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This led to a mammoth run of sold-out shows on their second world tour, including Australia and New Zealand in 2015. Filled with engaging hooks, dark lyricism and industrial undertones – see third single ‘Shots’ – Smoke + Mirrors became their first #1 on the US Billboard 200. Imagine Dragons continued their milestone-laden run with 2015’s largely self-produced sophomore record, Smoke + Mirrors. Night Visions marked the first of several career highlights for Imagine Dragons, the album reaching #4 on the ARIA Album Chart and becoming Spotify’s most-streamed album, thanks to smash hits including the diamond-selling ‘ Radioactive‘ – which took out ‘Best Rock Performance’ at the 2014 Grammys. It would see them embark on their first world tour, which turned into an extensive five-year run. Frontman Reynolds even used the event to show his support for LGBTQ youth.Ĭurrently on the Evolve World Tour, the quartet intitally built their grassroots following via an independently released string of EPs, before breaking out globally with multi-platinum debut album Night Visions back in 2012. Just recently Imagine Dragons conquered the American Music Awards, performing on stage with Khalid for ‘Young, Dumb and Broke’ and ‘Thunder’ (watch here) and taking out the trophy for ‘Favourite Pop/Rock Group’. ‘There’s a propulsive percussive element to their set that gets the blood pumping.’ – The Sydney Morning Herald ‘Their kinetic energy is intoxicating, and frontman Dan Reynolds has an incredible presence as he hops up and down…’ – The Music ‘ Evolve is an ‘80s flecked, power-rock pumping station’ – NME The band collaborated closely with Swedish producers Mattman & Robin (Pink, Taylor Swift, Jason Derulo) and Joel Little (best known for Lorde’s Pure Heroine) on their latest listen driving the songwriting process was a desire to strip their sound back, culminating into a collection of songs featuring killer guitars, sensitive vocals and above all, unparalleled honesty. In Australia, Evolve debuted at #4 on the ARIA Album Charts, coming in at #3 in New Zealand. What’s more, in 2017 Imagine Dragons were ranked the sixth most streamed band on Spotify worldwide! Released in June 2017, Evolve produced Billboard’s second longest #1 single run in the US chart’s history with ‘Believer’, also providing the band’s fourth Top 10 hit in the majestic, beat-heavy ‘Thunder’. Las Vegas rockers Imagine Dragons will bring their Evolve World Tour to New Zealand for Frontier Touring in May 2018, for a blazing seven-date run – including their first ever show in Wellington!įormed in 2009, Imagine Dragons – frontman Dan Reynolds, guitarist Wayne Sermon, bassist Ben McKee and drummer Daniel Platzman – have had a massive past 12 months thanks to their third album, Evolve. In 2017 they smashed radio worldwide with huge singles ‘Thunder’, ‘Believe’ and ‘ Whatever It Takes’. They last stormed New Zealand two years ago in support of their chart-topping second album, Smoke + Mirrors.