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American rock band The Killers paused their performance, on Wednesday, July 10, while performing at O2 Arena London, to watch the Euros semi-finals with the crowd. The musicians witnessed England win the match against the Netherlands. As soon as the victory happened, the band began playing Mr. Brightside to celebrate the win.
The band posted on their Instagram profile, with a caption that read:
"Tonight we played for England!"
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The act didn't go unnoticed by the fans who took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to express their opinions.
One fan wrote,
"It was such a thoughtful, generous and humble act from The Killers last night! To make such a special moment for us all! Thank you!! You blew our socks off!! #TheKillers #MrBrightside."
Many others also commented expressing their joy at the gesture.
"Speechless. Coolest thing ever. The Killers played unofficial English anthem," wrote another fan.
"I was there. This was very classy. Well done," said one user.
"THE KILLERS WITH THE COOLEST SOCCER WATCH PARTY EVER... MR BRIGHTSIDE," expressed a fan on X.
Several fans shared videos of the concert, when the incident took place. One fan shared a video and wrote,
"Loved every minute."
"What a night- what a band, what a showman. Io there as the best night of my life," added another fan.
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The Killers performed ten songs, soon after which they decided to pause the concert for the Euros semi-finals. The band had their first performance in the O2 Arena on July 8, and the concert was rated four stars by NME. Thomas Smith, who gave the review on behalf of the outlet, stated that the band succeeded in maintaining a balance between the hit tracks and others during the show.
Everybody cheered in the last night's show along with the band members, as soon as England won the match and reached the finals against Spain, which will be held on Sunday, July 14, 2024. Journalist and author Tim Shipman took to X and expressed his feelings on the rock band members pausing their concert till the match ended.
Shipman wrote in the tweet,
"I’ve been to some pretty cool gigs in my time and I had mixed feelings when I realised my birthday present was the Killers at the O2 tonight clashing with the semi-final."
The July 10 show of the band was their fifth out of the six shows that they were scheduled to do in the UK. The next concert of the band is scheduled for Saturday in Madrid, Spain.
The rock band was, however, not the only one to pause a show in the middle for the Euros. Last Saturday, James Corden delayed his play in order to witness the penalty shootout between Switzerland and England.
