Tommy Marth


I'm very sad to hear today that Tommy Marth, saxophone player with The Killers, has died aged 33.

Marth played on The Killers' 2006 album Sam's Town and it's 2008 follow-up Day & Age.  He also toured with the band in 2008 and 2009, and features in the live line-up on the Live from the Royal Albert Hall dvd, released in 2009.

The Killers have paid tribute to Marth, writing on Twitter: "Last night we lost our friend Thomas Marth. Our prayers are with his family.  There's a light missing in Las Vegas tonight.  Travel well, Tommy."

This is such devastating news.  Day & Age is my favourite Killers album, mainly because I love how much saxophone is featured on many of the tracks.
The songs on this album are great anyway, but the sax really enhances the production, and also marked a new sound for The Killers.  I was fortunate enough to see many of the live shows from the Day & Age era, and thought Marth was a fantastic addition to the live line-up.

Here is my favourite version of Joyride with Marth on sax, which features on the Live from the Royal Albert Hall dvd.


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  1. LMBTO_Eurovision17 February 2013 at 14:09

    Just thought you should know that your video no longer exists...

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