1. By Madison YoungBy Madison Young

2. The Killers are an American rock band
from Las Vegas, Nevada.
Formed in 2001 by Brandon Flowers
and Dave Keuning.
In 2002, Ronnie Vannucci Jr. and Mark
Stoermer joined to complete the
current line up.
About the Band

3. Brandon Flowers - lead
vocals, keyboards,
synthesizers, piano, bass
guitar
Ronnie Vannucci
Jr. - drums,
percussion,
backing vocals
Dave Keuning - lead guitar,
piano, backing vocalsMark Stoermer - bass guitar,
backing vocals, guitar ( Photographer
Denhud)
Members of The Killers

4. The band have
released 4 studio
albums..
Albums
Hot Fuss (2004) -Hot Fuss (2004) - classified 6x Platinum by the BPI
Sam’s Town (2006) -Sam’s Town (2006) - certified 4x Platinum in the UK,
Platinum in U.S.A and 2x Platinum in Australia and
Canada.
Day & Age (2008) -Day & Age (2008) - certified 4x Platinum by the BPI..
Battle Born (2012) -Battle Born (2012) - voted the #2 album of 2012
Sold over 6
million albums in
the USA, over 5
million in the UK
and 20 million
worldwide.

5. AlbumAlbum Number ofNumber of
copiescopies
soldsold
Position inPosition in
UK chartUK chart
CertificationCertification
ss
Songs released from albumSongs released from album
Hot FussHot Fuss
(2004)(2004)
1.8M 1 4x Platinum Mr Brightside(2003) Somebody Told
Me(2004) All These Things That I’ve Done
(2004) Smile Like You Mean It (2005)
Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll (2005)
Sam’s TownSam’s Town
(2006)(2006)
1.2M 1 4x Platinum When You Were Young (2006) Bones
(2006) Read My Mind (2007) For Reasons
Unknown (2007)
Day & AgeDay & Age
(2008)(2008)
1.2M 1 4xPlatinum Human (2008) Spaceman (2008) The
World We Live In (2009) A Dust land
Fairytale (2009)
Battle BornBattle Born
(2012)(2012)
300,00 1 Platinum Runaways(2012) Miss Atomic
Bomb(2012) Here With Me(2012) Flesh
And Bone (2012)
Album Sales

6. In 2005, The Killers were
nominated for 3
Grammy Awards; Best
rock album (Hot Fuss),
and 2 awards for best
rock song (Somebody
Told Me)
In the same year,
they won a NME UK
award for Best
International Band
In February 2007, The
Killers won 2 awards,
1 for BestInternational Group
and the other for Best
International Album
In 2008, the band
picked up 2 awards
in NME USA for Best
Band & Best Track
(Tranquilize).
Sawdust was also
nominated for Best
Album
In February 2009, The
Killers for the third time
won Best International
Band
Later on that year,
the band were
awarded the ASCAP
awards’ highest
honour, The
Vanguard award, for
their musical genre's
"impact on the future
of American music"
Awards

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8. Wembley gig
On the 22 of June 2013, The Killers preformed at
Wembley Stadium.
This was their first Stadium gig. 10 years to the date
of their first UK show.
The Gaslight Anthem and James supported The
Killers at Wembley.
Dave Keuning said in an interview with NME
magazine that this is the highlight of their career
“this is the peak of their Mount Everest”.
They played to a 78,000 strong audience (me being
one of them!)

9. Sources
The Killers Music
NME
Twitter
Wikipedia
Wikimedia
Wembley Stadium
NME Magazine, 22 of June 2013. pg 20-24.
Author Barry Nicolson.
All pictures except 2, are all my own
pictures.

10. Sources
The Killers Music
NME
Twitter
Wikipedia
Wikimedia
Wembley Stadium
NME Magazine, 22 of June 2013. pg 20-24.
Author Barry Nicolson.
All pictures except 2, are all my own
pictures.