The Killers announce new album, tour dates after being 'faced with silence' from pandemic

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — The Killers announced their new album "Pressure Machine" and unveiled their North American tour dates Monday.

The band's seventh studio album will be released on August 13. "Pressure Machine" is inspired by memories and the people of Nephi, Utah - the hometown of frontman Brandon Flowers. He says the shutdowns and silence of the COVID-19 pandemic served as a reminder of the small, no-traffic light town he spent years growing up in as a child.

“Everything came to this grinding halt,” Brandon Flowers says. “And it was the first time in a long time for me that I was faced with silence. And out of that silence, this record began to bloom, full of songs that would have otherwise been too quiet and drowned out by the noise of typical Killers records.”

The coronavirus pandemic slowed the momentum of The Killers' critically-acclaimed 2020 album "Imploding the Mirage" and stalled their world tour. Weaved with commentary from current Nephi locals, the new character-study driven album is expected to show the rock band's most musical restraint yet while painting a picture of the tight-knit community.

“We were discussing [Brandon] moving to Nephi as a kid and being stuck in the middle of nowhere,” says the band’s drummer Ronnie Vannucci Jr. “And during Covid-19, it started to feel like we were all in the middle of nowhere.” Concurs Flowers, “I discovered this grief that I hadn’t dealt with,” he says, “many memories of my time in Nephi are tender. But the ones tied to fear or great sadness were emotionally charged. I’ve got more understanding now than when we started the band, and hopefully I was able to do justice to these stories and these lives in this little town that I grew up in.”

To celebrate "Pressure Machine" and "Imploding the Mirage," The Killers will hit the road for a North American tour next year. Featuring both fan favorites and new songs, the tour will stop at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on September 17, 2022. Tickets are slated to go on sale Friday, July 23.

Tour dates:

• 19-Aug-22 - Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena
• 20-Aug-22 - Seattle, WA - Climate Pledge Arena
• 21-Aug-22 - Portland, OR - Moda Center
• 23-Aug-22 - San Francisco, CA - Chase Center
• 24-Aug-22 - San Diego, CA -Pechanga Arena
• 26-Aug-22 - Las Vegas, NV - T-Mobile Arena
• 27-Aug-22 - Los Angeles, CA - Banc of California Stadium
• 30-Aug-22 - Salt Lake City, UT - Vivint Arena
• 31-Aug-22 - Denver, CO - Ball Arena
• 8-Sep-22 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
• 9-Sep-22 - Austin, TX - Moody Center
• 10-Sep-22 - Fort Worth, TX - Dickies Arena
• 13-Sep-22 - Miami, FL - FTX Arena
• 14-Sep-22 - Orlando, FL - Amway Center
• 16-Sep-22 - Atlanta, GA - State Farm Arena
• 17-Sep-22 - Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena
• 18-Sep-22 - St. Louis, MO - Chaifetz Arena
• 20-Sep-22 - St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
• 21-Sep-22 - Chicago, IL - United Center
• 23-Sep-22 - Toronto, ON - Scotiabank Arena
• 24-Sep-22 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
• 25-Sep-22 - Verona, NY - Turning Stone Event Center
• 29-Sep-22 - Washington, DC - Capital One Arena
• 30-Sep-22 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
• 1-Oct-22 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
• 3-Oct-22 - Boston, MA - TD Garden
• 4-Oct-22 - University Park, PA - Bryce Jordan Center
• 6-Oct-22 - Pittsburgh, PA - Petersen Events Center
• 7-Oct-22 - Cleveland, OH - Wolstein Center
• 8-Oct-22 - Detroit, MI - Little Caesars Arena