debut solo album

Flowers’ debut solo album, Flamingo , was released in September 2010 and charted in the top ten albums in ten countries, including the UK where it charted at number one. The album drew heavy influence from Flowers’ hometown of Las Vegas, Nevada, and earned Flowers a Q Award nomination for Best Male Artist (2010). The first single from Flamingo , ” Crossfire “, was released on June 21. It became Flowers’ first top ten single in the UK as a solo artist and was certified silver by the BPI . The video for “Crossfire” featured actress Charlize Theron and was nominated for Best Video at the NME Awards . Flamingo was Flowers’ fourth consecutive studio album to reach no. 1 on the UK charts, including work by the Killers, who subsequently earned another four consecutive UK No. 1’s. Prior to the release of Flamingo , Flowers debuted his solo act at the Shimmer Showroom in Las Vegas on August 15, 2010, being named by Spin as one of the “15 Best Shows of the Summer”. Following the release of the album, Flowers embarked on the Flamingo Road Tour in small theaters across the United States, being described by Spin as one of the “25 Best Fall Tours”/”Must-See Fall Tours”.