The Killers have announced an eight-show residency in their hometown of Las Vegas to mark the 20 year anniversary of their iconic debut album, Hot Fuss.
The Mr. Brightside hitmakers – comprised of Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Ronnie Vannucci Jr. and Mark Stoermer – will take to the stage at The Colosseum in Caesars Palace in August, and play every track from the 2004 album.
The residency is set to run from August 14 to 30 with tickets available from January 27.
Announcing the residency on social media, the band wrote: ‘It’s good to be home. Join the 4 of us for 8 shows at The Colosseum in Caesars Palace in August as we celebrate 20 years of Hot Fuss.’
Hot Fuss propelled the band to superstardom and has sold more than seven million copies worldwide, reaching number seven on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart and topping the charts in the UK.
The Killers have announced an eight-show residency in their hometown of Las Vegas to mark the 20 year anniversary of their iconic debut album, Hot Fuss (pictured bassist Mark Stoemer, drummer Ronnie Vannucci Jr., singer Brandon Flowers and guitarist Dave Keuning)
Hot Fuss propelled the band to superstardom and has sold more than seven million copies worldwide, reaching number seven on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart and topping the charts in the UK
Frontman Flowers has also released two critically acclaimed solo albums, Flamingo and The Desired Effect
It spawned four commercially and critically successful singles: Mr. Brightside, Somebody Told Me, All These Things That I’ve Done and Smile Like You Mean It.
The album and its first three singles went on to garner five Grammy Award nominations.
2003 single Mr Brightside peaked at number 10 in both the United States and the United Kingdom and is The Killers’ most successful single.
The song recently reached rare Diamond status, marking 10million sales in the United States.
In 2010 Rolling Stone listed Mr. Brightside as the 48th-best song of the 21st century, and in 2021, it was ranked number 378 in the magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list.
The Killers are considered one of the biggest rock bands of the 21st century, selling more than 28 million records worldwide, including 10.8 million in the US alone.
The band has received seven Grammy nominations, won two Brit Awards and headlined Glastonbury and Madison Square Garden.
The Killers formed in 2001. After going through a number of short-term bass players and drummers in their early days, both Mark Stoermer (bass, rhythm guitar, backing vocals) and Ronnie Vannucci Jr. (drums, percussion) joined the band in 2002.
Announcing the residency on social media, the band wrote: ‘It’s good to be home. Join the 4 of us for 8 shows at The Colosseum in Caesars Palace in August as we celebrate 20 years of Hot Fuss’
A teaser video looked back on the start of the band’s careers
2003 single Mr Brightside peaked at number 10 in both the United States and the United Kingdom and is The Killers’ most successful single. The song recently reached rare Diamond status, marking 10million sales in the United States
The Killers are considered one of the biggest rock bands of the 21st century, selling more than 28 million records worldwide, including 10.8 million in the US alone
***
Read more at DailyMail.co.uk