Face Of Cheam

The Killers are currently one of the biggest bands around and I could have easily quadrupled my money on the tickets for this third night at Brixton. Opening up with 'Sams Town' and 'When You Were Young' from their new album they waded through a good mix off that album and their debut. They only lost it when they played their future Christmas single in the encore. Highlights were obviously 'Mr Brightside', 'Glamerous Indie Rocknroll' and the current single 'Bones'. Whereas they lived up to the hype and did everything you wanted I did have a slight gripe that the set was only an hour & 15 minutes. Also, despite the excellent music played, Brendan Flowers (the singer) lacked any sort of stage presence that normally goes hand in hand with being a rock star at the top of their profession. Indeed, at times he appeared just to be going through the motions especially during 'Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine'. The show ended with the audience sing-a-long 'All the things I've Said & Done' which we were still singing as we left the venue. A fantastic band & a good show makesg me look forward to next year when I see them in Brighton.