The Killers pause London gig to show England reaching EURO 2024 final

11 July 2024, 10:50 | Updated: 11 July 2024, 14:04

The band's O2 residency included a glimpse of the team's triumph... before they launched into Mr Brightside

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The Killers paused their London show last night (10th July) to allow fans to watch England reach the EURO 2024 final.

The Las Vegas rockers were performing the penultimate gig of their six-date residency at London's O2 Arena on Wednesday night, when they stopped the performance ten songs in to enable gig-goers to see the Three Lions defeat the Netherlands 2-1 in the semi-final.

Straight after England had secured victory courtesy of Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins' last-minute strike, The Killers launched into a pulsating version of their huge hit Mr. Brightside.

In a post on their official Instagram account, The Killers wrote: "Tonight we played for England".

During the show, drummer Ronnie Vannucci Jr. wore an England football shirt to show his support for the Three Lions.

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In May, Mr. Brightside - which was written after frontman Brandon Flowers discovered his girlfriend was cheating on him - became the UK's biggest single of all time yet to reach number one.

The 2004 indie pop anthem originally peaked at number 10 in the singles charts when it was released 20 years ago, but it has become an iconic track across the UK. It's since spent a colossal 417 weeks on the UK chart.

The Killers at The O2 Arena, London - Wednesday 10th July 2024 setlist

• Read My Mind
• Somebody Told Me
• Spaceman
• Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine
• Smile Like You Mean It
• Shot At The Night
• Running Towards A Place
• On Top
• The Man
• A Dustland Fairytale
• Mr. Brightside
• Runaways
• All These Things That I've Done
• When You Were Young
• Caution
• Dying Breed

Encore:

• Your Side of Town
• Boy
• A Little Respect
• Human