NY Gets Live: The Kills 10th Anniversary Show

The Kills were back at it, visiting Terminal 5 for the fourth time in less than a year. This time it was for a special 10^th anniversary show that brought their freight train of an international tour to an end.

Before the Kills, JEFF the Brotherhood played an opening set. Not only are the brothers becoming a household name on the live music circuit, but are tearing it up with increasing confidence. They played several of their signature songs, including the title track from their fifth studio album “Heavy Days” and the song they recently performed on the Jimmy Fallon Show, “Diamond Way.” The last song they played was their newest single “Whatever I Want” (released by Third Man Records). However, they performed it with a special surprise; Alison from the Kills took over on vocals! At the show, the group was selling a new compilation record Brotherhood of Light, which is a collection of previously released, but out of print odds and ends.

After the packed crowd sang “Happy Birthday” to the Kills, Jamie and Alison took the stage. Through songs old and new, they dominated Terminal 5 with a performance just as epic as their previous ones, but this time with an extra sense of something special. The huge difference was in Alison’s hair. Previously jet-black, it had recently been dyed pink at some point along the tour.

The show was obviously an important one to the group, as they had expressed both online and at the show. The Kills are one of those humble groups that are genuinely grateful of their fans. Alison put together a little booklet of prose and drawings that were handed out to everyone that attended the show. They also had a beautiful tour poster (a Rob Jones print) depicting a black and white birds-eye view of Broadway, with two floating black balloons, giving a nod to their equally as beautiful song “Black Balloon” (which they played). It was an extremely touching moment as Jamie and Alison brought the show to a close with a hug and a bow.