The Killers kicked off their 2022 UK stadium tour in Doncaster last night (May 24) â see photos, video, reaction, the setlist and ticket details for remaining gigs below.
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After playing an intimate tour warm-up in Sheffield last week (May 17), Brandon Flowers and co. played the Eco-Power Stadium, home of Doncaster Rovers FC, last night to open their tour.
At the show, they played tracks from across their seven studio albums, as well as a handful of covers.
Among the cover versions were the band’s classic rendition of the Joy Division hit ‘Shadowplay’ and a version of ‘The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face’, the 1950s track written by Ewan MacColl for Peggy Seeger and popularised by Roberta Flack.
The set began with ‘My Own Soul’s Warning’ and ended with a four-song encore including ‘Hot Fuss’ tracks ‘Midnight Show’ and set closer ‘All These Things That I’ve Done’.
For the opening track, the band were backed by crashes of lightning on the big rectangular screen, with massive screens also flanking them on either side.
See footage and photos from The Killers’ tour opener in Doncaster below, alongside the full setlist and remaining tour dates. Find any remaining tickets here.
The Killers played:
âMy Own Soulâs Warningâ
âEnterludeâ
âWhen You Were Youngâ
âJenny Was A Friend Of Mineâ
âSmile Like You Mean Itâ
‘Shot At The Night’
âBlowbackâ
âRunning Towards A Placeâ
âMr. Brightsideâ
âSomebody Told Meâ
âFire In Boneâ
âShadowplayâ (Joy Division cover)
‘Run For Cover’
âRunaway Horsesâ
âA Dustland Fairytaleâ
‘First Time I Ever Saw Your Face’ (Ewan MacColl & Peggy Seeger cover)
âRunawaysâ
âRead My Mindâ
âDying Breedâ
âCautionâ
Encore:
âSpacemanâ
âHumanâ
âMidnight Showâ
âAll These Things That Iâve Doneâ
You can see The Killersâ full 2022 UK stadium tour dates below â find any remaining tickets here. Support will come from Blossoms (dates marked **), Manic Street Preachers (dates marked ##), Sam Fender (^^) and Supergrass (~~).
MAY
26 â Bristol, Ashton Gate##
28 â Coventry, Ricoh Arena##
30 â Southampton, St Maryâs**
JUNE
1 â Middlesbrough, Riverside Stadium##
3 â London, Emirates Stadium^^
4 â London, Emirates Stadium^^
7 â Falkirk, The Falkirk Stadium~~
9 â Norwich, Carrow Road**
11 â Manchester, Emirates Old Trafford**
14 â Dublin, Malahide Castle^^
15 â Dublin, Malahide Castle^^
Additionally, the band are set to appear at various European festivals this summer, including Openâer Festival in Poland, Mad Cool in Spain and Lollapalooza Stockholm in Sweden.
The Killersâ seventh studio effort, âPressure Machineâ, came out in August 2021. The group shared seven new songs on a deluxe edition of the record in March.
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