The Killers Top 5 Facts

The Killers are from Las Vegas, in the United States.

They have appeared on 'The O.C', playing at 'The Bait Shop' fictional all-ages club.

The Killers have been known to bad-mouth several bands in the press, including Fall Out Boy, Panic! At The Disco and The Bravery.

Singer Brandon Flowers claimed that the song "Where Is She?" was based on Jodi Jones, a Scottish girl whose boyfriend, Luke Mitchell, was found guilty of her murder. He later apologised, after many saw the song as an insult to her memory.

The Killers turned down the Sunday night headlining spot at Glastonbury Festival after Kylie Minogue pulled out because of her cancer scare - they claimed they didn't have enough songs to play!

It had to happen eventually. When you survey previous exports from the city of Las Vegas: an assortment of suspect hair metal bands; one-hit wonder Toni Basil; err...Andre Agassi...It was only ever a matter of time that a group would emerge from Sin City to wipe the slate ceremoniously clean, giving the inhabitants of that Nevadan outpost some fresh hope and an escape from their culturally underperforming past...