Day & Age World Tour

Day & Age World Tour

Tour by The Killers
Associated album	Day & Age
Start date	20 October 2008
End date	21 February 2010
Legs	13
No. of shows	67 in North America 53 in Europe 7 in Oceania 6 in South America 3 in Africa 1 in Asia Total: 137
The Killers concert chronology

The Day & Age World Tour was the third concert tour by the Las Vegas-based band The Killers, in support of their third studio album Day & Age. The band visited every continent except Antarctica; it was the 44th highest grossing tour of 2009.

The band's first live DVD, titled Live from the Royal Albert Hall, was filmed during two London shows on July 5 and 6, 2009.

Synopsis

Ray Suen (Keyboards, Guitar, Violin) and Tommy Marth (Saxophone) joined the band as additional musicians on this tour. Vannucci's drum tech Rob Whited (Percussion) and Keuning's guitar tech Bobby Lee Parker (acoustic guitar) also performed on certain songs. The band played warm up gigs in major cities across North America & Europe, and appeared at US Holiday Festivals during the end of 2008. The tour proper started in Boulder, Colorado on January 16, 2009. They later embarked on a huge European arena tour. After completing the third leg of their US tour, the band toured Latin America, also visiting the United Arab Emirates and South Africa, which was the band's first visit to the African continent. The schedule tour of Asia in January 2010 was cancelled following the passing of Brandon Flowers mother, a number of dates in Oceania were also cancelled; the band did however play the final two shows, wrapping up the tour at the Good Vibrations Festival in Melbourne on February 21, 2010.

Stage setup

The stage setup included palm trees, tiger print flooring and a giant light bulb keyboard stand in the shape of the K from the band's logo.

Notable shows

The band headlined major US festivals Lollapalooza and Coachella for the first time, they also headlined V Festival Australia and many European festivals. Bonus footage from the band's Live from the Royal Albert Hall DVD includes festival performances in the UK and Ireland at Oxegen, V & Hard Rock Calling. The band also played a special show in aid of the charity War Child at Shepherd's Bush Empire, London in February 2009 along with Coldplay. At the end of Coldplay's set The Killers joined them on stage along with Bono and Gary Barlow to perform The Killers hit "All These Things That I've Done".

Personnel

The Killers:

• Brandon Flowers – Lead Vocals, Keyboards, Piano, Bass (on For Reasons Unknown)
• Dave Keuning – Lead Guitar, Acoustic guitar, Background vocals
• Mark Stoermer – Bass, Background vocals, Rhythm Guitar (on For Reasons Unknown)
• Ronnie Vannucci Jr. – Drums, Percussion

Additional Musicians

• Ray Suen – Keyboards, Rhythm and Lead Guitar, Violin, Background vocals
• Tommy Marth – Saxophone
• Rob Whited – Percussion
• Bobby Lee Parker – Acoustic guitar

Opening acts

• Neon Trees: October 20, 2008, December 12, 2008
• Zane Lowe: November 3, 2008
• M83: January 17 – February 4, 2009
• Louis XIV: February 20 – March 22, 2009
• Wild Light: April 17, April 19, April 22 – May 2, 2009
• Chairlift: May 4–9, October 1–3, 2009
• Jimmy Carr: July 5–6, 2009
• Wolfmother: August 31 – September 6, 2009
• Nervous Wreckords: September 9, September 12, September 15, September 18, September 22–28, 2009
• New York Dolls: September 12–13, 2009
• Mariachi El Bronx: September 15, September 22–26, 2009
• Psychedelic Furs: September 16, 2009
• Halloween Town: September 18–19, 2009
• Phoenix: September 19, 2009
• Sexy Marvin: November 3, 2009
• Hello Seahorse: November 7–8, 2009
• Polbo: November 11, 2009
• Black Drawing Chalks: November 21–24, 2009
• Cuentos Borgeanos: November 27, 2009
• Zebra & Giraffe: December 6, 2009

Set list

Sample setlists

February 20, 2009 – Dublin, Ireland

 

1. "Spaceman"
2. "Losing Touch"
3. "Somebody Told Me"
4. "Smile Like You Mean It"
5. "This Is Your Life"
6. "Joy Ride"
7. "I Can't Stay"
8. "Bling (Confession of a King)"
9. "Shadowplay" (Joy Division cover)
10. "For Reasons Unknown"
11. "Neon Tiger"
12. "Human"
13. "Sam's Town" (Abbey Road Version)
14. "Read My Mind"
15. "Mr. Brightside"
16. "All These Things That I've Done"

Encore

1. "A Dustland Fairytale"
2. "Bones"
3. "Jenny Was a Friend of Mine"
4. "When You Were Young"

July 6, 2009 – Royal Albert Hall, London, UK

 

1. "Human"
2. "This Is Your Life"
3. "Somebody Told Me"
4. "For Reasons Unknown"
5. "The World We Live In"
6. "Joy Ride"
7. "I Can't Stay"
8. "Bling (Confession of a King)"
9. "Shadowplay" (Joy Division cover)
10. "Smile Like You Mean It"
11. "Losing Touch"
12. "Spaceman"
13. "A Dustland Fairytale"
14. "Sam's Town" (Abbey Road Version)
15. "Read My Mind"
16. "Mr. Brightside"
17. "All These Things That I've Done"

Encore

1. "Sweet Talk"
2. "This River Is Wild"
3. "Bones"
4. "Jenny Was a Friend of Mine"
5. "When You Were Young"

November 24, 2009 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

 

1. "Human"
2. "This Is Your Life"
3. "Somebody Told Me"
4. "Bones"
5. "For Reasons Unknown"
6. "The World We Live In"
7. "Joy Ride"
8. "Bling (Confession of a King)"
9. "Shadowplay" (Joy Division cover)
10. "Smile Like You Mean It"
11. "Spaceman"
12. "A Dustland Fairytale"
13. "Can't Help Falling In Love" (Elvis Presley cover)
14. "Read My Mind"
15. "Mr. Brightside"
16. "All These Things That I've Done"

Encore

1. "Jenny Was a Friend of Mine"
2. "When You Were Young"

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
Warm-Up Dates
October 20, 2008	Paradise	United States	House of Blues
October 24, 2008	New York City		Hammerstein Ballroom
October 28, 2008	Paris	France	Nouveau Casino
November 2, 2008	London	United Kingdom	Bush Hall
November 3, 2008			Royal Albert Hall
November 11, 2008	Berlin	Germany	Kesselhaus
November 18, 2008	Toronto	Canada	Massey Hall
December 9, 2008 [A]	Seattle	United States	WaMu Theater
December 11, 2008 [B]	Oakland		Oracle Arena
December 12, 2008	San Francisco		The Warfield
December 14, 2008 [C]	Los Angeles		Gibson Amphitheatre
North America I
January 16, 2009	Boulder	United States	Fox Theatre
January 17, 2009	Denver		Magness Arena
January 19, 2009	Minneapolis		Northrop Auditorium
January 20, 2009	Chicago		UIC Pavilion
January 22, 2009	Ypsilanti		Ypsilanti Convocation Center
January 23, 2009	Toronto	Canada	Air Canada Centre
January 25, 2009	New York City	United States	Madison Square Garden
January 26, 2009	Boston		Agganis Arena
January 28, 2009	Fairfax		Patriot Center
January 29, 2009	Myrtle Beach		House of Blues Myrtle Beach
January 30, 2009	Atlanta		Atlanta Civic Center
January 31, 2009	Nashville		Grand Ole Opry House
February 2, 2009	Houston		Verizon Wireless Theater
February 3, 2009	Austin		Frank Erwin Center
February 4, 2009	Grand Prairie		Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
Europe I
February 18, 2009 [D]	London	United Kingdom	O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
February 20, 2009	Dublin	Ireland	The O2
February 21, 2009	Belfast	United Kingdom	Odyssey Arena
February 23, 2009	London		The O2 Arena
February 24, 2009
February 26, 2009	Birmingham		LG Arena
February 27, 2009
February 28, 2009	Cardiff		Cardiff International Arena
March 2, 2009	Sheffield		Sheffield Arena
March 3, 2009	Nottingham		Nottingham Arena
March 5, 2009	Aberdeen		Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre
March 6, 2009	Glasgow		Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
March 7, 2009	Newcastle		Metro Radio Arena
March 9, 2009	Manchester		Manchester Arena
March 10, 2009
Europe II
March 13, 2009	Düsseldorf	Germany	Philips Halle
March 14, 2009	Berlin		Max-Schmeling-Halle
March 16, 2009	Munich		Zenith
March 17, 2009	Assago	Italy	DatchForum
March 18, 2009	Zürich	Switzerland	Hallenstadion
March 19, 2009	Paris	France	Zénith de Paris
March 21, 2009	Barcelona	Spain	Palau Sant Jordi
March 22, 2009	Madrid		Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad
Oceania
March 28, 2009[E]	Sydney	Australia	Centennial Park
March 29, 2009[E]	Gold Coast		Avica Resort
April 2, 2009[E]	Melbourne		Royal Melbourne Showgrounds
April 4, 2009[E]	Perth		Claremont Fairground
April 8, 2009	Melbourne		Royal Melbourne Showgrounds
North America II
April 17, 2009	Paradise	United States	The Joint
April 18, 2009[F]	Indio		Empire Polo Club
April 19, 2009	San Jose		Event Center Arena
April 22, 2009	Seattle		WaMu Theater
April 23, 2009	Victoria	Canada	Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
April 24, 2009	Vancouver		Thunderbird Stadium
April 26, 2009	Calgary		Pengrowth Saddledome
April 27, 2009	Edmonton		Rexall Place
April 30, 2009	Milwaukee	United States	The Eagles Club
May 1, 2009	Indianapolis		Murat Shrine
May 2, 2009	Bonner Springs		Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone
May 4, 2009	St. Louis		Fox Theatre
May 5, 2009	Columbus		Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
May 6, 2009	Cleveland		Time Warner Cable Amphitheater
May 8, 2009	Camden		Susquehanna Bank Center
May 9, 2009	Uncasville		Mohegan Sun Arena
Europe III
May 29, 2009	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Heineken Music Hall
May 30, 2009[G]	Landgraaf		Megaland Landgraaf
May 31, 2009	Hamburg	Germany	Color Line Arena
June 3, 2009[H]	Skive	Denmark	Strandtangen
June 5, 2009[I]	Nürburg	Germany	Nürburgring
June 6, 2009[J]	Nuremberg		Frankenstadion
June 7, 2009	Ljubljana	Slovenia	Ljubljana Hippodrome
June 8, 2009	Verona	Italy	Verona Arena
June 22, 2009	Oslo	Norway	Rockefeller Music Hall
June 23, 2009[K]	Arendal		Tromøy Harbour
June 26, 2009[L]	London	United Kingdom	Hyde Park
July 1, 2009[M]	Bucharest	Romania	B'estfest Park
July 3, 2009[N]	Werchter	Belgium	Festivalpark Werchter
July 5, 2009	London	United Kingdom	Royal Albert Hall
July 6, 2009
July 8, 2009[O]	Hultsfred	Sweden	Lake Hulingen Bay
July 11, 2009[P]	Kinross	United Kingdom	T in the Park
July 12, 2009[Q]	Naas	Ireland	Punchestown Racecourse
July 14, 2009[R]	Rome	Italy	Roma Ippodromo delle Capannelle
July 16, 2009[S]	Carhaix	France	La Prairie de Kerampuilh
July 18, 2009[T]	Lisbon	Portugal	Estádio do Restelo
July 19, 2009[U]	Benicàssim	Spain	Benicàssim Festival Grounds
North America III
August 8, 2009	Elizabeth	United States	Horseshoe Southern Indiana
August 9, 2009[V]	Chicago		Grant Park
Europe IV
August 20, 2009[W]	Kraków	Poland	Polish Aviation Museum
August 22, 2009[X]	Chelmsford	United Kingdom	Hylands Park
August 23, 2009[X]	Staffordshire		Weston Park
North America IV
August 31, 2009	Columbia	United States	Merriweather Post Pavilion
September 1, 2009	Wantagh		Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
September 2, 2009	Holmdel		PNC Bank Arts Center
September 4, 2009	Boston		TD Garden
September 5, 2009	Montreal	Canada	Bell Centre
September 6, 2009	Toronto		Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
September 9, 2009	Morrison	United States	Red Rocks Amphitheatre
September 12, 2009	Mountain View		Shoreline Amphitheatre
September 13, 2009	Santa Barbara		Santa Barbara Bowl
September 15, 2009	Irvine		Bren Events Center
September 16, 2009	Los Angeles		Hollywood Bowl
September 18, 2009	San Diego		Cox Arena
September 19, 2009	Paradise		Mandalay Bay Events Center
September 22, 2009	Sacramento		ARCO Arena
September 24, 2009	Portland		Portland Veterans Memorial Coliseum
September 25, 2009	Boise		Qwest Arena Boise
September 26, 2009	West Valley City		E. Center
September 28, 2009	Phoenix		Dodge Theater
October 1, 2009	Orlando		UCF Arena
October 2, 2009	Tampa		USF Sun Dome
October 3, 2009	Miami		American Airlines Arena
Latin America
November 3, 2009	Monterrey	Mexico	Monterrey Arena
November 5, 2009	Guadalajara		Telmex Auditorium
November 7, 2009	Mexico City		Palacio de los Deportes
November 8, 2009
November 11, 2009	San Juan	Puerto Rico	José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum
November 13, 2009	Santo Domingo	Dominican Republic	Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez
November 15, 2009	Bogotá	Colombia	Parque Jaime Duque
November 19, 2009	Lima	Peru	Estadio Monumental "U"
November 21, 2009	São Paulo	Brazil	Chácara do Jockey
November 27, 2009	Buenos Aires	Argentina	Estadio G.E.B.A.
November 29, 2009	Santiago	Chile	Movistar Arena
Africa, Asia & Oceania
December 3, 2009	Johannesburg	South Africa	Coca-Cola Dome
December 4, 2009
December 6, 2009	Cape Town		Val De Vie Wine Estate
December 8, 2009	Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates	Emirates Palace Ballroom
February 20, 2010[Y]	Southport	Australia	Parklands Showground
February 21, 2010[Y]	Melbourne		Flemington Racecourse

Cancellations and rescheduled shows

June 28, 2009	Athens, Greece	Terra Vibe Park	Cancelled due to dangerous weather conditions.
January 24, 2010	Singapore	Singapore Indoor Stadium	Cancelled due to family bereavement.
January 26, 2010	Beijing, China	Workers Indoor Arena	Cancelled due to family bereavement.
January 29, 2010	Hong Kong	AsiaWorld-Expo	Cancelled due to family bereavement.
January 31, 2010	Manila, Philippines	SM Mall of Asia	Cancelled due to family bereavement.
February 4, 2010	Tokyo, Japan	Zepp	Cancelled due to family bereavement.
February 6, 2010	Seoul, South Korea	Olympic Hall	Cancelled due to family bereavement.
February 12, 2010	Sydney, Australia	Enmore Theatre	Cancelled due to family bereavement.
February 13, 2010	Sydney, Australia	Centennial Park	Cancelled due to family bereavement.
February 14, 2010	Perth, Australia	Claremont Showgrounds	Cancelled due to family bereavement.

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

^A This concert was a part of "Deck The Hall Ball"

^B This concert was a part of "Not So Silent Night"

^C This concert was a part of "KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas"

^D This concert was in aid of "War Child" with Coldplay

^E This concert was a part of "V Festival"

^F This concert was a part of "Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival"

^G This concert was a part of "Pinkpop Festival"

^H This concert was a part of "Skive Festival"

^I This concert was a part of "Rock am Ring"

^J This concert was a part of "Rock im Park"

^K This concert was a part of "Hovefestivalen"

^L This concert was a part of "Hard Rock Calling"

^M This concert was a part of "BestFest"

^N This concert was a part of "Rock Werchter"

^O This concert was a part of "Hultsfredsfestivalen"

^P This concert was a part of "T in the Park"

^Q This concert was a part of "Oxegen"

^R This concert was a part of "Rock In Roma"

^S This concert was a part of "Vieilles Charrues Festival"

^T This concert was a part of "Super Bock Super Rock"

^U This concert was a part of "Festival Internacional de Benicàssim"

^V This concert was a part of "Lollapalooza"

^W This concert was a part of "Coke Live Music Festival"

^X This concert was a part of "V Festival"

^Y This concert was a part of "Good Vibrations Festival"

Box office score data

Venue	City	Tickets sold / available	Gross revenue
Palacio de los Deportes	Mexico City	43,226 / 43,452 (99%)	$2,093,208
O2 Arena	London	38,581 / 38,700 (99%)	$1,125,146
LG Arena	Birmingham	24,614 / 24,614 (100%)	$1,154,599
Hollywood Bowl	Los Angeles	17,041 / 17,041 (100%)	$1,082,525
Palacio de los Deportes	Madrid	15,952 / 15,952 (100%)	$758,640
Shoreline Amphitheatre	Mountain View	15,629 / 22,100 (70%)	$400,063
Madison Square Garden	New York City	15,047 / 15,047 (100%)	$709,920
Air Canada Centre	Toronto	14,321 / 14,321 (100%)	$614,467
Molson Amphitheatre	Toronto	13,561 / 15,000 (90%)	$557,746
O2	Dublin	12,802 / 12,802 (100%)	$773,844
Chacara do Jockey	São Paulo	11,840 / 21,000 (56%)	$1,094,910
Parque Jaime Duque	Bogotá	11,225 / 13,500 (83%)	$1,175,110
Pavello Olimpic	Barcelona	11,000 / 11,000 (100%)	$524,659
Pengrowth Saddledome	Calgary	10,869 / 10,869 (100%)	$399,480
Odyssey Arena	Belfast	10,009 / 10,009 (100%)	$521,718
Rexall Place	Edmonton	9,682 / 11,069 (87%)	$353,453
Viejas Arena	San Diego	8,917 / 8,917 (100%)	$304,465
Mohegan Sun Arena	Uncasville	8,118 / 8,118 (100%)	$282,545
American Airlines Arena	Miami	7,731 / 7,731 (100%)	$255,990
Susquehanna Bank Center	Camden	7,225 / 7,225 (100%)	$291,933
Convocation Center	Ypsilanti	7,136 / 7,765 (91%)	$242,095
Frank Erwin Center	Austin	6,543 / 6,543 (100%)	$219,899
NOKIA Theater	Grand Prairie	6,471 / 6,471 (100%)	$254,740
Agganis Arena	Boston	6,004 / 6,004 (100%)	$262,170
Memorial Center	Victoria	5,967 / 5,967 (100%)	$186,063
Heineken Music Hall	Amsterdam	5,501 / 5,501 (100%)	$286,546
Patriot Center	Fairfax	5,500 / 5,500 (100%)	$228,250
Bren Events Center	Irvine	5,150 / 5,150 (100%)	$244,506
Lifestyles Community Pavilion	Columbus	5,000 / 5,000 (100%)	$212,500
Dodge Theater	Phoenix	4,887 / 4,887 (100%)	$161,146
Atlanta Civic Center	Atlanta	4,593 / 4,593 (100%)	$188,255
Grand Ole Opry House	Nashville	4,404 / 4,404 (100%)	$177,065
Northrop Memorial Auditorium	Minneapolis	4,159 / 4,847 (85%)	$149,243
Fox Theater	St. Louis	3,960 / 3,960 (100%)	$177,413
The Joint, Hard Rock Hotel	Las Vegas	3,947 / 3,947 (100%)	$233,101
Verizon Wireless Theater	Houston	3,456 / 3,456 (100%)	$148,310

TV

Notable television performances

October 4, 2008	United States	Saturday Night Live	Performed "Human" & "Spaceman"
November 7, 2008	United Kingdom	Later... with Jools Holland	Performed "Human" & "Spaceman"
November 8, 2008	United States	Jimmy Kimmel Live	Performed "Human" & "Spaceman"
April 20, 2009	United States	The Tonight Show with Jay Leno	Performed "Spaceman"
May 11, 2009	United States	The Late Show with David Letterman	Performed "A Dustland Fairytale"
May 29, 2009	United Kingdom	Friday Night with Jonathan Ross	Performed "Human", "The World We Live In", "When You Were Young", & "Mr. Brightside"

Notes