Brandon Flowers from The Killers announces May 2015 UK Tour

The Killers frontman will release his new album ahead of his May tour

Published 23rd Mar 2015

Ahead of the release of his new album ‘The Desired Effect’, Brandon Flowers has announced news of his UK tour.

The Killers frontman will kick off the UK leg of his European tour at London’s Brixton 02 Academy on Thursday 21st May, before heading to Manchester, Edinburgh and Leeds – finishing with a date at Birmingham’s 02 Academy.

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The tour will follow the release of his new album ‘The Desired Effect’, the follow-up to his chart topping 2010 debut solo album ‘Flamingo’.

The record sees him team up with producer Ariel Rechtshaid (Haim, Vampire Weekend, Charli XCX) for the first time, on a collection of 'diverse and playful' tracks.

Brandon’s solo return comes after a period of long-term success for his band The Killers, whose 2012 No.1 album ‘Battle Born’ was followed-up by successful greatest hits collection ‘Direct Hits’ in 2013.

The Killers have also gone on to play a sold-out show at London’s Wembley Arena, and continue to play a variety of music festivals around the world.

'The Desired Effect' is set for release on 18th May 2015.

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