Talk:The Killers

Removal of instruments on first paragraph?
Is anyone against removing 'bass' for Brandon Flowers and 'rhythm guitar' for Mark Stroemer? The only time I can think of where they play those instruments is on For Reasons Unknown and I'm pretty sure one song doesn't do it. It should stay in the Band members, but it should probably gon when listed in the first paragraph.

Also maybe none of my business but couldn't this talkpage do with some cleanup? Solitude6nv5 (talk) 19:49, 5 October 2018 (UTC)

Tours
Links to tours redirect back to the main article. On looking into the links they have all been redirected from established and detailed articles on the tours because they are lacking sources. There's a fair deal of useful information that could be saved if people were interested in digging up some reliable sources that talk about those tours:


 * Battle Born World Tour
 * Day & Age World Tour
 * Sam's Town Tour

Here's one of the tour articles that wasn't redirected, with some indication of what sources to look for: Wonderful Wonderful World Tour. SilkTork (talk) 09:04, 29 November 2019 (UTC)


 * I have added cites to and restored Battle Born World Tour. SilkTork (talk) 16:40, 29 November 2019 (UTC)

Outdated reference for Rolling Stone's review of Sam's Town
The reference should link to an archived version of the review, such as this.

(I would have edited the article but it seems to be protected)

--HansGipfel (talk) 13:59, 20 August 2020 (UTC)

Spelling Correction needed...
Band touring musician Jake Blanton's name is spelled wrong in the current photo caption (where it says Jake "Stanton"). When the article is no longer locked, would someone please fix it? Thank you!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.39.154.38 (talk • contribs)
 * ✅. Thanks for the note. Binksternet (talk) 15:20, 27 September 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 3 August 2022
Tori Allen is a current touring musician (backup singer) for The Killers. Please add her under the heading "Touring musicians - Current touring musicians". She joined the Killers on their Imploding the Mirage tour in March 2022. In addition to providing backup vocals for the band, she also plays violin and acoustic guitar. Benjaminray~enwiki (talk) 16:28, 3 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 16:35, 3 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm new to this, so please forgive me if I'm not doing this correctly.
 * Tori's instagram includes an announcement, followed by countless photos & videos of her on stage and backstage with The Killers.
 * Also, she can be clearly seen singing providing backup vocals and playing guitar/violin for The Kilers in videos of their performances so far in 2022.
 * Tori's Instagram announcement: https://www.instagram.com/p/CbOSgVeOanv/?utm_medium=copy_link&hl=en
 * Recent videos of her performing with The Killers (she is on the far right):
 * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds07rO8zNBQ&t=5898s&ab_channel=GerardLogan
 * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au5zlSs9Vno&ab_channel=DeniseAlbino
 * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDifY_61z4g&ab_channel=tkillersmusic Benjaminray~enwiki (talk) 05:38, 5 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Adding links to moments in video where she can be seeing playing instruments.
 * Violin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds07rO8zNBQ&t=3491s
 * Guitar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds07rO8zNBQ&t=1493s Benjaminray~enwiki (talk) 05:45, 5 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the template. -  FlightTime  ( open channel ) 05:20, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
 * And another video of Tori Allen playing violin with The Killers on tour in which Brandon Flowers himself says (at the end of the video) "Tori Allen on the fiddle, everybody!" Benjaminray~enwiki (talk) 04:00, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * https://www.instagram.com/p/CihfYkOLJFB/ Benjaminray~enwiki (talk) 04:01, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 12 October 2022
They changed background singers over the years since 2019, Danielle Withers was replaced by Melissa McMillan, Vanessa Bryan only joined for a short time as a fourth background singer in that year around June to September 2019. By mid-2021, Amanda was replaced by Kristen Rodgers, and lastly in 2022, Kristen was replaced by Tori Allen who also played acoustic guitar and violin. And Danielle didn’t play guitar or violin, it was Tori who did. 2601:40D:4280:EFD0:21CB:F377:7C9B:F075 (talk) 20:11, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. ◢  Ganbaruby!   (talk) 21:37, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 10 September 2023
I’m confused. Where’s the evidence that Mark Stoermer left The Killers? If Mark left, it’s most likely The Killers or even Mark made a statement about it, but putting Mark in the past members section without a link providing evidence of Mark’s departure seems completely pointless. 2601:40D:4280:EFD0:81F8:38CF:7EA8:EA1C (talk) 03:23, 10 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: the article notes when Stoemer left the band (I fixed the grammar in that particular paragraph as well). See The Killers. -- Pinchme123 (talk) 04:03, 10 September 2023 (UTC)
 * The source in the article contradicts the liner notes of the band's last 3 albums, which all list Flowers, Keuning, Stoermer and Vannucci as members. It was also added by a known sockpuppeteer with a fixation on imagined musical trios and a history of grasping at straws. Any claims they make about who is and is not a member of any band needs serious scrutiny. -- I need a name (talk) 15:25, 10 September 2023 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 18 September 2023
Edits needed under the touring members section of the page.

Tori Allen left the band in 2022. Melissa Mcmillan left the band in 2023.

New live backing vocalists are Nicky Egan and Miranda Joan, both joined in 2023. 2A02:C7D:936:4B00:4FE4:479C:B1C2:CCD (talk) 14:48, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me! 00:09, 21 September 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request - misspelling
hello, Under History > 2001–2003: Origins and formation, the second sentence of the second paragraph uses "predominately," which should be "predominantly." thanks! JLD17 (talk) 16:19, 30 June 2024 (UTC)