Las Vegas’ The Killers Announce Greatest Hits Tour In 2024

Las Vegas rockers, the Killers, are doing a Greatest Hits tour in 2024.

They are celebrating 20 years since the release of their 'Hot Fuss' album. They are also celebrating the  release of their new Greatest Hits compilation, Rebel Diamonds which spans their career. This is the Killers second greatest hits album. Their first was 2013’s Direct Hits. Rebel Diamonds will be released December 8. Here is a trailer for the new album.

According to Pitchfork, the tracks on Rebel Diamonds are chronological. It starts with songs from The Killers 2004 debut album, Hot Fuss. Then tracks from Sam's Town, Day & Age, Battle Born, Wonderful, Wonderful. Then on to tracks from Imploding the Mirage, Pressure Machine, Your Side Of Town, and then a new song by The Killers, called  "Spirit.”

The Killers Greatest Hits Tour starts in the UK on June 14, in Dublin Ireland. The band posted on X (formerly Twitter): "It's only right that we give first dibs to the land that gave us our first big shot at doing what we do!"

The Killers Brandon Flowers, Ronnie Vannucci, Jr, and Mark Stoermer, are all Vegas born and bred. Dave Kuening is an Iowa boy. But we'll forgive him for that. Las Vegas is proud to call The Killers a hometown band.

No US dates have been announced yet for The Killers Greatest Hits tour. But I would be willing to bet that there will be a Las Vegas date or two somewhere along the way. I mean they can't NOT play their hometown, right? And they definitely love Las Vegas.

In the meantime, Brandon Flowers has been busy hopping on stages everywhere to do a song or two with other artists. He joined Eddie Vedder at The Ohana Festival in Dana Point, California in September. They sang Tom Petty's The Waiting. He also surprised Ed Sheeran fans at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, in October. They sang Mr. Brightside, and Castle on the Hill.

Finger crossed for a Las Vegas show from The Killers in 2024. I suggest they at least close their tour here in Las Vegas.

So - are we human, or are we dancer?

There are some very oddly named cities in The United States. Some are hard to spell, some hard to pronounce, and some are both. 

In our state of Nevada, there are some goofy city names. As a native of Nevada, I'm proud to say I've been to, or through, just about all of them. The strangest city names in Nevada are rich in history and our own state's story.

Winnemucca, Nevada. Where we have all spent a week there one night (old joke). The City of Winnemucca says it is "the cross-road linking the northern route on US Highway 95 from Oregon and Idaho to Interstate 80, which spans from East to West across northern Nevada, bridging the gap between central California and Utah."  It's a small town of about 8,500 with all of those things you'd expect from a small town.

We also have Beowawe, Puckerbrush (just outside of Winnemucca), and Adaven. Does that one look familiar? It's Nevada spelled backwards. Many are ghost towns now, but they're still out there.

Wendover (they've heard all the jokes, so don't even try), Weed, Jiggs, Carp, Pahrump and Bunkerville -- all in the great silver state of Nevada.

I have an old high school friend who lives in Jarbidge, Nevada. It's way up at the top of the state of Nevada, if you're looking at a map. Right near Wendover! It was booming at one time -- maybe nearly 1,500 people once settled there because of the mining boom in Nevada in the early 1900's in Nevada, according to the Western Mining History. Now, as of a recent census, Jarbidge boasts about 100 people. But might I add -- it's beautiful!

There are some hilariously named cities in the United States. And I commend those of you in Albuquerque, New Mexico; in Poughkeepsie, New York; and Meeteetse, Wyoming. I commend you for even learning how to spell the city you live in or came from.

But those are the least of it when it comes to oddly named and weirdly spelled cities in the U.S. Here are a few of the strangest city names.

You'll find Zzyzx between Las Vegas and Los Angeles just off off I-15. Nothing much there but a beautiful serene lake and a bit of a creepy abandoned mineral springs area. Some say it's haunted. You'll find some more interesting Zzxyx history in this video. Interesting, and a little creepy.

According to Grays Harbor, hundreds of thousands of tourists drive through Humptulips each year. Humptulips is a Salish word named by the Chehalis Tribe a few thousands years ago. The word and name Humptulips means “Hard to Pole.” This term refers to the difficulty in traveling the river by boat. 

Unless you are from there, go ahead and try to pronounce it. Quonochontaug, pronounced: KWAHN-ah-kahn-tawg. Yeah . . . still can't pronounce it. It means black fish. Which they probably could have named it originally but noooooo. It is known by the locals as "Quonnie." The Providence Journal says it is mainly a second-home, summer town.

Pronounced Tih-WAH-pih-tee. The name might be local slang for an “unkempt, ill-appearing person” or a Shawnee word meaning “place of no return.” It’s probably the latter. According to Toponymatic, the name might be local slang for an “unkempt, ill-appearing person” or a Shawnee word meaning “place of no return.” It’s probably the latter, but I like the first.

According to Bob Vila the town named for William Harrison Boring, a former Union soldier and farmer who settled the area. The locals say it's an exciting place to live. Humor -- I like it!

The Chicago Tribune reported that the city suggested the name Excelsior but were told the name was already taken in Missouri. They tried again and got the same answer. Frustrated, they asked the city to give them a “peculiar” name -- even writing the word "peculiar" in quotation marks. Well guess what? There's your name!

Last but not least -- Three Way! No, not what you think or wish. According to Babbel, Three Way was named after the three way split of the U.S. Route 45. Guys, that should have been your first and only guess on how this city was named.