The Killers
Although their music befits the arena-sized stages their popularity dictates – and they openly crave to play – the band have not received the critical estimation and pop cultural resonance they covet.
On Tuesday they began in remarkable fashion. Within the first five songs of a 90-minute set there were confetti canons, stage struts and three rousing sing-alongs. Opening with Sam’s Town, When You Were Young, Bones and Somebody Told Me, they didn’t lack chutzpah
But without denying the brilliance of their songs, they didn’t have much to say. Flowers delivered a remarkably charismatic and energetic vocal performance. Yet during a lull in an otherwise outstanding show, the effeminate, increasingly gaunt frontman was, outside of his music, lost for words. “Now would be a good time to have something to say,” he surmised. “But I don’t.” Silence. And then another brilliant, giant pop song. Of which there were plenty on the night. Mr Brightside, Read My Mind, Bling and the superb closer All These Things That I’ve Done all fitted that bill.
The best moment of an exceptional show was when Flowers went silent and let the crowd take over the vocals on the minute-long Enterlude.
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