The Flamingo Road Tour (commonly acknowledged as the Flamingo Tour ) was the first solo concert tour by American recording artist, Brandon Flowers , who is the lead vocalist for the rock band, The Killers . Visiting North America and Europe, the tour supported his debut album, Flamingo . The tour has received praise from both spectators and critics alike, including being named one of the "Best Shows of the Summer" and "'Must See Fall Tours" by Spin .
8-572: After a European run, Flowers returned to the US in November for a national tour in 2,000-seat theaters. Tickets went on sale during the second week of September. Bless 'em, they are devoted. I see some of the same faces every night. It's great to have the support and I realize that comes out of the love that they had for the Killers [but] I feel embarrassed to do some of the same things, even though it's new for 95% of
16-405: Is the debut solo single from singer-songwriter and frontman of The Killers , Brandon Flowers . Written by Flowers himself, and produced by Brendan O'Brien, it is the first single from his debut solo album, Flamingo . A video for the single was released on July 8, 2010, and features actress Charlize Theron . "Crossfire" first appeared when it was leaked online on June 11, 2010. On June 14, it
24-410: The audience Shortly after announcing his band would take a brief hiatus, Flowers began to record his first solo record. After his first single " Crossfire " gained momentum, Flowers announced a short club tour to help promote his forthcoming album. The tour received high praise from many critics and was expanded into a full length tour into Europe and North America. The namesake of the tour derives from
32-479: The band's comfort zone." Flowers said that it is his son Ammon's favorite song on the album. The music video premiered on July 8, 2010 on Vevo . It was directed by Australian film director Nash Edgerton and stars actress Charlize Theron . The video features various scenes involving Flowers being tied up as a hostage. Theron kills several ninjas before rescuing him each time. The final scene shows Theron putting her arm around Flowers, while driving away with him in
40-627: The iconic Flamingo Road in Flowers hometown of Las Vegas —where he worked as a bellhop at the historic Flamingo Las Vegas . He mentions, "A lot of my life took place on Flamingo [Road]. It's part of Vegas mythology, and now it's part of my own mythology […] That's my 'hood.'" Flower's band, The Killers paid tribute to Las Vegas with their second album, Sam's Town , named for Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall . Leg 1 Source: Leg 2 Main set London (September 2010) Crossfire (Brandon Flowers song) " Crossfire "
48-413: The track, Billboard said "Flowers simply follows the pop direction that his band has taken of late," and that "Flowers may sound a little too eager to assign an epic quality to his first effort as a solo artist, but 'Crossfire' still hints at a promising direction for Flamingo ." USA Today said of the song that "The Killers' frontman kicks off solo debut Flamingo with a soaring pop/rock anthem in
56-505: Was on both the A playlist for BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2. On September 6 "Crossfire" was No. 1 on the NME chart and remained so through September 27 for several weeks. The song received mixed reviews from critics. Rolling Stone gave the song two-and-a-half stars, saying it "sounds like a Killers B side — standard-issue Boss -meets- Bono dance rock , with Flowers serving up so much meteorological-metaphor fury, you'll want to call FEMA." Of
64-718: Was premiered in the UK on the Zane Lowe Show on BBC Radio 1 , where Flowers also gave an interview. A 10-inch picture disc vinyl was released in the US on August 3, 2010, featuring an acoustic version of " On the Floor " titled "On the Floor 2.0" on the B-side. On the week of the August 23 Brandon Flowers was officially the most played artist on the BBC, despite only having one song available for airplay. Crossfire
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