The Killers

[charlierc]

On 1/31/2025 at 8:38 AM, gfa said:

If your going to mix up the setlist surely Las Vegas is the last place you'd do it really

I was assuming that because these Vegas shows were being filmed for an upcoming live movie that it made sense to do a stagnant second half of the show.

[NorthernSoul52]

Yeah, absolutely.

[charlierc]

21 minutes ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Yeah, absolutely.

In fairness, there was more variety by The Killers on the recent RD tour here than several other acts do on their tours. So I applauded that, even if my setlist for the last show of the 6 in London was kinda lacking in treats.

[NorthernSoul52]

I think it goes back to that personal frustration. I missed an all-timer and got what felt like the straightest bat of the run, having also been treated to the straight bat shows on Imploding the Mirage.

[charlierc]

6 hours ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

I think it goes back to that personal frustration. I missed an all-timer and got what felt like the straightest bat of the run, having also been treated to the straight bat shows on Imploding the Mirage.

Was the one you wanted to go to the show with Battle Born in mid-set? Curious they brought it back only to drop it after one date.

 

Nearest to a surprise at my show was Bling, which is debatable if it counts as a surprise given it's been in my Killers sets more often than not.

[NorthernSoul52]

Yeah, it was. It is probably my favourite song of theirs, hence why I am still preposterously mad and bitter about it. 

 

I am aware this is very much a first-world problem. 

[NorthernSoul52]

Looks like floor seating in Highland for tonight's show. Interesting.

 

Appears these three shows in casino venues and the like are booked as warm-ups for Innings Festival over the weekend. They do enjoy a small gig, this lot.

[charlierc]

14 minutes ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Looks like floor seating in Highland for tonight's show. Interesting.

 

Appears these three shows in casino venues and the like are booked as warm-ups for Innings Festival over the weekend. They do enjoy a small gig, this lot.

Tbf I was surprised when I saw that Scissor Sisters was all seater. Maybe sometimes this can appear in unexpected ways.

[NorthernSoul52]

Yeah, there are a few weird ones. Springsteen's indoor arena shows have pivoted to a 35-65 on the floor - a front standing section and seating behind.

[NorthernSoul52]

[charlierc]

Given they just got announced for an August festival in Canada, I'm starting to think we might not be getting a Brandon solo album this year. Or signs they're going back into the studio.

[NorthernSoul52]

Yeah. I'm starting to think that might be on ice. 

 

Mark appeared to be there last night, I think. 

[charlierc]

35 minutes ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Yeah. I'm starting to think that might be on ice. 

 

Mark appeared to be there last night, I think. 

Yeah by the look of it he was. So that's the latest formation given we've had Dave & Mark, Dave and no Dave or Mark turn up at shows in the past 12 months.

[NorthernSoul52]

Aye. Mark but no Dave it seems.

 

It's obviously whatever works best for them, but nice to see they can function as such.

[efcfanwirral]

Change your mind, and second on the list! that'd have been amazing

[NorthernSoul52]

Stuck around the night after too, which read as more of an Imploding the Mirage-era Night #2 setlist.

 

Battle Born remains one of my favourite records, but do remain perpetually disappointed that The Way It Was has cemented itself as the de-facto secondary pick from the album live. More than twice as many appearances as the next cut off the album. (Miss Atomic Bomb, for those curious.)

 

Would be very chuffed to see them rustle around a bit more and have a rotation spot from the record live, preferably between Here With Me, Miss Atomic Bomb and Battle Born.

[NorthernSoul52]

Well, I suppose if you are going to dig it out again, Nevada is the place.

 

Battle Born returns as opener!

 

[charlierc]

9 hours ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Well, I suppose if you are going to dig it out again, Nevada is the place.

 

Battle Born returns as opener!

 

Battle Born's title track as an opener? That's a new one.

[efcfanwirral]

10 hours ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Well, I suppose if you are going to dig it out again, Nevada is the place.

 

Battle Born returns as opener!

 

That's amazing. Also love that mr brightside isn't given any real prominence on these latest ones 

[NorthernSoul52]

Innings Festival to end this short run last night. Opened with a cover of Centerfield for the first time, and tossed Mr. Brightside second in, but otherwise nothing too exceptional. Running Towards a Place and The Way It Was are the nominal deep cuts, so pretty much played with a straight bat.

[charlierc]

4 hours ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Innings Festival to end this short run last night. Opened with a cover of Centerfield for the first time, and tossed Mr. Brightside second in, but otherwise nothing too exceptional. Running Towards a Place and The Way It Was are the nominal deep cuts, so pretty much played with a straight bat.

I thought this was an event for baseball fans, so yeah, I wasn't expecting big things.

 

They do have one-off festivals in May, June and August and I assume one-offs will be paired. But I'm also curious as to what this all means - I thought the original idea was a new Brandon solo album this year, but feels like we might be waiting a little longer. Or maybe it's been shelved and something else might pop along in their near future.

[NorthernSoul52]

Yeah, I'm guessing Brandon solo is on the backburner, or potentially Mark and Dave aren't fussed about cutting new tracks. If that's the case, it could easily be repurposed for a new Killers album - or indeed vice versa. Can't help feeling Spirit would have been better suited to a Brandon solo album than one of three extras on a greatest hits album.

[charlierc]

20 hours ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Yeah, I'm guessing Brandon solo is on the backburner, or potentially Mark and Dave aren't fussed about cutting new tracks. If that's the case, it could easily be repurposed for a new Killers album - or indeed vice versa. Can't help feeling Spirit would have been better suited to a Brandon solo album than one of three extras on a greatest hits album.

Certainly, Boy and Your Side of Town felt more like full-band tracks whereas Spirit did feel like something more like an electronic side-project. It seemed to fade out quickly from appearing on the Rebel Diamonds shows here last summer and now seems out of contention all together.

[NorthernSoul52]

Wrong thread, apologies. 

Edited February 25, 2025 by NorthernSoul52

[NorthernSoul52]

23 hours ago, charlierc said:

Certainly, Boy and Your Side of Town felt more like full-band tracks whereas Spirit did feel like something more like an electronic side-project. It seemed to fade out quickly from appearing on the Rebel Diamonds shows here last summer and now seems out of contention all together.

It's obviously always a degree of personal taste, but of the stand-alone compilation cuts, Spirit sits second behind Shot at the Night for me. Then it is probably Just Another Girl, Boy and Your Side of Town, though I do like them all.

 

But there's a jump between those first two and the rest - and there's a jump within the former pair too. Shot at the Night sustaining itself as a live regular kind of makes me wonder if the band view it as a de-factor second cut from Battle Born when compiling their live shows. (Believe Brandon has said he wrote it while they were touring said record in Australia.)