The Killers have today announced details of a major UK tour for 2009.
The Killers have today announced details of a major UK tour for 2009. The Las Vegas band, whose hugely anticipated third album, Day & Age, is released on November 24th, will follow a one-off show at London's Royal Albert Hall next month (Novemb
er 3rd) with their biggest arena tour to date, a tour that includes two nights at London's 02 Arena.
See The Killers live here:
February
Monday 23rd London O2 0844 856 0202
Tuesday 24th London O2 0844 856 0202
Thursday 26th Birmingham LG Arena 0844 338 8000
Saturday 28th Cardiff Arena 02920 224488
March
Monday 2nd Sheffield Arena 0114 256 5656
Tuesday 3rd Nottingham Arena 0844 412 4624
Thursday 5th Aberdeen AECC Arena 0844 4999 990
Friday 6th Glasgow SECC 0844 4999 990
Saturday 7th Newcastle Arena 0844 493 6666
Monday 9th Manchester MEN Arena 0844 847 8000
Tickets for all shows, priced at £32.50 (£35 London), go on sale at 10am on Friday 10th October, from the box office numbers above, or online at www.gigsandtours.com /24hr CC Hotline 0871 2200 260
Day & Age, meanwhile, is released on November 24th on Vertigo Records. The album is the follow-up to 2006's Sam's Town and 2004's Hot Fuss and contains ten songs, including stunning first single "Human."
The album is filled with the soaring vocals, epic choruses and the remarkable songwriting that has won them legions of fans, radio & chart hits and multiple awards worldwide. From the synth atmospherics of "Human" – its lyrics inspired by a disparaging comment made by Hunter S. Thompson about how America was raising a generation of dancers - to the powerful, chunky guitars and horn swells of "Losing Touch" and the dazzling anthemic "Spaceman," the songs on Day & Age are endlessly impressive. Never ones to stagnate their sound, the album also contains some of The Killers' most adventurous material – "Goodnight, Travel Well" is a seven-minute long epic, while "I Can't Stay" mixes one of Flowers' most memorable choruses with shimmering, hazy tropicalia. Yet, for all the musical terrain they cover, the end result remains the same: it sounds like The Killers and it sounds spectacular.
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