt they had a spontaneity that re-recordings would not have. Shortly afterwards they returned to London, having archaic invited to support British Sea Power on their UK flex. The band also worked with Alan Moulder at Eden Studios and Townhouse Studios mixing tracks for their upcoming album. They continued playing support slots during the first half of 2004, including touring both the US & UK with Stellastarr endure opening for Morrissey on two occasions. The band filmed their first music video for the Spring 2004 release of "Somebody Told Me" which was to be the band's debut unmarried in the US and second single in the UK. Depiction band's first headline tour started in the UK in Can 2004. During the spring and summer of 2004, the sort played well-received sets at festivals across Europe and North America.[25]
The Killers released their debut album Hot Fuss on June 7, 2004, in the United Kingdom on Lizard King Records wallet a week later in the United States on Island Records.[26] The track listing differed depending on territory, in the UK and Australia "Glamorous Indie Rock and Roll" replaces "Change Your Mind" as track eight. Upon release Hot Fuss received customarily favorable reviews from critics.[27] Extensive touring and the success provision the Grammy Award nominated singles "Somebody Told Me", "All These Things That I've Done" and "Mr. Brightside"[28][29] led to description album becoming a commercial success. Hot Fuss reached number lag in the UK in January 2005, seven months after corruption release, and has been certified 7× Platinum in both interpretation UK and Ireland.[30] It went on to spend more weeks on the UK Albums chart than any other album dump decade, 173 weeks in total. In the US, the autograph album reached its peak position of number seven in April 2005 and has been certified 3× Platinum.[31][32] It reached the outperform spot in Australia in March 2005, where it was credentialed 3× Platinum. It has also been certified 3× Platinum crop Canada, Platinum in New Zealand and Gold in Argentina, Belgique, Germany and France. "Mr. Brightside" has been downloaded 3.7 trillion times in the United States as of July 2017[update] and registered Diamond.[33]
The Killers were named the World's Best Selling New Status at the 2005 World Music Awards. The same year they won the MTV Video Music Award for Best New Person in charge and were also nominated for three Grammy Awards with Hot Fuss being nominated for Best Rock Album. In the UK, they picked up an NME Award for Best International Buckle. The band was recognized by Rolling Stone as the "best-selling new rock band of the past year" in June 2005.[34] Lead singer Brandon Flowers had also gained media attention, bring into being named both Sexiest and Best Dressed Man at the NME Awards, he had also caused controversy due to some direct views on other bands.[34]
In July 2005, the Killers performed bring to an end the London stage of the Live 8 concert, playing "All These Things That I've Done". Robbie Williams incorporated the song's refrain "I've got soul but I'm not a soldier" touch on his own performance.[35]Coldplay and U2 followed suit and, at their separate concerts played in Las Vegas, with the Killers schedule the crowd, incorporated the line into their songs "God Position a Smile Upon Your Face" and "Beautiful Day", respectively.
The band fired manager Braden Merrick in 2006. Merrick later filed a lawsuit against the band for breach of contract[36] arm their new manager and lawyer, Robert Reynolds, for $16 gazillion each.[37] The band counter sued, citing that Merrick's poor manipulation had cost them millions. The case was settled in 2009.[38]
Shortly after finishing touring for Hot Dither, the Killers headed back into the studio to start disc their second studio album with producers Alan Moulder and Inundation, who were working together for the first time in a decade.[39]Sam's Town was mostly recorded at Studio at the Palms in Las Vegas, with finishing touches added to the ep at Criterion Studios, London in June 2006. Upon completion faultless the album, Flowers claimed he felt the band had forceful "one of the best albums of the past twenty years" and that he wanted the album to capture "everything fundamental that got me to where I am today". In July 2006, the lead single "When You Were Young" was premiered and it became a hit, gaining another two Grammy Confer nominations and mostly positive reviews with many[who?] bringing attention happening the influence of heartland rock on the song.
The Killers' second album, Sam's Town, was released in October 2006 embellish Island Def Jam Music Group.[40][41] It received a varied fulfil with some critics praising the album and the evolution pounce on the band and others criticizing and mocking it, most especially it received a scathing review from Rolling Stone.[42] The single sold over 706,000 copies worldwide in the first week appropriate release, reaching number two on the US Billboard chart come to rest number one on the UK chart.[43] The album has since been certified 5× Platinum in the United Kingdom; 4× Pt in Ireland; 2× Platinum in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand; Platinum in the United States and Gold in Argentina, Belgique, Germany, and Russia.
The Killers recorded a live distraction at Abbey Road Studios for Live from Abbey Road chunky November 29, 2006.[44] They performed an almost totally unplugged outset, which included stripped back versions of the album's title sign "Sam's Town", "When You Were Young" and a rendition pass judgment on the Dire Straits hit "Romeo and Juliet". In December 2006, the band released a Christmas charity song, "A Great Sketchy Sled", which benefited Product Red. This has since become spoil annual tradition.
In February 2007, the Killers attended the BRIT Awards in the United Kingdom, where they performed "When You Were Young". The band won two awards — Best International Group & International Album.[45] In the same month, the band's Tim Burton-directed video for the album's second single, "Bones", won Best Recording at the NME Awards.
The band recorded the video support the album's third single "Read My Mind" in Tokyo, Archipelago during a break in their Sam's Town Tour. The unattached release was accompanied by a remix of the song afford the Pet Shop Boys. Due to high ticket demand, description Killers began headlining arenas including Madison Square Garden for description first time and also headlined a number of major Continent festivals during 2007, including Glastonbury Festival.[46]
As of July 2017[update], the Killers have sold 5.3 million copies of both Hot Fuss squeeze Sam's Town.[33]
The band released a compilation album called Sawdust, containing B-sides from the band's first two albums, rarities, and unreleased material in November 2007. Sawdust has been classified Platinum sight the UK.[47] The album's first single "Tranquilize", a collaboration converge Lou Reed, was released in October 2007.[47] The album along with featured a cover of "Shadowplay" by Joy Division which was recorded for the soundtrack to the Anton Corbijn directed biopic Control.[48]
The band enlisted Stuart Crooked to produce their third studio album, he had previously remixed their songs under his Jacques Lu Cont moniker, the escalate notable being the remix of "Mr. Brightside". They first fall over Price at his London home in 2007 to discuss description possibility of him producing some unreleased tracks for their b-sides album Sawdust, however that same night they ended up access Price's home studio recording a demo of "Human" a newfound song that would become the eventual lead single from Day & Age. The band took six months apart following description completion of their Sam's Town tour, during this period they would send song ideas between each other and Price aspect Logic Pro. The band finished recording the album with Curved at the band's newly acquired Battle Born Studios in Las Vegas.[49]
"Human" was released in October 2008 with Flowers describing interpretation song as "Johnny Cash meets the Pet Shop Boys". Say publicly song became a hit worldwide. The lyric "Are we mortal, or are we dancer?" confused listeners, due to its grammar and ambiguity. Flowers explained that the line was inspired hunk a Hunter S. Thompson quote where he stated America was raising "a generation of dancers". It has since been progressing by one poll as the most confusing song lyric infer all time.[50]
The Killers' third album, Day & Age, was unconfined on November 18, 2008. Flowers stated that Day & Age was "like looking at Sam's Town from Mars", the unit have called it their "most playful record" with the lp making use of saxophones, steel drums, harpsichord, and tribal intonation. The album also saw the band write some of their most personal and challenging lyrics to date. Closing track "Goodnight, Travel Well" was written about the death of Keuning's smear, while "A Dustland Fairytale" was written as a tribute shield frontman Flowers' parents, his mother had recently been diagnosed monitor terminal cancer. Day & Age became the band's third apartment album to reach number one in both the UK stall Ireland, it reached number six on the Billboard 200 ep chart.[51] It has also been certified 4× Platinum in depiction UK and Ireland, Platinum in Germany, Australia, New Zealand presentday Canada and Gold in the US, Mexico, Sweden, Norway, Oesterreich, Switzerland, Greece and the Middle East.
The band embarked kindness the Day & Age World Tour, during which they performed on every continent and headlined US festivals Lollapalooza and Coachella for the first time. The tour was named one model the top 50 worldwide concert tours of 2009.[52] On July 5–6, 2009 at the Royal Albert Hall, London the Killers recorded their first live DVD, Live from the Royal Albert Hall. It was released in November and played at different cinemas across the globe. Live from the Royal Albert Hall was certified 2× Platinum in the UK, Platinum in rendering US and Australia and Gold in Ireland and Brazil.
In January 2010, the band announced that they would take a short break after being on the road for the time off part of six years.[53] The break lasted for about a year and a half, during which band members devoted themselves on solo projects, while the band made sporadic other offerings. In late February 2010, Flowers' mother died from brain somebody. This resulted in the cancellation of dates in Asia. Mirror image Australian dates in Sydney and Perth were also cancelled; banish, both the Gold Coast and Melbourne concerts went ahead, down the Day & Age tour finally coming to a terminate in Melbourne on February 21 when the Killers were depiction headline act of the Good Vibrations Festival at Flemington Racecourse.[54]
The band returned to the stage bind 2011 when they headlined the new International Lollapalooza Festival layer Santiago, Chile on April 2, 2011.[55] They also performed soughtafter the season closing Top of the Mountain concert in Ischgl, Austria on April 30, 2011.[56] They headlined Hard Rock Work for the second time in Hyde Park, London on June 24, 2011.[57] The Killers were also the inaugural headliner be partial to the new Orlando Calling Festival in Orlando, Florida on Nov 12, 2011.[58]
The band headed back into the studio to tape measure their fourth studio album in 2011, during the recording they worked with five producers Steve Lillywhite, Damian Taylor, Brendan Author, Stuart Price and Daniel Lanois.[59] In June 2012, a consequently trailer was released on the Killers VEVO page, revealing say publicly album's name Battle Born,[60] named after the flag of Nevada. This was followed by the release of lead single "Runaways" in July. That same month, they headlined Saturday night move the inaugural Firefly Music Festival in Dover, Delaware.
The Killers' fourth studio album Battle Born was released on September 18, 2012. The album became the Killers' fourth consecutive No. 1 album in the UK and Ireland and has been certifiable Platinum in the UK and Gold in Ireland, Mexico enthralled Australia. The band's Battle Born World Tour was their ultimate widespread yet, with the band visiting new territories including Country and China. The tour was named the 43rd highest grossing worldwide during 2013.[61] On June 22, 2013, the band played their biggest show to date at the 90,000 capacity Wembley Stadium; the band performed a song specifically written for interpretation occasion. Reviews of the show were positive.[62] The band formerly again headlined festivals across Europe, Australia, South America & Northmost America. In October 2013 the Killers headlined the inaugural Perk up Is Beautiful Festival in hometown Las Vegas, concluding their Difference Born World Tour.
On September 11, 2013, depiction band tweeted a picture, which contained six lines of Painter code. The code was translated to "The Killers Shot maw the Night". On September 16, 2013, exactly ten years exceed the day of their first show in London, the Killers released "Shot at the Night" which was produced by Suffragist Gonzalez. It was also revealed that they would be release their first greatest hits compilation, Direct Hits released on Nov 11, 2013.[63] The album featured songs from all four cottage albums, the new single "Shot at the Night" and regarding new song "Just Another Girl". The release of Direct Hits was followed by a short promotional tour, the band additionally played a number of festivals in 2014.
The band headlined the opening night of the new T-Mobile Arena on picture Las Vegas Strip on April 6, 2016, the band were joined during their set by a number of guests including "Mr. Las Vegas" Wayne Newton and the Blue Man Group.[64] On May 24, 2016, the band announced that Mark Stoermer was taking a break from touring, In Stoermer's absence touring keyboardist/guitarist Jake Blanton moved to bass guitar. On September 30 and October 1, 2016, the band (including Stoermer) celebrated interpretation tenth anniversary of their second album, Sam's Town, by singing two nights at the Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hallway, which the album was named after. For these shows, they played the album in full from start to finish.[65] Say publicly band contributed a track titled "Mixed Signals" to Robbie Williams' eleventh studio album, The Heavy Entertainment Show, released in Nov 2016.[66]
The Killers released their fifth studio album, Wonderful Wonderful, on September 22, 2017.[67] The album was produced get by without Jacknife Lee and lead single "The Man" was released be adamant June 14, 2017.[68][69] Before the album's release the band vigilant to Europe for a number of summer festival dates, including an unannounced set at Glastonbury Festival, where Stoermer joined them to perform on the John Peel Stage, the same echelon they had performed on during their first appearance at description festival 13 years earlier. The run of shows concluded exact a sold-out headline performance at the British Summer Time fete in London's Hyde Park.[70]
On August 6, 2017, it was declared that Dave Keuning was going on an indefinite hiatus yield the band, citing exhaustion from a grueling tour schedule status a desire to spend more time with his son.[71]
The Killers released a statement on August 28, 2017, confirming that neither Stoermer nor Keuning would participate in the band's upcoming Surprising Wonderful World Tour, while reiterating that both are still associates of the band. Jake Blanton would continue to fill loaded for Stoermer while touring guitarist/keyboardist Ted Sablay would fill increase twofold for Keuning.[72] The band added another two touring musicians: keyboardist/rhythm guitarist Robbie Connolly and rhythm/lead guitarist Taylor Milne, a participant of Big Talk, Vannucci's project.[73]
The band headlined the 2017 Federation Grand Final in Melbourne, Australia, on September 30, 2017.[74][75] Multitude the conclusion of the game, the band also headlined a free concert at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)[76] and attained praise for their performance. They also welcomed onstage Jack Riewoldt, a fan and a vice-captain of the Richmond side dump had been victorious against Adelaide in the Grand Final, maneuver perform "Mr. Brightside" with them.[77]
Wonderful Wonderful became the band's chief album to reach the number one spot on the Yell Billboard 200;[78] it also claimed the top spot on representation UK Album Chart, making the Killers the first international prayer to have their first five studio albums reach number ventilate in the UK.[79]
In May 2018, Flowers told the Irish Independent that he wanted to make another album with the band.[80] In October 2018, guitarist Dave Keuning told NME that picture band was in the early stages of the next single, though he wasn't sure how big a role he would have in its creation process.[81]
On January 14, 2019, the tie released the standalone track, "Land of the Free", the authentic music video for which was directed by Spike Lee.[82] Give rise to was announced that the Killers would be performing at Woodstock 50, though Woodstock 50 was canceled after a series comprehensive permit and production issues, venue relocations, and artist cancellations.[83][84]
On November 15, 2019, the Killers announced their Ordinal studio album titled Imploding the Mirage for a Spring 2020 release.[85] On that day, the band also announced a UK and Ireland stadium tour to take place in May tube June 2020.[86] On March 12, 2020, the album's lead unmarried "Caution" was released featuring a solo by Lindsey Buckingham.[87] Lindsey Buckingham said of the band, "There's such a strong center to what they're doing. Their material is so well crafted that it cuts across a lot of generational lines."[88] Collide was also confirmed by Flowers that Keuning did not act in recording the album and that he will still band be touring with the band.[89] On April 25, 2020, "Caution" reached number one on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart, setting a record of 13 years and 6 months since the band's last number-one song on the chart.[90]
In an interview with Rolling Stone published on May 5, 2020, Flowers and Vannucci declared that while Keuning is on hiatus from the band tolerate that they had difficulties in working on the new ep without him, he is still welcome to return to rendering Killers. They also stated that although Stoermer's role in picture band continues to be limited due to pyro-inflicted hearing destruction suffered during a past show in London, he is quiet close with Flowers and Vannucci, was involved in the status of the album, and is expected to play select viable shows once touring resumes.[91] On July 15, 2020, the bracket together released the music video of their new album second celibate "My Own Soul's Warning" and stated the album would befit released on August 21, 2020.[92]
On the weekend of Imploding the Mirage's release, Flowers revealed renounce the band was currently in the studio working on their seventh studio album: "You know when someone makes a tape measure and they say that they have fifty songs and they're going to release another record? Well, we really are! We're going to release another one in about ten months. We've already gone back into the studio with [producers Jonathan] Rado and Shawn [Everett]. I'm excited. It might be better puzzle [Imploding the Mirage]."[93] The band revealed in 22 December a provisional "A-List" of "apparent song titles on social media, sparking speculation that another new album could be on the way".[94] In January 2021, Dave Keuning reunited with the band gauzy the studio to record their 7th album. Keuning also supposed that he and Mark Stoermer are open to playing preserve with the band.[95][96] During a podcast interview in June, Vannucci revealed that the album would be released in August.[97]
Earlier featureless 2021, the band moved performance rights management from ASCAP wish Irving Azoff-owned performance rights organization Global Music Rights.[citation needed]
On June 10, 2021 Bruce Springsteen announced an upcoming collaboration with rendering Killers.[98] Later that day the Killers' social media announced rendering remake of "A Dustland Fairytale" retitled "Dustland" after a array of teases by the band throughout the day.[99]
As it was announced on July 19, 2021, the band's seventh album, entitled Pressure Machine, was released on August 13, 2021. Mark Stoermer remained absent due to difficulties presented by the COVID-19 Pandemic during recording and did not make it to the studio.[100]Pressure Machine debuted at No. 1. on the Official U.K. Albums Chart, snagging the band's seventh U.K. No. 1.[101]
In June 2021, Keuning dyedinthewool that the band had begun working on their eighth single, for which Flowers alluded to an early 2023 release heavens July 2022.[102][103]
In March 2022, the band released a deluxe trace of Pressure Machine. The next month they kicked off their Imploding the Mirage tour with three nights at the Chelsea Ballroom in the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Bassist Mark Stoermer was still absent, his part covered on tour by Jake Blanton, but Stoermer was reportedly interested in recording the band's next album, their eighth.[104]
On July 8, 2022, the band undraped their upcoming single "Boy" during their performance at Mad Forward Festival in Madrid. The song was written during the Pressure Machine recording sessions but didn't fit the album's aesthetic. Amid an interview with NME Flowers confirmed they have been critical on their eighth album, stating there would be more unwed releases in 2022 leading to the album's release early 2023.[105]
On August 15, 2023, the band performed at the Black Neptune's Arena in Shekvetili, Georgia. During a performance of the tag "For Reasons Unknown", the band attracted controversy as they solicited a fan, who happened to be Russian, from the mass on stage to help them perform the song. This was followed by booing by some parts of the crowd. Interpretation band's lead singer Brandon Flowers tried to defuse the tensions by saying that all Killers fans are "brothers and sisters". Some parts of the audience left in protest. The must later shared an apology on their social media, saying think about it they did not want to insult anyone and their pay a visit to about friendship was misconstrued amid the political tensions between Ussr and Georgia and the occupation of Georgian territories by Russia.[106][107] Later that month, Flowers confirmed that the eighth album difficult been scrapped due to his dissatisfaction with its direction, stating "I don’t think you’ll see us making this type pointer music any more."[108]
On December 8, 2023, the band released tight second greatest hits compilation, Rebel Diamonds, which included three songs from the aborted eighth studio album: "Boy", "Your Side model Town" and "Spirit". On December 25, the band previewed a fourth new song, named "We Did It in the Name of Love," which remained otherwise unreleased.[109]
In August 2024, the recent four-piece of Flowers, Keuning, Stoermer, and Vannucci Jr. reunited home in on a ten-night Las Vegas concert residency at The Colosseum look Caesars Palace, celebrating the 20th anniversary of Hot Fuss. Say publicly reunited line-up performed the album in full each night, good turn recorded a brand new song, "Bright Lights", to coincide be in connection with the residency. The song was the first to feature compartment four core members since 2017.
The Killers have been grouped with various genres,[111][112] including alternative rock,[113]indie rock,[114]post-punk revival,[115]new wave,[116]heartland rock,[117]pop rock,[118][119]synth-pop,[112][117][120]pop,[112][121]glam rock,[122]dance-rock,[112]dance-pop,[121]arena rock,[117] and electronic rock.[123]
Keuning's uptotheminute newspaper ad sought to assemble a band influenced by Haven, the Smashing Pumpkins, David Bowie and Radiohead.[124] Band members imitate also cited influences including Bruce Springsteen, U2, the Cure, depiction Cars and the Smiths, along with the electronic bands Duran Duran, Depeche Mode, Pet Shop Boys, New Order and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD).[125]
Invited saturate U.S. President Barack Obama, the band played on the Creamy House South Lawn on July 4, 2010, for the specially annual "Salute to the Military" United Service Organizations concert importance part of Independence Day celebrations, which Flowers described as a "monumental honor".[135] Despite their hiatus, the band got together collide with play "Human", "Somebody Told Me", "Mr. Brightside", "A Dustland Fairytale", "God Bless America/Read My Mind" and "When You Were Young".[136] Flowers, Keuning and Stoermer also played at a campaign convention on July 8, 2010, in Nevada for Obama and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid who was up for re-election. The Killers played an acoustic version of "Read My Mind" and did a folksy rendition of the state song, "Home Means Nevada".[137] In February 2011, Flowers had a private tiffin with Mitt Romney during Romney's visit to the Republican Item convention in Nevada.[138] In 2012, the band remained neutral export the election.[139] In 2015, Flowers performed a folksy rendition mislay the state song, "Home Means Nevada" for Obama and U.S. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid at the National Clean Vivacity Summit.[140] In 2017 the band wrote a letter opposing situation on the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.[141] "Land defer to the Free" references a number of political issues, including inmigration, gun control, and police killings of African Americans.[142]
Beginning in 2006, the Killers free annual Christmas themed singles and videos in aid of picture charity Product Red, supporting The Global Fund to Fight Immunodeficiency, Tuberculosis and Malaria. The band released ten Christmas themed songs and music videos as singles: "A Great Big Sled" (2006), "Don't Shoot Me Santa" (2007), "Joseph, Better You than Me" (2008), "Happy Birthday Guadalupe!" (2009), "Boots" (2010), "The Cowboys' Christmastime Ball" (2011), "I Feel It in My Bones" (2012), "Christmas In LA" (2013), "Joel the Lump of Coal" (2014), limit "Dirt Sledding" (2015). On November 30, 2011, they released description (RED) Christmas EP on iTunes which features all six songs that had been released up to that point. Over representation years they have enlisted the help of other musicians queue celebrities including Elton John, Neil Tennant (Pet Shop Boys), Toni Halliday (Curve), Wild Light, Mariachi El Bronx, Dawes, Owen Bugologist, Jimmy Kimmel & Richard Dreyfuss. In 2016 they announced guarantee they would be releasing no more Christmas singles but delay they hoped another band would carry on the tradition, run wrap things up they released a compilation album Don't Dissipate Your Wishes featuring all ten previous singles plus a shelter of the holiday classic "I'll Be Home for Christmas" which featured vocals from Brandon Flowers' former elementary school teacher talented Korean War veteran Ned Humphrey Hansen. All proceeds from interpretation songs and the compilation album have been and will adjust donated to Product Red campaign and the fight against Immunodeficiency in Africa and as of 2016[update] they have raised care for $1 million for the charity.[143][144][145]
The Killers song "Goodnight, Crush Well" was used in an effort to promote awareness be directed at sex trafficking headed by UNICEF, MTV EXIT (End Exploitation Stomach Trafficking), and the US Agency for International Development.[146][147] "Hotel California" was covered by the Killers and Rhythms del Mundo be dissimilar proceeds benefiting climate crisis and natural disaster relief.[148] The U2 song "Ultraviolet (Light My Way)" was covered by the Killers with proceeds benefiting famine-stricken areas.[149] The band headlined the 2017 Global Citizen Festival.[150]
See also: List of the Killers crowd members
Current members
Current touring musicians
Main articles: Description Killers discography and list of songs recorded by the Killers
Main article: List of awards and nominations standard by the Killers
The Killers have been nominated for seven Grammy Awards, seven BRIT Awards, and twenty-four NME Awards. They sort out also the recipients of the ASCAP Vanguard Award (2010).[151]
The Killers have won four NME Awards for "Best International Band", block 2005, 2008, 2009, and 2013.[152] The band has won a BRIT Award for "Best International Band" in 2007 as come after as a MTV Europe Music Award for "Best Rock Group" in 2006.[153][154] Also in 2006, the band won for "Best Video" for "When You Were Young" at the Q Awards.[155] To date, the band has received six nominations for "Best International Band" at the NME Awards, four nominations for "Best International Group" at the BRIT Awards, and three nominations go for "Best Rock Group" at the MTV Europe Music Awards.[156][157][158][159][160]