
“You don’t get anything by just saying affirmations in the mirror,” began Brandon Flowers, appearing from behind the floor-to-ceiling curtains of The Killers’ diamond-shaped O2 Arena stage. “You’ve got to give the world irrefutable proof that you are who you say you are. We’re The Killers and we’re a great rock’n’roll band.”
“Here…” he beckoned as the curtains dropped, and a confetti cannon burst into the opening strains of Sam’s Town. “Lemme show you…”