WE hope you enjoy your stay. That was the message The Killers gave to thousands of fans packed into the Manchester Arena on Saturday night.

And enjoy their stay they did - with chaos erupting as the band burst on stage with Sam's Town, the title track from their acclaimed second album.

Fans jumped over barriers, stood on each others' shoulders and screamed with joy at being part of The Killers action.

Bones came next and was greeted with rapturous applause, but the crowd reserved their wildest response for when the band performed songs from their first album, Hot Fuss.

Fans were left gasping for air after dancing and jumping their way through Somebody Told Me, Jenny Was a Friend of Mine and Glamorous Indie Rock and Roll.

By this stage, lead singer Brandon Flowers was building up the crowd to near boiling point.

The roof almost lifted when the first chords of their "anthem" song Mr Brightside were played and die-hard fans screamed every word.

Yet with a large proportion of their performance being devoted to Hot Fuss, it was easy to forget that this was a Sam's Town tour.

After all, Sam's Town is fun - with songs When We Were young, Reasons Unknown and their forthcoming release Read My Mind going down a treat.

The Killers did not need fancy tricks. No-one went flying through the air, no-one revolved out into the middle of the stage, there were no burlesque dancers or a thousand costume changes. The Killers simply came on and performed.

They didn't need to do anything more to make them the undisputed kings of Indie-rock.

The band has received criticism for their reluctance to join in the media scrum that a band of their status is expected to be embroiled in.

Seeing them in person, you can understand why. They are four normal guys, admittedly with two recent Brits under their belts, who love to perform.

Mr Flowers even cracked a smile as the crowd fell to their knees when he bowed out to the chant of "I've got soul but I'm not a soldier" from All the Things That I've Done.

They've definitely got soul and they look set to soldier on into the record books as one of the greatest rock bands of our time. They came, they entertained and they left hoping we enjoyed our stay.