The Killers’ big debut album was released at the beginning of the summer Hot excitement celebrated its 20th anniversary. On the big day, the Killers played a small show at New York’s Bowery Ballroom and released the highlight of their first album “Andy, You’re A Star” for the first time in years. The celebration will continue for a while. For the rest of this month, the Killers will celebrate the big anniversary with a performance in their hometown of Las Vegas. Last night, the band started with a performance Hot excitement all the way through, one after the other.
Last night’s performance at the Colosseum At Caesars Palace began with a dancer throwing a coin into a jukebox on stage and Andy Williams’ “(Where Do I Begin) Love Story” playing from the auditorium’s speakers. Then the curtain rose on the Killers as they entered the Hot excitement Opener “Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine”. The first half of Hot excitement is basically all hits – “Mr. Brightside” is track 2 – but the second half of the album has seen the band enter deeper waters. During last night’s show, they played “Change Your Mind” for the first time in five years, “Believe Me Natalie” for the first time in six years, and then “Everything Will Be Alright,” which they hadn’t played live since 2005.
After they Hot excitement After the playthrough, the Killers returned for an eight-song encore that included a number of their biggest hits. This encore also included the live debut of “Bright Lights,” the ode to Las Vegas that the band released last week and which marked the beginning of this residency. Below you can find a ton of fan footage of NMEand the setlist from last night’s show.
🎶 Change your mind
at Las Vegas Residency Night 1
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SETLIST:
01 “Jenny was a friend of mine”
02 “Mr. Brightside”
03 “Smile as if you were serious”
04 “Someone told me”
05 “All these things I have done”
06 “Andy, you are a star”
07 “At the top”
08 “Change your mind”
09 “Believe me, Natalie”
10 “Midnight Show”
11 “Everything will be fine”
12 “Glamourous Indie Rock & Roll”
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13 “The Man”
14 “Human”
15 “This is your life”
16 “Caution”
17 “Outliers”
18 “Read my thoughts”
19 “Bright Lights”
20 “When you were young”
