{"id":2009322,"date":"2026-06-24T18:27:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T15:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2009322"},"modified":"2026-06-24T18:27:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T15:27:09","slug":"brandon-flowers-announces-2026-uk-ireland-and-north-american-solo-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2009322","title":{"rendered":"Brandon Flowers announces 2026 UK, Ireland and North American solo tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/killers_reading_2023_2.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Brandon Flowers announces 2026 UK, Ireland and North American solo tour<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The Killers frontman&#8217;s new solo album &#8216;Thrasher&#8217; is out on August 21<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Max Pilley<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-06-24T19:27:09+01:00\">24th June 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/killers_reading_2023_2-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"The Killers at Reading 2023. Credit: Chris Phelps\" title=\"The Killers at Reading 2023. Credit: Chris Phelps\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">The Killers at Reading 2023. Credit: Chris Phelps<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Brandon Flowers\u00a0has announced a headline tour of the UK,\u00a0Ireland\u00a0and North America in support of his upcoming solo album \u2018Thrasher\u2019.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1060\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><b>The Killers on the cover: \u201cThere are a lot of young people unsure of their place in this world\u201d<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Killers\u00a0frontman\u00a0will hit the road this autumn for a run of shows across North America, the UK and Ireland, with the UK leg including a night at London\u2019s Royal Albert Hall on October 15.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The dates follow the announcement of \u2018Thrasher\u2019, Flowers\u2019 third solo album and first since 2015\u2019s \u2018The Desired Effect\u2019, which is set for release on August 21 via Island Records\u00a0\u2013 pre-order it\u00a0here.<\/p>\n<p>The album\u2019s first single, \u2018Plans\u2019,\u00a0is scheduled to\u00a0arrive this Friday (June 26).<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for the UK and Ireland dates go on general sale on Friday July 3 at 10am\u00a0here. Fans who pre-order the album will also be able to access a presale from Wednesday July 1 at 10am.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZ-XdYQpDT9\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>North American pre-sale begins at 10am on Thursday (June 25), while the general sale is at the same time on Friday (June 26)\u00a0here.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Royal Albert Hall show will mark Flowers\u2019 first full performance at the venue since The Killers\u2019 2009 shows there, which were later released as the live album and concert film \u2018Live\u00a0From\u00a0The\u00a0Royal Albert Hall\u2019.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Brandon Flowers will play:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>SEPTEMBER\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n1 \u2013 Phoenix, AZ, The Van Buren<br \/>\n4 \u2013 Los Angeles, CA, The Ford<br \/>\n5 \u2013 Oakland, CA, Fox Theater<br \/>\n7 \u2013 Portland, OR, Roseland Theater<br \/>\n8 \u2013 Vancouver, BC, Vogue Theatre<br \/>\n9 \u2013 Seattle, WA, The Showbox<br \/>\n11 \u2013 Salt Lake City, UT, Red Butte Garden<br \/>\n12 \u2013 Denver, CO, Ogden Theatre<br \/>\n15 \u2013 St. Paul, MN, Palace Theatre<br \/>\n16 \u2013 Chicago, IL, Riviera Theatre<br \/>\n18 \u2013 Brooklyn, NY, Brooklyn Paramount<br \/>\n20 \u2013 Washington, DC, 9:30 Club<br \/>\n21 \u2013 Philadelphia, PA, Franklin Music Hall<br \/>\n23 \u2013 Boston, MA, Roadrunner<br \/>\n24 \u2013 Toronto, ON, History<\/p>\n<p><strong>OCTOBER\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n2 \u2013 Austin, TX, Zilker Park<br \/>\n6 \u2013 Las Vegas, NV, Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas<br \/>\n14 \u2013 Bournemouth, O2 Academy<br \/>\n15 \u2013 London, Royal Albert Hall<br \/>\n17 \u2013 Bristol, Beacon<br \/>\n18 \u2013 Nottingham, Rock City<br \/>\n20 \u2013 Manchester, O2 Apollo<br \/>\n21 \u2013 York, Barbican<br \/>\n23 \u2013 Glasgow, O2 Academy<br \/>\n24 \u2013 Birmingham, O2 Academy<br \/>\n27 \u2013 Dublin, Olympia<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Thrasher\u2019\u00a0features\u00a0a number of\u00a0renowned Nashville players, including David Rawlings on guitar, pedal steel player Bruce\u00a0Bouton\u00a0and Charlie McCoy, the 85-year-old harmonica player whose work appears on several of\u00a0Bob Dylan\u2019s classic Nashville records.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Killers\u2019\u00a0frontman\u00a0spoke to\u00a0<i>NME<\/i>\u00a0about plans for a new solo album last year, when at the 2025 Ivor Novellos and presented with the Special International Award by\u00a0Bruce Springsteen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI made two South West\u00a0records, if\u00a0you want to know the truth. One is a romantic\u00a0South West\u00a0record, and the other is a narrative\u00a0South West\u00a0record which picks up where [The Killers\u2019 2021 album] \u2018Pressure Machine\u2019 left off,\u201d he shared, before adding that Springsteen was a source of inspiration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe gave me the permission to write about things that I actually know about and experiences that I\u2019ve actually witnessed, that I\u2019ve lived,\u201d Flowers added. \u201cThere\u2019s something powerful about that. When people hear it, it doesn\u2019t matter where they are, they get it and they pick up the heart and the soul from it. Those are the things that I\u2019m able to tap into.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Flowers added: \u201cI\u2019m thrilled about both of them, and they\u2019ll both come out before the next Killers record \u2013 but I\u2019m thrilled about the next Killers record.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Killers last\u00a0released an album with 2021\u2019s \u2018Pressure Machine\u2019, followed by the greatest hits collection \u2018Rebel Diamonds\u2019 in 2023.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Brandon Flowers<\/li>\n<li>Indie<\/li>\n<li>Live Music News<\/li>\n<li>The Killers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<div 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<\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Brandon Flowers\u00a0has announced a headline tour of the UK,\u00a0Ireland\u00a0and North America in support of his upcoming solo album \u2018Thrasher\u2019.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1060\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><b>The Killers on the cover: \u201cThere are a lot of young people unsure of their place in this world\u201d<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Killers\u00a0frontman\u00a0will hit the road this autumn for a run of shows across North America, the UK and Ireland, with the UK leg including a night at London\u2019s Royal Albert Hall on October 15.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The dates follow the announcement of \u2018Thrasher\u2019, Flowers\u2019 third solo album and first since 2015\u2019s \u2018The Desired Effect\u2019, which is set for release on August 21 via Island Records\u00a0\u2013 pre-order it\u00a0here.<\/p>\n<p>The album\u2019s first single, \u2018Plans\u2019,\u00a0is scheduled to\u00a0arrive this Friday (June 26).<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for the UK and Ireland dates go on general sale on Friday July 3 at 10am\u00a0here. Fans who pre-order the album will also be able to access a presale from Wednesday July 1 at 10am.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZ-XdYQpDT9\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>North American pre-sale begins at 10am on Thursday (June 25), while the general sale is at the same time on Friday (June 26)\u00a0here.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Royal Albert Hall show will mark Flowers\u2019 first full performance at the venue since The Killers\u2019 2009 shows there, which were later released as the live album and concert film \u2018Live\u00a0From\u00a0The\u00a0Royal Albert Hall\u2019.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Brandon Flowers will play:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>SEPTEMBER\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n1 \u2013 Phoenix, AZ, The Van Buren<br \/>\n4 \u2013 Los Angeles, CA, The Ford<br \/>\n5 \u2013 Oakland, CA, Fox Theater<br \/>\n7 \u2013 Portland, OR, Roseland Theater<br \/>\n8 \u2013 Vancouver, BC, Vogue Theatre<br \/>\n9 \u2013 Seattle, WA, The Showbox<br \/>\n11 \u2013 Salt Lake City, UT, Red Butte Garden<br \/>\n12 \u2013 Denver, CO, Ogden Theatre<br \/>\n15 \u2013 St. Paul, MN, Palace Theatre<br \/>\n16 \u2013 Chicago, IL, Riviera Theatre<br \/>\n18 \u2013 Brooklyn, NY, Brooklyn Paramount<br \/>\n20 \u2013 Washington, DC, 9:30 Club<br \/>\n21 \u2013 Philadelphia, PA, Franklin Music Hall<br \/>\n23 \u2013 Boston, MA, Roadrunner<br \/>\n24 \u2013 Toronto, ON, History<\/p>\n<p><strong>OCTOBER\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n2 \u2013 Austin, TX, Zilker Park<br \/>\n6 \u2013 Las Vegas, NV, Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas<br \/>\n14 \u2013 Bournemouth, O2 Academy<br \/>\n15 \u2013 London, Royal Albert Hall<br \/>\n17 \u2013 Bristol, Beacon<br \/>\n18 \u2013 Nottingham, Rock City<br \/>\n20 \u2013 Manchester, O2 Apollo<br \/>\n21 \u2013 York, Barbican<br \/>\n23 \u2013 Glasgow, O2 Academy<br \/>\n24 \u2013 Birmingham, O2 Academy<br \/>\n27 \u2013 Dublin, Olympia<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Thrasher\u2019\u00a0features\u00a0a number of\u00a0renowned Nashville players, including David Rawlings on guitar, pedal steel player Bruce\u00a0Bouton\u00a0and Charlie McCoy, the 85-year-old harmonica player whose work appears on several of\u00a0Bob Dylan\u2019s classic Nashville records.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Killers\u2019\u00a0frontman\u00a0spoke to\u00a0<i>NME<\/i>\u00a0about plans for a new solo album last year, when at the 2025 Ivor Novellos and presented with the Special International Award by\u00a0Bruce Springsteen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI made two South West\u00a0records, if\u00a0you want to know the truth. One is a romantic\u00a0South West\u00a0record, and the other is a narrative\u00a0South West\u00a0record which picks up where [The Killers\u2019 2021 album] \u2018Pressure Machine\u2019 left off,\u201d he shared, before adding that Springsteen was a source of inspiration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe gave me the permission to write about things that I actually know about and experiences that I\u2019ve actually witnessed, that I\u2019ve lived,\u201d Flowers added. \u201cThere\u2019s something powerful about that. When people hear it, it doesn\u2019t matter where they are, they get it and they pick up the heart and the soul from it. Those are the things that I\u2019m able to tap into.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Flowers added: \u201cI\u2019m thrilled about both of them, and they\u2019ll both come out before the next Killers record \u2013 but I\u2019m thrilled about the next Killers record.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Killers last\u00a0released an album with 2021\u2019s \u2018Pressure Machine\u2019, followed by the greatest hits collection \u2018Rebel Diamonds\u2019 in 2023.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/brandon-flowers-announces-2026-uk-ireland-and-north-american-solo-tour-3953048&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/killers_reading_2023_2.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Brandon Flowers announces 2026 UK, Ireland and North American solo tour The Killers frontman&#8217;s new solo album &#8216;Thrasher&#8217; is out on August 21 By Max Pilley 24th June 2026 The Killers at Reading 2023. 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