The Killers shake up setlist and cover The Kinks as ‘Rebel Diamonds’ UK and Ireland tour continues in Dublin

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The Killers shuffled their setlist and covered The Kinks at the second show of their ‘Rebel Diamonds’ UK and Ireland tour last night (June 14) – see footage and the full setlist below.

It was the band’s second show at Dublin’s 3Arena in three nights at the start of a run of greatest hits shows that the band are playing across the UK and Ireland throughout the summer.

Their 21-song set included a number of changes from the previous show, including tour debuts for eight songs, including four from 2006’s ‘Sam’s Town’ in the form of ‘Enterlude’, ‘For Reasons Unknown’, ‘Bones’ and ‘Exitlude’.

 

The also opened with ‘My Own Soul’s Warning’ from the 2020 album ‘Imploding The Mirage’, and played the title track of their most recent studio record, 2021’s ‘Pressure Machine’.

 

In among their own material, the band also indulged in a cover of The Kinks’ 1982 single ‘Come Dancing’.

In addition, five tracks from 2004 debut album ‘Hot Fuss’ got an airing, including ‘Andy, You’re A Star’, which they only recently revived on stage for the first time in seven years.

 

The Killers’ June 14 Dublin setlist was:

‘My Own Soul’s Warning’
‘Enterlude’
‘Human’
‘The Way It Was’
‘Somebody Told Me’
‘Smile Like You Mean It’
‘For Reasons Unknown’
‘Dying Breed’
‘Bones’
‘Come Dancing’
‘Caution’
‘Runaways’
‘Read My Mind’
‘Your Side Of Town’
‘Andy, You’re A Star’
‘Spirit’
‘All These Things That I’ve Done’
‘Pressure Machine’
‘Mr. Brightside’
‘When You Were Young’
‘Exitlude’

The new shows have also seen founding member Dave Keuning back in the line-up, following his departure in 2017 to spend more time with his family. He confirmed that he wouldn’t be joining the band to tour their fifth studio album, ‘Wonderful Wonderful’, seven years ago, but remained a member of the group.

While he did not contribute to their follow-up LP ‘Imploding The Mirage’, he did join them in the studio back in 2021 for their seventh album ‘Pressure Machine’. He also used his time away from the touring line-up to release solo music.

The performances also come just weeks after the ‘Hot Fuss’ hit ‘Mr Brightside’ hit a huge milestone, overtaking Oasis’ ‘Wonderwall’ to become the UK’s official biggest single of all time yet to reach Number One.

According to figures from the Official Charts Company, it has UK sales and streams of 5.57million, yet never topped the charts.

Flowers and Co. have one more show in Dublin lined up, followed by four stops in Manchester and three in Glasgow. They’ll then wrap up the tour with six nights at The O2 in London. Visit here for last-minute tickets.

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Pop Smoke's Alleged Killer Reportedly Released From Prison

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According to numerous online reports and social media activity, authorities reportedly released one of Pop Smoke's alleged killers from jail (specifically juvie) for what seems like his 21st birthday. Moreover, there isn't a lot of concrete information available about this supposed release at press time, other than this being the completion of the alleged killer's four-year sentence for pleading guilty to murder. This follows other developments in the New York drill rapper's murder case, such as an alleged eyewitness explaining how it all went down. That took place on social media, though, not in court. As such, there are still a lot of unanswered questions and doubts when it comes to this tragedy.

Furthermore, four years have passed since Pop Smoke died in a home invasion and robbery, and only one defendant remains in his case. Corey Walker is also the only adult defendant in this case, and the court delayed his trial due to an inability to settle a plea agreement with prosecutors. "Negotiations fell through, but there’s still a possibility we’ll come to an agreement," defense attorney Deion Benjamin told Rolling Stone. "A few things need to be ironed out. If they don’t get resolved, we’ll go to trial," for which jury selection would begin on August 6.

Pop Smoke's Alleged Killer Is Reportedly Free

However, this vague release definitely isn't the most odd or bizarre thing to emerge out of this Pop Smoke case. Some connected it to the death of rapper Sirtanky, and believe that the latter passed away as a move of retaliation for the murder of the former. In fact, the Los Angeles rapper washed up in a barrel on the shores of Malibu, a gruesome and disturbing end with unclear context behind it. Hopefully no further violence affects this whole situation.

Meanwhile, Pop Smoke continues to live on as a staple of contemporary New York hip-hop, falling alongside city legends that have also done a lot to rep for the city in their respective eras. Sadly, his time on this Earth was far too short for him to fully enjoy and realize his impact, potential, talents, and life. Hopefully this release is a sign of completed justice, and that folks involved have learned from their horrific actions. We'll see how else The Woo endures.

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