MANCHESTER ARENA MONDAY FEBRUARY 18th 2013.
BATTLE BORN TOUR.
This is a reschedule show from 2012. The Killers are an American
Rock Band formed in Las Vegas in 2001 by Brandon Flower Lead
Vocal / Keyboards & Bass & Dave Keuning Lead Guitar & B/V .
After going through a number of short -term Bass Players &
Drummers in their early days both Mark Stoermer Bass / Rhythm
Guitar & B/V & Ronnie Vannucci Jr Drums & Percussion joined the
Band in 2002 . The Bands name derived from a Logo on the bass
of a fictitious Band portrayed in the music video for the New Order
Song ( Crystal ) released Seven Studio Albums each of which
reached the top spot on the UK Album Charts 1. Hot Fuss ( 2004)
2. Sam’s Town ( 2006) 3. Day & Age ( 2008) 4. Battle Born ( 2012)
5. Wonderful Wonderful ( 2017) 6th Imploding The Mirage ( 2020)
7th Pressure Machine ( 2021) Since 2016-2017 respectively both
Stoermer & Keuning have had extended periods of Hiatus from
Band. Though both remain official members . The Killers are
considered one of the biggest Rock Bands OF THE 21st Century
selling more than 28 Million Records Worldwide including 10.8
Million in the US alone . They have performed in over 50 Countries &
six continents . Heading Venues such as Madison Square Gardens /
Wembley Stadium & Glastonbury 2007-2019 . Line Up Brandon
Flowers Lead Vocal / Keyboards / Synthesizer ( 2001 -2023 ) ex. ex.
ex. Dave Keuning Lead Guitar / B/V ( 2001- 2017 ) ( 2020 -2023)
ex. ex. ex. Ronnie Vannucci Jr. Drums / Percussion ( 2002 -2023 )
Guitars ( 2022 – 2023 ) ex. ex. ex. Mark Stoermer Bass / B/V ( 2002-
2020 ) ( 2022-2023 ) ex. ex. ex. Touring Musicians Jake Blanton
Bass ( 2013 ) ( 2016 -2023 ) Keyboards / Rhythm. B/V 2011-2023)
ex. ex. ex. Ted Sablay Keyboards / B/V ( 2011 -2017 ) ex. ex. ex.
Genres Alternative Rock / Indie Rock / Post punk Revival / New Wave/
Heartland Rock & Pop Rock . Years Active 2001 / 2023 . Great Band.
SONG 1. Mr Brightside ex. ” Coming out of my cage ” ” & I’ve been doing
just fine ” ” Gotta be down ” ” Because I want it all ” Amazing Song .
SONG 2. The Way It Was ex. ” I drove through the desert last night ”
” I carried the weight of our last fight ” ” Elvis singing Don’t Be Cruel
” & I wonder if you feel it too ” ” It’s like we’re going under ” Love It.
SONG 3. Smile Like You Mean It ex. ” Save some face, you know
you’ve only got one ” ” Change your ways while you’re young ” ” Boy ,
one day you’ll be a man ” ” Oh girl , he’ll help you understand ”
” Smile like you been it , smile like you mean it Brilliant Arrangement.
SONG 4. Space Man ex. ” It started with a low light ” ” Next thing I
knew they ripped me from my bed ” ” & then they took my blood type”
” It left a strange impression in my head ” Outstanding playing & Vocals.
SONG 5. Flesh & Bone ex. ” I’ve gone through the white knuckled in
the moments that left me behind ” ” Refusing to heed the yield ” ” I
penetrate the force fields in the blind ” ” They say I’ll adjust , God
knows I must ” ” But I’m not sure how ” ” This nature selection picked
me out to be ” ” A dark horse running in a fantasy ” ” & I’m running out
of time , flesh & bones ” Amazing Keys / Guitar / Bass & Drums & Vocals.
SONG 6. Bing ( Confession Of A King ) ex. ” When I offer you survival ”
” You say it’s hard enough to live ” ” It’s not so bad , it’s not so bad ”
” How do you know that your right ” Amazing arrangement Love It .
SONG 7. Miss Atomic Bomb ( Pyro) ex. ” When I look back on those
neon lights ” ” The leather seats , the passage rite ” ” I feel the heat ,
I see the light ” Outstanding overall sounds & Song-writing. Love It.
SONG 8. Human ex. One of my favourite songs . ” I did my best to
notice ” ” When the call came down the line ” ” Up to the platforms
of surrender ” I was brought , but I was kind ” ” & sometimes I get
nervous ” ” When I see a open door ” ” Close your eyes , clear your
heart ” ” Are you human , or are you a dancer ” ” My sign is vital ”
” My hands are cold ” ” & I’m on my knees ” ” Looking for the answer”
” Are we human ” ” Or are we dancer ” Amazing arrangement. Magic.
SONG 9. Somebody Told Me ex. ” Breakin’ my back just to know your
name ” ” Seventeen tracks & I’ve had it with this game ” ” I’m breakin’
my back just to know your name ” ” But heaven ain’t close in a place
like this ” ” Anything goes , but don’t blink , you might miss ” Love It.
SONG 10. For Reasons Unknown ex. ” I pack my case , I check my
face ” ” I look a little bit older ” ” I look a little bit colder ” With one
deep breath , one big step ” ” I move a little bit closer ” ” I move a
little bit closer ” ” For reasons unknown ” Outstanding Playing Magic.
SONG 11. From Here & Out ex. ” A little birdie whispered in my ear ”
” You’ve been cooking up a world of fear ” ” Put your hands in things
you shouldn’t have known ” ” He was riding in a danger zone ” Love It.
SONG 12. Dustland ex. ” A dustland fairytale beginning ” ” Or just
another white trash ” ” Country Kiss ” ” In sixty one ” ” Long brown
hair & foolish eyes ” ” He looked just like you’d want him to ” ” Some
kind of slick chrome American Prince ” ” A blue jean serenade ” ” Moon
river what’d you do to me ” ” But I don’t believe you ” Amazing Song .
SONG 13. Don’t Look Back In Anger ex. ( Oasis Cover ) ” Slip inside the
eye of your mind ” ” Don’t you know you might find ” ” A better place to
play ? ” ” You said that you’d never been ” ” But all the things that
you’ve seen ” ” Slowly fade away ” Another amazing arrangement .
SONG 14. Read My Mind ex. ” On the corner of main street ” ” Just tryna
keep in line it in line ” ” You say you wanna move on & ” ” You say I’m
falling behind ” ” Can you read my mind ? ” ” Can you read my mind ? ”
SONG 15. Runaways ex. Blonde hair blowing in the summer wind ” ” A
blue eyed girl playing in the sand ” ” I’d been on her trail for a little
while ” ” But that was the night she broke down & held my hand. Magic.
SONG 16. All These Things That I’ve Done ex. ” When there nowhere
else to run ” ” Is there room for one more son ? ” ” One more Son ? ”
” If you can hold on ” ” If yo can, hold on, hold on ” Amazing Song .
ENCORE.
SONG 17. Crystal ex. ( New Order Cover ) ( With Bernard Summer )
” We’re like a crystal , we break easy ” ” I’m a poor man if you leave
me ” ” I’m applauded then forgotten ” ” It was summer & now it’s
autumn . Amazing overall sounds & playing & Vocals & Harmonies .
SONG 18. Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine ex. ” We tool a walk that night,
but it wasn’t the same ” ” We had a fight on the promenade out in the
rain ” ” She said she loved me , but had somewhere to go ” ” She
couldn’t scream while I held her close ” ” I swore I’d never let her
go ” Another fantastic arrangement with amazing Lead & Drum work.
SONG 19. When You Were Young ex. ” You sit in your heartache ”
” Waiting on some beautiful boy to ” ” To save you from your old ways”
” You play forgiveness ” ” Watch it now , here he comes ” Just Love It.
SONG 20. Battle Born ex. ” You lost faith in human spirit ” ” You walk
around like a ghost ” ” Your star – spangled heart ” ” Took a train to
the coast ” ” When you shine , your a hilltop mansion ” ” So how’d you
lose the light ? ” ” Was it blown by the wind ” ” In the still of the night ?”
This has been a wonderful Set from this amazing Band of talented
musicians at the fantastic Manchester Arena where dream happen.