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A tense and anticipatory silence engulfed the Colosseum at Caesars Palace. It didn’t last long, but an entire universe of waiting seemed to unfold in mere seconds. Then a series of brightly familiar guitar notes twirled up from the stage and hung suspended in the arena like a set of Christmas lights. The lead singer of the Killers, Brandon Flowers, stepped into the light at the front of the stage, wearing a maroon suit and confidently smirking.