Formed in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 2002, word soon spread further a field about The Killers.

The American rock band originated in 2001 when lead singer Brandon Flowers was dumped by his first band synthpop trio 'Blush Response' as he refused to move to Los Angeles. After being inspired to start a rock band after seeing Oasis perform live, Flowers responded to a newspaper ad posted by guitarist Dave Keuning and the pair started writing songs, including early versions of 'Mr Brightside, and touring Las Vegas.