Brandon Flowers and co surprised Glasto crowds by performing a secret set on the John Peel stage.
The US band first played the John Peel stage in 2004 and headlined the Pyramid Stage in 2007. Walking onto the stage to the famed favourite of late DJ Peel, The Undertones ‘Teenage Kicks,’ lead singer Brandon joked with the crowd saying “They say you play the John Peel Stage twice in your career, once on the way up and once on the way down. It’s good to be back.”
The band surprised fans with a small setlist containing some of their greatest hits, such as ‘Human’, ‘Somebody Told Me’ and their huge hit that shot them to fame in 2004, ‘Mr. Brightside’. They quickly filled out the tent with Glastonbury Festival having to issue a warning that it was at capacity and nobody else would get in.
The John Peel tent is now full to capacity. Please do not head in that direction as you will not get into the venue. Thank you.
— Glastonbury Festival (@GlastoFest) June 25, 2017
You can see the full setlist from The Killers below.
When You Were Young
Somebody Told Me
Spaceman
Human
Smile Like You Mean It
The Man
Glamourous Indie Rock and Roll
Read My Mind
Runaways
All These Things That I’ve Done
Mr. Brightside.
Meanwhile, The Killers are gearing up to release their fifth studio album, Wonderful Wonderful following their 2012 release Battle Born, after recently releasing new single ‘The Man.’ The US rockers are also touring over the summer and autumn. You can see tour dates below.
29/06: Provinssirock Festival, Seinajoki, Finland
01/07: Bravalla Festival, Norrkoping, Sweden
05/07: Exit Festival, Novi Sad, Serbia
07/07: Bilbao BBK Live Festival, Bilbao, Spain
08/07: British Summer Time at Hyde Park, London, England
04/08: Lollapalooza, Chicago IL, USA
6-8/10: Austin City Limits, Austin TX, USA
15/10: Austin City Limits, Austin TX, USA
21/10: Lost Lake Music Festival, Phoenix AZ, USA
29/10: Voodoo Festival, New Orleans LA, USA