The summer just got a little more fun as The Killers have announced a 20th anniversary tour. The Las Vegas-based band will bring its version of fun rock ‘n’ roll to the Freedom Mortgage Pavilion in Camden, N.J.
, Sept. 7. Tickets are available at .
The four-piece group formed in 2002, featuring the talents of singer/keyboardist Brandon Flowers, drummer Ronnie Vannucci, guitarist Dave Keuning and bassist Mark Stoermer. The band has received countless accolades, including Grammy and American Music Award nominations, MTV Video Music Awards, NME Awards and more. Their first album, “Hot Fuss,” was released in 2004 to worldwide acclaim.
The album contained the singles “Mr. Brightside” and “Somebody Told Me” in addition to the anthemic “All These Things That I’ve Done,” which has since been referenced by the likes of U2. The band toured for two years straight behind their debut album, playing more than 400 shows, and eventually returned to Vegas to begin work on the follow-up album with producers Alan Moulder and Flood.
The result, a love letter of sorts to their hometown entitled “Sam’s Town,” was released in 2006 and spent 42 weeks on the Billboard Top 200. A B-sides collection titled “Sawdust” was released in 2007, followed by their third studio album, “Day & Age,” which was released to widespread critical praise in 2008, anchored by the massive single “Human.” In 2012 the Killers released “Battle Born,” which saw them expanding their wo.