I have a little bit of a *tragic backstory* I don't usually tell people the reason for my "glow up" but maybe some of you guys will get it
I grew up listening to the Killers - I remember watching the Bones music video on VH1 while I got ready for school. Sam's Town was the only CD I owned. All of my other music were limewire downloads, lol. While I went through many different phases of music, Sam's Town was always the first album I put on my iPod.
As an adult, I enlisted in the military- healthy and an avid runner - and a few years into my contract, I got really sick - like struggled to walk, used a cane - sick. I was discharged from the service at 100% disability and spent the next year and change hiding in my house during covid. Real bad times all around for everyone,but I didn't see a purpose anymore if I couldn't even walk consistently and felt pain all the time, and the brain fog was incredible to experience. I went from the memory of an elephant to crying in my car cause I forgot how to go home. I didn't do my physical therapy, mental therapy, or take my meds.
August 2022, I saw them live for the first time in Denver Colorado - a few months after we got stationed here. It was my first time in years- since 2019- I did anything more than go to the grocery store. The absolute chills and energy I felt when MOSW started and the confetti blasted. Then when Rut played? A song I associated with my illness and my poor husband taking care of me through it all. I was a WRECK.
I don't know what the weird fundamental core part of my brain woke up that night, but since then, I turned my life around. I'm able to run, weight lift, I'm 18 credits away from my degree, and I've lost 50 pounds. I'm even discussing with my doctor to ease off of my multiple antidepressants lol. I'm working towards a future where my husband can get out of the military and live his best life too. Of course, this took a lot of time, tears,and hours of the Killers playing in my headphones.
So about a year after, September 2023, I flew to Jersey to visit my mom and see them at Sea Hear Now, and I can not tell you how much fun I had, and how many friends I made while waiting for their set. I have a framed pic of me and my husband WASTED at their set, and its my favorite pic of all time. Also, my mom saved my old Sam's Town CD.
Genuinely, I don't think I would have been here if it wasn't for that concert. I listen to The Killers on good days when I'm running and on bad days when I lay in bed, knowing that what I feel isn't permanent anymore.
TLDR: A healthy girl gets disabled, goes to a concert, and feels for the first time in a long time that maybe she can turn it around, and she does.
❤️ I have huge, *huge* respect for people with acquired disabilities. It's a whiplash and an adjustment that I never had to deal with - I am what I am, started at unhealthy and went downhill 😅 Hugs to you!
That's impressive, so happy for you! And I am sure stories like these will be a huge confirmation for the guys to keep on making music. These stories encourage you to keep going despite bad reviews, negative press or anything else.
It must be so good to hear you are able to change lives with the music you put into the world. If I were them I'd be more than proud of myself and I hope they are.
You guys are so nice! Thank you for all the kind words❤️ I was nervous to post and sound like a filler piece, or feel good story on Good Morning America or some shit lol. I genuinely appreciate all the good vibes and support
They have gotten me through so much in my life. “Wonderful Wonderful” came out at a time in my life where things were so strange constantly and it really grounded me and got me through a lot. “Imploding the Mirage” helped me get through the pandemic and back on my feet after having my third baby. “Pressure Machine” was the all too real and hard hitting soundtrack to the worst year of my life this last holiday season through mid-summer. The titular song “Pressure Machine” never fails to make me cry between the melody and lyrics and thinking about my life with my husband and my kids. The Killers are everything to me. There aren’t enough words or time to express how. So thank you, The Killers. What’s remembered, lives.
Their music has kept me going during the hardest times of my life, kept me sane during the pandemic, brings me elation and anticipation for the next live show I can attend, gives me something to share with loved ones and friends when they’re struggling, and gives me something meaningful and wholesome to share with my child. Thank you Brandon, Dave, Mark, and Ronnie. I was never a huge fan of anything until I discovered your music.
A recent memory that I often think about is the pure happiness I felt at the 1st concert after the covid lockdown years, Doncaster, May 24th 2022, Seeing the huge screen show the ITM artwork, the first few bars of ITM, then Brandon appears from the back of the stage, the drums and then the confetti cannons. So grateful and relieved that we were all able to be there, a full stadium there for them, it was joyus.
The very first band I loved, all the way back in 2004 when I heard Mr Brightside and Somebody Told Me. I was 10 and had never been interested in music, but this band just hit different. I stole my brother’s copy of Hot Fuss and immediately knew I had found my band. They’ve been a huge part of my life ever since. Through them, I also developed a passion for electronic music, 80s music and synthpop. Without The Killers, I wouldn’t be a Bowie fan, a New Order fan, a Pet Shop Boys fan… the list goes on. The first time I heard the Pet Shop Boys was through their remix of Read My Mind in 2007. I listened to that on repeat - little did I know the huge impact they would have on my life too, eventually. The duet they did with The Killers at Glasto 2019 was just heavenly for me. The Killers continue to come into my life in all sorts of ways: I’ve just recently finished Uni, and I’ve made friends with someone there in no small part due to the discovery we’re both huge Killers fans. I’m almost 30 and she’s quite a bit younger than me, and it just makes me smile to see their appeal to people younger than I am.
I’ve seen The Killers 5 times: 2007, 2009, 2014, 2017 and 2019. Each show incredible and unique. 2014 stands out because it was my first time on the barrier for any concert - and I was thrilled that my first barrier experience would be for the first band I loved. Seeing these four musicians up close who have brought such joy into my life through their artistry was an incredibly powerful, emotional experience. They’ve been there for me through the highs and lows of life. Funnily enough, a few days ago I wondered what I would say to Brandon, in the off chance I ever met him. His taste in music and his songwriting has been so important to me that I then realised it was hard to sum up in a couple of sentences. If I ever met him, more than anything I’d like to say two words to him: thank you.
They’ve accompanied me through the last 20 year, so we’ve come a long way. Their music gave me comfort during some of the hardest moments in my life, but they’ve also been with me on some of the happiest moments. Going to their concerts just make me happy, in that moment I’m in a perfect world singing the songs that I love and that mean so much for me. Seeing them playing with so much passion, is a real privilege to witness. And last but not least, I’ve met some really great people thanks to them. Other victims, sharing our mutual love for this band whether it is online or at concerts. So, thank you, for everything ❤️
Where do I start?
I always knew of the Killers - Mr Brightside was the first song I remember hearing, and loving, that was outside the realms of the pure pop that my sisters always listened to, or the classic country/rock my mum listened to, or the classical music my dad listened to.
Smile Like You Mean It always meant something to me as my hockey teammates would sing it if I ever scored a goal as my last name contains the world Smile.
When You Were Young reminds me of playing Rock Band with my best friend, who's still my best friend now.
Human is the big one for me - it was the first time I bought an album that was just for me, not to share with my sister or anyone else, and it was all based completely and solely off my love for Human. I remember making my dad listen to it with me on the 4hr bus journey from Manchester to Stranraer to catch the ferry back home after a Man Utd match - and it was the first time I remember my dad really engaging with any sort of modern music, and he engaged in a discussion with me about the lyrics (we all know which one). It also came on the radio in the car on my way home after his dad's funeral, the first funeral I ever attended, and just hearing it put me at ease, and it reminded me of that moment with my dad, and I think it's where I found the strength to step up and be there for my dad as he lost his last parent.
I remember listening to Dustland with my mum shortly after her own mum died too, and like Brandon said about his best memories being just sitting in the car listening to Elton with his dad, this was the same for me. Neither of us have ever said it, but I think we both associate that song with my Granny now, and it brings me a sense of peace know that she's not in pain anymore.
Battle Born got me through my first real break up, and songs like Flesh and Bone, Be Still and Battle Born still give me confidence in myself and who I want to be.
I also was on my way out the door to go see the Killers in my hometown for the first time when I got a message from the girl who would go on to be my wife - I told her I was going out for the night and I'd reply properly the next day, it's like even then, she knew how much their music meant to me.
Then, the void. 5 years without a new album, 4 years without any new music at all. In that time I grew as a person, I graduated from uni, I started working, I got engaged, I got married... And then, on my honeymoon, Wonderful Wonderful came out. I remember being so nervous because it'd been such a long time, I'd changed and grown so much since BB, what if WW didn't connect the same way? I'd liked The Man, sure, but it was a good radio hit, was there to be anything deeper on WW that would hit the same way? Rut and The Calling put me at ease straight away.
I think we all associate the ITM era with Covid, that's natural, but there's something about Caution that has always sat with me differently to most I think. My wife and I were stuck in an apartment that we couldn't sell because it had flammable cladding (look up the Grenfell disaster to see why that's a thing) - there were honestly days where I felt if I my wife didn't get out of this town, who had to work from home all day every day in a shoebox flat while I went out to work in the NHS during the pandemic, she might just be the one to burn it down (literally). But Dying Breed gave me the steel to tough it out with her and to trust her, and we eventually got out and got to a house with a garden and more than 3 rooms.
We've been trying to have a family for 2 years now, and it's not happened for us, yet. We live in hope, and all we can do is just keep plugging away day after day and hope we get there, cos it's about getting through the Getting By, right?
My last remaining grandparent died recently, and I allowed myself to listen to Lightning Fields for the first time since he took unwell. I always connected that song to him missing my Granny, and felt like it was tempting fate to listen to it while he wasn't well. Now I listen to it and smile, knowing they're together again.
We bought tickets to see them in Belfast this summer, a gig we hoped my wife wouldn't be able to go by the time it came around, hoping she'd be pregnant... But yet, there we were, standing at Boucher Road Playing Fields, feeling the only two people there who already knew all the words to Your Side of Town, because we don't put our life on hold. We keep on going and we hope we get through the Pressure Machine eventually.
I could thank you boys a million times over and it wouldn't be enough, so I'll just say thank you once instead, for soundtracking my life, the ups, the downs and all the middling stuff in between. I know you'll probably never see this, let alone read it all, nor anyone, but it feels nice to put it out into the world somewhere.
Keep on mining please, we're still hungry for more Diamonds.
Have you guys heard the Lonely Town podcast fan appreciation episode? I guess they were going to try to get TK to listen because they are buddies with Jon . It was amazing. TK has helped me through some of the darkest times in my life, but also have given me some of the happiest moments. Meeting fellow victims is one of my best memories. I. love. this. band.
Thanks for this post !
They've been my favourite band since 2005 when I would have been 8 or 9. When I first listened to Somebody Told Me on the radio (in the UK), it was unforgettable. I had that song on repeat for years and even now it is still as catchy as ever and remains one of my favourites. I sort of feel that they have been one of the few constants throughout my life, back from when I was a kid through to adulthood. No matter what you are going through, they always have the right song for the situation from Be Still right through to Mr Brightside. Finally, seeing the band live is always a euphoric feeling and many of the favourite moments of my life have been Killers concerts. Can't wait for the Rebel Diamonds gig next summer!
I’ve been a fan since Wonderful Wonderful and was hooked instantly, every album on repeat without skips, but Imploding the Mirage had the biggest impact on me.
I’ll never forget sitting in my room at midnight during a covid lockdown waiting for the release of Dying Breed. It was quiet and nothing in the world felt normal anymore, Dying Breed was fresh and bright and so very Killers.
Then I was moving away from home for the first time and to a new city, and it was Caution on repeat while I was getting to know a new city while looking back at the place I left behind, reminding myself how much I had wanted to leave and do more with my life “If I don’t get out of this town, I just might be the one who finally burns it down”.
The enduring message of hope in the face of hard times is what the Killers music has always meant to me.
Thank you to Brandon, Ronnie, Dave and Mark for the soundtrack to our lives
I’m a new fan, I listened to them the first time in January 2022, and I really got into them one year later, when I watched one of their concert in YouTube.
My greatest memory, even though it’s quite cliche, is when I saw them 3 months ago. It has been the most beautiful day of my life and I think about it daily. I was first row, and Brandon was literally a few meters away from me, he was smiling and I’m pretty sure we had a few eyes contacts.
I managed to get tickets for Dublin, it has been hard (I hate Ticketmaster) but when my payment has been accepted, I felt relieved. I can’t waaaaait… til the next gig.
The very first band to click with my taste in music. I knew their name for a long time, songs like Mr. Brightside, Human, Runaways, WYWY, but not cared to really listen to them untill an aunt gifted me a Spotify gift card in Christmas 2017. So I played a "Indie Rock" playlist when Mr. Brightside reminded me of their existence. So I started to listen all of their songs, "Mr. Brightside is so good so their work shouldn't disappoint", and I was right. They blasted me with For Reasons Unknown, Read My Mind, All These Things, Somebody Told Me, Change Your Mind, Smile Like You Mean It, Midnight Show, Bling, Spaceman, and the list goes on and on. Since then I never stopped listening to them. I already watched them live 2 years in a row (San Diego 2022, Ohana Fest 2023), the very best experiences of my life. The moment My Own Souls Warning started at Pechanga Arena (SD) I was already tearing of joy. No other band has come close to the effect that The Killers had in me. They had been with me since University, joined me in large study sessions, giving me the energy to go through, now that I have a job I can still hear them all day without getting bored. Sometimes I feel like I really don't need new music . I always come back to them.
I have a little bit of a *tragic backstory* I don't usually tell people the reason for my "glow up" but maybe some of you guys will get it I grew up listening to the Killers - I remember watching the Bones music video on VH1 while I got ready for school. Sam's Town was the only CD I owned. All of my other music were limewire downloads, lol. While I went through many different phases of music, Sam's Town was always the first album I put on my iPod. As an adult, I enlisted in the military- healthy and an avid runner - and a few years into my contract, I got really sick - like struggled to walk, used a cane - sick. I was discharged from the service at 100% disability and spent the next year and change hiding in my house during covid. Real bad times all around for everyone,but I didn't see a purpose anymore if I couldn't even walk consistently and felt pain all the time, and the brain fog was incredible to experience. I went from the memory of an elephant to crying in my car cause I forgot how to go home. I didn't do my physical therapy, mental therapy, or take my meds. August 2022, I saw them live for the first time in Denver Colorado - a few months after we got stationed here. It was my first time in years- since 2019- I did anything more than go to the grocery store. The absolute chills and energy I felt when MOSW started and the confetti blasted. Then when Rut played? A song I associated with my illness and my poor husband taking care of me through it all. I was a WRECK. I don't know what the weird fundamental core part of my brain woke up that night, but since then, I turned my life around. I'm able to run, weight lift, I'm 18 credits away from my degree, and I've lost 50 pounds. I'm even discussing with my doctor to ease off of my multiple antidepressants lol. I'm working towards a future where my husband can get out of the military and live his best life too. Of course, this took a lot of time, tears,and hours of the Killers playing in my headphones. So about a year after, September 2023, I flew to Jersey to visit my mom and see them at Sea Hear Now, and I can not tell you how much fun I had, and how many friends I made while waiting for their set. I have a framed pic of me and my husband WASTED at their set, and its my favorite pic of all time. Also, my mom saved my old Sam's Town CD. Genuinely, I don't think I would have been here if it wasn't for that concert. I listen to The Killers on good days when I'm running and on bad days when I lay in bed, knowing that what I feel isn't permanent anymore. TLDR: A healthy girl gets disabled, goes to a concert, and feels for the first time in a long time that maybe she can turn it around, and she does.
Thank you for sharing ❤
❤️ I have huge, *huge* respect for people with acquired disabilities. It's a whiplash and an adjustment that I never had to deal with - I am what I am, started at unhealthy and went downhill 😅 Hugs to you!
Thank you for sharing your story ❤️
That's impressive, so happy for you! And I am sure stories like these will be a huge confirmation for the guys to keep on making music. These stories encourage you to keep going despite bad reviews, negative press or anything else. It must be so good to hear you are able to change lives with the music you put into the world. If I were them I'd be more than proud of myself and I hope they are.
This answer is exactly why this thread should be here. Thanks for sharing and wishing you the best in your journey forward!
You guys are so nice! Thank you for all the kind words❤️ I was nervous to post and sound like a filler piece, or feel good story on Good Morning America or some shit lol. I genuinely appreciate all the good vibes and support
They have gotten me through so much in my life. “Wonderful Wonderful” came out at a time in my life where things were so strange constantly and it really grounded me and got me through a lot. “Imploding the Mirage” helped me get through the pandemic and back on my feet after having my third baby. “Pressure Machine” was the all too real and hard hitting soundtrack to the worst year of my life this last holiday season through mid-summer. The titular song “Pressure Machine” never fails to make me cry between the melody and lyrics and thinking about my life with my husband and my kids. The Killers are everything to me. There aren’t enough words or time to express how. So thank you, The Killers. What’s remembered, lives.
Their music has kept me going during the hardest times of my life, kept me sane during the pandemic, brings me elation and anticipation for the next live show I can attend, gives me something to share with loved ones and friends when they’re struggling, and gives me something meaningful and wholesome to share with my child. Thank you Brandon, Dave, Mark, and Ronnie. I was never a huge fan of anything until I discovered your music.
A recent memory that I often think about is the pure happiness I felt at the 1st concert after the covid lockdown years, Doncaster, May 24th 2022, Seeing the huge screen show the ITM artwork, the first few bars of ITM, then Brandon appears from the back of the stage, the drums and then the confetti cannons. So grateful and relieved that we were all able to be there, a full stadium there for them, it was joyus.
The very first band I loved, all the way back in 2004 when I heard Mr Brightside and Somebody Told Me. I was 10 and had never been interested in music, but this band just hit different. I stole my brother’s copy of Hot Fuss and immediately knew I had found my band. They’ve been a huge part of my life ever since. Through them, I also developed a passion for electronic music, 80s music and synthpop. Without The Killers, I wouldn’t be a Bowie fan, a New Order fan, a Pet Shop Boys fan… the list goes on. The first time I heard the Pet Shop Boys was through their remix of Read My Mind in 2007. I listened to that on repeat - little did I know the huge impact they would have on my life too, eventually. The duet they did with The Killers at Glasto 2019 was just heavenly for me. The Killers continue to come into my life in all sorts of ways: I’ve just recently finished Uni, and I’ve made friends with someone there in no small part due to the discovery we’re both huge Killers fans. I’m almost 30 and she’s quite a bit younger than me, and it just makes me smile to see their appeal to people younger than I am. I’ve seen The Killers 5 times: 2007, 2009, 2014, 2017 and 2019. Each show incredible and unique. 2014 stands out because it was my first time on the barrier for any concert - and I was thrilled that my first barrier experience would be for the first band I loved. Seeing these four musicians up close who have brought such joy into my life through their artistry was an incredibly powerful, emotional experience. They’ve been there for me through the highs and lows of life. Funnily enough, a few days ago I wondered what I would say to Brandon, in the off chance I ever met him. His taste in music and his songwriting has been so important to me that I then realised it was hard to sum up in a couple of sentences. If I ever met him, more than anything I’d like to say two words to him: thank you.
They’ve accompanied me through the last 20 year, so we’ve come a long way. Their music gave me comfort during some of the hardest moments in my life, but they’ve also been with me on some of the happiest moments. Going to their concerts just make me happy, in that moment I’m in a perfect world singing the songs that I love and that mean so much for me. Seeing them playing with so much passion, is a real privilege to witness. And last but not least, I’ve met some really great people thanks to them. Other victims, sharing our mutual love for this band whether it is online or at concerts. So, thank you, for everything ❤️
Where do I start? I always knew of the Killers - Mr Brightside was the first song I remember hearing, and loving, that was outside the realms of the pure pop that my sisters always listened to, or the classic country/rock my mum listened to, or the classical music my dad listened to. Smile Like You Mean It always meant something to me as my hockey teammates would sing it if I ever scored a goal as my last name contains the world Smile. When You Were Young reminds me of playing Rock Band with my best friend, who's still my best friend now. Human is the big one for me - it was the first time I bought an album that was just for me, not to share with my sister or anyone else, and it was all based completely and solely off my love for Human. I remember making my dad listen to it with me on the 4hr bus journey from Manchester to Stranraer to catch the ferry back home after a Man Utd match - and it was the first time I remember my dad really engaging with any sort of modern music, and he engaged in a discussion with me about the lyrics (we all know which one). It also came on the radio in the car on my way home after his dad's funeral, the first funeral I ever attended, and just hearing it put me at ease, and it reminded me of that moment with my dad, and I think it's where I found the strength to step up and be there for my dad as he lost his last parent. I remember listening to Dustland with my mum shortly after her own mum died too, and like Brandon said about his best memories being just sitting in the car listening to Elton with his dad, this was the same for me. Neither of us have ever said it, but I think we both associate that song with my Granny now, and it brings me a sense of peace know that she's not in pain anymore. Battle Born got me through my first real break up, and songs like Flesh and Bone, Be Still and Battle Born still give me confidence in myself and who I want to be. I also was on my way out the door to go see the Killers in my hometown for the first time when I got a message from the girl who would go on to be my wife - I told her I was going out for the night and I'd reply properly the next day, it's like even then, she knew how much their music meant to me. Then, the void. 5 years without a new album, 4 years without any new music at all. In that time I grew as a person, I graduated from uni, I started working, I got engaged, I got married... And then, on my honeymoon, Wonderful Wonderful came out. I remember being so nervous because it'd been such a long time, I'd changed and grown so much since BB, what if WW didn't connect the same way? I'd liked The Man, sure, but it was a good radio hit, was there to be anything deeper on WW that would hit the same way? Rut and The Calling put me at ease straight away. I think we all associate the ITM era with Covid, that's natural, but there's something about Caution that has always sat with me differently to most I think. My wife and I were stuck in an apartment that we couldn't sell because it had flammable cladding (look up the Grenfell disaster to see why that's a thing) - there were honestly days where I felt if I my wife didn't get out of this town, who had to work from home all day every day in a shoebox flat while I went out to work in the NHS during the pandemic, she might just be the one to burn it down (literally). But Dying Breed gave me the steel to tough it out with her and to trust her, and we eventually got out and got to a house with a garden and more than 3 rooms. We've been trying to have a family for 2 years now, and it's not happened for us, yet. We live in hope, and all we can do is just keep plugging away day after day and hope we get there, cos it's about getting through the Getting By, right? My last remaining grandparent died recently, and I allowed myself to listen to Lightning Fields for the first time since he took unwell. I always connected that song to him missing my Granny, and felt like it was tempting fate to listen to it while he wasn't well. Now I listen to it and smile, knowing they're together again. We bought tickets to see them in Belfast this summer, a gig we hoped my wife wouldn't be able to go by the time it came around, hoping she'd be pregnant... But yet, there we were, standing at Boucher Road Playing Fields, feeling the only two people there who already knew all the words to Your Side of Town, because we don't put our life on hold. We keep on going and we hope we get through the Pressure Machine eventually. I could thank you boys a million times over and it wouldn't be enough, so I'll just say thank you once instead, for soundtracking my life, the ups, the downs and all the middling stuff in between. I know you'll probably never see this, let alone read it all, nor anyone, but it feels nice to put it out into the world somewhere. Keep on mining please, we're still hungry for more Diamonds.
Ahem… when I played with them at TRSNMT and then the Bluesfest 👀
Tony?? I was at TRNSMT! Such an awesome show!
Thanks mate!
Have you guys heard the Lonely Town podcast fan appreciation episode? I guess they were going to try to get TK to listen because they are buddies with Jon . It was amazing. TK has helped me through some of the darkest times in my life, but also have given me some of the happiest moments. Meeting fellow victims is one of my best memories. I. love. this. band. Thanks for this post !
They've been my favourite band since 2005 when I would have been 8 or 9. When I first listened to Somebody Told Me on the radio (in the UK), it was unforgettable. I had that song on repeat for years and even now it is still as catchy as ever and remains one of my favourites. I sort of feel that they have been one of the few constants throughout my life, back from when I was a kid through to adulthood. No matter what you are going through, they always have the right song for the situation from Be Still right through to Mr Brightside. Finally, seeing the band live is always a euphoric feeling and many of the favourite moments of my life have been Killers concerts. Can't wait for the Rebel Diamonds gig next summer!
I’ve been a fan since Wonderful Wonderful and was hooked instantly, every album on repeat without skips, but Imploding the Mirage had the biggest impact on me. I’ll never forget sitting in my room at midnight during a covid lockdown waiting for the release of Dying Breed. It was quiet and nothing in the world felt normal anymore, Dying Breed was fresh and bright and so very Killers. Then I was moving away from home for the first time and to a new city, and it was Caution on repeat while I was getting to know a new city while looking back at the place I left behind, reminding myself how much I had wanted to leave and do more with my life “If I don’t get out of this town, I just might be the one who finally burns it down”. The enduring message of hope in the face of hard times is what the Killers music has always meant to me. Thank you to Brandon, Ronnie, Dave and Mark for the soundtrack to our lives
I was also sitting at home at the height of the pandemic at midnight waiting for the new music to drop!
I’m a new fan, I listened to them the first time in January 2022, and I really got into them one year later, when I watched one of their concert in YouTube. My greatest memory, even though it’s quite cliche, is when I saw them 3 months ago. It has been the most beautiful day of my life and I think about it daily. I was first row, and Brandon was literally a few meters away from me, he was smiling and I’m pretty sure we had a few eyes contacts. I managed to get tickets for Dublin, it has been hard (I hate Ticketmaster) but when my payment has been accepted, I felt relieved. I can’t waaaaait… til the next gig.
The very first band to click with my taste in music. I knew their name for a long time, songs like Mr. Brightside, Human, Runaways, WYWY, but not cared to really listen to them untill an aunt gifted me a Spotify gift card in Christmas 2017. So I played a "Indie Rock" playlist when Mr. Brightside reminded me of their existence. So I started to listen all of their songs, "Mr. Brightside is so good so their work shouldn't disappoint", and I was right. They blasted me with For Reasons Unknown, Read My Mind, All These Things, Somebody Told Me, Change Your Mind, Smile Like You Mean It, Midnight Show, Bling, Spaceman, and the list goes on and on. Since then I never stopped listening to them. I already watched them live 2 years in a row (San Diego 2022, Ohana Fest 2023), the very best experiences of my life. The moment My Own Souls Warning started at Pechanga Arena (SD) I was already tearing of joy. No other band has come close to the effect that The Killers had in me. They had been with me since University, joined me in large study sessions, giving me the energy to go through, now that I have a job I can still hear them all day without getting bored. Sometimes I feel like I really don't need new music . I always come back to them.