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The Killers make a swift shift to join ‘One World: Together at Home’

Updated April 18, 2020 - 4:34 pm

The Killers are moving their Instagram Live Q&A back a few days.

Fans will understand the reason.

The Vegas-based rock band is took part in the Global Citizen “One World: Together at Home” live stream. The network version of the event (without the Killers) is set to air at 8 p.m. Saturday on ABC, CBS, NBC. The show braodcast throughout the afternoon on several major streaming services, and the Killers appeared on that version of the concert.

The band announced the swift shift in plans on its Twitter page Friday afternoon:

“Breaking News! We’ve been invited to perform in the One World: #TogetherAtHome broadcast. We accepted and it will conflict with our planned Instagram Live Q&A, so would you mind if we moved the Live Q&A to next Friday at 12 PST? We knew you’d understand. You guys are the best.”

Founding band members Brandon Flowers and Ronnie Vannucci Jr. are hosting that IG Live chat, which streams on the @TheKillers Instagram page.

The appeared on “Together at Home” Saturday between noon-1 p.m. and 2-3 p.m. Pacific time.

“Together at Home” will be co-hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, Steven Colbert and Jimmy Fallon. Lady Gaga is the “curator” who has lassoed many of the superstars. Ex-Caesars Palace headliner Celine Dion was announced in the latest field of stars appearing in the special, which is generating support for the World Health Organization .

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