A fan who has special needs wanted to attend The Killers show in Las Vegas. As concerts are too loud for the young man, Brandon Flowers let him come and meet the band for rehearsal.
The Killers frontman greets fans backstage
It also recently came to light that Brandon Flowers greeted a few guests backstage about a half hour before Friday’s Killers show at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace. The 43-year-old frontman was sporting a suit that is either muted pink or burnt orange, depending on the light. He’s wearing an open-collared white dress shirt, showing off his ever-present State of Nevada necklace, what he once called “a cheap pendant from Etsy” he bought 10 or 15 years ago.
The prominence of this performance is reflected in Flowers’ nature. In a city where “first” and “only” are huge words, the Killers have achieved both in this run at Caesars. This is the first, and thus far only, residency engagement by the Las Vegas rock band. The show marks the 20th anniversary of The Killers’ breakout debut, “Hot Fuss,” played in its entirety.
The show is splashed with Vegas iconography, and is a celebration of the band’s esteemed position in the city’s history. As the Killers’ main voice both on and off the stage, Flowers has taken on the role of an ambassador for Las Vegas.
After two decades as a prominent representative of the city’s past and present, Flowers is becoming similar to what Bruce Springsteen is to New Jersey, or Billy Joel is to New York. While Flowers may not see himself that way, he does carry himself with a certain Rat Pack-style panache, similar to the Sinatra of rock.
Flowers grins at the idea of an even more permanent presence on the Strip, after these 10 shows conclude Sept. 1.
“We are so in love with this stage, and the way that looks, that we have already kicked around the idea of, ‘What if this was a thing where we come back every now and then?’’’ Flowers said. “Just save the stage, and every year come back, like Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden.”
The demand for The Killers at the Colosseum makes it likely that they will have recurring shows there. All the Vegas dates have sold out in the theater’s 4,400-capacity configuration (including the GA pit). However, Flowers admitted that he wasn’t fully confident about how the show would be received, or if it would even happen until he saw early ticket sales.
In other news, there have been some issues with the queue line at a recent concert. A group of self-proclaimed “super fans” believe that they need to be at the front and center of the stage, so they start a queue list days before a show even when there is no official line allowed at the venue.
They also prevent anyone else from starting a line, even if they arrived earlier, and cut in the official line formed at the venue’s allowed time because they numbered themselves days before. Meanwhile, the band also seemingly teased a new song.
