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Watch Lucy Dacus bring out Brandon Flowers for Jim Croce’s ‘Time In A Bottle’ at Newport Folk Festival
Lucy Dacus brought Brandon Flowers of The Killers on stage during her set at Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island on Friday 24 July 2026, performing a stripped-back cover of Jim Croce's 1972 ballad "Time In A Bottle". The moment marked a further collaboration between the pair, following Dacus's appearance with The Killers for "Read My Mind" at Osheaga Festival in Montreal last August, and comes as Dacus continues promoting her fourth album "Forever Is A Feeling".
Flowers was one of several surprise guests during Dacus's set, alongside Hayley Williams for "Bullseye" and Madi Diaz for "Heavy Metal"; Dacus had earlier guested during Williams's own set at the festival. "Time In A Bottle" was recorded by Dacus for the expanded edition of "Forever Is A Feeling", released in March 2025. Flowers is preparing his third solo album, "Thrasher", out on 21 August via Island Records, ahead of a UK, Ireland and North American tour later this year.
In short
- Brandon Flowers joined Lucy Dacus for a Jim Croce cover at Newport Folk Festival
- Follows their prior on-stage collaboration with The Killers in Montreal
- Flowers releases new solo album "Thrasher" on 21 August
Explained simply
Lucy Dacus is an American singer-songwriter known for deeply personal songs often told from specific perspectives or narratives. Her work has garnered critical acclaim and a devoted fanbase, and she has become a fixture on the festival circuit, including at prestigious events like Newport Folk Festival.
Jim Croce was an influential folk-pop musician of the 1970s who became known for tender, relatable songs about everyday life and human connection. He died in a plane crash at age 30 in 1973, just months after "Time In A Bottle", released in 1972, had become a major hit. The ballad, about treasuring time with loved ones, remains one of his most beloved and frequently covered works.
Brandon Flowers is the lead singer of the Las Vegas rock band The Killers, one of the biggest rock acts of the past two decades. He also maintains a solo career parallel to his work with the band, and the two artists have previously collaborated on stage.