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The Killers review – anthemic XL rock goes from epic to even more epic
With lasers, ticker tape cannons and jaw-dropping lighting, the Las Vegas stars are astonishingly – and unrelentingly – maximalist
When the Killers headlined the NME indie rock tour in 2005, singer Brandon Flowers’ shocking pink jacket gave an early hint of the Las Vegas ensemble’s showbiz leanings. Nineteen years of massive success later, there are lasers, ticker tape cannons, jaw-dropping lighting and graphics, and the band perform on a diamond-shaped stage in front of huge films of the American desert and constellations. They save the biggest singalongs – All the Things That I Have Done, When You Were Young, Human and the ubiquitous Mr Brightside – for a triumphant home run, but Flowers twice has the concern and presence of mind to stop the entire show for audience members to receive medical attention.
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