The Killers have announced an Australian headline tour for later this year – find all the details below.
Brandon Flowers and co. are due to head Down Under in late November to perform their greatest hits compilation ‘Rebel Diamonds’ in Queensland before doing the same in Sydney.
They’ll also play the collection in full at gigs in Brisbane and Melbourne. Additionally, the band are set to showcase their 2004 debut album ‘Hot Fuss’ in its entirety at extra concerts in Sydney and Melbourne.
Tickets go on sale at 4pm local time tomorrow (Thursday September 12) – you’ll be able to buy yours here. See the full schedule below.
The Killers’ 2024 Australian tour dates are:
NOVEMBER
30 – Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville
DECEMBER
06 – Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
07 – Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
09 – Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
12 – Rod Laver Arena at Melbourne Park, Melbourne
13 – Rod Laver Arena at Melbourne Park, Melbourne
The Killers return to Australia this December to celebrate their new album Rebel Diamonds. Sydney and Melbourne will also get 20 years of Hot Fuss! pic.twitter.com/DARsg558Ct
— Oz Concert News (@OzConcert) September 8, 2024
The Killers recently wrapped up a residency in Las Vegas celebrating the 20th anniversary of ‘Hot Fuss’, where they played the classic record in full and performed ‘Uncle Jonny’ for the first time in eight years.
The first show of the run saw the group debut their latest single ‘Bright Lights’, which was released last month.
The song arrived almost a year after The Killers’ previous track, ‘Your Side Of Town’, and reunited all four original band members. In 2021, The Killers told NME that they may all regroup on their next record for the first time since 2017’s ‘Wonderful Wonderful’.
Last summer, however, Flowers revealed that he had scrapped a new Killers album.
In December 2023, the frontman explained to NME: “The goal has always been to get all four original members to take ownership and be proud of what we’re doing, but it’s so difficult with all four of us living in different cities.
“It’s not impossible. It’s weird to be talking to you about it, but I’d definitely like to do that.”
This summer, the band headed out on their UK and Ireland ‘Rebel Diamonds’ best-of tour – including a six-night residency at London’s O2. They also made headlines during the latter after pausing the gig to watch England’s semi-final victory at the Euros.
Speaking to NME about the moment in July, Flowers said: “It happened to be going on while we were playing a gig, so we just wanted to do something special for the fans, and it ended up being something that timed out really well. You can’t really make anything happen like that. It was a lot of luck.”
In other news, Brandon Flowers has contributed to James Bay’s new single ‘Easy Distraction’.
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