10 Essential Acts At Isle Of Wight 2013 And Q&A With John Giddings

2. The Killers

The KillersSaturday - Main Stage The Las Vegas rockers have come a long way since playing support slots to British Sea Power and Stellastarr in 2004. The Killers are festival heavy hitters now, and their inclusion as Saturday night headliners is sure to make a lot of people, both younger and older, very happy indeed. Frontman Brandon Flowers was recently voted one of the top ten greatest frontmen of all time by XFM and, though that€™s quite a statement, it€™s difficult not to be sucked in and dazzled by his onstage charisma and seemingly inextinguishable levels of energy. Also, though Flowers could always sing, his vocals have improved with age. The band have a back catalogue of emphatic timeless pop tracks built for the big stage; they€™re likely to play an effective up-to-date €˜greatest hits€™ style set that will bring the sparkle, spectacle and showmanship of Las Vegas to Seaclose Park on the Saturday. In short- it€™s going to be amazing.Key track: Mr Brightside For fans of: The Strokes, Bruce Springsteen, Duran Duran
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