"...A Celebration Of Sorts; A Killers Concert!"

It rocked so much!!!!!

Quite frankly, this post is going to be long enough, without the witty intro...Not that mine are witty in any way. Of course, it was amazing. I loved every second. and, it was twice as good as the concert in January. So, here we go, start to finish, I'll tell you what happened...And I'll spare you some of the fangirling and obsessing. Maybe.

As always, I got up on Saturday with the excitement of knowing I'd be seeing The Killers later that day. I spent some time online for the most part of the morning, put a new memory card in my camera, packed my things, and waited for everyone else to get ready to go. After a lot of time wondering about the weather, I ended up wearing my blue Killers sillouhette t-shirt, my denim shorts, and my new black Converse. I think we left at about twelve...First, we dropped my sister off at her friend's house for the weekend, and then we left.

The drive itself was about two and a half hours, around there. We drove south, through Boston, down into Rhode Island, and then west into Connecticut. The drive itself was okay...I put on my new Weezer album, and Day And Age. The new Weezer album, for all its worth, is okay. There's a lot of whiny songs that I'd never expect of Weezer, but I really love "We Are All On Drugs". I only listened to that album once, and it was Day and Age through the rest of the way...For reasons I don't know, I kind of love Boston, and tested my ability at taking photos while moving all the way through. I got a few really good shots of nothing in particular. The majority of the trip was spent in Massachusetts alone, which got really boring. After about an hour and a half, we crossed over into Rhode Island. I was so determined to get a shot of the "Welcome To Rhode Island" sign...And, for whatever reason, they tell you "welcome to *town name*, Rhode Island", and I think "That's it?", so I put my camera away...And 100 feet down the road, there's the "Welcome to Rhode Island" sign, so I was annoyed at that. To add to that odd events in Rhode Island, I later saw a father and son in a pick-up truck...Which is normal, right? Not if it was the son driving. And, no, I'm not talking about a father giving his 16-year-old driving lessons. He looked about eleven or twelve years old. We avoided that car.

Then we crossed into Connecticut, and the hotel we were staying at was only a couple of miles across the border...So, we parked the car, got out, and I realised it was remarkably colder in Connecticut, and I aws regretting wearing shorts. The hotel itself was nice...The room was kind of small, but there was a soda machine a little way away. And the lobby has really good cookies. So, we stayed in there for about 30 minutes, and then it was another 30 minutes to the arena., and it this point I was super insanely awesomely excited. The arena, The Mohegan Sun, was actually in an Indian Reservation, and we crossed into that after about 20 minutes.

The arena was right by a lake, though that was only one part of it. It was mostly a casino, with loads of shops, and a hotel, and an arena. This was about five we got there. The whole world seems to think that me seeing gambling will screw up my morals for the rest of my life, so we had to take a special route inside. So, we got in, and then tried to find a map, and wandered to the arena.

*writing first paragraph that actually has some point to it*. When we were walking, we ended up behind some guy all dressed in black, who was pulling a trolly-like thing, which had six or seven cymbals stacked on top. There was a piece of paper on top...So, naturally, I leaned over to see if this was for what I thought it was for. The guy turns around to see us, so I sort of backed off in case I'd get in trouble or something. My dad says to the guy, "Are these concert cymbals?", and the guy says "They will be tonight". So, indeed, they were what I thought they were for! Killers cymbals! The guy turns around and sees me in my Killers t-shirt, and says I can touch the cymbals! And...I lean forward...And, obviously, I touch a cymbal! A Killers cymbal! A KILLERS cymbal! Then I start to giggle like the little girl that I am, and the guy just sort of picks up his pace...Probably out of fear for me, and that he was in a rush.

We ended up finding the place. There was a group of about 20 people, standing in no real order, in front of six closed doors. Once we got our place among the group, my dad kept our place and me and my mom looked around to get food. I wasn't hungry, but I was going to be stuck there for forever, so wandering was good...


As it happens, Mohegan Sun is a very weird place. And I barely saw anything of it, 'cause of the restrictions. Outside where we were waiting, there was a giant plastic rock, with an anamatronic wolf on top, and by some slot machines there was the fake waterfall, that had to be at least 100 feet tall. It was...crazy, but interesting. The building was nice. So, then we came back...And waited, for a couple of hours. I spent the time looking out for other Victims(Not thast I was going to talk to them), and looking around at the other fans...What a mixed bunch they are. Me, the only person there who wasn't at least 16 years old, my mom, Victims, 30 year old mothers, gothy people, Abercrombies, girls who came just to see Brandon in skinny jeans, boys who'd come just to hear When You Were Young because it was on Guitar Hero, weirdos wearing t-shirts advertising bands that weren't The Killers...They were all there.



At seven, we were allowed in. They had put us in lines, and luckily I was in a short line, and they sent us through baggage search. Then we had to run to the guy who looked at our tickets and then to another line where we had to get wrist bands. It seemed like I was far back, so I got really stressed. Once they'd sent us through, we basically ran down an escalator, across some long corridor, and we gave our tickets to one more guy, and then we were allowed in the arena. We ran across to get our standing places. But, with all the fears I had...We got 2nd row, right in front of Dave(Their guitarist), and all the amps. And, the girls in front of us were sort of short. I thought I was going to be ten rows back, behind some six foot-something tall guy. I was ridiculously happy with our seats, like you wouldn't believe...I had a great view, at a great concert, seeing a great band. I knew it was going to be amazing at this point.


We waited for another hour, as about 20 new rows formed behind us. I just kind of listened onto what the girls in front of me were saying. One read out a text message she was sending, which read as "He's gonna be wearing all black and eyeliner and I'm gonna want to hump him"...I showed my mom how to use my camera, and we took a picture of a box which says "The Killers" on. At eight, the opening band, Chairlift, came on. To be honest, they sounded exactly the same as M83 for most of it. They played about eight songs, when I only knew two, but it was still fun.


After that, we had to wait for about 40 minutes, because something was wrong with the drums. I saw the guy with the cymbals earlier, trying to fix them. They brought on the K, and everyone screamed...It was so awesome! got a great picture of it.


After a while, my legs were sort of hurting, and I was sick of waiting, and seeing the same adverts again and again on the screens...The countdown started on the screen, and everyone screamed. They played a little synthy intro of no song, and then came running on. Dave ended up standing about three or four feet away from me, staring across until they started playing...I wasn't having so much of a fangirl moment...It was just really weird seeing them up so close, exactly like they always look. But, it was of course amazing. They introd with Human...Considering it's the most popular song of the album, I'd thought they'd do it later on. But, it was AMAZING! The screen had a beating red heart, and I started singing along. Total amazingness. I actually even screamed a bit.


Now, from this point on, I can't exactly remember the setlist. But, I'll tell you what I can remember, and update later.

I think next, they did This Is Your Life...Brandon introd it by saying "..This Is Your Life". Man of few words, haha. It was a good performance, and I loved his dancing in this one.

So, one of the first songs they did was Joy Ride, with what I think was an extended intro. Brandon wanders around the stage, closer to my side, and says "It's a saturday night! A celebration of sorts; A Killers concert! Let's see some dancing!", which I think is a geat way to get into Joy Ride. And, I actually did dance, which only The Killers can make me do. Joy Ride is one of the best live, too, because of the extra saxaphone. Great dancing from everyone, especially the band.

From what I remember, they played Somebody Told Me. This is great early on, because everyone just has to dance, and it gets everyone into the show. I started singing along ridiculously loud, and everyone started staring at me, but this one is just so unbelievable live.

Then, I think they played Smile Like You Mean it. I didn't really hear the intro at first, but once Brandon started singing, so did I. In the intro, Dave put is foot on the amp right near me, so he was even closer than before. Only a couple of feet between me and mone of my heros.

Then they played For Reasons Unknown. This one went to show how fast they are at going between songs. I didn't even notice Brandon had gotten his bass out! This one even had an extended middle...I can't remember the lyrics, since he kept changing them...Something like "Have you ever been in love? You feel those butterflies, those whimsical butterflies. You wake up one day, and that feeling can be gone without a trace. You know you want it back; You want to fight for it. You want to breath that fire again", those lyrics are so pretty, even if I haven't got them memorised just yet.

Then, sometime around now, they played Shadowplay. Personally, this is one of my favorite songs live, and tonight was no different. After the bridge, when he sings "Today the center of the city in the night, waiting for you" a couple of times, everyone started jumping up and down like crazy till the end of the song.

*just reliased this is going to be a billion paragraphs long*. Sorry. DX

Then...I think they played Sam's Town next, the Abbey Road version. It's not a terribly good one live, but they had extra bass which made it better than in January. They played Bling(Confession of A King), soon after, which has the best lyrics ever. Can't help but sing along.

Spaceman came next. I love it when Brandon sings super high live, 'cause it doesn't always hit the right note, and it sounds good. For some reason, Brandon came over and pretended to pull Dave's hair, which I thought was kind of funny, but odd. They played The World we Live In next. And they even played Change Your Mind, which was awesome, because they don't play it much. It's probably their most under-rated song, I loved it. Read My Mind came after that, and they even played the music video on the screen, but I couldn't see very clearly. During the solo, Dave came right into the middle of the stage, and Brandon just points to him. It was great.

Then Brandon said he'd "tell us a little story", which was basically the formation of The Killers. It was fun, though I knew all of it. Then he says "Dave gave me a casette with some ideas, and this was one of them..." and they started playing Mr Brightside. I expected that, but hearing those first few noted is so electrifying. Luckily, I avoided a mosh pit disaster that could have potentially happened during that song, and it was amazing. They went straight into All These Things That I've Done after that...Last song before the encore. It's sad, but amazng. Best live song ever. How could you resist singing along to "I got soul, but I'm not a soldier!", repeatedly, louder and louder. It's something everyone should experience at least once in their life. Or, you've wasted a life...kidding.

sSo, then they went off and we waited for the encore. For the encore, they started with Bones. Great, great song. One of my favorite songs of all time, and I'd be seriously annoyed if they didn't play it. Especially with the brass, it sounds so amazing live. Then they played Jenny Was A Friend of Mine...Possibly my favorite song of the night. Finally, Mark gets his moment!

Then, of course, they ended with When You Were Young. Brandon specifically said "Let's raise the roof with this son of a bitch!" which made me smile. It was an insane performance...And, well, I can't really find a way to describe it without repeating myself. Take every little bit of praise for the past million paragraphs and put it together, times two. That's how much it rocked. At the end Ronnie dropped one of his drumsticks, so Dave picked it up and started strumming with it.

And...now onto the little details. They had a great light show, and confetti and foreworks. As I said, I was only a few feet away from Dave at all times, and probably no more than 15 away from the love of my life. Brandon kept moving around(HE GOT ON AN AMP NEAR ME), so taking pictures was pretty impossible, but yay for Dave as he kept relatively still throughout the show. I got some when he had his foot on an amp, too. At one point, Dave licked hs guitar...And, Ronnie stood up from his drumset for no real reason, and Brandon said "We call him Ronnie the Unstoppable Vannucci jr!" which fits very nicely for him! Okay, but the best part of the show...Dave smiled at me. Seriously. He looked at me about three times during the show, but I found it hard to stare back because I was so nervous...But, he totally smiled at me during Jenny Was A Friend of Mine! I don't know why. Maybe because I'm young, because I smiled at him, or because I was being a freak and singing along way too dramatically to the chorus. He nearly laughed when it happened, and I definitely did. For whatever reason, Dave Keuning acknowledged my existance; And it was amazing.

After all of that, the roadies threw some flowers...I didn't catch one, but(Like last time) someone ended up giving me a nice little flower anyway. So, we went out, got a drink, and I looked through the horrible-quality photos my mom had taken, and thought about it all. My dad picked us up, and we drove back to the hotel. Todayw as spent driving through Connecticut, through Wethersfield, and abck home. And here I am now.

The concert was amazing. Way better than Boston, to say the least. I can't wait to August. It's gonna rock.

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