Sam's Town Tour

Sam's Town Tour
Tour by The Killers
Associated album Sam's Town, Sawdust
Start date 23 August 2006
End date 14 November 2007
Number of shows 80 in North America
60 in Europe
13 in Oceania
5 in South America
3 in Asia
Total: 161
The Killers concert chronology

The Sam's Town Tour was a concert tour by Las Vegas, Nevada rock band The Killers that took place in 2006 and 2007 to support the band's second studio album, Sam's Town, which was released in October 2006, and the band's first compilation album, Sawdust, which was released in November 2007. The tour saw the band graduate to headlining both arenas and major festivals.

Synopsis

Warm up dates

Sam's Town was launched in the band's hometown of Las Vegas, Nevada on August 23, 2006, the band went on to play warm up shows in the US, England & Germany, this included a special show for BBC Radio 1 which was broadcast live from the Empress Ballroom in Blackpool, England. The band also played at the Virgin Festival in Baltimore.

Frontman Brandon Flowers took to the Pyramid Stage in a gold suit

Tour

Ted Sablay (Guitar, Keyboards) joined the band as an additional musician for this tour, while drum technician Rob Whited played additional percussion on certain songs. The first leg of the band's tour started in Los Angeles on October 6, through the end of 2006 the band toured North America & Europe. Due to high demand for the bands dates, arena tours were announced for the following year. In April 2007 they headlined Madison Square Garden in New York City during an extensive US tour. Prior to those dates The Killers travelled to Australia and New Zealand to play the touring Big Day Out festival. Towards the end of the tour the band visited South America for the first time, the tour ended on November 14, 2007 at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia. In total The Killers played 161 shows spanning 5 different continents and 28 different countries.

Summer festivals

The band headlined many festivals in Europe during the summer of 2007 including Greenfield, Nova Rock, Rock-A-Field, Hove, Rock for People, T in the Park, Oxegen, Sziget, V & Tennent's Vital; they also headlined the Saturday night of Glastonbury after declining the headline spot two years earlier. Frontman Brandon Flowers took to the Pyramid Stage in a gold suit, the eagerly anticipated performance however was marred by sound problems.

Stage setup

The band's stage setup included a 'Welcome' sign and a floral display decorating the back of Brandon Flowers' Piano, later on in the tour the keyboard stand was encrusted with Antlers.

Personnel

The Killers

Additional musicians

Set list

The setlists were composed mainly of tracks from Sam's Town and popular tracks from debut album Hot Fuss. A number of covers were performed by the band among these were "Can't Take My Eyes Off You", "Rock 'n' Roll with Me" and "Shadowplay" which would later feature on their compilation album Sawdust, other tracks performed from Sawdust include "Leave The Bourbon On The Shelf" and "Tranquilize".

Sample setlists

Notes

Opening acts

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
Warm-up dates
August 23, 2006 Las Vegas United States Celebrity
August 24, 2006 San Francisco Popscene
August 25, 2006 West Hollywood The Troubadour
August 26, 2006 Las Vegas Empire Ballroom
September 8, 2006 Blackpool England Empress Ballroom
September 14, 2006 Cologne Germany Yard Club
September 15, 2006 Berlin E-Werk
September 18, 2006 London England Electric Ballroom
September 22, 2006 New York City United States Webster Hall
September 23, 2006 [A] Baltimore Pimlico Race Course
North America
October 6, 2006 Los Angeles United States Wiltern LG
October 7, 2006
October 8, 2006 San Francisco The Warfield
October 9, 2006
October 10, 2006 Portland Roseland Theatre
October 11, 2006 Vancouver Canada Orpheum Theatre
October 12, 2006 Seattle United States Paramount Theatre
October 14, 2006 Magna The Great Salt Air
October 15, 2006 Denver Fillmore Auditorium
October 17, 2006 Chicago Congress Theater
October 18, 2006 Detroit State Theatre
October 20, 2006 Toronto Canada Kool Haus
October 21, 2006 Atlantic City United States Borgata Events Center
October 24, 2006 New York City The Theater @ Madison Square Garden
October 25, 2006
October 26, 2006 Boston Orpheum Theatre
October 28, 2006 [B] Las Vegas Sam Boyd Stadium
Europe
November 1, 2006 Copenhagen Denmark Vega
November 3, 2006 Hamburg Germany Große Freiheit 36
November 4, 2006 Berlin Huxley's Neue Welt
November 5, 2006 Cologne E-Werk
November 7, 2006 Munich Tonhalle
November 8, 2006 Milan Italy Rolling Stone
November 9, 2006 Zürich Switzerland X-tra
November 11, 2006 Barcelona Spain Razzmatazz
November 14, 2006 Brussels Belgium Ancienne Belgique
November 15, 2006 Paris France Bataclan
November 16, 2006 Amsterdam Netherlands Paradiso
November 18, 2006 Wolverhampton United Kingdom Wolverhampton Civic Hall
November 20, 2006 Manchester Manchester Apollo
November 21, 2006 Hull Hull Arena
November 22, 2006 Glasgow Glasgow Academy
November 23, 2006 Newcastle Newcastle Academy
November 25, 2006 Nottingham Rock City
November 26, 2006 London Brixton Academy
November 27, 2006
November 28, 2006
North America II
December 8, 2006 [C] San Francisco United States Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
December 10, 2006 [D] Los Angeles Gibson Amphitheatre
December 12, 2006 Monterrey Mexico Monterrey Arena
December 13, 2006 Mexico City Palacio de los Deportes
December 15, 2006 [E] New York City United States Madison Square Garden
December 16, 2006 Philadelphia Electric Factory
December 18, 2006 [E1] Atlanta Philips Arena
Asia
January 13, 2007 Tokyo Japan Zepp
January 14, 2007 Nagoya Diamond Hall
January 15, 2007 Osaka Nanba Hatch
Oceania
January 19, 2007 [F] Auckland New Zealand Mount Smart Stadium
January 21, 2007 [F] Gold Coast Australia Gold Coast Parklands
January 25, 2007 [F] Sydney Sydney Showground Stadium
January 26, 2007 Hordern Pavilion
January 28, 2007 [F] Melbourne Princes Park South
February 1, 2007 Festival Hall
February 2, 2007 [F] Adelaide Adelaide Showgrounds
February 4, 2007 [F] Perth Claremont Showgrounds
Europe II
February 16, 2007 Sheffield United Kingdom Sheffield Arena
February 17, 2007 Manchester M.E.N. Arena
February 18, 2007 Birmingham NEC Arena
February 20, 2007 Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
February 21, 2007 Aberdeen AECC
February 22, 2007 Glasgow SECC
February 24, 2007 London Wembley Arena
February 25, 2007
February 27, 2007 Dublin Ireland RDS Main Hall
February 28, 2007
March 3, 2007 Brighton United Kingdom Brighton Centre
March 4, 2007 Nottingham National Ice Centre
March 5, 2007 Cardiff Cardiff International Arena
March 7, 2007 Amsterdam Netherlands Heineken Music Hall
March 9, 2007 Cologne Germany Palladium
March 10, 2007 Berlin Columbiahalle
March 11, 2007 Frankfurt Jahrhunderthalle Höchst
March 12, 2007 Paris France Zénith de Paris
March 15, 2007 Lille L'Aéronef
North America III
April 6, 2007 Santa Barbara United States UC Santa Barbara Events Center
April 7, 2007 San Francisco Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
April 9, 2007 Los Angeles Staples Center
April 10, 2007 San Diego RIMAC Arena
April 11, 2007 Phoenix Dodge Theatre
April 13, 2007 Austin Frank Erwin Center
April 14, 2007 [G] Baton Rouge Baton Rouge River Center
April 15, 2007 [H] Frisco FC Dallas Stadium
April 18, 2007 Tampa USF Sun Dome
April 20, 2007 Orlando UCF Arena
April 22, 2007 Atlanta Fox Theatre
April 23, 2007 Nashville Ryman Auditorium
April 26, 2007 Fairfax Patriot Theater
April 27, 2007 Camden Tweeter Center
April 28, 2007 New York City Madison Square Garden
April 29, 2007 Lowell Paul E. Tsongas Arena
May 5, 2007 Atlantic City Borgota Events Center
May 6, 2007 Montreal Canada Bell Centre
May 7, 2007 Toronto Air Canada Centre
May 9, 2007 Detroit United States Fox Theatre
May 10, 2007 Hoffman Estates Sears Centre
May 11, 2007 Kansas City City Market
May 12, 2007[I] Maryland Heights Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
May 14, 2007 Des Moines Val Air Ballroom
May 15, 2007 Saint Paul Roy Wilkins Auditorium
May 21, 2007 Vancouver Canada Thunderbird Stadium
May 23, 2007 Edmonton Rexall Place
May 24, 2007 Calgary Pengrowth Saddledome
May 26, 2007 Portland United States Keller Auditorium
May 27, 2007 Seattle WaMu Theater
May 29, 2007 Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
May 31, 2007 Magna Great Salt Air
June 1, 2007 Las Vegas The Joint @ Hard Rock
Europe III
June 12, 2007 Madrid Spain Plaza de Toros La Cubierta
June 16, 2007 [J] Interlaken Switzerland Interlaken Airfield
June 17, 2007 [K] Nickelsdorf Austria Patagonia Fields
June 23, 2007 [L] Pilton United Kingdom Pyramid Stage
June 24, 2007 [M] Roeser Luxembourg Rock-A-Field
June 26, 2007 Helsinki Finland Helsinki Ice Hall
June 27, 2007 [N] Arendal Norway Tromøy
June 30, 2007 [O] Leuven Belgium Werchter
July 4, 2007 [P] Hradec Králové Czech Republic Věkoše Airport
July 5, 2007 [Q] Roskilde Denmark Orange Stage
July 7, 2007 [R] Kinross Scotland Balado
July 8, 2007 [S] Naas Ireland Punchestown Racecourse
August 14, 2007 [T] Budapest Hungary Óbuda Island
August 17, 2007 [U] Biddinghuizen Netherlands Spijk en Bremerberg
August 18, 2007 [V] Weston-under-Lizard United Kingdom Weston Park
August 19, 2007 [V] Chelmsford Hylands Park
August 22, 2007 [W] Belfast Ormeau Park
North America IV
September 3, 2007 Boulder United States Fox Theatre
September 4, 2007 Morrison Red Rocks Amphitheatre
September 5, 2007 Council Bluffs Mid-America Center
September 7, 2007 Cleveland Wolstein Center
September 8, 2007 Columbus Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
September 9, 2007 [A] Toronto Canada Island Park
September 11, 2007 Louisville United States The Louisville Palace
September 13, 2007 Grand Prairie Nokia Theater
September 14, 2007 [X] Austin Zilker Park
September 15, 2007 Houston Reliant Center
September 17, 2007 El Paso Chavez Theatre
September 21, 2007 Lake Tahoe Mont Bleu
September 23, 2007 [Y] San Diego Del Mar Fairgrounds
October 12, 2007 Athens 40 Watt Club
October 13, 2007 [Z] Fairburn Bouckeart Farm
October 19, 2007 [AA] Mexico City Mexico Foro Sol
October 21, 2007 Guadalajara Telmex Auditorium
South America
October 27, 2007 [BB] Rio de Janeiro Brazil Marina da Glória
October 28, 2007 [BB] São Paulo Arena Skol Anhembi
October 31, 2007 [BB] Curitiba Pedreira Paulo Leminski
November 2, 2007 [CC] Buenos Aires Argentina José Amalfitani Stadium
November 4, 2007 Santiago Chile Pista Atletica
Oceania II
November 9, 2007 Brisbane Australia Brisbane Entertainment Centre
November 10, 2007 Sydney Sydney Entertainment Centre
November 11, 2007
November 13, 2007 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena
November 14, 2007
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A This concert was a part of "Virgin Festival
B This concert was a part of "Vegoose"
C This concert was a part of "Not So Silent Night"
D This concert was a part of "KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas"
E This concert was a part of "Z100 Jingle Ball"
E1 This concert was a part of "99X Mistletoe Jam"
F This concert was a part of "Big Day Out"
G This concert was a part of "X-Fest"
H This concert was a part of "EdgeFest"
I This concert was a part of "Pointfest"
J This concert was a part of "Greenfield Festival"
K This concert was a part of "Nova Rock Festival
L This concert was a part of "Glastonbury Festival"
M This concert was a part of "Rock-A-Field Festival"
N This concert was a part of "Hove Festival"
O This concert was a part of "Rock Werchter"
P This concert was a part of "Rock for People"
Q This concert was a part of "Roskilde Festival"
R This concert was a part of "T in the Park"
S This concert was a part of "Oxegen"
T This concert was a part of "Sziget Festival"
U This concert was a part of "Lowlands Festival"
V This concert was a part of "V Festival"
W This concert was a part of "Tennent's Vital"
X This concert was a part of "Austin City Limits Music Festival"
Y This concert was a part of "Street Scene"
Z This concert was a part of "The Echo Project"
AA This concert was a part of "Festival Motorokrfest"
BB This concert was a part of "TIM Festival"
CC This concert was a part of "Yeah Festival"

TV

Notable television performances
August 31, 2006 United States MTV Video Music Awards Performed "When You Were Young"
September 8, 2006 United Kingdom Friday Night with Jonathan Ross Performed "When You Were Young" & "All These Things That I've Done"
September 30, 2006 United States Saturday Night Live Performed "When You Were Young" & "Bones"
October 3, 2006 United States Jimmy Kimmel Live "Performed When You Were Young" & "Somebody Told Me"
October 4, 2006 United States Jimmy Kimmel Live "Performed Bones" & "All These Things That I've Done"
October 5, 2006 United States Jimmy Kimmel Live "Performed Read My Mind" & "Sam's Town"
October 24, 2006 United States The Late Show with David Letterman Performed "When You Were Young"
November 24, 2006 United Kingdom Later...with Jools Holland Performed "When You Were Young", "Bones & Read My Mind"
December 21, 2006 United States The Tonight Show with Jay Leno "Performed Bones" & "A Great Big Sled"
February 9, 2007 United Kingdom Live from Abbey Road Performed acoustic versions of "When You Were Young", "Sam's Town" & "Romeo & Juliet"
February 14, 2007 United Kingdom BRIT Awards Performed "When You Were Young"
March 16, 2007 United Kingdom Red Nose Day 2007 Performed "When You Were Young" & "Read My Mind"
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