Killers Star Hails U2

16 November 2005
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Killers Star Hails U2

Killers frontman Brandon Flowers has hailed Irish rockers U2 as the "best rock band in the world".

The MR BRIGHTSIDE singer recently fulfilled his lifelong dream and joined frontman Bono onstage during a Las Vegas, Nevada concert to sing his favourite U2 track IN A LITTLE WHILE with his idol, and he insists it was his proudest moment.

He says, "(Bono) is great, we've learned so much.

"I saw them on the Elevation tour when I'd never even played a gig, so it's such a strange thing that has happened to us.

"They're the best band in the world, no doubt about it, and they're the best live band at the moment, and it's an amazing thing.

"We've learned so much from watching all of them. We're just going to be good students."


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17th November 2005 08:00

koali     (63)

I saw him on stage with Bono in Las Vegas. What a moment! If he's a student of Bono and U2, he and his band should go far. I would have liked to see them as the opening act. Such a gracious and talented and unpretentious band to learn from; the exception not the norm out there. Thanx for reporting this.sammi fredenburg

16th November 2005 20:00

THIRTY SOMETHING     (1)

U2 IS THE BEST BAND EVER. I FOUND OUT ABOUT U2 IN THE EARLY 80'S WHILE I WAS IN HIGHSCHOOL. IT'S BEEN ALMOST 20 YEARS AND I STILL LOVE BONO HIS MUSIC AND EVERYTHING HE STANDS FOR. BONO ROCKS! HE DESERVES THE NOBLE PEACE PRIZE. BONO FOR PRESIDENT.

16th November 2005 19:00

Smokey+++++++++...     (312)

Brandon Flowers is right about Bono and U2 being the biggest and best live band in the world. They have helped a lot of younger bands and I wonder if they sometimes feel like parents to the young bands coming along behind them...

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