Midnight Show

The Killers played the Orpheum Wednesday night.

A band from San Franciso named Immigrant opened. They were pretty forgetful...though I must mention that the bass player kinda resembles James Iha.

The Killers came onstage to a Sam's Town western theme set and opened with the title track off their new release. Playing on tour with them is an extra keyboard/synth player so that Brandon Flowers can spend more time canvasing the stage and working the crowd.

Brandon did a good job with his stage presence, while guitarist Dave Keuning had his rockout moments as well. Dave has quite a creepy look to him, with his intense eyes and crazy big hair.



Some of the new material went over well with When You Were Young, Read My Mind, and For Reasons Unknown being highlights.

Flowers sounded kinda flat at times as he moved around the stage singing, though the set was still quite enjoyable overall. Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine and Glamorous Indie Rock And Roll were other highlights through the 1hr 15min performance. The bass lines in those two songs are infectious.

Setlist:

Sam's Town
Enterlude
When You Were Young
Somebody Told Me
Smile Like You Mean It
Bones
Bling
Read My Mind
Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine
Uncle Jonny
Glamorous Indie Rock And Roll
Mr. Brightside

My List
For Reasons Unknown
All These Things That I've Done
Exitlude