Lucy Dacus introduced out The Killers’ Brandon Flowers for a canopy of Jim Croce’s ‘Time In A Bottle’ throughout her set at Newport Folks Pageant – watch footage beneath.
Dacus performed a solo set on the Rhode Island pageant on Friday (July 24), with Flowers becoming a member of her as the ultimate shock visitor of the set.
Introducing him as “Mr. Killers himself”, Dacus welcomed the frontman to the stage earlier than the pair delivered a stripped-back rendition of the 1972 ballad, which Dacus recorded for the expanded version of her fourth album, ‘Endlessly Is A Feeling‘.
Following the efficiency, Dacus advised the group: “Y’all are going to should pinch me.”
Take a look at footage of the quilt beneath.
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Flowers was considered one of a number of friends to seem throughout Dacus’ Newport set. Hayley Williams joined her for ‘Bullseye’, which options Hozier on the studio model, whereas Madi Diaz appeared for a efficiency of ‘Heavy Steel’.
Dacus had earlier made a visitor look throughout Williams’ personal star-studded set on the pageant, becoming a member of the Paramore singer alongside Jack Antonoff, Jenny Lewis, Remi Wolf, Wednesday’s Karly Hartzman and Pleasure Oladokun.
The collaboration with Flowers got here after Dacus joined The Killers on stage at Osheaga Pageant in Montreal final August for a rendition of ‘Learn My Thoughts’. Dacus later requested followers to share their footage of the efficiency, writing: “I want I had a video of the entire thing, that was among the best moments of my life.”
Boygenius had beforehand coated ‘Learn My Thoughts’ throughout their early stay exhibits, with Dacus, Phoebe Bridgers and Julien Baker releasing a efficiency of the observe in 2018.
Dacus launched ‘Endlessly Is A Feeling’ in March 2025. In a four-star assessment, NME wrote that the report noticed her “dive headlong into love”, including that she had captured “the push, terror and complete give up of giving your self over to a different particular person”.
She shared her first new music of 2026 in April with ‘Planting Tomatoes’, which had initially been launched as an unique seven-inch for Report Retailer Day.
Flowers, in the meantime, is getting ready to launch his third solo album, ‘Thrasher’, on August 21 through Island Information. He has to date previewed the Nashville-recorded mission with the singles ‘Plans’ and ‘Paradise’.
Talking concerning the album, Flowers stated he had “discovered my manner again to my father’s music”, including: “I’m bigger now than I used to be 20 years in the past, and I’ve unlocked a room that feels prefer it’s been ready for me all alongside.”
He’ll assist ‘Thrasher’ with a UK, Eire and North American tour later this 12 months.
