The four Killers – Brandon Flowers on vocals and keyboards, Ronnie Vannucci on drums, Mark Stoermer on bass and Dave Keuning on guitar – have been playing together since fall 2001, and toured extensively in the U.K. last fall and winter.

They’ll land on British shores once again at the end of February as they kick off their tour with Stellastarr*. The U.K. leg runs through March 7, after which they’ll head to South by Southwest in Austin March 19 for two shows in one day.

Immediately following SXSW, The Killers will continue across North America with Stellastarr* through April 30, doing a few scattered shows on their own.

Both bands will appear at the Coachella Festival – The Killers on May 1 and Stellastarr* on the 2nd.

The Killers have brought in some big names for their upcoming full-length, recorded last fall in Southern California. Alan Moulder (U2, Depeche Mode, Smashing Pumpkins) mixed the album and Brian “Big Bass” Gardner (Blink-182, Eminem) is set to master it.