The Killers will return to Australia in December 2024, playing a run of east-coast arena shows with alternating themes each night. Some shows will be a playthrough of Rebel Diamonds, their 2023 greatest-hits compilation, while others will be a playthrough of Hot Fuss, their multi-platinum 2004 debut album which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. A full list of tour dates and ticketing information can be found below.
In addition to performing in the major east-coast capital cities, the Las Vegas pop-rock band will also be performing in Townsville for the first time, at the city’s Queensland Country Bank Stadium. In a statement given to The Townsville Bulletin, Frontier Touring CEO Dion Brant explained that the hope was to bring attention to the “overlooked” northeast Queensland region. “Townsville sometimes misses out on [more than] it deserves, and we wanted to kick [the tour] off with a bang,” he said. “It will also be the biggest show on the tour.”
The Killers – ‘Somebody Told Me’
Hot Fuss was released on June 7th, 2004. It went on to sell over seven million copies globally, topping the charts in four countries and going 30 times platinum. Four singles were released from the album, all of which have gone on to be played at every Killers show for the ensuing 20 years: ‘Mr. Brightside’, ‘Somebody Told Me’, ‘All These Things That I’ve Done’ and ‘Smile Like You Mean It’.
All four songs appear on Rebel Diamonds, the band’s second greatest-hits compilation following 2013’s Direct Hits. Along with a collection of the band’s singles across their career, it also featured three songs that were recorded for the band’s eighth studio album which was later scrapped entirely. The band recently shared a new single entitled ‘Bright Lights’, the first new music from the band to feature the full classic line-up in roughly a decade.
The Killers were last in Australia circa December 2022, where they played a run of arena dates as well as a one-off show at Sydney’s Liberty Hall immediately after the band’s Qudos Bank Arena show. In a review of both shows, Music Feeds praised the band for “cement[ing] their place atop the contemporary rock totem pole”.
“No matter how many times The Killers have run through these exact movements, played these hits, and Flowers stuck out the mic to let the audience finish his sentences, each moment is reborn night after night thanks to the revelry of the audience,” it read.
The Killers 2024 Tour
All shows are Rebel Diamonds shows, unless otherwise indicated.
- Saturday, November 30th – Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville QLD
- Friday, December 6th – Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney NSW
- Saturday, December 7th – Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney NSW*
- Monday, December 9th – Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane QLD
- Thursday, December 12th – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne VIC
- Friday, December 13th –Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne VIC*
* – Hot Fuss playthrough show
A pre-sale for the tour begins on Tuesday, September 10th from 3pm AEST. A general sale will then follow on Thursday, September 12th at 4pm AEST. Both can be accessed via Frontier Touring.
Further Reading
Watch Bruce Springsteen Join The Killers During Madison Square Garden Show
Love Letter To A Record: Highline On The Killers’ ‘Pressure Machine’
