Live from the Royal Albert Hall
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.[8] 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.[8][9] A CD of live material accompanies the DVD as part of the package.[8] The artwork resembles the artwork for the band's third studio album, Day & Age, and was designed by artist Paul Normansell.[10]
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| Released | 9 November 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 5–6 July 2009 | |||
| Venue | Royal Albert Hall | |||
| Genre | Indie rock[1] | |||
| Length | 78:18 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
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| Video by | |
| Released | November 9, 2009 |
| Recorded | 5–6 July 2009: Royal Albert Hall |
| Genre | Alternative rock, post-punk revival, new wave |
| Length | 2:40:00 |
| Label | Island |
| Director | Dick Carruthers |
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [2] |
| Starpulse | [3] |
| IGN | [4] |
| Rolling Stone | [5] |
| Contact Music | (Very Favourable)[6] |
| The A.V. Club | (Favourable) [7] |
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."[11]
Live from the Royal Albert Hall was nominated for Best DVD at the 2010 NME Awards.[12]
Release history
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | November 3, 2009 | Island | iTunes | |
| United Kingdom | November 9, 2009 | Mercury | DVD/CD | |
| United States | November 10, 2009 | Island | DVD/CD | B0013632-50 (6 02527 17740 3) |
| Blu-ray | B0013634-59[13] |
Track listings
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Enterlude" | Brandon Flowers | Sam's Town | |
| 2. | "Human" | Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer, Ronnie Vannucci | Day & Age | |
| 3. | "This Is Your Life" | Flowers, Keuning, Stoermer, Vannucci | Day & Age | |
| 4. | "Somebody Told Me" | Flowers, Keuning, Stoermer, Vannucci | Hot Fuss | |
| 5. | "For Reasons Unknown" (extended) | Flowers | Sam's Town | |
| 6. | "The World We Live In" | Flowers, Keuning, Stoermer, Vannucci | Day & Age | |
| 7. | "Joy Ride" | Flowers, Keuning, Stoermer, Vannucci | Day & Age | |
| 8. | "I Can't Stay" (plus piano reprise) | Flowers, Keuning, Stoermer, Vannucci | Day & Age | |
| 9. | "Bling (Confession of a King)" (extended) | Flowers, Stoermer | Sam's Town | |
| 10. | "Shadowplay" (Joy Division cover) | Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Bernard Sumner | Sawdust | |
| 11. | "Smile Like You Mean It" | Flowers, Stoermer | Hot Fuss | |
| 12. | "Losing Touch" | Flowers, Keuning, Stoermer, Vannucci | Day & Age | |
| 13. | "Spaceman" (extended) | Flowers, Keuning, Stoermer, Vannucci | Day & Age | |
| 14. | "A Dustland Fairytale" (plus reprise) | Flowers, Keuning, Stoermer, Vannucci | Day & Age | |
| 15. | "Sam's Town" (acoustic) | Flowers | Sawdust | |
| 16. | "Read My Mind" | Flowers, Keuning, Stoermer | Sam's Town | |
| 17. | "Mr. Brightside" | Flowers, Keuning | Hot Fuss | |
| 18. | "All These Things That I've Done" | Flowers | Hot Fuss | |
| 19. | "Sweet Talk" | Flowers, Keuning, Stoermer, Vannucci | Sawdust | |
| 20. | "This River Is Wild" | Flowers, Stoermer | Sam's Town | |
| 21. | "Bones" | Flowers, Stoermer, Vannucci | Sam's Town | |
| 22. | "Jenny Was a Friend of Mine" | Flowers, Stoermer | Hot Fuss | |
| 23. | "When You Were Young" | Flowers, Keuning, Stoermer, Vannucci | Sam's Town | |
| 24. | "Exitlude" | Flowers | Sam's Town | |
| 25. | "Tranquilize" (Bonus Footage Live from Oxegen Festival 2009) | Flowers, Keuning, Stoermer, Vannucci | Sawdust | |
| 26. | "Human" (Bonus Footage Live from Hyde Park, London) | Flowers, Keuning, Stoermer, Vannucci | Day & Age | |
| 27. | "Mr. Brightside" (Bonus Footage Live from Hyde Park, London) | Flowers, Keuning | Hot Fuss | |
| 28. | "Smile Like You Mean It (50/50)" (Bonus Footage Live from V Festival 2009) | Flowers, Stoermer | Hot Fuss | |
| 29. | "When You Were Young" (Bonus Footage Live from V Festival 2009) | Flowers, Keuning, Stoermer, Vannucci | Sam's Town |
- 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.[14]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Human" | Flowers, Keuning, Stoermer, Vannucci | 5:29 |
| 2. | "This Is Your Life" | Flowers, Keuning, Stoermer, Vannucci | 3:38 |
| 3. | "Somebody Told Me" | Flowers, Keuning, Stoermer, Vannucci | 3:21 |
| 4. | "The World We Live In" | Flowers, Keuning, Stoermer, Vannucci | 4:24 |
| 5. | "I Can't Stay" (plus piano reprise) | Flowers, Keuning, Stoermer, Vannucci | 4:51 |
| 6. | "Bling (Confession of a King)" (extended) | Flowers, Stoermer | 6:28 |
| 7. | "Shadowplay" (Joy Division cover) | Curtis, Hook, Morris, Sumner | 4:04 |
| 8. | "Smile Like You Mean It" | Flowers, Stoermer | 4:18 |
| 9. | "Losing Touch" | Flowers, Keuning, Stoermer, Vannucci | 4:10 |
| 10. | "Spaceman" (extended) | Flowers, Keuning, Stoermer, Vannucci | 5:24 |
| 11. | "A Dustland Fairytale" (plus reprise) | Flowers, Keuning, Stoermer, Vannucci | 4:57 |
| 12. | "Sam's Town" (piano version) | Flowers | 4:03 |
| 13. | "Read My Mind" | Flowers, Keuning, Stoermer | 4:22 |
| 14. | "Mr. Brightside" | Flowers, Keuning | 3:53 |
| 15. | "All These Things That I've Done" | Flowers | 5:55 |
| 16. | "Jenny Was a Friend of Mine" | Flowers, Stoermer | 4:27 |
| 17. | "When You Were Young" | Flowers, Keuning, Stoermer, Vannucci | 4:43 |
| Total length: | 78:18 | ||
Limited Edition formats
The Killers announced that they will be offering exclusive Limited Edition packages for the album.[15]
- 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
Reception
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."[16] 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."[17]
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,[18] and has gone on to sell over 505,000 units worldwide to date.
Album chart performance
| Chart | Peak position |
Certification | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch Album Chart[19] | 35 | 10.000+ | |
| Mexico Albums Chart[19] | 5 | Gold | 35.000+ |
| German Album Chart[20] | 60 | ||
| Spanish Album Chart[21] | 42 | 10.000+ | |
DVD chart performance
| Chart | Peak position |
Certification | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil - ABPD[22] | 7 | Gold | 25.000+ |
| UK Music DVD Chart[23] | 2 | 2x Platinum | 100.000+ |
| UK DVD Chart[24] | 12 | ^ | ^ |
| Irish Music DVD Chart[25] | 1 | Platinum | 10.000+ |
| Australian ARIA Music DVD Chart[26] | 5 | Platinum | 15.000+ |
| US Music DVD Chart[27][28] | 1 | Platinum | 150.000+ |
| Year end charts (2009) | Position |
|---|---|
| UK Music DVD Chart of 2009[29] | 4 |
| Australia ARIA Music DVD Chart of 2009[30] | 49 |
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