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I’m seeing the Killers play for the 10th time. How did it end up like this?

Little did I know when Hot Fuss came out in 2004 that I’d be obsessed with this band for the next 20 years, and they’d soundtrack my life

The Guardian - AU

Dave Keuning’s uncanny ability to craft huge songs like Mr. Brightside from simple melodies is at the heart of the Killers’ blockbuster sound – here’s how you can use his rhythm approach and hook-filled lead style

There are many lessons to be taken from Dave Keuning’s work with the Killers, not least that an appreciation of melody, a diverse musical vocabulary, and an ear for hooks makes for a crowd-pleasing set

Guitar World

James Bay hails 'incredible honour' of Brandon Flowers collaboration

James Bay struggled to "keep [his] cool" when recording 'Easy Distraction' with The Killers' Brandon Flowers.

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"Stars in every sense of the word." The Killers bring glitz, glam and wall-to-wall big-hitters as they sign off their Las Vegas-style residency in London

The Killers prove why they'll never not be at the top of their game as they sign off their six-day London occupancy of the O2 Arena in style

Louder

The Killers screen England’s Euros semi-final victory in the middle of their show, celebrate with red and white confetti and fan-favourite Mr Brightside

The Killers paused their London show at the O2 Arena to screen last night's winning goal of England’s Euros semi-final

Louder

The Killers at The O2 review: giving more bang for your buck than any other modern band

Brandon Flowers, one of the century’s great frontmen, was like a box-fresh Ken whose job is simply: ‘stage’

Evening Standard

Elton John shares unseen footage from 2023 Glastonbury headline set

The behind-the-scenes video shows him rehearsing and talking to the festival’s founder

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The Killers review – anthemic XL rock goes from epic to even more epic

With lasers, ticker tape cannons and jaw-dropping lighting, the Las Vegas stars are astonishingly – and unrelentingly – maximalist

The Guardian - UK

“When Chris heard it he was like, That song is the best thing you’ve ever written!“ Coldplay's Chris Martin and The Killers' Brandon Flowers help Travis pay their respects to their favourite NYC bar

Travis preview forthcoming tenth album with an elegy for a much-loved NYC drinking den

Louder

"The crowd erupts every time we start playing the riff - people never get sick of it": The Killers' Dave Keuning on the birth of the band's signature tune

How a cosy closet and experimenting with voicings birthed Mr Brightside

MusicRadar

The Killers’ Mr Brightside becomes biggest song to never reach UK No 1

Band overtake Oasis’s Wonderwall and celebrate how the much-chanted chart staple ‘has been completely embraced by the British public’

The Guardian - UK

"We were scared to death about working with him": The Killers on the time they recorded a song with Lou Reed

The Las Vegas indie-rockers worked with Reed on their track Tranquilize

Louder

The Killers announce rare arena shows in UK and Ireland

Brandon Flowers’ band are hitting the road next year to celebrate 20 years of hits, from ‘Mr Brightside’ to ‘Human’

The Independent UK

Post your questions for the Killers

As they release greatest hits compilation Rebel Diamonds, the band’s Brandon Flowers and Ronnie Vannucci will take on your questions

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The Independent UK

How The Killers made Mr Brightside, one of the most enduring rock songs of all time

‘And I just can’t look, it’s killing me,’ is the bellowed refrain that closes everything from weddings to student nights. Mark Beaumont looks at how The Killers’ anthem about betrayal hasn’t left the charts for 20 years

Evening Standard

The Killers scrap new album plans as they continue 2023 tour

Band put on an energetic show in Scotland on August 29 after performance at Reading and Leeds festivals

The Guardian - UK

Reading and Leeds festival review – Billie Eilish and the Killers thrill at bucket-hatted blowout

The post-GCSE audience is suitably boisterous at a festival that is keeping its remit admirably broad, from Foals’ intense rock to Bicep’s beautiful techno

The Independent UK

‘I had to calm an impossible situation’: Brandon Flowers addresses The Killers controversy in Georgia

Rock frontman was criticised for remarks made during the band’s show in Batumi

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The Independent UK

Reading Festival review, day two: The Killers deliver one of the great Reading headline sets

Despite a guest drummer who struggles to keep up, The Killers are back to full bombastic pelt and slaying harder by the minute

MusicRadar

The Killers issue an apology after inviting Russian drummer on stage in Georgia, and referring to the fan as the audience's "brother"

“We did not mean to upset anyone and we apologise”

The Guardian - UK

Clowny and crass, yes – but how boring rock would be if artists like Brandon Flowers kept quiet

Surely as fans we want to see performers express themselves in concert – however misguided they sometimes might be, says culture journalist Shaad D’Souza

The Guardian - UK

From ‘Nazi’ Bowie to Nixon-lovin’ Brown: six absurd political gaffes from pop stars

The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers has caused an international row by misreading Russia-Georgia relations, live on stage. But he’s not the first star to stray into controversial territory

Al Jazeera

The Killers decried for inviting Russian fan on stage at Georgia concert

Georgians, infuriated by Russia’s war in Ukraine and occupation of their land, say the US band’s move was naive at best.

Evening Standard

The Killers booed at Georgia concert after bringing Russian drummer on stage

A Russian drummer was invited onto the stage to perform with the band

The Independent UK

The Killers issue statement as Georgia audience fumes over Russian fan ‘brother’ remark

Frontman Brandon Flowers made the comment while performing in Batumi

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