In June 2009, at Pinkpop's 40th anniversary, American rock band The Killers from Las Vegas—whose album Day & Age (2008), with its synth bursts and nostalgic post-punk, including "Human," peaked their fame—headlined the festival's third day in Landgraaf, Netherlands, an event born in 1970 as Woodstock's echo emphasizing rock revival. Their hour-long set, brimming with glamorous riffs and Brandon Flowers' charisma, embodied their European tour climax, blending glam-rock with indie drive to evoke festival catharsis under summer sun.