Began recording fourth studio album

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The band headed back into the studio to record their fourth studio album in 2011, and during the recording they worked with five producers; Steve Lillywhite , Damian Taylor, Brendan O’Brien , Stuart Price and Daniel Lanois . In June 2012, a short trailer was released on the Killers VEVO page, revealing the album’s name Battle Born , named after the flag of Nevada . This was followed by the release of lead single ” Runaways ” in July. That same month, they headlined Saturday night at the inaugural Firefly Music Festival in Dover, Delaware .