The Trafford Centre’s summer of sport is set to kick off from June 27, with a free fan zone to watch Wimbledon, Tour De France and the Athletics World Championships on a giant screen.
12.06.2022 - 14:05 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Half way through a blistering set by The Killers at the packed Emirates Old Trafford it abruptly stopped. Vocalist Brandon Flowers was anxious that someone had fallen in the bobbing sea of bodies in front of him at the eagerly anticipated show.
A white-haired pensioner was pulled clear. Flowers asked the audience whether he should really be crowd surfing at his age, before dropping into the pit to check on his welfare and putting his arm around him to rapturous applause.
Back on stage the singer told us: "I said Billy what ya doin'?," Then in a decent stab at a Manc/Northern accent he told us the elderly fella's brilliantly forthright reply.
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"He told me 'I'm enjoyin' me self", said Brandon to the delight of the audience. And so too did the 60,000 others packing in to the Emirates Old Trafford cricket ground on a huge night for the city.
Rather fittingly, the song that was halted for said reveller? The Killers' tribute to their own Manc heroes - Joy Division's Shadowplay.
But from the very first thunderclap of Ronnie Vannucci's drums and a volley of confetti, the stadium erupted as one to the band's epic declaration of Las Vegas swagger as they exploded the show open with My Own Soul's Warning.
Flowers, in shiny slick suit and stacked Chelsea boots bestrode the stage like a casino croupier on speed as he connected again with Manchester. The band first visited the city in 2003 and "we were good and we knew it - thank God you agreed with us" said Flowers.
The mutual respect was crystal clear as they claimed the space they were born to occupy - the big stadium. With colossal power they unleashed a string of epic
The Trafford Centre’s summer of sport is set to kick off from June 27, with a free fan zone to watch Wimbledon, Tour De France and the Athletics World Championships on a giant screen.
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Killers concert has said he wouldn’t mind doing it all over again. Doug James, from Sale, Greater Manchester, travelled further than he thought he would in the arms of his fellow revellers at the Old Trafford cricket ground gig on Saturday. Wearing a red fleece and jeans, Doug managed to temporarily halt the gig when he fell over the barrier and hit his head.
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The Killers paused their Manchester gig last night (June 11) for Brandon Flowers to check on an elderly crowdsurfer.The band were continuing their 2022 UK and Ireland stadium tour at the Emirates Old Trafford.During the gig, Flowers spotted an elderly crowd member being taken over the barrier, and paused the show in order to check on the fan.After putting his arm round the fan, Flowers told the crowd: “I said Billy what ya doin’?”Per the frontman, the pensioner replied: “He told me ‘I’m enjoyin’ me self’.”A post shared by Brandon Flowers fan page (@lordbrandonflowers)Billy the crowd surfer at The Killers tonight in Manchester
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