The Killers (w/ Ra Ra Riot)8/10 Horseshoe Casino, Elizabeth, IN
If you aren't aware of it...The Killers are one of the best live shows out there, in the main stream market that is. And the show they have put together in support of their latest album, last year's Day & Age, is fantastic. The only draw back is that it allows for almost no variation in the setlist from show to show.
However, the band takes you on a nice voyage through out their career (although they curiously skip their highly under-rated b-sides collection Sawdust entirely). They go through all of the hits, cover the new material, and brush through a couple of deeper album cuts you might not have expected also. Opening with Day & Age's "Human" was explosive bringing the crowd right into the band's retro fusion world. And closing the main set with "Mr. Brightside" and "All The Things That I've Done" medley was almost too much to take at once...in such a fantastic way.
The lights and pyro-technics and stage set were awe-inspiring (as well as the occasional seizure, I'm sure). Lead singer Brandon Flowers' voice was on top of the whole night, as he chatted-up and worked the crowd from beginning to end, like he was some sort of counter-culture drum-major something. And until you see this band live, you have no idea how important drummer Ronnie Vanucci is to this band. The collective is built entirely on the back of versatile and eclectic style (even more so than most bands).
Ultimately, don't miss this show. But you only have to see it once, because they won't change it up much - but that in no way means to miss it.
And because the venue had no idea how to operate crowd control...I was in a 45 minute line during Ra Ra Riot's set - so I can't speak of their show. Sorry.
However, the band takes you on a nice voyage through out their career (although they curiously skip their highly under-rated b-sides collection Sawdust entirely). They go through all of the hits, cover the new material, and brush through a couple of deeper album cuts you might not have expected also. Opening with Day & Age's "Human" was explosive bringing the crowd right into the band's retro fusion world. And closing the main set with "Mr. Brightside" and "All The Things That I've Done" medley was almost too much to take at once...in such a fantastic way.
The lights and pyro-technics and stage set were awe-inspiring (as well as the occasional seizure, I'm sure). Lead singer Brandon Flowers' voice was on top of the whole night, as he chatted-up and worked the crowd from beginning to end, like he was some sort of counter-culture drum-major something. And until you see this band live, you have no idea how important drummer Ronnie Vanucci is to this band. The collective is built entirely on the back of versatile and eclectic style (even more so than most bands).
Ultimately, don't miss this show. But you only have to see it once, because they won't change it up much - but that in no way means to miss it.
And because the venue had no idea how to operate crowd control...I was in a 45 minute line during Ra Ra Riot's set - so I can't speak of their show. Sorry.
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