Brandon Flowers imagines “what would New Order sound like if they were Johnny Cash” at spellbinding Royal Albert Hall gig

Brandon Flowers brought his solo ‘ Thrasher’ tour to the UK and played an epic show featuring The Killers classics at London’s Royal Albert Hall last night (Thursday October 15).

Check out footage, the setlist and what went down below.

READ MORE: Brandon Flowers – ‘Thrasher’ review: The Killers’ man leaves Vegas for Nashville on personal country hoedown The gig came in celebration of Flowers’ latest solo album, which arrived in August and saw him provide a rare glimpse into his upbringing in Utah, embracing the country music he was raised on.

After kicking off the 20-song setlist with a feel-good rendition of ‘The Red Ground’, Flowers spoke to the audience about why he wanted to capture that particular sound across ‘Thrasher’ and show people an insight into another, lesser-seen chapter of his life.

“For 25 years I’ve been telling people that I’m a rock and roll star from Las Vegas, Nevada.

It’s become the truth.

If you wear the mask long enough, it becomes the face,” he began.

“But when I was eight-years-old, my parents moved us out of Las Vegas and into small-town Utah.

Alfalfa fields, rodeos and dirty Diet Cokes.

“That was 30 years before The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives … Back when I was a kid, ‘Mormon wives’ were just what we called our friends’ moms,” he quipped.

“In the truck that my dad was driving, it was Willie Nelson , Merle Haggard and Waylon Jennings playing, whether you liked it or not.

I spent a long time being embarrassed by that music, but tonight, I’m going to play it to you.” Brandon Flowers at Royal Albert Hall, 2026.

CREDIT: Rob Loud View this post on Instagram He then went on to play ‘Does It Ever Cross Your Mind?’, before playing his 2010 solo track ‘Crossfire’, and sharing how it proves that he has always had an urge within him to embrace his childhood influences.

“People always ask me when I went country, and I always say it was about 16 years before anybody noticed,” he shared.