Brandon Flowers Brings His Son Onstage for an Oasis Classic

Brandon Flowers turned a tour stop in Salt Lake City into a family performance when his 15-year-old son, Henry, joined him for a cover of Oasis’ “Don’t Look Back in Anger.” The appearance took place September 11 at Red Butte Garden, where the teenager accompanied his father on acoustic guitar.

Flowers introduced Henry by telling the crowd that his son loves Oasis, then invited him onto the stage for one of the British band’s most enduring songs. The arrangement was direct and uncluttered, allowing the shared performance to become the evening’s emotional centerpiece rather than an elaborate surprise cameo.

A family moment inside a solo tour

The concert came during Flowers’ North American run behind “THRASHER,” his new country-and-western-influenced solo album. The Utah show included eight songs from the record, among them “The Red Ground,” “Plans,” “Paradise” and “Tiger’s Blood.” It also reached back to his earlier solo work with tracks such as “Crossfire,” “Only the Young” and “Can’t Deny My Love.”

The Oasis cover sat between those solo selections and songs from The Killers’ catalog. Flowers performed “Mr. Brightside,” “In the Car Outside” and “Read My Mind,” giving the 20-song set a clear bridge between his current album, his past solo records and the band that made him famous.

Henry’s appearance added another layer to that career-spanning structure. The moment was not presented as a formal debut or a new collaboration. It was a teenager playing a song he loves beside his father, with a familiar chorus giving the audience an immediate way into the exchange.

Flowers keeps the road moving

“THRASHER” is Flowers’ first solo album since 2015’s “The Desired Effect.” Its supporting tour continues through North America before scheduled dates in the United Kingdom and Ireland, including a London performance at Royal Albert Hall in October.

The Salt Lake City set also arrived on the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, and NME described the concert as marking that anniversary. Within that setting, “Don’t Look Back in Anger” carried a reflective weight beyond its place in the set list.

For fans, however, the defining image was simpler: Flowers at the microphone and Henry on guitar, sharing an Oasis song before the tour moved on to its next city. It was a brief family scene inside a full production, and precisely because it was understated, it became the performance people carried away from the night.