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The Killers announces new 2023 UK and Ireland tour dates

In addition to headlining Reading & Leeds, the band will play three more shows next summer

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The Killers have announced they will return to the UK and Ireland next summer for four shows – find the full list and ticket details below.

  • READ MORE:  The Killers at Mad Cool 2022: “Our new song ‘Boy’ is in the gutter, looking at the stars”

The band, who released new albums ‘Imploding The Mirage’  and ‘Pressure Machine’ within a year of each other in 2021 and 2020 respectively, played a UK stadium tour this summer before a US arena run with Johnny Marr .

In late summer 2023, they will return for a short run of dates beginning with headline sets at Reading & Leeds on the weekend of August 25-27. The festivals’ line-up was announced this morning, with the band joined as headliners by Lewis Capaldi ,  Foals ,  Billie Eilish , Sam Fender  and  Imagine Dragons .

After those shows, the band will then play two headline gigs, at Edinburgh’s Royal Highland Centre Showgrounds on August 29 and Belfast’s Boucher Road Playing Fields on September 1.

On September 3, the short run of gigs will then conclude with a headline set at Ireland’s Electric Picnic festival.

Tickets for the gigs go on sale at 9am GMT on Monday, December 12. You can buy your tickets here .

See the full list of dates below.

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Brandon Flowers revealed to  NME this summer that the band have been working on their next album, with the record set to be released in early 2023.

“We just had a few days off and Stuart [Price, producer] came and visited us on the road,” he told  NME . “We’re sending things back and forth, and ideas. I’m talking with Shawn Everett [producer] too, and it’s nice to have that combo.”

He added: “You will hear singles this year. The full record will probably be early next year, but there will definitely be more releases this year.”

In August, they then shared a new single called ‘Boy’ , which, according to Flowers, was originally written with the intention of appearing on ‘Pressure Machine’.

“It was the song that took me back home and was sort of the impetus for writing ‘Pressure Machine’,” Flowers told  NME . “What’s interesting is that it just didn’t make it onto the record – but its absence is not a reflection of the quality of the song. It was an aesthetic decision to keep it off the record.”

He added: “There’s an optimism to it. It’s in the dust, it’s in the gutter, and it’s looking at the stars. It’s writing in more of a new wave vehicle.”

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Brandon Flowers and co are set to return to the UK and Ireland next year with their first ever Edinburgh show.

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The Killers have announced their return to this side of the pond with UK and Ireland dates for 2023.

Brandon Flowers played a flurry of dates across the country in 2022 and are now headed back for another year, with gigs that will see them play their first Edinburgh show ever and their first ever headline set at Reading & Leeds 2023.

Get the details of The Killers' 2023 tour dates and find out how to buy tickets.

READ MORE: The Killers, Sam Fender, Foals, Billie Eilish, Imagine Dragons & Lewis Capaldi for Reading & Leeds 2023

The Killers' Ronnie Vannucci Jr. said of their upcoming headline gigs at Reading & Leeds 2023: "We have been hearing about Reading & Leeds since ever we can remember. Each time we return is a bigger mountain to climb. 2023 serves as no exception. See you at the top."

What are The Killers 2023 UK & Ireland dates?

  • 26th -27th August: READING & LEEDS FESTIVALS
  • 29th August: EDINBURGH, Royal Highland Centre Showgrounds*
  • 1st September BELFAST, Boucher Road Playing Fields**
  • 3rd September: ELECTRIC PICNIC FESTIVAL, Stradbally, County Laois, Ireland

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When do The Killers' 2023 dates go on sale?

Reading & Leeds 2023 tickets go on general sale on Monday The existing Barclaycard and Three Customer pre-sale starts on Friday 9th December at 9am.

Visit readingfestival.com/tickets and leedsfestival.com/tickets and for more.

Tickets for The Killers' Edinburgh gig go on sale on Monday 12th December from 9am at gigsinscotland.com.

Tickets for their Belfast gig go on sale on Monday 12th December from 9am at ticketmaster.ie.

The 2023 dates follow last summer’s massive, sold out stadium tour, which saw  The Killers  play to 400,000 fans at shows including two incredible nights at London’s Emirates Stadium.

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The Killers have announced a number of UK and Ireland tour dates for summer 2023, including their first ever Edinburgh show.

On Friday (9 December), it was announced that the “Mr Brightside” rockers will play four gigs across the UK and Ireland next summer.

The band will headline Reading and Leeds Festival, playing Reading on Saturday (26 August) and Leeds on Sunday (27 August)

It marks the first time The Killers have headlined the festival since 2008.

On 3 September, The Killers will also headline Electric Picnic Festival in Stradbally, Ireland.

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The band will play two solo shows around the same time. One will be at the Royal Highland Centre Showgrounds in Edinburgh for their first ever show in Edinburgh.

The Killers will play a second solo concert at Boucher Road Playing Feels in Belfast on 1 September.

The 2023 dates follow last summer’s sold out stadium tour, which saw The Killers play to 400,000 fans at shows including two nights at London’s Emirates Stadium.

You can see all the dates below:

26/27 August: Reading and Leeds Festival

29 August: Royal Highland Centre Showgrounds, Edinburgh

1 September: Boucher Road Playing Fields, Belfast

3 September: Electric Picnic Festival, Stradbally

How to get tickets

Tickets for Reading and Leeds, and the Edinburgh and Belfast shows will go on sale on Monday 12 December at 9am.

Edinburgh tickets will be available here , while tickets for the Belfast show will go on sale here .

Tickets for Reading and Leeds will be available here .

Tickets went on sale for Electric Picnic on Friday here .

Both festivals will also be headlined by Billie Eilish, the festival’s youngest ever headliner, and Sam Fender.

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CONCERT REVIEW : THE KILLERS – ROYAL HIGHLAND CENTRE EDINBURGH 29TH AUGUST 2023

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The Killers took to the stage at Edinburgh’s Royal Highland Centre amidst rumours that their days are numbered in, unbelievably, their debut performance in the capital.

Frontman Brandon Flowers cut an energetic, charismatic figure in pink and the tone was set from the get go as the band ripped into their signature song, “Mr Brightside”, usually saved for the encore; you could taste the frenzy.

If this WAS their last Scottish stint, they were going out with a bang; the hits came thick and fast, reminding us why they are the band they are today. “Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine”, “Spaceman”, “Human”, “Read My Mind”, “Shot At The Night” and “Smile Like You Mean It” shaped the set, with a splattering of efforts from their latter albums, “Run For Cover”, “Dying Breed”, “Caution” and “Runaway Horses”, the only inclusion from their latest release, 2021’s “Pressure Machine”, their seventh studio album in 17 years.

Fan favourite, “Somebody Told Me” was described by Flowers as “a tribute to our town”, before their take on The Waterboys, “The Whole Of The Moon” which was, “a tribute to yours” – a cover version that is screaming out to be recorded. A visibly emotional Flowers struggled to hold back the tears, overwhelmed; he was not alone, the poignancy was palpable among his people. “Bling (Confession Of A King)” was a surprise admission, and the absence of “For Reasons Unknown” was a glaring omission, but no surprise given the recent controversy in Georgia.

Watching The Killers play live is a euphoric experience, almost religious, with “All These Things That I’ve Done” being their “take them to church moment”. It has the same impact now as it did on its release almost two decades ago, and “I got soul, but I’m not a soldier” may be somewhat nonsensical, but the unity it brings to a crowd is impossible to deny.

The encore brought “The Man” and showcased Flowers at his very best; flamboyant, electric and tantalising. Special guest support and guitar hero, Johnny “Fucking” Marr joined The Killers onstage for a rousing version of “This Charming Man”, made famous by his former band, The Smiths before Springsteen inspired anthem, When You Were Young” brought things to a close … for how long, who knows?

The sentiment of The Killers sophomore album, “Sam’s Town” was not out of place for their Edinburgh slot, it WAS good to have them with us, even if it was just for the day.

Hopefully, there are still many more days to come.

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The Killers have confirmed a short run of UK and Ireland tour dates to complement their headline slots at Reading & Leeds 2023 .

After topping the bill at the twin festivals next August, the Las Vegas-conceived band will head to Scotland, where there will hold their first-ever show in Edinburgh. The group will headline the Royal Highland Centre Showgrounds on August 29.

In September, The Killers will continue the brief tour at Belfast’s Boucher Road Playing Fields before heading to Stradbally to headline the 2023 edition of Electric Picnic.

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Tickets for the Edinburgh and Belfast shows will both go on sale at 9am GMT on Monday (December 12). Edinburgh tickets will be available to purchase here , while Belfast tickets will go on sale here .

The short tour follows the band’s massive, sold-out stadium tour this summer , which saw The Killers play to 400,000 fans at shows, including two euphoric nights at London’s Emirates Stadium.

The new dates are the latest to be added to what looks set to be a busy schedule for The Killers next summer. Previously, the band were confirmed to be performing at Atlanta, GA’s Shaky Knees festival alongside Muse and The Lumineers.

Meanwhile, the group’s latest album, Pressure Machine , was released in 2021 and was followed up by the standalone single “boy” in August. Written before the songs that made up Pressure Machine , the themes explored in “boy” helped lead frontman and principal songwriter Brandon Flowers to the subjects that would eventually be the focus of that record.

“This was the first song written after we had to cancel the  Imploding The Mirage  tour due to the pandemic,” Flowers explained in a press release at the time. “I had recently moved back to Utah and started to make trips to Nephi, where I grew up. I found that the place I had wanted to get away from so desperately at 16 was now a place that I couldn’t stop returning to.

“I have a son approaching the age I was at that time in my life. With ‘boy’, I want to reach out and tell myself – and my sons – to not overthink it. And to look for the ‘white arrows’ in their lives. For me now, white arrows are my wife, children, my songs and the stage.”

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Edinburgh is in for a treat as The Killers will be playing a special one-night only show at the Royal Highland Centre Showgrounds on August 29, 2023. The American rock band, fronted by Brandon Flowers, will be supported by indie legend Johnny Marr. While The Killers have never played in Edinburgh before, they sold out a double-header in Falkirk last summer.

Pre-sale tickets for the show have already gone live, but the general sale will start at 9am on Monday, December 12. Tickets can be purchased on the Ticketmaster website or via Gigs in Scotland. Prices start at £84.40.

The Killers, who formed in 2001, have become one of the biggest rock bands of the century, selling over 28 million records worldwide and performing in over 50 countries. Fans can expect to hear classic hits like Mr Brightside, Somebody Told Me, and All These Things That I’ve Done, as well as more recent songs like The Man, Caution, Run For Cover, and My Own Soul’s Warning. Support act Johnny Marr, who rose to fame as the guitarist and co-songwriter of The Smiths, is expected to play music from his solo albums.

American rock band The Killers have released seven studio albums, one live album, three compilation albums, one extended play, 38 singles, four promotional singles, and 39 music videos. As part of the post-punk revival movement, The Killers are influenced by 1980s and 1990s music styles. The band has sold over 28 million records worldwide. Their debut album, Hot Fuss (2004), brought the band mainstream success and has since been certified triple platinum by the RIAA and seven-times platinum by the BPI. The album spawned four UK top-20 singles, including “Mr. Brightside”.

The Killers’ second studio album, Sam’s Town, was released in October 2006 and met with mixed reviews. Despite this, the album proved a commercial success, debuting at number two on the Billboard 200 and going on to be certified platinum by the RIAA. In the UK, the album debuted at the top of the chart and was certified five-times platinum by the BPI. The compilation album Sawdust was released in November 2007 and contained B-sides, rarities, and new material.

The band’s third album, Day & Age, produced by Stuart Price, was released in November 2008 and spawned the commercially successful single “Human”. Day & Age was a commercial success in Europe and was certified Gold by the RIAA. Their fourth album, Battle Born, was released in September 2012, becoming the band’s fourth consecutive album to reach number one in both the UK and Ireland.

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In November 2013, the band released their first greatest hits album, titled Direct Hits, in celebration of their first decade together. The compilation features two new tracks, including “Shot at the Night”, produced by Anthony Gonzalez of M83. In September 2017, the Killers released their fifth studio album, Wonderful Wonderful, becoming their first number-one album on the US Billboard 200. In August 2020, the band released their sixth studio album, Imploding the Mirage, which was their highest rated by critics. In August 2021, the band released their seventh studio album, Pressure Machine, and have begun work on recording an eighth.

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Since the release of their 2004 debut, Hot Fuss, with its now-classic breakthrough singles Mr Brightside and Somebody Told Me, Las Vegas’ The Killers have gone on to sell 28 million albums, win countless Grammy, Brit, Q, NME nominations and awards and headline stadia and festivals around the world. 

Hot Fuss’ follow up, Sam’s Town, a love letter of sorts to the band’s hometown, was released in 2006 and featured When You Were Young and Read My Mind. Third studio album, Day & Age, was released to widespread critical acclaim in 2008, anchored by the massive global hit, Human. 2012’s Battle Born then saw them expand their world tour into countries they’ve never visited before, and ultimately headlining a sold out Wembley Stadium, one of the most significant and memorable shows of their career.

The Killers’ most recent LP, Wonderful Wonderful, was released in September 2017 and saw the group achieve a record breaking fifth consecutive UK Number One, also topping the U.S chart for the very first time. With the addition of that album’s hits, The Man and Run For Cover, The Killers have amassed a truly incredible back catalogue.

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The Killers have announced a Greatest Hits tour for 2024 - and the singers are coming to Scotland.

For two nights, the legendary Las-Vegas based band will take to the stage of the OVO Hydro in Glasgow with other locations including Manchester, London and Dublin. At present, there are no more dates for Scotland.

The band, fronted by Brandon Flowers, are celebrating 20 years since the release of their Hot Fuss album and the release of their new Greatest Hits compilation, Rebel Diamonds , set to be released next week on December.

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2004's Hot Fuss, which has sold more than seven million copies worldwide, spawned some of The Killer’s biggest hits, including Mr. Brightside , Somebody Told Me and Smile Like You Mean It. The album has been named by NME as one of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, whilst Rolling Stone has previously named it one of the Top 100 Albums of the 2000s and one of the 100 Greatest Debut Albums of All Time.

To date, The Killers have released seven studio albums with 2021’s Pressure Machine being their most recent release. The band will release compilation album Rebel Diamonds on December 8 featuring some of their biggest hits from across their career, including When You Were Young, All These Things That I've Done, Human and latest single Your Side of Town.

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The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers has revealed he has scrapped the band’s new album, as they prepare to play their final shows on an European tour.

Having been booed at a concert in Georgia after inviting a Russian fan to play drums for one song, the US rock band were back on form at last weekend’s Reading and Leeds festival.

Flowers and co. played a greatest-hits-heavy set that included new song Your Side of Town, but the long-planned subsequent parent album will now not be released.

“Halfway through recording I realised, ‘I can’t do this,’” Flowers told The Times.

“This isn’t the kind of record… I think this will be the… I don’t think you’ll see us making this type of music anymore.”

When are The Killers playing in Ireland and Northern Ireland?

The Killers are set to wrap up their summer tour of Europe with a show at Boucher Road Playing Fields in Belfast, Northern Ireland on September 1 and then at Electric Picnic in Stradbally, Ireland on September 3.

This will precede a tour of the US into the autumn and winter. It follows The Killers releasing studio albums Imploding The Mirage in 2020 and Pressure Machine in 2021.

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Are The Killers still making music?

The Killers released the standalone single Boy last year and then synth-heavy new song Your Side of Town only a few days ago. But this song too is set to be a standalone, with Flowers telling The Times that he had lost heart someway into a larger project.

“This is the crisis I’m in. The Killers are my identity and our songs fill the seats, but I’m more fulfilled making music like Pressure Machine,” he said of the album - which was a more introspective release than the stadium rock fans might expect.

“I found a side of myself writing it that was strong. This was the guy I’d been looking for! I’m as proud of [debut album] Hot Fuss as you can be for something you did when you were 20, but I’m not 20. So I’m thinking about the next phase of my life.

“I’m a different person now, it’ll be difficult to go back.”

What happened to The Killers in Georgia?

Frontman Brandon Flowers described fans as “brothers and sisters” at the gig on August 15 as he invited a Russian fan to perform a song with the band to an audience in Georgia.

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“We don’t know the etiquette of this land but this guy is a Russian, you okay with a Russian coming up here?” he said. The crowd chanted that “no,” they were not okay.

This led to Flowers saying: “So I’m not your brother? Am I not your brother, being from America, am I not your brother?”

“One of the things we have come to appreciate about being in this band is that it brings people together.

“Tonight I want us to celebrate together and I don’t want it to turn ugly.

“I see you as my brothers and my sisters.”

After the awkward clip went viral, The Killers apologised with a statement on their social media.

“It was never our intention to offend anyone!” the band said, adding that it had a longstanding tradition of inviting people to play the drums.

“We recognise that a comment, meant to suggest that all of the Killers’ audience and fans are ‘brothers and sisters,’ could be misconstrued,” it added.

What songs are The Killers playing on tour?

The Killers changed convention by opening their show at the Royal Highland Centre in Edinburgh on Tuesday, August 29 with their cornerstone song Mr Brightside. They also invited Johnny Marr on stage to perform The Smiths’ song This Charming Man - as they had done together to headline Glastonbury in 2019. Marr stayed on as the band closed with When You Were Young.

This was the full setlist but this does not represent the tour as a whole.

  • Mr. Brightside
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  • Smile Like You Mean It
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  • Somebody Told Me
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  • Your Side of Town
  • Read My Mind
  • Dying Breed
  • All These Things That I’ve Done
  • This Charming Man (The Smiths cover) (with Johnny Marr)
  • When You Were Young (with Johnny Marr)

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The Killers plot 2023 summer tour dates including headline slot at Reading and Leeds Fest

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American rock band The Killers have announced 2023 UK tour dates. Tickets go on sale at 9am on Monday 12 December.

The outfit, led by Brandon Flowers, are set to headline Reading and Leeds Festivals on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 August 2023. Other acts announced as headliners for the festival include Sam Fender, Billie Eilish and Lewis Capaldi. Tickets go on sale at 9am on Monday 12 December.

On Tuesday 29 August they will head to the Royal Highlands Centre in Edinburgh before wrapping up the tour at Boucher Road Playing Field on Friday 1 September. Johnny Marr will support the 'Somebody Told Me' group on both dates.

The Killers 2023 UK tour dates: Saturday 26 August – Richfield Avenue, Reading Sunday 27 August – Bramham Park, Leeds Tuesday 29 August – Royal Highlands Centre, Edinburgh Friday 1 September – Boucher Road Playing Fields, Belfast

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  16. The Killers Edinburgh Tickets, Royal Highland Centre, 29 August 2023

    This event has passed! The next The Killers concert in Edinburgh will take place on 29 August 2023 at Royal Highland Centre. Buy tickets for The Killers in Edinburgh at Royal Highland Centre on 29 August 2023. Currently, The Killers tickets start at £25 — £213. We analyze the majority of ticket sites and show you only the best deals.

  17. The Killers Tickets

    The Killers' most recent LP, Wonderful Wonderful, was released in September 2017 and saw the group achieve a record breaking fifth consecutive UK Number One, also topping the U.S chart for the very first time. With the addition of that album's hits, The Man and Run For Cover, The Killers have amassed a truly incredible back catalogue.

  18. The Killers announce Scottish dates for Greatest Hits tour

    The Killers have announced a Greatest Hits tour for 2024 - and the singers are coming to Scotland.. For two nights, the legendary Las-Vegas based band will take to the stage of the OVO Hydro in Glasgow with other locations including Manchester, London and Dublin. At present, there are no more dates for Scotland.

  19. The Killers Edinburgh: Brilliant setlist gets audience at Royal

    The Killers had the audience in the palm of their hands during their Edinburgh concert at the Royal Highland Centre. The latter, which frontman Brandon Flowers said was a tribute to Las Vegas ...

  20. The Killers scrap new album plans as they continue 2023 tour

    Getty Images. William Mata August 30, 2023. The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers has revealed he has scrapped the band's new album, as they prepare to play their final shows on an European tour ...

  21. The Killers 2023 UK Tour Dates : r/TheKillers

    The Killers 2023 UK Tour Dates. Just got my email for Edinburgh on 29th August 2023 and Belfast on 1st September 2023! I'm so tired of this wonky email list that randomly excludes fans from presale codes or just info. Agreed.

  22. The Killers plot 2023 summer tour dates including headline slot at

    On Tuesday 29 August they will head to the Royal Highlands Centre in Edinburgh before wrapping up the tour at Boucher Road Playing Field on Friday 1 September. Johnny Marr will support the 'Somebody Told Me' group on both dates. ... The Killers 2023 UK tour dates: Saturday 26 August - Richfield Avenue, Reading Sunday 27 August - Bramham ...

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    Blackberry Smoke - Edinburgh Date: Edinburgh O2 Academy, Edinburgh: Doors 7.00pm : £34.10: SAT 14 SEP 2024: Texas - The Very Best Tour: plus KT Tunstall: OVO Hydro, Glasgow: Doors 6.30pm: Sold Out : SUN 15 SEP 2024: Texas - The Very Best Tour : plus KT Tunstall: OVO Hydro, Glasgow: Doors 6.30pm: Various : FRI 20 SEP 2024: The Last Dinner Party ...

  25. Two men have been convicted for offences in connection with the death

    Paul Black, 65, was found guilty of attempting to defeat the ends of justice following a trial at the High Court in Edinburgh today, Friday, 17 May, 2024. Paul McNaughton, 29, previously pled guilty to murder and attempting to defeat the ends of justice at the High Court in Glasgow on Wednesday, 2 August, 2023.