The O2

The Killers today announce a major UK tour for 2009.

The Las Vegas band, whose hugely anticipated third album, Day & Age, is released on November 24th, will play their biggest arena tour to date, a tour which includes two nights at The O2 arena, their only London dates, on February 23rd and 24th.

David Campbell, CEO & President of AEG Europe, owners and operators of The O2, said: "As well as being multi platinum selling artists, The Killers are simply one of the coolest rock bands around today. We are hugely excited to welcome them to The O2."

'Day & Age' is released on November 24th on Vertigo Records. The album is the follow-up to 2006’s Sam’s Town and 2004’s Hot Fuss and contains ten songs, including stunning first single “Human.”

The album is filled with the soaring vocals, epic choruses and the remarkable songwriting that has won them legions of fans, radio & chart hits and multiple awards worldwide. From the synth atmospherics of “Human” – its lyrics inspired by a disparaging comment made by Hunter S. Thompson about how America was raising a generation of dancers - to the powerful, chunky guitars and horn swells of “Losing Touch” and the dazzling anthemic “Spaceman,” the songs on Day & Age are endlessly impressive. Never ones to stagnate their sound, the album also contains some of The Killers’ most adventurous material – “Goodnight, Travel Well” is a seven-minute long epic, while “I Can’t Stay” mixes one of Flowers’ most memorable choruses with shimmering, hazy tropicalia. Yet, for all the musical terrain they cover, the end result remains the same: it sounds like The Killers and it sounds spectacular. Tickets, priced at £35, go on sale at 10am on Friday 10th October, via www.theo2.co.uk or by calling 0844 856 0202.

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