The Killers Pause London Concert to Screen England Soccer Game — and Celebrate Semi-Final Win with 'Mr Brightside'

The rock band launched into their 2000s hit Wednesday night just as the final whistle blew for England’s 2 to 1 victory

Who knew the sound of victory would sync up so well with a hit from The Killers?

On Wednesday evening, July 10, the rock band played London's O2 Arena at the exact same time England's men's soccer team was playing against the Netherlands in the Euro 2024 semifinal.

In honor of the championship game, the rockers paused their concert to screen the final moments of England’s 2 to 1 win on the big screen, per fan-recorded footage. And with impeccable timing, they celebrated the triumph by launching right into their 2000s smash “Mr. Brightside” just as the final whistle blew.

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“Possibly the most electric moment of my life. When the Killers livestream the Euros right before England win and they hit us with Mr Brightside,” one X (formerly Twitter) user captioned a video of the epic moment.

The Killers acknowledged the momentous occasion, too, after their show, sharing a bunch of pictures of them performing and watching the soccer game onstage in an Instagram post. They captioned it, “Tonight we played for England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿!”

The Killers’ latest performance of “Mr. Brightside” comes on the heels of the track’s record-breaking music awards from the Guinness World Records. According to the organization, as of July 4, the hit anthem has achieved the longest stay on the U.K. singles chart by a group and the most cumulative weeks on the U.K. singles chart, with a total of 416 weeks (nearly eight full years!).

Per Billboard, “Mr. Brightside” was first released in 2003 but didn’t debut on the Billboard Hot 100 until it was re-released the following year. It peaked at No. 10 in the summer of 2005 and remained on the chart for 38 weeks. Although the song didn’t blaze to the top of the charts, it clearly remained a crown jewel in the U.K., per its newest iconic titles.

The Killers were presented with their record-holder certificate backstage during their string of London shows this month, during which they told Guinness World Records that they’ll never grow tired of performing their signature song.

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“It’s infectious still to us. I know some people can’t wrap their head around it, but you’ll see the response [when you see it live],” said frontman Brandon Flowers, 43. “It’s tough not to be touched by it or be excited by it, and there’s going to be people tonight who’ve never seen it live; there’ll be some people who’ve seen it 45 times. And we just don’t get tired of it.”

Drummer Ronnie Vannucci Jr., 48, added, “We start it, and then we enjoy the ride, and then one of us has to stop it. It’s one of those kind of songs. It’s a highly reciprocal thing that happens, and we enjoy the ride just as much as they do.”

Later this summer, The Killers will play a string of dates at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace for their first-ever hometown Las Vegas residency to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their hit debut album, Hot Fuss.

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