-
Toon rock to Killers
- Nov 24 2006
- By Liz Lamb, The
Evening Chronicle
- The Killers,
Carling Academy last night - It was a night of Glamorous
Indie Rock `n' Roll at the Academy last night when Las Vegas
rockers The Killers played their first sell-out gig in
Newcastle.Anyone who had managed to get their hands on a
ticket, after the gig sold out in less than five minutes,
must have felt they got their money's worth.
- The hall was
packed, the beer was flowing, the fans were up for a good
time and the atmosphere was electric.
- After
arriving on stage following one of the longest intro's in
concert history The Killers launched into Sam's Town, the
title track of their new album.
- Frontman
Brandon Flowers was suitably-attired for the evening,
dressed in a tuxedo and a black tie and performing against a
backdrop of white lights and bunting that depicted Sam's
Town.
- When they
sang their hit Smile Like You Mean It their fans didn't have
to fake a reaction. Everyone knew the lyrics, and at times,
the crowd appeared to drown out Flowers' vocals, so loud was
their appreciation
- The mix of
people in the Academy showed just how far The Killers have
come. There was mums and dads with young kids, couples in
their forties and fifties, students, Indie chicks, and an
army of twenty-something town lads, who made up a great
chunk of the crowd.
- When the
first notes of Somebody Told Me hit their ears I thought the
place was going to explode. Everybody was bouncing up and
down and singing along.
- Like any
good live act The Killers played a mix of classics and new
songs. Bones, Jenny Was A Friend of Mine, Mr Brightside and
For Reasons Unknown, all went down well.
- But if there
was one song that shaped the evening it was All These Things
That I've Done.
- After The
Killers had retired from the stage and the crowd begged for
an encore, the hall was drowned out by them singing the
chorus.
- "I've Got
Soul but I'm Not A Soldier" chanted everyone while clapping
their hands and stomping their feet.
- Eventually,
the band came back on stage and after a little teasing sang
the song the fans were so desperate to hear.
- Flowers
seemed genuinely taken aback by the crowd's obvious
devotion. He jumped on top of a speaker and held a
microphone out to the audience as they took over singing.
- The Killers
certainly didn't disappoint last night. The only negative
was that maybe Brandon could have indulged in a little more
banter.
- If last
night's gig was anything to go by though, The Killers will
be receiving another brilliant reception when they return to
Newcastle next year.