Hot Fuss Tour

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Hot Fuss Tour
World tour by The Killers
Location
  • Europe
  • North America
  • Australia
  • Asia
Associated album Hot Fuss
Start dateNovember 19, 2003
End dateOctober 13, 2005
No. of shows
  • 181 in North America
  • 114 in Europe
  • 5 in Asia
  • 5 in Oceania
  • 305 in total
The Killers concert chronology

The Hot Fuss Tour was the first headlining concert tour by American rock band the Killers. It took place between 2003 and 2005 to support the band's first studio album, Hot Fuss , which was released in June 2004. The tour was enduring with the band playing well over 300 shows in a two-year period.

Contents

Synopsis

In late 2003, shortly after being signed by UK independent record label Lizard King and a successful string of performances in London, the Killers announced that they would be touring the UK supporting British Sea Power. During the first half of 2004 they continued playing support slots; opening for Stellastarr on both their UK and US tours and Morrissey on two dates in the US. They also made appearances at South by Southwest & Coachella Festival.

The band began their first ever headline tour in Portsmouth, England on May 23, 2004; Initially the band were headlining small venues which held no more than 1,000 people, by the end of the tour they were regularly selling out venues with capacities of over 5,000. The band supported by Kaiser Chiefs, Bloc Party & The Futureheads headlined the NME Awards Tour in early 2005 [1] and also supported U2 on three stadium dates of their Vertigo Tour. The Killers were joined by British Sea Power for the final leg in North America; bringing the tour full circle, the final show took place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on October 13, 2005. In total they played 305 shows spanning four continents and eighteen different countries.

Support acts during the tour included Louis XIV, Surferosa, The Departure, Ambulance LTD, Blood Arm, The Zutons & Tegan & Sara.

Stage setup

Frontman and keyboardist Brandon Flowers emblazoned his keyboard stand with rhinestones after learning that David Bowie was coming to one of the band's shows at Irving Plaza in New York City, this started a tradition of Flowers' keyboard stands being decorated differently for each tour. [2]

Festivals

The Killers played a number of well received festival sets in the summer of 2004, among these was a performance in the New Bands Tent at Glastonbury Festival. The following year the band were offered the chance by Michael Eavis to headline the Sunday night of Glastonbury after original headliner Kylie Minogue was diagnosed with breast cancer. They declined the offer however, stating that they did not feel they had earned the right to headline the festival yet and instead went on to play in their scheduled sub-headline slot on the Friday night. Despite almost losing guitarist Dave Keuning whilst travelling there (after the band 'accidentally' left him at Fleet services.) the performance was praised by many. [3] [4] [5]

Live 8

On July 2, 2005, the Killers performed on the London stage of the Live 8 concert, performing "All These Things That I've Done". The band (all dressed in white) were joined by a gospel choir. Later that day Robbie Williams incorporated the song's refrain "I've got soul but I'm not a soldier" into his own performance. [6]

Personnel

Set list

Sample setlists

November 22, 2003 – Cardiff, Wales
April 5, 2004 – Montreal, Quebec, Canada
October 4, 2004 – New York, United States
February 19, 2005 – London, England

 

  1. "Mr. Brightside"
  2. "Smile Like You Mean It"
  3. "Change Your Mind"
  4. "Where is She (Soft Surrender)" [1]
  5. "Jenny Was a Friend of Mine"
  6. "Andy, You're A Star"
  7. "Under the Gun"
  8. "Somebody Told Me"
  9. "Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll"
  10. "Midnight Show"
  11. "On Top/Time" [2]
  12. "All These Things That I've Done"
June 24, 2005 – Glastonbury Festival, England

 

  1. "Somebody Told Me"
  2. "Jenny Was a Friend of Mine"
  3. "On Top"
  4. "Under the Gun"
  5. "Smile Like You Mean It"
  6. "Andy, You're A Star"
  7. "Midnight Show"
  8. "All The Pretty Faces" [3]
  9. "Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll"
  10. "Mr. Brightside"
  11. "All These Things That I've Done"
October 13, 2005 – Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

 

  1. "Jenny Was a Friend of Mine"
  2. "On Top"
  3. "Somebody Told Me"
  4. "Midnight Show"
  5. "Believe Me Natalie"
  6. "Change Your Mind"
  7. "Under the Gun"
  8. "Smile Like You Mean It"
  9. "Andy, You're A Star"
  10. "Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll"
  11. "Mr. Brightside"
  12. "Everything Will Be Alright"
  13. "Moonage Daydream" ( David Bowie cover)
  14. "All These Things That I've Done"

Notes

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenueOther Info
Europe
November 19, 2003 Nottingham EnglandRescue RoomsOpened for British Sea Power
November 20, 2003 Leeds Joseph's Well
November 21, 2003 Lincoln Bivouac
November 22, 2003 Cardiff Wales Clwb Ifor Bach
November 23, 2003 Leicester England Princess Charlotte
November 24, 2003 High Wycombe The White Room
November 25, 2003 Northampton Soundhaus
November 26, 2003 Reading Fez
November 27, 2003 Colchester Arts Centre
November 28, 2003 Birmingham Birmingham Academy 2
November 30, 2003 Coventry University of Warwick
December 1, 2003London The Garage
December 3, 2003 Barfly @ The Monarch
North America
January 29, 2004New York CityUnited States Bowery Ballroom Opened for The Stills
Europe
February 11, 2004LondonEngland Notting Hill Arts Club Headlined
February 13, 2004 Hammersmith Palais Opened for Jet
February 14, 2004 Institute of Contemporary Arts Headlined
North America
February 25, 2004 Las Vegas United StatesIce House LoungeHeadlined
Europe
February 27, 2004LeedsEngland The Cockpit Opened for Stellastarr
February 28, 2004 Sheffield The Leadmill
February 29, 2004LeicesterPrincess Charlotte
March 1, 2004 Glasgow Scotland King Tut's Wah Wah Hut
March 2, 2004BirminghamEnglandBirmingham Academy 2
March 3, 2004 Manchester Hop & Grape
March 4, 2004London Electric Ballroom
March 5, 2004 Shepherd's Bush Empire Opened for Gary Numan
March 6, 2004 Bristol Fleece & FirkinOpened for Stellastarr
March 7, 2004 Portsmouth The Wedgewood Rooms
March 9, 2004 Cambridge Polytechnic University
March 10, 2004NottinghamRescue Rooms
March 11, 2004SheffieldFez Club
March 12, 2004CardiffWalesBarfly
March 13, 2004 Bath England Moles Club
March 14, 2004 Brighton Freebutt
North America
March 18, 2004 Austin United States South by Southwest @ The CaucusFestival
March 19, 2004Stubbs BBQOpened for Stellastarr
March 20, 2004 Dallas Tree's
March 21, 2004 Houston Rhythm Room
March 22, 2004 New Orleans The Parish
March 24, 2004 Jacksonville Imperial Club
March 25, 2004 Atlanta Cotton Club
March 26, 2004 Richmond Alley Katz
March 27, 2004 Baltimore Fletcher's
March 29, 2004 Washington, D.C. Black Cat
March 30, 2004 Philadelphia The Khyber
March 31, 2004New York City Irving Plaza
April 1, 2004 Portland Space
April 2, 2004 Cambridge Middle East Cafe
April 3, 2004 Burlington Club Metronome
April 5, 2004 Montreal CanadaCabaret Music Hall
April 6, 2004 Toronto Mod Club Theatre
April 7, 2004 Cleveland Heights United StatesGrog Shop
April 9, 2004 Newport Southgate House
April 10, 2004 Columbus Promowest Pavilion
April 11, 2004 Detroit The Shelter
April 13, 2004 Chicago Double Door
April 14, 2004 Iowa City Gabe's
April 15, 2004 Minneapolis 7th Street Entry
April 16, 2004 Madison The Annex
April 17, 2004 St. Louis Gargoyle Club
April 18, 2004 Lawrence Replay Lounge
April 19, 2004AustinSaengerrunde Hall
April 20, 2004 Denver Larimer Lounge
April 21, 2004 Salt Lake City Liquid Joe's
April 22, 2004 Boise Neurolux
April 23, 2004 Portland Berbati's Plan
April 24, 2004 Seattle Crocodile Cafe
April 25, 2004 Vancouver CanadaRichard on Richard
April 27, 2004 Los Angeles United States Wiltern Theater Opened for Morrissey
April 28, 2004 San Francisco Great American Music Hall Opened for Stellastarr
April 29, 2004 San Diego The Casbah
April 30, 2004 Phoenix Mason Jar
May 2, 2004 Indio Gobi Tent @ Coachella Festival Festival
Europe
Mat 4, 2004 Amsterdam NetherlandsMelkweg Oude ZaalHeadlined
May 23, 2004 Portsmouth EnglandWedgewood Rooms
May 25, 2004 Bristol Fleece & Firkin
May 26, 2004 Liverpool Liverpool Academy
May 27, 2004 Leeds The Cockpit
May 28, 2004 Manchester Manchester University
May 29, 2004 Birmingham Birmingham Academy
May 30, 2004 York Fibbers
June 2, 2004 Nottingham Rescue Rooms
June 3, 2004London Mean Fiddler
June 6, 2004 Oxford Zodiac
June 7, 2004London HMV Shop Oxford Street
June 8, 2004 Brighton The Zap
June 9, 2004 Reading Fez Club
North America
June 10, 2004 San Diego United States Soma San Diego Opened for Stellastarr
June 11, 2004 Mountain View Live 105 BFD @ Shoreline Amphitheater Festival
June 12, 2004 Irvine KROQ Weenie Roast @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
June 17, 2004San FranciscoPopsceneHeadlined
June 18, 2004 Portland Dante's
June 19, 2004SeattleNuemo's
June 20, 2004BoiseThe Big Easy
June 21, 2004 Sparks New Oasis
June 23, 2004New York City Mercury Lounge
June 24, 2004 Rothko
Europe II
June 26, 2004 Pilton EnglandNew Bands Tent @ Glastonbury Festival Festival
June 27, 2004 Glasgow Scotland King Tut's Wah Wah Hut Headlined
June 29, 2004 Brussels Belgium Le Botanique
June 30, 2004 Amsterdam Netherlands Paradiso
July 1, 2004 Hamburg GermanyMolotow
July 2, 2004BerlinRoter Salon
July 3, 2004 Cologne Underground
July 4, 2004 Rotterdam NetherlandsMetropolis FestivalFestival
July 6, 2004 Colchester EnglandColchester Arts CentreHeadlined
July 7, 2004 Northampton Soundhaus
July 8, 2004London London Astoria
July 9, 2004 Sheffield Leadmill
July 10, 2004 Naas Republic of IrelandNew Band Stage & Oxegen Festival
July 11, 2004 Balado ScotlandNME Stage @ T in the Park Festival
North America II
July 15, 2004Salt Lake CityUnited StatesLo-Fi CafeHeadlined
July 16, 2004TorontoCanadaMod Club
July 17, 2004ChicagoUnited States House of Blues Opened for Morrissey
July 19, 2004 Kansas City HurricaneHeadlined
July 20, 2004 Oklahoma City Bricktown Live
July 22, 2004DallasTree's
July 23, 2004HoustonEngine Room
July 24, 2004AustinStubbs BBQ
July 25, 2004 El Paso T Lounge
July 26, 2004 Tucson City Limits
Asia
July 30, 2004 Naeba Ski Resort JapanRed Marquee @ Fuji Rock Festival Festival
North America III
August 16, 2004New York CityUnited StatesBowery BallroomHeadlined
August 17, 2004 Providence The Call
Europe III
August 21, 2004 Chelmsford EnglandNME Stage @ V Festival Festival
August 22, 2004 Weston Park
August 23, 2004London Kentish Town Forum Headlined
North America IV
August 26, 2004 Scottsdale United StatesVenue of ScottsdaleHeadlined
August 27, 2004San DiegoSan Diego Street FairFestival
August 28, 2004 (early)Los Angeles The Troubadour Headlined
August 28, 2004 (late)
August 29, 2004 Santa Ana Galaxy Concert Theater
August 31, 2004San FranciscoGreat American Music Hall
September 1, 2004OrangevaleThe Boardwalk
September 3, 2004VancouverCanada Commodore Ballroom
September 4, 2004 Victoria Open Air
September 6, 2004SeattleUnited States Bumbershoot Festival
September 8, 2004 Winnipeg CanadaWest End Cultural CentreHeadlined
September 9, 2004MinneapolisUnited StatesThe Quest
September 10, 2004 Milwaukee The Rave
September 11, 2004Chicago Metro Chicago
September 12, 2004Atlanta The Masquerade
September 13, 2004St. Louis Mississippi Nights
September 14, 2004 Boston The Roxy
September 17, 2004Austin Austin City Limits Music Festival @ Zilker Park Festival
September 18, 2004 San Bernardino Main Stage @ KROQ Inland Invasion
September 19, 2004Las Vegas House of Blues Headlined
September 24, 2004 Fort Lauderdale Culture Room
September 25, 2004 Tampa Masquerade
September 26, 2004 Orlando The Social
September 27, 2004JacksonvilleJack Rabbits
September 28, 2004 Athens 40 Watt Club
Europe
September 29, 2004 Madrid SpainSala CopérnicoHeadlined
North America
September 30, 2004 Carrboro United States Cat's Cradle Headlined
October 1, 2004 Norfolk Norva Theater
October 2, 2004Philadelphia The TLA
October 3, 2004Washington, D.C. 9:30 Club
October 4, 2004New York CityIrving Plaza
October 5, 2004
October 7, 2004BostonThe Roxy
October 8, 2004MontrealCanada Club Soda
October 9, 2004 Ottawa Capital Music Hall
October 11, 2004Toronto The Opera House
October 12, 2004DetroitUnited StatesSt. Andrews Hall
October 14, 2004Columbus Newport Music Hall
October 16, 2004New Orleans Voodoo Experience @ City Park Festival
October 17, 2004Houston Reliant Center Headlined
October 19, 2004DallasGypsy Tea Room
October 20, 2004 Memphis New Daisy Theater
October 21, 2004Lawrence Granada Theater
October 22, 2004Denver Bluebird Theater
October 23, 2004 Tempe Tempe Beach Park Festival
Europe
November 3, 2004AmsterdamNetherlands Melkweg Headlined
November 4, 2004ParisFranceFestival Les Inrocks @ Zénith de Paris Festival
November 5, 2004 Cologne GermanyGebaudeHeadlined
November 6, 2004BerlinColumbia Club
November 9, 2004 Stockholm SwedenKägelbanan
November 11, 2004 Dublin Ireland Olympia Theatre
November 12, 2004ManchesterEngland Manchester Academy
November 13, 2004LondonShepherd's Bush Empire
North America V
November 19, 2004AthensUnited States40 Watt ClubHeadlined
November 20, 2004TampaMasquerade
November 21, 2004Jacksonville Freebird Live
November 22, 2004OrlandoThe Social
November 23, 2004Fort LauderdaleCulture Room
December 1, 2004TorontoCanada Kool Haus
December 2, 2004 Cleveland United States House of Blues
December 3, 2004 Pittsburgh The Rock Club
December 4, 2004 Fairfax George Mason University
December 9, 2004Seattle Deck The Hall Ball @ KeyArena Festival
December 10, 2004San FranciscoNot So Silent Night @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
December 11, 2004Los Angeles KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas @ Universal Amphitheater
Oceania
December 14, 2004 Perth AustraliaMetro CityHeadlined
December 16, 2004 Adelaide Thebarton Theatre
December 17, 2004 Melbourne The Palace
December 18, 2004 Sydney Enmore Theatre
December 20, 2004 Brisbane The Arena
North America
December 30, 2004Las VegasUnited StatesHouse of BluesHeadlined
December 31, 2004Los AngelesGiant Village @ Downtown Los AngelesFestival
Europe
January 19, 2005 Newcastle upon Tyne England Northumbria University NME Awards Tour
January 20, 2005GlasgowScotland Glasgow Academy
January 21, 2005
January 23, 2005NottinghamEngland Rock City
January 24, 2005Birmingham Birmingham Academy
January 25, 2005Liverpool University of Liverpool
January 27, 2005Leeds University of Leeds
January 28, 2005ManchesterManchester Academy
January 29, 2005
January 31, 2005 Norwich University of East Anglia
February 1, 2005Bristol Bristol Academy
February 2, 2005Brighton Brighton Dome
February 4, 2005Cambridge Cambridge Corn Exchange
February 5, 2005 Southampton Southampton Guildhall
February 6, 2005 Cardiff Wales Cardiff University
February 7, 2005ParisFrance Élysée Montmartre Headlined
February 9, 2005LondonEngland Brixton Academy NME Awards Tour
February 19, 2005 (early)Headlined
February 19, 2005 (late)
February 20, 2005 Utrecht Netherlands Tivoli Headlined
February 21, 2005 Strasbourg FranceLa Laiterie
February 22, 2005 Milan ItalyRolling Stone
February 24, 2005 Zürich SwitzerlandAbart
February 25, 2005 Vienna AustriaThe Arena
February 26, 2005 Munich GermanyMuffathalle
February 27, 2005ColognePrime Club
March 1, 2005Hamburg Grünspan Club
March 3, 2005 Barcelona SpainApollo
Asia
March 6, 2005 Nagoya JapanClub QuattroHeadlined
March 8, 2005 Hiroshima Club Quattro
March 9, 2005 Osaka Shinsaibashi Club Quattro
March 10, 2005TokyoLiquid Room
North America
April 11, 2005TempeUnited States Marquee Theatre Headlined
April 12, 2005 La Jolla RIMAC Arena
April 13, 2005 Long Beach The Vault 350
April 15, 2005Las Vegas The Joint @ Hard Rock
April 16, 2005Los AngelesThe Wiltern
April 17, 2005
April 19, 2005San Francisco The Fillmore
April 21, 2005Portland Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
April 22, 2005VancouverCanada Vogue Theatre
April 23, 2005
April 24, 2005SeattleUnited States Moore Theatre
April 26, 2005 Edmonton Canada Shaw Conference Centre
April 27, 2005 Calgary Stampede Corral
April 28, 2005SpokaneUnited StatesBig Easy
May 2, 2005Salt Lake City Kingsbury Hall
May 3, 2005Denver Paramount Theatre
May 5, 2005Hollywood Xbox 360 launch @ The Avalon
May 7, 2005MilwaukeeThe Rave
May 9, 2005 Davenport The Col Ballroom
May 10, 2005 Kansas City Uptown Theater
May 11, 2005Chicago Riviera Theatre
May 21, 2005IrvineKROQ Weenie Roast @ Verizon Wireless AmphitheaterFestival
May 26, 2005 Covington Madison TheaterHeadlined
May 27, 2005Columbus Promowest Pavilion
May 28, 2005ClevelandThe Scene
May 30, 2005Detroit Fox Theatre
May 31, 2005TorontoCanada Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
June 1, 2005Montreal Métropolis
June 3, 2005PhiladelphiaUnited States Electric Factory
June 4, 2005New York City Central Park SummerStage Festival
June 6, 2005ProvidenceLupo's @ The StrandHeadlined
June 7, 2005Boston Bank of America Pavilion Festival
June 8, 2005 Columbia Merriweather Post Pavilion
June 10, 2005 Myrtle Beach House of Blues Headlined
June 11, 2005Atlanta Music Midtown Festival
June 17, 2005 Birmingham City Stages @ Linn Park
Europe
June 24, 2005PiltonEnglandPyramid Stage @ Glastonbury FestivalFestival (sub-headlined)
June 29, 2005CardiffWales Millennium Stadium opened for U2
July 2, 2005LondonEngland Live 8 in Hyde Park Charity concert
July 3, 2005 Belfort France Eurockéennes Festival
July 5, 2005 Chorzów Poland Stadion Śląski opened for U2
July 6, 2005BerlinGermanyMariaAm OstbahnhofHeadlined
July 7, 2005HamburgDocks
July 9, 2005BaladoScotlandMain stage @ T in the ParkFestival
July 10, 2005NaasRepublic of IrelandMain stage @ Oxegen
July 13, 2005AmsterdamNetherlands Amsterdam Arena opened for U2
July 14, 2005CologneGermanyPrime ClubHeadlined
July 15, 2005ZurichSwitzerlandAbart
July 17, 2005BarcelonaSpainApollo
North America
July 20, 2005 Louisville United StatesPalace TheatreHeadlined
July 21, 2005St. Louis The Pageant
July 22, 2005Indianapolis Murat Shrine
July 23, 2005Mount Pleasant Soaring Eagle Casino
July 24, 2005ChicagoSBC East Stage @ Lollapalooza Festival
July 29, 2005San Diego Qualcomm Stadium
August 9, 2005 Saint Paul Roy Wilkins Auditorium Headlined
August 10, 2005Omaha Sokol Underground
August 12, 2005 Morrison Red Rocks Amphitheatre Festival
August 13, 2005 Wichita The CotillionHeadlined
August 14, 2005Tulsa Cain's Ballroom
August 15, 2005Oklahoma CityBricktown Event Center
August 17, 2005Grand Prairie Nokia Theatre
August 18, 2005AustinStubbs BBQ
August 19, 2005HoustonVerizon Amphitheater
August 21, 2005Tampa USF Sun Dome
Europe
August 26, 2005ReadingEnglandMain stage @ Reading Festival Festival (sub-headlined)
August 27, 2005LeedsMain stage @ Leeds Festival
North America
September 29, 2005 Atlantic City United States Borgata Hotel and Casino Headlined with British Sea Power
September 30, 2005 Wantagh Jones Beach Theater
October 1, 2005 Staten Island Across The NarrowsFestival
October 6, 2005Long BeachConvention CenterHeadlined with British Sea Power
October 7, 2005Las VegasThe Joint @ Hard Rock
October 8, 2005Mountain ViewDownload Festival @ Shoreline AmphitheatreFestival (Headlined)
October 12, 2005SeattleKeyArenaHeadlined with British Sea Power
October 13, 2005VancouverCanada Pacific Coliseum

TV

Notable television performances
May 20, 2004United States Last Call with Carson Daly "Performed Somebody Told Me"
June 4, 2004United Kingdom Top of the Pops "Performed Mr. Brightside"
June 4, 2004United Kingdom Later...with Jools Holland "Performed Mr. Brightside & "Somebody Told Me"
June 5, 2004United Kingdom CD:UK "Performed Mr. Brightside"
June 15, 2004United States Jimmy Kimmel Live Performed "Somebody Told Me" & "Midnight Show"
October 5, 2004United States The Late Show with David Letterman Performed "Somebody Told Me"
October 29, 2004United Kingdom Friday Night with Jonathan Ross Performed "Somebody Told Me"
December 1, 2004United States Late Night with Conan O'Brien Performed "Mr. Brightside"
November 13, 2004United Kingdom CD:UK Performed "All These Things That I've Done"
January 15, 2005United States Saturday Night Live Performed "Mr. Brightside" & "Somebody Told Me"
January 18, 2005United States Total Request Live Performed "Mr. Brightside", "Smile Like You Mean It" & "Somebody Told Me"
April 14, 2005United States The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Performed "Mr. Brightside"
August 28, 2005United States MTV Video Music Awards Performed "Mr. Brightside" & "All These Things That I've Done"
October 10, 2005United StatesThe Tonight Show with Jay LenoPerformed "All These Things That I've Done"

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