The Killers announce Strip show
The Killers are set to play the Las Vegas Strip this spring.
The Las Vegas-born band is scheduled for the Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan on April 15. The hotel announced the booking Tuesday on its website and social media channels. Tickets start at $64 and are available at cosmopolitanlasvegas.com. The Killers are celebrating their 20th anniversary, having formed in 2002. Some of the band’s earliest gigs were at such now-closed venues as Cafe Espresso Roma, Money Plays and Crown & Anchor brew pub.
The Cosmopolitan President and CEO Bill McBeath is eager to see the band back at his property.
“For more than a decade, the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas continues to remain a frontrunner in the industry’s entertainment scene,” McBeath said in a statement. “We are thrilled to have a Las Vegas native band, The Killers, return to their hometown for what is sure to be an incredible performance at the Chelsea for their 20th anniversary tour.”
The Killers’ most recent release, “Pressure Machine,” was issued in August. The album is dedicated to the time front man Brandon Flowers spent in Nephi, Utah, as a kid. In all, the band has sold more than 25 million albums since debuting “Hot Fuss” in 2004.
Flowers paid tribute to late Sen. Harry Reid during Reid’s celebration of life at the Smith Center on Jan. 8. Flowers led the audience in an a cappella rendition of “Home Means Nevada.”
The Killers follow their show at the Chelsea with four performances in Mexico from April 26-May 1. The band then embarks on a world tour through the U.K. and Europe from May 24-July 16, returning for the U.S. leg in August. Their next Las Vegas date after the Chelsea is Aug. 26 at T-Mobile Arena.
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