The Killers Top 5 Facts

 
1
The Killers are from Las Vegas, in the United States.
2
They have appeared on 'The O.C', playing at 'The Bait Shop' fictional all-ages club.
3
The Killers have been known to bad-mouth several bands in the press, including Fall Out Boy, Panic! At The Disco and The Bravery.
4
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.
5
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!
6
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...