The Desired Effect Tour

The Desired Effect Tour is the 2015 solo concert tour by American recording artist, Brandon Flowers, who is also the lead vocalist for the rock band, The Killers. Visiting North America and Europe, the tour supported his second album, The Desired Effect. The tour received praise from both spectators and critics alike, including a five star review by MTV.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

The Desired Effect Tour

Tour by Brandon Flowers
Promotional poster for the tour
Associated album	The Desired Effect
Start date	March 12, 2015 (2015-03-12)
End date	October 2, 2015 (2015-10-02)
No. of shows	44 in North America 14 in Europe 58 Total
Brandon Flowers concert chronology
Flamingo Road Tour (2010) The Desired Effect Tour (2015)

Background

Flowers debuted lead single "Can't Deny My Love" from The Desired Effect in Guadalajara, Mexico on March 12, 2015.^[7] Two nights later he performed for Vive Latino 2015, live streamed across Mexico. Flowers had originally intended to first reveal the song in his hometown of Las Vegas but was forced to postpone the show.

Opening acts

• Joywave (Europe I)^[8]
• Donald Cumming (North America I)
• Rey Pila (North America II & III)
• Joe Pug (Europe)

Tour personnel

As of the second leg of his U.S. Tour, starting July 27, 2015 in Pittsburgh Pa, tour personnel was:

• Guitar: Benji Lysaght
• Bass/Guitar/Keyboards/Vocals: Jake Blanton
• Guitar/Keyboards: Joel Stein
• Drums: Darren Beckett
• Vocals: Danielle Withers
• Vocals: Erica Canales
• Saxophone: Matt Berman
• Trumpet: Joseph Badaczewski
• Lighting Design and operation by Steven Douglas

Setlist

Additional notes

• During the concerts at the O2 Academy Brixton in London, England, Flowers performed "Don't Get Me Wrong" by The Pretenders and "Between Me and You" alongside Chrissie Hynde.^[9]
• During the concert at the Manchester Academy in Manchester, England, Flowers performed "Bizarre Love Triangle" by New Order alongside Bernard Sumner.^[10]
• During a Huey Lewis and the News concert at the Borgata Hotel in Atlantic City, Flowers performed "Do You Believe in Love" alongside Huey Lewis and the News.^[11]
• During the concert at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh, Scotland, Flowers performed a special rendition of "Only The Young" on the organ that is located within the venue.^[12]
• During the concert at House of Blues in Boston, Massachusetts, Flowers performed "Heart of Gold" by Buster Poindexter with Donald Cumming.^[13]
• During the concert at The Wiltern, Los Angeles, Flowers performed "Rent" by Pet Shop Boys and "Human" by The Killers with Neil Tennant.^[14]
• 6 shows (Charlotte, Raleigh, Norfolk, Atlanta, Orlando, and Miami) of the second North American leg were canceled due what was described at the time as unforeseen circumstances.^[15] Flowers later revealed during press tour for Wonderful Wonderful (The Killers album) that he rushed home to be with his wife who was experiencing suicidal thoughts.^[16]

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America I^[17]^[18]
March 12, 2015	Guadalajara	Mexico	Teatro Estudio Cavaret
March 14, 2015	Mexico City		Vive Latino 2015
March 21, 2015	Las Vegas	United States	The Bunkhouse Saloon
March 24, 2015	New York City		Webster Hall
April 14, 2015	West Hollywood		Troubadour
April 16, 2015	San Francisco		Rickshaw Stop
April 21, 2015	New York City		Tribeca Film Festival (Sinatra at 100)
Europe I^[19]
May 19, 2015	Dublin	Ireland	Olympia Theatre
May 21, 2015	London	England	O2 Academy Brixton
May 22, 2015 ^[A]
May 24, 2015	Manchester		Manchester Academy
May 25, 2015	Edinburgh	Scotland	Usher Hall
May 26, 2015	Leeds	England	O2 Academy Leeds
May 28, 2015	Birmingham		O2 Academy Birmingham
May 29, 2015	Paris	France	Le Trianon Hall
May 31, 2015	Berlin	Germany	Huxleys Neue Welt
June 1, 2015	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Paradiso
June 2, 2015	Brussels	Belgium	Ancienne Belgique
June 3, 2015	Cologne	Germany	E-Werk
June 5, 2015	Milan	Italy	Fabrique
June 7, 2015	Stockholm	Sweden	Debaser Medis
North America II^[20]
June 15, 2015	Chicago	United States	Wrigley Field Captain Morgan Club
July 25, 2015	Detroit		Mo Pop Festival
July 26, 2015	Oro-Medonte	Canada	WayHome Music & Arts Festival
July 27, 2015	Pittsburgh	United States	Mr. Smalls Theatre
July 29, 2015	Washington, D.C.		Echostage
July 30, 2015	Philadelphia		Electric Factory
July 31, 2015	Cleveland		House of Blues
August 3, 2015	Boston
August 4, 2015	New York City		Terminal 5
August 7, 2015	Squamish	Canada	Squamish Valley Music Festival
August 9, 2015	Milwaukee	United States	The Rave / Eagles Club
August 10, 2015	Columbus		Newport Music Hall
August 11, 2015	Richmond		The National
August 13, 2015	Charlotte (canceled)^[21]		The Fillmore Charlotte
August 14, 2015	Raleigh (canceled)^[22]		The Ritz
August 15, 2015	Norfolk (canceled)^[23]		NorVa
August 17, 2015	Atlanta (canceled)^[24]		The Tabernacle
August 18, 2015	Orlando (canceled)^[25]		Beacham Theatre
August 19, 2015	Miami Beach (canceled)^[26]		The Fillmore Miami Beach
North America III
August 29, 2015	Monterrey	Mexico	Hellow Festival
September 2, 2015	Oakland	United States	Fox Oakland Theatre
September 3, 2015	Portland		Roseland Theater
September 5, 2015	Edmonton	Canada	Sonic Boom Alternative Music Festival
September 6, 2015	Calgary		X-Fest Alternative Music Festival
September 7, 2015	Seattle	United States	Bumbershoot Festival
September 10, 2015	Minneapolis		First Avenue
September 11, 2015	Chicago		Riviera Theatre
September 12, 2015	St. Louis		LouFest
September 13, 2015
September 24, 2015	Phoenix		Crescent Ballroom
September 24, 2015	Tempe		Summer Ends Music Festival
September 25, 2015	Las Vegas		Life Is Beautiful Festival
September 27, 2015
September 26, 2015	Los Angeles		The Wiltern
September 28, 2015	Salt Lake City		The Complex
September 30, 2015	Albuquerque		Sunshine Theater
October 1, 2015	El Paso		Tricky Falls
October 2, 2015	Austin		Austin City Limits Music Festival

Additionally, Brandon Flowers performed at the Royal Variety Performance at Royal Albert Hall on November 13, 2015^[27] and at Lollapalooza Argentina & Chile on March 19 and 20, 2016, respectively.^[28]

References

1. "Brandon Flowers Kills It At London's Brixton Academy, While Joywave Provide The 'Somebody New' – MTV UK".
2. Keyes, J. Edward (5 August 2015). "Brandon Flowers Preaches the Pulp Novel Gospel at Terminal 5".
3. "Brandon Flowers Debuts Triumphant New Songs at NYC Show". Rolling Stone.
4. "Brandon Flowers, Brixton Academy, review: 'first class talent with second-tier status'".
5. L'Astorina, Filippo; Editor, the. "Brandon Flowers at Brixton Academy – Live review". {{cite web}}: |last2= has generic name (help)
6. Dispatch, Curtis Schieber, For The Columbus. "Concert review – Brandon Flowers: Singer's talent shines despite power-outage delay".
7. soups (24 March 2015). "Brandon Flowers estrena el primer sencillo y da más detalles de su nuevo trabajo solista".
8. Rosario, Adam. "Support for Brandon Flowers announced for UK & IRL Dates – Gigwise".
9. "Watch Chrissie Hynde and Brandon Flowers Perform Together". Rolling Stone.
10. "Watch Brandon Flowers, Bernard Sumner Play New Order Classic". Rolling Stone.
11. "Brandon Flowers Sang 'Do You Believe In Love' With Huey Lewis & The News". 20 June 2015.
12. White, Claire. "Brandon Flowers gig has 'Desired Effect' at Usher Hall".
13. "Brandon Flowers and The Virgins' Donald Cumming cover David Johansen's 'Heart of Gold' live – NME". NME. 4 August 2015.
14. Sergio Gonzalez (26 September 2015). "Brandon's Flowers and Neil Tennant of The Pet Shop Boys - Rent Live Los Angeles Wiltern 9/26/2015" – via YouTube.
15. "Brandon Flowers cancels six US tour dates". NME.
16. "The Killers' Brandon Flowers cancelled his solo tour due to wife's suicidal thoughts".
17. Ross, Jennifer (2010-08-04). "Brandon Flowers Announces Tour Dates". Paste Magazine. Paste Media Group. Retrieved 2010-12-10.
18. "Tour Dates: Past". Brandon Flowers' Official Website. Universal Music Group. Retrieved 2010-12-10.
19. "Brandon Flowers announces UK tour, and will air new solo single tonight (March 23) – NME". NME. 23 March 2015.
20. . Archived from the original on 2015-05-04. Retrieved 2015-06-30.
21. "Brandon Flowers cancels six US tour dates". NME.
22. "Brandon Flowers cancels six US tour dates". NME.
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26. "Brandon Flowers cancels six US tour dates". NME.
27. "Royal Variety Charity / Royal Variety Tickets".
28. "Lollapalooza – Chile e Argentina terão Brandon Flowers no lugar de Snoop Dogg".

External links

• Brandon Flowers' official website