The Killers Pause London Show to Catch End of European Championship Semi-Finals

The Killers paused their show at the O2 in London on July 10 to stream the last five minutes of the European Championship Semi-Finals for fans, where England was playing against the Netherlands. With a last minute goal, England broke the tie, going up 2-1. The Killers stopped the show and got the game up on the big arena screen.

When the final whistle blew, cementing England in the finals, the band immediately commenced with England’s unofficial national anthem—”Mr. Brightside,” which had newly earned them two Guinness World Records.

Fans took to social media to share the once-in-a-lifetime moment. “Possibly the most electric moment of my life,” wrote Sky reporter Martin Kimber on Twitter/X. “When The Killers livestream the Euros right before England win and they hit us with Mr Brightside.”

Another fan wrote, “If you ever get the chance to watch England advance to the final of the Euros [and] then sign along to the U.K.’s national anthem in an arena of 15,000 people, I highly recommend it. Utter perfection from The Killers.”

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The Killers took to social media as well, posting a series of photos from the epic night. “Tonight, we played for England!” they captioned the post. The photos included one of frontman Brandon Flowers sitting in rapt attention on the edge of the stage while the match played on the big screen.

Before the show, Guinness World Records awarded The Killers with two records for “Mr. Brightside.” One for Most Cumulative Weeks on the U.K. Singles Chart (one song), and the other for Longest Stay on the U.K. Singles Chart by a Group. The song has spent 416 total weeks on the Top 100 U.K. Singles chart, which adds up to almost 8 years.

Additionally, “Mr. Brightside” recently unseated “Wonderwall” as the Biggest Song in the U.K. Never to Reach No. 1 on the charts. In total, it has 5.57 million chart sales, a combination of 1.066 million sales and 530,340,000 streams.

Featured Image via Twitter/The Killers