London.- The Killers have released their first new music following the release last year of their acclaimed seventh album Pressure Machine. “boy” is out today via Island Records.
Written by frontman Brandon Flowers, the song sees the band return to the sound of the stadium-filling anthem. The band debuted the song at last month’s Mad Cool Festival in Madrid.
The song was written before Pressure Machine and, says Flowers, the themes explored in the lyrics actually led him down the path of writing and recreating that album.
Flowers explains, “This was the first song written after we had to cancel the Imploding The Mirage tour due to the pandemic. I had recently moved to Utah and started taking trips to Nephi, where I grew up. wanted to get away so desperately at 16 was now a place I couldn’t help but return to. I have a son who is approaching the age he was at that point in my life. With “boy”, I want to reach out and say to myself And my children, don’t think about it too much. And look for the “white arrows” in their lives. For me now, the white arrows are my wife, my children, my songs and the stage.”
Produced by The Killers, Stuart Price and Shawn Everett, the song’s release follows the band’s recent UK stadium tour, which saw them play to over 400,000 fans at shows including two euphoric nights at the Emirates Stadium in London. “boy” comes out ahead of the band’s biggest North American stadium tour to date, which kicks off in Vancouver at Rogers Arena on August 19.
THE KILLERS TOUR
August 19, 2022 – Vancouver, CA – Rogers Arena
August 20, 2022 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
August 21, 2022 – Portland, OR – Moda Center
August 23, 2022 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center
August 24, 2022 – San Diego, CA – Pechanga Arena
August 26, 2022 – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena
August 28, 2022 – Glendale, AZ – Gila River
August 30, 2022 – Salt Lake City, UT – Vivint Arena
August 31, 2022 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena
September 8, 2022 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
September 9, 2022 – Austin, TX – Moody Center
September 10, 2022 – Fort Worth, TX – Dickies Arena
September 13, 2022 – Miami, FL – FTX Arena
September 14, 2022 – Orlando, FL – Amway Center
September 16, 2022 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
September 17, 2022 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
September 18, 2022 – St. Louis, MO St. Louis, MO – Chaifetz Arena
September 20, 2022 – Saint Paul, MN – XCEL Energy Center
September 21, 2022 – Chicago, IL – United Center
September 23, 2022 – Toronto, CA – Scotiabank Arena
September 24, 2022 – Montreal, QC – Centre Bell
September 26, 2022 – Verona, NY – Turning Stone Event Center
September 27, 2022 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
September 30, 2022 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
October 1, 2022 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
October 3, 2022 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
October 4, 2022 – University Park, PA – Bryce Jordan Center
October 6, 2022 – Pittsburgh, PA – Peterson Events Center
October 7, 2022 – Cleveland, OH – Wolstein Center
October 8, 2022 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
October 10, 2022 – Washington, DC – Capital One Arena
November 21, 2022 – Auckland, NZ – Spark Arena
November 25, 2022 – Christchurch, NZ – Christchurch Arena
November 29, 2022 – Boondall, Aus – Brisbane Entertainment Centre
November 30, 2022 – Boondall, Aus – Brisbane Entertainment Centre
December 3, 2022 – Barossa Valley, Aus – Peter Lehmann
December 6, 2022 – Perth, Aus – Rac Arena
December 10, 2022 – Geelong, Aus – Mt Duneed Estate
December 13, 2022 – Melbourne, Aus – Rod Laver Arena
December 14, 2022 – Melbourne, Aus – Rod Laver Arena
December 17, 2022 – Hunter Valley, Aus – Hope Estate
December 19, 2022 – Sydney, Aus – Qudos Bank Arena.
Universal Music press release.
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