The Killers stun fans with 'incredible' moment pausing gig for England's win

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In what many are calling a ‘core reminiscence’, The Killers paused their London gig to play the ultimate moments of England’s sport towards the Netherlands.

Soccer followers had been ecstatic final night time as Ollie Watkins scored the profitable purpose simply earlier than the whistle, making us all consider it might be coming residence.

Followers on the O2 Area on Wednesday night time had been involved concerning the Euros 2024 semi-final conflict however Brandon Flowers and the band didn’t allow them to down.

The whole present was paused and the display lit up with the massive sport, simply in time for everybody to see England triumph and land a spot within the finals.

Confetti burst from the stage and cheers rang out across the enviornment earlier than The Killers launched into Mr Brightside, prompting much more celebration.

Brandon — plus bandmates Dave Keuning, Ronnie Vannucci Jr. and Mark Stoermer — had been praised by gig-goers who declared it ‘peak British tradition’.

The Killers’ clashing with the Euros semi-final turned out to be ‘euphoria’ (Image: Leon Neal/Getty Pictures)

Fans at the O2 arena London celebrate England's Euros semi-final win against Netherlands with The Killers — The second was pure ‘electrical energy’ as followers celebrated collectively (Image: Alex Hickson)

Confetti in O2 arena with football on screen behind stage and thousands of fans watching — Confetti burst out when the whistle was blown and England had gained (Image: DailyMail.com)

‘Tonight we performed for England,’ wrote The Killers after the London gig for his or her Insurgent Diamonds tour, downplaying the epic scenes of sheer delight contained in the music venue.

Video of the second confirmed followers cheering for the soccer after which going completely bonkers when the primary chords of Mr Brightside had been struck.

On X, gig-goers had been praising the second and calling for the UK to ‘undertake’ the Las Vegas-based group.

‘The best factor that’s ever occurred to the Brits tbh,’ wrote Jenn Mckay as person Subsequent To The Aisle shared: ‘Outline Euphoria.’

Emily Walmsley stated: ‘In case you ever get the possibility to look at England advance to the ultimate of the Euros then signal alongside to the UK’s nationwide anthem in an enviornment of 15,000 individuals, I extremely advocate it. Utter perfection from The Killers. 👌🏼’

Ronnie Vannucci Jr. The Killers' drummer wears three lions shirt while band performs — Drummer Ronnie Vannucci Jr. took to the stage in a 3 lions shirt (Image: DailyMail.com)

Fans watch final moments of England Euros semi-final on screen at O2 during The Killers gig — Followers had been monitoring the rating so The Killers determined to indicate the profitable second (Image: Alex Hickson)

‘Presumably essentially the most electrical second of my life,’ shared Martin Kimber. ‘When the Killers livestream the Euros proper earlier than England win and so they hit us with Mr Brightside.’

Mr. Brightside has turn out to be an enormous hit within the UK, usually performed at events and weddings with jokes and memes about its prevalence in British tradition regardless of the band being American.

The music holds two Guinness World File titles, together with the longest keep on UK singles chart by a gaggle at 416 weeks.

In accordance with gig-goer Tim Shipman, frontman Brandon had joked about followers being on their telephones and stated: ‘Is it nonetheless 1-1? That’s tight. Possibly we are able to relieve your nervousness’.

This was round 10 minutes earlier than the whistle, with The Killers taking part in Dustland Fairytale throughout Watkins’ purpose then they switched to the soccer.