The Killers - Battle Born Tour - 27th October - AECC

There was much anticipation for the return of The Killers to Aberdeen and they certainly didn't disappoint. The Las Vegas band first descended on Aberdeen during their Day and Age tour back in 2009. After a two year break and one solo album later from Brandon Flowers The Killers are well and truly back and ready to cement themselves as one of the biggest and best bands ever to tread the stages of the world.

From the opening riffs of "Human" the crowd were clearly in it for the long haul, belting back every lyric just as hard as Flowers could throw them out. Classic's such as "When you were young" , "Jenny was a friend of mine" and the infamous "Mr Brightside" were played with unimaginable energy. From the floor to the rafters the AECC was on fire with pure electricity as the Aberdeen fans threw themselves into every song.


A large selection from their new album "Battle Born" such as; "Runaways","The way it was" and "Miss Atomic Bomb" also pleased the crowd. It was easy to see as the band went through their catalogue worth of songs just how much they have grown since they started way back in 2003. As the band have grown in confidence so too has their song writing. Tracks from their recent album are both melodically and lyrically brilliant, each song with it's separate meaning and energy.

Brandon Flowers - The Killers

As the night wound down and the band said their goodbyes there was no doubt of an encore, and what an encore it was. The entire room stopped in awe as the band started to play "Be Still" a track off the new album which tells of never giving in and standing up strong, which reduced more one person to tears. The band then belted out yet more classics ending the night on a high. Along with superb visuals such as fire works and an array of pyrotechnics this was definitely one of the best shows every to grace the North East of Scotland.

The skills of the musicians themselves have to be applauded; Ronnie Vannucci, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer and of course Flowers himself quite honestly couldn't have put any more effort in though they tried. Each song was played with more power and emotion than the last.


We can only hope that The Killers carry on writing the classics that everyone knows they are capable of and will once again venture back to Aberdeen. There is no question the fans will be waiting...