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The band returned to the stage in 2011 when they headlined the new International Lollapalooza Festival in Santiago, Chile on April 2, 2011.[37] They also performed at the season closing Top of the Mountain concert in Ischgl, Austria on April 30, 2011.[38] They headlined for the second time Hard Rock Calling in Hyde Park, London on June 24, 2011.[39] The Killers were the inaugural headliner of the new Orlando Calling Festival in Orlando, FL on November 12, 2011.[40]
The band began work on their fourth studio album[41] in May 2011 at their Las Vegas studio.[42] After a year of recording the Killers revealed in May 2012 that their fourth studio album will be titled Battle Born.[43] During recording, the band worked with producers Steve Lillywhite, Damian Taylor, Brendan O'Brien, Stuart Price and Daniel Lanois.[43] The album was mixed by Alan Moulder, who also worked on the band's first two albums,[44] and was released on September 18, 2012 (released on September 14, 2012 in New Zealand and Australia). In April 2012, saxophonist Tommy Marth committed suicide. Marth had contributed to Sam's Town and Day & Age, as well as touring with the band.[45]
In June 2012, The Killers released a trailer for their new album Battle Born.[46] The first single from the album was "Runaways". It was voted the Best Song of Summer 2012 by Rolling Stone Magazine readers. The album had the third highest opening week in the UK for 2012 albums and became the band's fourth No. 1 album in the UK (Brandon Flowers' fifth). It was voted the #2 album of 2012 by Rolling Stone Magazine readers, with single "Miss Atomic Bomb" voted the 'Best Song of 2012' in the accompanying poll.[47]
The Killers headlined several festivals in North America and Europe in summer 2012, including the UK's V Festival and Sziget Festival in Hungary.[48] The band will be headlining the 2013 Big Day Out music festival in Australia.[49]
On June 22 2013, the band are set to perform at the 90,000 capacity Wembley Stadium as one of the final concerts of the Battle Born World Tour; it will be their biggest show to date.
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