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Live from the Royal Albert Hall

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Released
  
9 November 2009

Live from the Royal Albert Hall (2009)
  
(Red) Christmas (2011)

Release date
  
3 November 2009

Nominations
  
NME Award for Best DVD

Length
  
78:18

Artist
  
The Killers

Label
  
Island Records

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Recorded
  
5–6 July 2009, Royal Albert Hall

Genres
  
Indie rock, Alternative rock, New wave, Post-punk revival

Similar
  
The Killers albums, Alternative rock albums

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Live from the Royal Albert Hall is a live album and DVD by American rock band The Killers. It was released on November 10, 2009 in the UK, Canada and the US. The album is pulled from two nights the band performed at the Royal Albert Hall in July 2009, and also includes footage from festival dates the band headlined during the middle months of 2009. A CD of live material accompanies the DVD as part of the package. The artwork resembles the artwork for the band's third studio album, Day & Age, and was designed by artist Paul Normansell.

Contents

Brandon Flowers said the decision to film the band's first live DVD at the Royal Albert Hall was because "London’s always been very good to us. They opened their arms to us before anybody else did. And Royal Albert Hall is a very iconic and special place. I grew up watching Morrissey videos that he had filmed there. So it was really exciting to be a part of it."

Live from the Royal Albert Hall was nominated for Best DVD at the 2010 NME Awards.

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Track listings

  • The DVD also includes behind-the-scenes footage, including interviews with crew and fans.
  • Although it was not announced by the band, they also released a Blu-ray version of the concert, although this does not include the live CD.

    • Limited Edition formats

    The Killers announced that they will be offering exclusive Limited Edition packages for the album.

    Collector's Package
  • The album in DVD/CD or Blu-ray
  • Poster promoting the original concerts
  • Poster of the band and cover art
  • 12" picture discs of "Human" and "Spaceman"
  • 7" white vinyl of "Human"
  • LP version of Day & Age
  • iPod friendly "When You Were Young" video
    • Fan Package
  • The album in DVD/CD or Blu-ray
  • Poster promoting the original concerts
  • iPod friendly "When You Were Young" video

    • Formats

  • Keep case
  • DVD-sized digipak
  • CD-sized digipak

    • Critical

    Critical response to Live from the Royal Albert Hall was positive. Starpulse said the release was "quite possibly the best live album and video since Elvis and his 'Aloha From Hawaii' some 36 years ago. It's nothing less than rock and roll at its greatest," and gave it five stars out of five. Rolling Stone gave it four-out-of-five stars and claimed "Brandon Flowers doesn't sing: he testifies." Entertainment Weekly put the DVD on its "Must List", remarking "When Brandon Flowers et al. explode into closing number "When You Were Young," and the fans start to sing (and then jump) along, it's a wonder those 138-year-old walls stay standing."

    Commercial

    Live from the Royal Albert Hall was the 4th best selling music DVD in the UK in 2009, selling 84,000 copies in the UK in the 7 weeks following release, and has gone on to sell over 505,000 units worldwide to date.

    Songs

    1Enterlude
    2Human
    3This Is Your Life

    References

    Live from the Royal Albert Hall Wikipedia
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