The band's response was praised by the San Francisco Fire Department The Killers ’ headline set at Outside Lands Festival was briefly paused following a medical emergency over the weekend. Halfway through the Las Vegas band’s set on Friday (August 9), the music was cut as frontman Brandon Flowers was performing ‘Caution’. He noticed bright lights towards the back of the crowd, and addressed staff on site while on stage, saying: “Sorry, security, check it out.

There are people back there, there’s something going down.” His actions were later praised by the San Francisco Fire Department, who confirmed (via SFGATE ) that there had been a medical emergency in the crowd. The Killers closing out day 1 of Outside Lands Music Festival at the main stage pic.

twitter.com/gTDgUMfEPa — Jia (@flyingfox22) August 10, 2024 Outside Lands additional photos 1 🇺🇸 📸 Chris Phelps pic.twitter.

com/QGluYmleUL — The Killers Japan (@TheKillersJPN) August 10, 2024 “By stopping the music and letting the crowd know, letting the medical people do their stuff, it’s a benefit to the person experiencing the medical emergency and in some cases it can help save a life,” said spokesperson Jonathan Baxter. After the brief pause, the band returned to their set and picked up with an interlude of ‘Runaway Horses’ before picking up where they left off. ‘Somebody Told Me’ ‘Spaceman’ ‘Jenny Was a Friend of Mine’ ‘Smile Like You Mean It’ ‘Shot at the Night’ ‘boy.