The Killers warm up for UK stadium tour with intimate Sheffield show: “This is our spiritual home”

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The Killers made their UK live return with an intimate show at the O2 Academy in Sheffield last night (May 17). Check out photos, footage, the setlist and more below.Brandon Flowers and co took to the stage at the 2,150-capacity venue to warm up for their 2022 UK and Ireland stadium tour, which kicks off in Doncaster next Tuesday (May 24).

It marked the Las Vegas band’s first performance on these shores since they headlined Glastonbury in 2019.Opening with the widescreen, anthemic sounds of ‘My Own Soul’s Warning’ from 2020’s ‘Imploding The Mirage’, The Killers dazzled the small crowd with confetti cannons and a sound and energy they usually reserve for spaces 30 times this size.“We hope you enjoy your stay/ It’s good to have you with us/ Even if it’s just for the day,” Flowers sang on ‘Enterlude’ from 2006’s ‘Sam’s Town‘, further taking the room back to the ’00s with a triple-header of ‘When You Were Young’, ‘Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine’ and ‘Smile Like You Mean It’.“It’s been a couple of hard years – how’re holding up?

Alright?” a grinning Flowers asked the crowd ahead of the latter track. “Thank you very much. There’s been a lot of separation, there’s been a lot of uncertainty.

But there’s one thing I’m certain of: we are together tonight, so let’s do something about it.”‘Blowback’ and ‘Running Towards A Place’ then made way for an unexpected early airing of indie classic ‘Mr Brightside’, as Flowers commanded fans from atop the monitor stacks.