Riding high on the buzz accompanying their debut Hot Fuss, it was up to The Killers to do something notable during their hour-long set to stop from fading away completely, to continue to exist for at least one sequel.

It certainly wasn't a knockout punch or a “get your damn hands off her!”

The Killers are an OK band. They proved that on Hot Fuss, which has a couple of good songs and a whole lot of filler.

With virtually all of those same songs, plus a couple of new ones and some B sides -that all sounded fine, or close to their recorded counterparts -they merely proved it again.

As performers though, they don't bring much extra -especially for an act that’s been honing its craft on the road for a solid year.

All they really have to offer are those two songs, Mr. Brightside and Somebody Told Me — which they performed far too early in the set — a strong finish and frontman Brandon Flowers, whose charisma ironically diminishes slightly when he’s in front of an audience, in an odd mix of stylish and stiff.

Like the album, like the band, the show was merely OK. And from the memory and the larger picture, The Killers are already going, going ...

As for openers Tegan and Sara, this city should be embarrassed that it takes an opening spot for American two-hit wonders to get them in front of an audience of more than a thousand.