The Killers closed out a major chapter in their amazing career Wednesday night at KeyArena.

"This is the last time in America for 'Hot Fuss,' but we will be back," lead singer-keyboardist Brandon Flowers told the big, dance-mad crowd.

"Hot Fuss," the Las Vegas band's only album, was released in June 2004 and the Killers had been touring behind it ever since. The KeyArena concert was the sixth time the tour had played Seattle, after shows at Neumo's, The Crocodile Cafe, Bumbershoot, Deck the Hall Ball and the Moore Theatre.

All that touring paid off, with the Killers becoming the best-selling new rock band of the past year.

And why not? The stylish Killers, with Flowers the most foppish, are lots of fun, with clever, funny, uplifting songs, most fueled by irresistible dance-floor rhythms.

The concert was all about fun and music. The production was simple, with a mostly bare stage, a shiny metallic backdrop, no video screens and no special effects.

Fans crowded the stage, but most everybody, even those in the seats, found room to move. There was even some moshing, which seemed out of place because the music was so candy-colored and nonaggressive.

The crowd was into it from the first notes, the distinctive popping bass lines that open "Jenny Was A Friend of Mine," also the first cut on "Hot Fuss." The set included all 11 songs on the album, plus a couple that will probably be included on the upcoming CD — "Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll" and "Under the Gun" — as well as a cover of David Bowie's "Moonage Daydream."

"Somebody Told Me," the band's biggest hit, ignited the most dancing. "Mr. Brightside," another hit, elicited screams. The crowd joined in singing the "hey shut up" line from "Andy, You're A Star."

But Flowers killed the excitement usually generated by the last, pre-encore song by announcing that he and the band were going to leave the stage, change clothes and come back with a "surprise." The band went off to scant applause and the surprise turned out to be that three of them played keyboards during "Everything Will Be Alright." So the closing segment was flat, compared to the rest of the show.

British Sea Power, the five-member band that opened, begged comparisons to U2, with a chiming, ringing sound, passionate songs and tight musicianship. Like the Killers, it came across as a band with a bright future.

Patrick MacDonald: 206-464-2312