The Killers the UK they picked up an NME Award for Best International Band. The band was recognized by "Rolling Stone" as the "best-selling new rock band of the past year" in June 2005. Lead singer Brandon Flowers had also gained media attention, being named both Sexiest and Best Dressed Man at the NME Awards, he had also caused controversy due to some outspoken views on other bands. In July 2005, The Killers performed on the London stage of the Live 8 concert, playing "All These Things That I've Done". Robbie Williams incorporated the song's refrain "I've got soul but I'm not
The Killers closing Top of the Mountain concert in Ischgl, Austria on April 30, 2011. They headlined Hard Rock Calling for the second time in Hyde Park, London on June 24, 2011. The Killers were also the inaugural headliner of the new Orlando Calling Festival in Orlando, Florida on November 12, 2011. In April 2012, Tommy Marth, who had played saxophone on the band's "Sam's Town" and "Day & Age" albums, toured with the band during their Day & Age World Tour and can be seen performing with the band on the "Live From The Royal Albert Hall" DVD, was found dead