Sunday, 23 January 2011

Killers man in the studio with Howling Bells


To begin work on third album,The Killers' bassist Mark Stoermer has entered the studio with Howling Bells.

To make the follow-up to their 2009 album 'Radio Wars',the band have set up in The Killers' Battle Born facility in Las Vegas.

Members of Howling Bells said that the move has been made to assist them "channel some desert spirit - casinos and neon signs aside, it's a special place".

The album is expected to be released later in 2011.

Monday, 17 January 2011

The Killer perform Top of the Mountain concert

The Killers band will be performing season-closing Top of the Mountain concert at the Ischgl is the Austrian resort on 30 April Saturday.

UK singer Mr Brightside has been voted the second-best song of the decade and the album Hot Fuss spent a record 173 weeks in the UK Albums Chart.

This concert was first opening performed by Beth Ditto and her Indie rock band Gossip at the end of November 2010 to an enthusiastic crowd of 20,000.

The Top of the Mountain concert take place the top station of the main Silvretta gondola out of Ischgl, enter in the middle of the UK’s ‘Bonus Royal Bank Holiday Weekend’ and a great excuse to escape to the mountains.

Friday, 14 January 2011

Killers to close Ischgl


For top of the Mountain concert in the Austrian resort,The Killers band are set to perform at the end of this year.

Band will perform on the stage specially built up on the slopes to 20,000 fans. It promises to be quite a day.

There is nothing new for musical superstars related to this resort.

At the resort's opening and closing concerts so many big stars like Sir Elton John, Kylie, Rihanna, Katy Perry, The Scissor Sisters have performed.Gossip opened the resort this season.

The Killers though should be extra special as they are one of the famous bands to play so far and it is an honor for the Austrian resort.

Gig is confirmed on Saturday April 30th and it marks a bit of departure for the resort that tends to have more middle-of-the-road acts.

The Killers have edge and are a major headlining festival band.

Monday, 3 January 2011

Brandon Flowers love intimate shows


The Killer band star Brandon Flowers were of the view that playing to small crowds helps his performance.The star is consider as a most charismatic stage performers in music.

The singer also unveil that he feels secure and confident while playing in front of small crowd.

“Yes, I appreciate it. It makes me feel like they're with me. It wasn't that long ago that I was playing gigs and people would come to critique it and to decide whether we were worth it - and I guess that kind of stuck with me. I want to get past that,” he said.

Brandon loves to perform live and he also want his fans to sing along with him while he is performing.The musician says the experience is one of the most rewarding things about being in the business.

“I want to know that people are there to enjoy it, and because they love it. So, once I see them singing along I start to ease into it,” he added.

Monday, 27 December 2010

The Killers Unveil Christmas Single 'Boots'


The Christmas Single Boots have been unveiled by The Killers Band and they expressed that the song is available to download.Boots continues to the band's tradition of releasing a festive single

The video demonstrates the Brandon Flower -fronted band in their hometown of Las Vegas.

The Killers band members had been seen once again together with the charity (RED), which raises money for the Global Fund to fight AIDS in Africa.

"Our Christmas single with (RED) is one of our traditions as a band," Flowers said. "We didn't want to let it fall by the wayside just because we're on hiatus; this cause is too important."

The song is available now as digital download and will also be released on CD on December 7 at select stores.

The Killers are currently on hiatus, although they are expected to release a new album in 2011.

Friday, 10 December 2010

The Killers: Release new christmas song


The Killers band will release a single of christmas support of (Red). At iTunes, amazon available the "Boots" globally.

In Africa another digital provider with proceeds to go to the Global Fund to help fight AIDS. A video of the individual and the directed byUtahn Jared Hess ("Napoleon Dynamite").

The Killers front man Brandon Flowers said on press, “Our Christmas single with (RED) is one of our traditions as a band. We didn’t want to let it fall by the wayside just because we’re on hiatus; this cause is too important. (RED) is an organization that we’re proud to help support, and we’re thrilled that Starbucks will be hosting our video for charity this year as well.”

Tuesday, 30 November 2010

Killers frontman Brandon Flowers to highlight Cosmopolitan’s opening night show


The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas has tapped Las Vegas native Brandon Flowers and other musicians to help open the new Strip resort on Dec. 15.

The Killers frontman will perform songs from his new album “Flamingo” at Cosmopolitan’s Boulevard Pool at 10 p.m. on opening night. The show will also be broadcast live on the Strip through the resort’s 65-foot digital marquee.

Also performing on Dec. 15 will be Mayer Hawthorne, Beats Antique and Australian sisters Liv and Mim Nevro, known as Nevro. The musicians will each perform at separate entertainment venues throughout the night beginning at 8 p.m.

The performers, with the exception of Flowers, with perform twice a night through Dec. 18.

“This entertainment experience is an indication of what’s to come,” Cosmopolitan Chief Executive John Unwin said.

The opening night performances will be followed by an unlikely pair of musicians, Coldplay and Jay-Z, on New Year’s Eve for the $3.9 billion resort’s grand opening celebration.