The Killers and Filmmaker Werner Herzog Announced as the Next Pairing for “American Express Unstaged”

  The Killers and Filmmaker Werner Herzog Announced as the Next Pairing for
  “American Express Unstaged”

 September 18^th Live Stream Show Available Globally as a Live VEVO Event on
                                   YouTube

Business Wire

NEW YORK -- August 30, 2012

Today, American Express, in partnership with VEVO and YouTube, announced that
The Killers and director Werner Herzog have been selected as the latest
pairing in its popular live + digital music series, “American Express
Unstaged.” The Killers’ exclusive performance will be live streamed from the
Paradise Theater in the Bronx, New York at 7:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT on Tuesday,
September 18^th at www.youtube.com/TheKillersVEVO and www.amexunstaged.com.
Fans can also watch the live event on YouTube’s mobile website, VEVO’s free
apps for iPhone^®, iPad^® and Android, and VEVO’s Xbox Live app. The global
event coincides with the debut of The Killers’ highly anticipated album,
BATTLE BORN (Island Def Jam), set for release on September 18^th in the U.S.
Presale tickets for American Express Cardmembers to the September 18^th
performance sold out in a matter of hours. General public tickets will be
available beginning Friday, August 31^st at 12pm ET.

Award-winning director Werner Herzog (Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New
Orleans, Encounters at the End of the World, Fitzcarraldo, and Aguirre, The
Wrath of God), known for pushing cinematic boundaries, was brought together
with The Killers by American Express to capture the performance with a
visually stunning home viewing experience. “We're so honored to work with
Werner Herzog," said Killers front man Brandon Flowers. "He's made some
legendary films and we can't believe we got him to do this.”

Brought to life by American Express, in partnership with online music leaders
VEVO and YouTube, the creative and dynamic pairing of The Killers with Werner
Herzog will be the 11^th installment of “American Express Unstaged,” building
on previous duos such as Kenny Chesney and Jonathan Demme, Usher and Hamish
Hamilton, Jack White and Gary Oldman, and many more. The Killers’ “American
Express Unstaged” performance. For more information about American Express and
music, please visit http://www.americanexpress.com/entertainment.

About The Killers and their Upcoming Album BATTLE BORN

The Killers are a Las Vegas-based four-piece who formed in 2003, featuring the
talents of singer/keyboardist Brandon Flowers, drummer Ronnie Vanucci,
guitarist Dave Keuning and bassist Mark Stoermer. The band has received
countless accolades for their artistic achievement, including multiple Grammy
nominations, American Music Award nominations, MTV Video Music Awards, NME
Awards and more. Their first album, Hot Fuss, was released in 2004 to
worldwide acclaim. The album contained the singles “Mr. Brightside” and
“Somebody Told Me,” in addition to the anthemic song “All These Things That
I’ve Done,” which has since been referenced by the likes of U2 and Coldplay.
The band toured for two years straight behind Hot Fuss, playing more than
four-hundred shows, and eventually returned to Vegas to begin to work on the
follow-up album with legendary producers Alan Moulder and Flood. The result, a
love letter of sorts to their hometown entitled Sam’s Town, was released in
2006 and spent forty-two weeks on the Billboard Top 200. The Killers have
appeared three times on Saturday Night Live, in addition to performances on
The Tonight Show, The Late Show with David Letterman and more. A b-sides
collection entitled Sawdust was released in 2007. The Killers have sold over
fourteen million albums worldwide; their third studio album, Day & Age, was
released to widespread critical praise in 2008. The following tour saw the
band headlining two of America’s most prestigious festivals, Lollapalooza and
Coachella, as well as selling out Madison Square Garden for the third time.
The Killers will release their newest album, Battle Born, in September 2012.
One of the most anticipated records of the year, Battle Born is an album that,
like its namesake and the band that created it, does not back down from its
own strengths.

About “American Express Unstaged”

The Killers’ September performance represents the 11th installment within the
innovative live stream music series “American Express Unstaged,” which
launched in the summer of 2010 in partnership with VEVO and YouTube. Bringing
the in-concert and at-home viewing experiences to new heights, “American
Express Unstaged” showcases some of the music industry’s most breakthrough
artists playing at landmark venues across the country, while tapping some of
today’s most influential filmmakers to direct the live streams and using
digital and social media to connect the online audience to the live shows in
unexpected ways.

About American Express

American Express is a global services company, providing customers with access
to products, insights and experiences that enrich lives and help build
business success. Learn more at americanexpress.com and connect with us on
facebook.com/americanexpress, foursquare.com/americanexpress,
linkedin.com/companies/american-express, twitter.com/americanexpress, and
youtube.com/americanexpress.

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cards, travel services, gift cards, prepaid cards, merchant services, business
travel, and corporate card.

About VEVO

VEVO is the world’s leading all-premium music video and entertainment platform
with offices in New York, London, Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit and San
Francisco. VEVO is available in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom,
Australia, Brazil and New Zealand through VEVO.com, the mobile web, Mobile and
Tablet Apps (iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows Phone 7, BlackBerry Playbook),
Connected Television (Xbox, Boxee) and user embeddable video players. VEVO
powers music videos on artist pages across Facebook, as well as syndicates to
dozens of online sites, including AOL, BET, CBS Interactive Music Group
(including Last.fm and MP3.com), Fuse.tv, Univision, Viacom Media Networks and
Yahoo! Music. Additionally, through a special partnership with YouTube, VEVO
is accessible in over 200 markets, expanding the platform’s reach around the
globe.

About YouTube

YouTube is the world's most popular online video community allowing millions
of people to discover, watch and share originally-created videos. Our mission
is for YOU to discover and shape the world through video. YouTube provides a
forum for people to connect, inform and inspire others across the globe and
acts as a distribution platform for original content creators and advertisers
large and small. YouTube, LLC is based in San Bruno, CA and is a subsidiary of
Google Inc.

Contact:

PMK-BNC
Heter Myers, 212-373-6111
heter.myers@pmkbnc.com
or
American Express
Caitlin Lowie, 212-640-2921
caitlin.m.lowie@aexp.com