Imagine Dragons' 'Evolve' Is First Album With 3 Alternative Songs No. If you’ve checked out Imagine Dragons’ electrifying new Evolve World Tour, then you know the most poignant section of the show comes during the mid-performance acoustic set, featuring live cello, an auxiliary stage, and a moving revamp of the Night Visions album cut “Bleeding Out.” In the new, half-time rendition, passion and romantic stakes are finally realized in a song that was always nearly there, and should become a set staple, played just like the above video. See our list of the monster band’s ten greatest songs so far: a mix of singles and killer album tracks that round them out as an outfit that can do plenty more than just write the hits.ġ0. leg and will be trekking around arenas and amphitheaters all summer long.īut for all its grandeur and confetti blasts, Imagine Dragons is often driven by darkness, regret and deep introspection, all of which are present in lyrics of some of its biggest songs - if you stop singing along long enough to actually listen to what you’re saying. The group’s most stadium-ready project to date fuels Imagine Dragons’ latest world tour, which earlier this month kicked off its second U.S. Imagine Dragons definitely takes the upper ranks of the bands who have come through Los Angeles this year.įind Imagine Dragons on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Spotify.Imagine Dragons: Who Wants to Talk About the Biggest Band of 2017? They are a band that has a performance energy that is so infectious that it creates an intimate musical relationship no matter the personal interest in their music. Three years ago, before Imagine Dragons reached large commercial success, they performed at Pepperdine’s own Waves Weekend. The stage screens featured amazing visuals from the artist Tim Cantor, who designed the album cover for “Smoke and Mirrors.” Everyone on the floor of the Forum was ecstatic as Dan came off stage and ran around the venue.Īt the end of the night, after so many powerful executions of their set, they came out for “The Fall” which ended the night in a beautiful storm of confetti that filled the whole room as everyone was in awe of the brilliant show that took place. They mainly played songs from their newest studio album “Smoke and Mirrors” but also some of their great hits from “Night Visions.” Every song featured another surprise for the crowd, with insane laser shows and CO2 cannons. Then their shadows graced the screen for their song “Shots” with the curtain falling with the lead singer excitedly jumping down the catwalk to an amazing array of lights.
The lights went out and a beautiful star projection appeared on the curtain on the stage.
With amazing opening performances by Halsey and Metric, The Forum was finally ready for an electrifying show by Imagine Dragons. In 2012, Imagine Dragons soared through the charts with their debut album “Night Visions” which topped multiple charts as well as their Grammy Award-winning single “Radioactive” that took the number one spot on Billboard charts. Imagine Dragons took the Forum in Los Angeles by storm as part of their “Smoke + Mirrors” tour that has 105 dates in different cities all over the world.