Hot Fuss Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:	Hot Fuss Tour
Type:	World
Album:	Hot Fuss
Start Date:	November 19, 2003
End Date:	October 13, 2005
This Tour:	Hot Fuss Tour (2003–05)
Next Tour:	Sam's Town Tour (2006–07)

The Hot Fuss Tour was the first headlining concert tour by American rock band the Killers. It took place between 2003 and 2005 to support the band's first studio album, Hot Fuss, which was released in June 2004. The tour was enduring with the band playing well over 300 shows in a two-year period.

Synopsis

In late 2003, shortly after being signed by UK independent record label Lizard King and a successful string of performances in London, the Killers announced that they would be touring the UK supporting British Sea Power. During the first half of 2004 they continued playing support slots; opening for Stellastarr on both their UK and US tours and Morrissey on two dates in the US. They also made appearances at South by Southwest & Coachella Festival.

The band began their first ever headline tour in Portsmouth, England on May 23, 2004; Initially the band were headlining small venues which held no more than 1,000 people, by the end of the tour they were regularly selling out venues with capacities of over 5,000. The band supported by Kaiser Chiefs, Bloc Party & The Futureheads headlined the NME Awards Tour in early 2005^[1] and also supported U2 on three stadium dates of their Vertigo Tour.The Killers were joined by British Sea Power for the final leg in North America; bringing the tour full circle, the final show took place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on October 13, 2005. In total they played 305 shows spanning four continents and eighteen different countries.

Support acts during the tour included Louis XIV, Surferosa, The Departure, Ambulance LTD, Blood Arm, The Zutons & Tegan & Sara.

Stage setup

Frontman and keyboardist Brandon Flowers emblazoned his keyboard stand with rhinestones after learning that David Bowie was coming to one of the band's shows at Irving Plaza in New York City, this started a tradition of Flowers' keyboard stands being decorated differently for each tour.^[2]

Festivals

The Killers played a number of well received festival sets in the summer of 2004, among these was a performance in the New Bands Tent at Glastonbury Festival. The following year the band were offered the chance by Michael Eavis to headline the Sunday night of Glastonbury after original headliner Kylie Minogue was diagnosed with breast cancer. They declined the offer however, stating that they did not feel they had earned the right to headline the festival yet and instead went on to play in their scheduled sub-headline slot on the Friday night. Despite almost losing guitarist Dave Keuning whilst travelling there (after the band 'accidentally' left him at Fleet services.) the performance was praised by many.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Live 8

On July 2, 2005, the Killers performed on the London stage of the Live 8 concert, performing "All These Things That I've Done". The band (all dressed in white) were joined by a gospel choir. Later that day Robbie Williams incorporated the song's refrain "I've got soul but I'm not a soldier" into his own performance.^[6]

Personnel

• Brandon Flowers – lead vocals, keyboards
• Dave Keuning – guitar, background vocals
• Mark Stoermer – bass, background vocals
• Ronnie Vannucci Jr. – drums, percussion, background vocals, keyboards (on "Everything Will Be Alright")

Set list

Notes

• 1 "Where is She (Soft Surrender)" was a new song performed by the band, as of 2021 a studio version has yet to be released.
• 2 "On Top" with Pink Floyd's "Time" segued on to the end of it.
• 3 "All The Pretty Faces" was a new song performed by the band, it went on to be released as a b-side to "When You Were Young" and also appeared on 2007's compilation album Sawdust and Guitar Hero 5.

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue	Other Info
Europe
November 19, 2003	Nottingham	England	Rescue Rooms	Opened for British Sea Power
November 20, 2003	Leeds		Joseph's Well
November 21, 2003	Lincoln		Bivouac
November 22, 2003	Cardiff	Wales	Clwb Ifor Bach
November 23, 2003	Leicester	England	Princess Charlotte
November 24, 2003	High Wycombe		The White Room
November 25, 2003	Northampton		Soundhaus
November 26, 2003	Reading		Fez
November 27, 2003	Colchester		Arts Centre
November 28, 2003	Birmingham		Birmingham Academy 2
November 30, 2003	Coventry		University of Warwick
December 1, 2003	London		The Garage
December 3, 2003			Barfly @ The Monarch
North America
January 29, 2004	New York City	United States	Bowery Ballroom	Opened for The Stills
Europe
February 11, 2004	London	England	Notting Hill Arts Club	Headlined
February 13, 2004			Hammersmith Palais	Opened for Jet
February 14, 2004			Institute of Contemporary Arts	Headlined
North America
February 25, 2004	Las Vegas	United States	Ice House Lounge	Headlined
Europe
February 27, 2004	Leeds	England	The Cockpit	Opened for Stellastarr
February 28, 2004	Sheffield		The Leadmill
February 29, 2004	Leicester		Princess Charlotte
March 1, 2004	Glasgow	Scotland	King Tut's Wah Wah Hut
March 2, 2004	Birmingham	England	Birmingham Academy 2
March 3, 2004	Manchester		Hop & Grape
March 4, 2004	London		Electric Ballroom
March 5, 2004			Shepherd's Bush Empire	Opened for Gary Numan
March 6, 2004	Bristol		Fleece & Firkin	Opened for Stellastarr
March 7, 2004	Portsmouth		The Wedgewood Rooms
March 9, 2004	Cambridge		Polytechnic University
March 10, 2004	Nottingham		Rescue Rooms
March 11, 2004	Sheffield		Fez Club
March 12, 2004	Cardiff	Wales	Barfly
March 13, 2004	Bath	England	Moles Club
March 14, 2004	Brighton		Freebutt
North America
March 18, 2004	Austin	United States	South by Southwest @ The Caucus	Festival
March 19, 2004			Stubbs BBQ	Opened for Stellastarr
March 20, 2004	Dallas		Tree's
March 21, 2004	Houston		Rhythm Room
March 22, 2004	New Orleans		The Parish
March 24, 2004	Jacksonville		Imperial Club
March 25, 2004	Atlanta		Cotton Club
March 26, 2004	Richmond		Alley Katz
March 27, 2004	Baltimore		Fletcher's
March 29, 2004	Washington, D.C.		Black Cat
March 30, 2004	Philadelphia		The Khyber
March 31, 2004	New York City		Irving Plaza
April 1, 2004	Portland		Space
April 2, 2004	Cambridge		Middle East Cafe
April 3, 2004	Burlington		Club Metronome
April 5, 2004	Montreal	Canada	Cabaret Music Hall
April 6, 2004	Toronto		Mod Club Theatre
April 7, 2004	Cleveland Heights	United States	Grog Shop
April 9, 2004	Newport		Southgate House
April 10, 2004	Columbus		Promowest Pavilion
April 11, 2004	Detroit		The Shelter
April 13, 2004	Chicago		Double Door
April 14, 2004	Iowa City		Gabe's
April 15, 2004	Minneapolis		7th Street Entry
April 16, 2004	Madison		The Annex
April 17, 2004	St. Louis		Gargoyle Club
April 18, 2004	Lawrence		Replay Lounge
April 19, 2004	Austin		Saengerrunde Hall
April 20, 2004	Denver		Larimer Lounge
April 21, 2004	Salt Lake City		Liquid Joe's
April 22, 2004	Boise		Neurolux
April 23, 2004	Portland		Berbati's Plan
April 24, 2004	Seattle		Crocodile Cafe
April 25, 2004	Vancouver	Canada	Richard on Richard
April 27, 2004	Los Angeles	United States	Wiltern Theater	Opened for Morrissey
April 28, 2004	San Francisco		Great American Music Hall	Opened for Stellastarr
April 29, 2004	San Diego		The Casbah
April 30, 2004	Phoenix		Mason Jar
May 2, 2004	Indio		Gobi Tent @ Coachella Festival	Festival
Europe
Mat 4, 2004	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Melkweg Oude Zaal	Headlined
May 23, 2004	Portsmouth	England	Wedgewood Rooms
May 25, 2004	Bristol		Fleece & Firkin
May 26, 2004	Liverpool		Liverpool Academy
May 27, 2004	Leeds		The Cockpit
May 28, 2004	Manchester		Manchester University
May 29, 2004	Birmingham		Birmingham Academy
May 30, 2004	York		Fibbers
June 2, 2004	Nottingham		Rescue Rooms
June 3, 2004	London		Mean Fiddler
June 6, 2004	Oxford		Zodiac
June 7, 2004	London		HMV Shop Oxford Street
June 8, 2004	Brighton		The Zap
June 9, 2004	Reading		Fez Club
North America
June 10, 2004	San Diego	United States	Soma San Diego	Opened for Stellastarr
June 11, 2004	Mountain View		Live 105 BFD @ Shoreline Amphitheater	Festival
June 12, 2004	Irvine		KROQ Weenie Roast @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
June 17, 2004	San Francisco		Popscene	Headlined
June 18, 2004	Portland		Dante's
June 19, 2004	Seattle		Nuemo's
June 20, 2004	Boise		The Big Easy
June 21, 2004	Sparks		New Oasis
June 23, 2004	New York City		Mercury Lounge
June 24, 2004			Rothko
Europe II
June 26, 2004	Pilton	England	New Bands Tent @ Glastonbury Festival	Festival
June 27, 2004	Glasgow	Scotland	King Tut's Wah Wah Hut	Headlined
June 29, 2004	Brussels	Belgium	Le Botanique
June 30, 2004	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Paradiso
July 1, 2004	Hamburg	Germany	Molotow
July 2, 2004	Berlin		Roter Salon
July 3, 2004	Cologne		Underground
July 4, 2004	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Metropolis Festival	Festival
July 6, 2004	Colchester	England	Colchester Arts Centre	Headlined
July 7, 2004	Northampton		Soundhaus
July 8, 2004	London		London Astoria
July 9, 2004	Sheffield		Leadmill
July 10, 2004	Naas	Republic of Ireland	New Band Stage & Oxegen	Festival
July 11, 2004	Balado	Scotland	NME Stage @ T in the Park	Festival
North America II
July 15, 2004	Salt Lake City	United States	Lo-Fi Cafe	Headlined
July 16, 2004	Toronto	Canada	Mod Club
July 17, 2004	Chicago	United States		Opened for Morrissey
July 19, 2004	Kansas City		Hurricane	Headlined
July 20, 2004	Oklahoma City		Bricktown Live
July 22, 2004	Dallas		Tree's
July 23, 2004	Houston		Engine Room
July 24, 2004	Austin		Stubbs BBQ
July 25, 2004	El Paso		T Lounge
July 26, 2004	Tucson		City Limits
Asia
July 30, 2004	Naeba Ski Resort	Japan		Festival
North America III
August 16, 2004	New York City	United States	Bowery Ballroom	Headlined
August 17, 2004	Providence		The Call
Europe III
August 21, 2004	Chelmsford	England	NME Stage @ V Festival	Festival
August 22, 2004	Weston Park
August 23, 2004	London		Kentish Town Forum	Headlined
North America IV
August 26, 2004	Scottsdale	United States	Venue of Scottsdale	Headlined
August 27, 2004	San Diego		San Diego Street Fair	Festival
August 28, 2004 (early)	Los Angeles		The Troubadour	Headlined
August 28, 2004 (late)
August 29, 2004	Santa Ana		Galaxy Concert Theater
August 31, 2004	San Francisco		Great American Music Hall
September 1, 2004	Orangevale		The Boardwalk
September 3, 2004	Vancouver	Canada	Commodore Ballroom
September 4, 2004	Victoria		Open Air
September 6, 2004	Seattle	United States	Bumbershoot	Festival
September 8, 2004	Winnipeg	Canada	West End Cultural Centre	Headlined
September 9, 2004	Minneapolis	United States	The Quest
September 10, 2004	Milwaukee		The Rave
September 11, 2004	Chicago		Metro Chicago
September 12, 2004	Atlanta		The Masquerade
September 13, 2004	St. Louis		Mississippi Nights
September 14, 2004	Boston		The Roxy
September 17, 2004	Austin		Austin City Limits Music Festival @ Zilker Park	Festival
September 18, 2004	San Bernardino		Main Stage @ KROQ Inland Invasion
September 19, 2004	Las Vegas		House of Blues	Headlined
September 24, 2004	Fort Lauderdale		Culture Room
September 25, 2004	Tampa		Masquerade
September 26, 2004	Orlando		The Social
September 27, 2004	Jacksonville		Jack Rabbits
September 28, 2004	Athens		40 Watt Club
Europe
September 29, 2004	Madrid	Spain	Sala Copérnico	Headlined
North America
September 30, 2004	Carrboro	United States	Cat's Cradle	Headlined
October 1, 2004	Norfolk		Norva Theater
October 2, 2004	Philadelphia		The TLA
October 3, 2004	Washington, D.C.
October 4, 2004	New York City		Irving Plaza
October 5, 2004
October 7, 2004	Boston		The Roxy
October 8, 2004	Montreal	Canada	Club Soda
October 9, 2004	Ottawa		Capital Music Hall
October 11, 2004	Toronto		The Opera House
October 12, 2004	Detroit	United States	St. Andrews Hall
October 14, 2004	Columbus		Newport Music Hall
October 16, 2004	New Orleans		Voodoo Experience @ City Park	Festival
October 17, 2004	Houston		Reliant Center	Headlined
October 19, 2004	Dallas		Gypsy Tea Room
October 20, 2004	Memphis		New Daisy Theater
October 21, 2004	Lawrence		Granada Theater
October 22, 2004	Denver		Bluebird Theater
October 23, 2004	Tempe		Tempe Beach Park	Festival
Europe
November 3, 2004	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Melkweg	Headlined
November 4, 2004	Paris	France	Festival Les Inrocks @ Zénith de Paris	Festival
November 5, 2004	Cologne	Germany	Gebaude	Headlined
November 6, 2004	Berlin		Columbia Club
November 9, 2004	Stockholm	Sweden	Kägelbanan
November 11, 2004	Dublin	Ireland	Olympia Theatre
November 12, 2004	Manchester	England	Manchester Academy
November 13, 2004	London		Shepherd's Bush Empire
North America V
November 19, 2004	Athens	United States	40 Watt Club	Headlined
November 20, 2004	Tampa		Masquerade
November 21, 2004	Jacksonville		Freebird Live
November 22, 2004	Orlando		The Social
November 23, 2004	Fort Lauderdale		Culture Room
December 1, 2004	Toronto	Canada	Kool Haus
December 2, 2004	Cleveland	United States	House of Blues
December 3, 2004	Pittsburgh		The Rock Club
December 4, 2004	Fairfax		George Mason University
December 9, 2004	Seattle		Deck The Hall Ball @ KeyArena	Festival
December 10, 2004	San Francisco		Not So Silent Night @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
December 11, 2004	Los Angeles		KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas @ Universal Amphitheater
Oceania
December 14, 2004	Perth	Australia	Metro City	Headlined
December 16, 2004	Adelaide		Thebarton Theatre
December 17, 2004	Melbourne		The Palace
December 18, 2004	Sydney		Enmore Theatre
December 20, 2004	Brisbane		The Arena
North America
December 30, 2004	Las Vegas	United States	House of Blues	Headlined
December 31, 2004	Los Angeles		Giant Village @ Downtown Los Angeles	Festival
Europe
January 19, 2005	Newcastle upon Tyne	England	Northumbria University	NME Awards Tour
January 20, 2005	Glasgow	Scotland	Glasgow Academy
January 21, 2005
January 23, 2005	Nottingham	England	Rock City
January 24, 2005	Birmingham		Birmingham Academy
January 25, 2005	Liverpool		University of Liverpool
January 27, 2005	Leeds		University of Leeds
January 28, 2005	Manchester		Manchester Academy
January 29, 2005
January 31, 2005	Norwich		University of East Anglia
February 1, 2005	Bristol		Bristol Academy
February 2, 2005	Brighton		Brighton Dome
February 4, 2005	Cambridge		Cambridge Corn Exchange
February 5, 2005	Southampton		Southampton Guildhall
February 6, 2005	Cardiff	Wales	Cardiff University
February 7, 2005	Paris	France	Élysée Montmartre	Headlined
February 9, 2005	London	England	Brixton Academy	NME Awards Tour
February 19, 2005 (early)				Headlined
February 19, 2005 (late)
February 20, 2005	Utrecht	Netherlands	Tivoli	Headlined
February 21, 2005	Strasbourg	France	La Laiterie
February 22, 2005	Milan	Italy	Rolling Stone
February 24, 2005	Zürich	Switzerland	Abart
February 25, 2005	Vienna	Austria	The Arena
February 26, 2005	Munich	Germany	Muffathalle
February 27, 2005	Cologne		Prime Club
March 1, 2005	Hamburg		Grünspan Club
March 3, 2005	Barcelona	Spain	Apollo
Asia
March 6, 2005	Nagoya	Japan	Club Quattro	Headlined
March 8, 2005	Hiroshima		Club Quattro
March 9, 2005	Osaka		Shinsaibashi Club Quattro
March 10, 2005	Tokyo		Liquid Room
North America
April 11, 2005	Tempe	United States	Marquee Theatre	Headlined
April 12, 2005	La Jolla		RIMAC Arena
April 13, 2005	Long Beach		The Vault 350
April 15, 2005	Las Vegas		The Joint @ Hard Rock
April 16, 2005	Los Angeles		The Wiltern
April 17, 2005
April 19, 2005	San Francisco		The Fillmore
April 21, 2005	Portland		Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
April 22, 2005	Vancouver	Canada	Vogue Theatre
April 23, 2005
April 24, 2005	Seattle	United States	Moore Theatre
April 26, 2005	Edmonton	Canada	Shaw Conference Centre
April 27, 2005	Calgary		Stampede Corral
April 28, 2005	Spokane	United States	Big Easy
May 2, 2005	Salt Lake City		Kingsbury Hall
May 3, 2005	Denver		Paramount Theatre
May 5, 2005	Hollywood		Xbox 360 launch @ The Avalon
May 7, 2005	Milwaukee		The Rave
May 9, 2005	Davenport		The Col Ballroom
May 10, 2005	Kansas City		Uptown Theater
May 11, 2005	Chicago		Riviera Theatre
May 21, 2005	Irvine		KROQ Weenie Roast @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater	Festival
May 26, 2005	Covington		Madison Theater	Headlined
May 27, 2005	Columbus		Promowest Pavilion
May 28, 2005	Cleveland		The Scene
May 30, 2005	Detroit		Fox Theatre
May 31, 2005	Toronto	Canada	Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
June 1, 2005	Montreal		Métropolis
June 3, 2005	Philadelphia	United States	Electric Factory
June 4, 2005	New York City		Central Park SummerStage	Festival
June 6, 2005	Providence		Lupo's @ The Strand	Headlined
June 7, 2005	Boston		Bank of America Pavilion	Festival
June 8, 2005	Columbia		Merriweather Post Pavilion
June 10, 2005	Myrtle Beach		House of Blues	Headlined
June 11, 2005	Atlanta		Music Midtown	Festival
June 17, 2005	Birmingham		City Stages @ Linn Park
Europe
June 24, 2005	Pilton	England	Pyramid Stage @ Glastonbury Festival	Festival (sub-headlined)
June 29, 2005	Cardiff	Wales	Millennium Stadium	opened for U2
July 2, 2005	London	England	Live 8 in Hyde Park	Charity concert
July 3, 2005	Belfort	France	Eurockéennes	Festival
July 5, 2005	Chorzów	Poland	Stadion Śląski	opened for U2
July 6, 2005	Berlin	Germany	MariaAm Ostbahnhof	Headlined
July 7, 2005	Hamburg		Docks
July 9, 2005	Balado	Scotland	Main stage @ T in the Park	Festival
July 10, 2005	Naas	Republic of Ireland	Main stage @ Oxegen
July 13, 2005	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Amsterdam Arena	opened for U2
July 14, 2005	Cologne	Germany	Prime Club	Headlined
July 15, 2005	Zurich	Switzerland	Abart
July 17, 2005	Barcelona	Spain	Apollo
North America
July 20, 2005	Louisville	United States	Palace Theatre	Headlined
July 21, 2005	St. Louis		The Pageant
July 22, 2005	Indianapolis		Murat Shrine
July 23, 2005	Mount Pleasant		Soaring Eagle Casino
July 24, 2005	Chicago		SBC East Stage @ Lollapalooza	Festival
July 29, 2005	San Diego		Qualcomm Stadium
August 9, 2005	Saint Paul		Roy Wilkins Auditorium	Headlined
August 10, 2005	Omaha		Sokol Underground
August 12, 2005	Morrison		Red Rocks Amphitheatre	Festival
August 13, 2005	Wichita		The Cotillion	Headlined
August 14, 2005	Tulsa		Cain's Ballroom
August 15, 2005	Oklahoma City		Bricktown Event Center
August 17, 2005	Grand Prairie		Nokia Theatre
August 18, 2005	Austin		Stubbs BBQ
August 19, 2005	Houston		Verizon Amphitheater
August 21, 2005	Tampa		USF Sun Dome
Europe
August 26, 2005	Reading	England	Main stage @ Reading Festival	Festival (sub-headlined)
August 27, 2005	Leeds		Main stage @ Leeds Festival
North America
September 29, 2005	Atlantic City	United States	Borgata Hotel and Casino	Headlined with British Sea Power
September 30, 2005	Wantagh		Jones Beach Theater
October 1, 2005	Staten Island		Across The Narrows	Festival
October 6, 2005	Long Beach		Convention Center	Headlined with British Sea Power
October 7, 2005	Las Vegas		The Joint @ Hard Rock
October 8, 2005	Mountain View		Download Festival @ Shoreline Amphitheatre	Festival (Headlined)
October 12, 2005	Seattle		KeyArena	Headlined with British Sea Power
October 13, 2005	Vancouver	Canada	Pacific Coliseum

TV

Notable television performances

<	--Date-->	<	--City, (State or Country)-->	<	--Venue-->	<	--Reason/Additional Info-->
May 20, 2004	United States	Last Call with Carson Daly	"Performed Somebody Told Me"
June 4, 2004	United Kingdom	Top of the Pops	"Performed Mr. Brightside"
June 4, 2004	United Kingdom	Later...with Jools Holland	"Performed Mr. Brightside & "Somebody Told Me"
June 5, 2004	United Kingdom		"Performed Mr. Brightside"
June 15, 2004	United States	Jimmy Kimmel Live	Performed "Somebody Told Me" & "Midnight Show"
October 5, 2004	United States	The Late Show with David Letterman	Performed "Somebody Told Me"
October 29, 2004	United Kingdom	Friday Night with Jonathan Ross	Performed "Somebody Told Me"
December 1, 2004	United States	Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Performed "Mr. Brightside"
November 13, 2004	United Kingdom		Performed "All These Things That I've Done"
January 15, 2005	United States	Saturday Night Live	Performed "Mr. Brightside" & "Somebody Told Me"
January 18, 2005	United States	Total Request Live	Performed "Mr. Brightside", "Smile Like You Mean It" & "Somebody Told Me"
April 14, 2005	United States	The Tonight Show with Jay Leno	Performed "Mr. Brightside"
August 28, 2005	United States	MTV Video Music Awards	Performed "Mr. Brightside" & "All These Things That I've Done"
October 10, 2005	United States	The Tonight Show with Jay Leno	Performed "All These Things That I've Done"

Notes and References

1. Web site: NME News KILLER LINE-UP FOR SHOCKWAVES NME AWARDS TOUR – NME.COM. 16 November 2004. NME.COM.
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20130927103319/http://business.highbeam.com/137494/article-1G1-137005259/rhinestone-wowboys-brandon-flowers-and-killers-race HighBeam
3. News: BBC NEWS - Entertainment - Glastonbury 2005: Your reviews. 28 June 2005 .
4. News: Excess reigns. Dorian Lynskey. The Guardian. 24 June 2005 .
5. Web site: The Killers Lose Dave Keuning In Somerset. GIGWISE.com.
6. Web site: Live 8 The Killers – All These Things That I've Done. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/eIq4bOPhBLk . 2021-12-21 . live. YouTube.