Imagine Dragons

Imagine Dragons
Imagine Dragons
	Imagine Dragons at the Roadhouse nightclub in London on 7 June 2017
Background information
Origin	Las Vegas, Nevada
Genres	Pop rock, electropop, pop, arena rock, alternative rock, indie rock, alternative metal, noise rock;
Years active	2008–present
Labels	Kidinakorner; Interscope;
Associated acts	Egyptian
Website	imaginedragonsmusic.com
Members	Dan Reynolds; Wayne Sermon; Ben McKee;
Past members	Andrew Beck; Aurora Florence; Dave Lemke; Andrew Tolman; Brittany Tolman; Theresa Flaminio; Daniel Platzman;

Imagine Dragons is an American pop rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada in 2008. The band was formed by lead singer Dan Reynolds and drummer Andrew Tolman. The current lineup for the band is Reynolds, guitarist Wayne Sermon, and bassist Ben McKee. The band is very successful, selling over 74 million albums worldwide.^[1]

Career

The band was formed in 2008 under the name Imagine Dragons by Brigham Youth University students Dan Reynolds and Andrew Tolman.^[2] The band has said that the meaning of their name is an anagram. However, the meaning is unknown to anybody outside of members of the band.^[3] Andrew Beck, Dave Lemke, and Aurora Florence would later join the band shortly after it was formed.

The band released their first studio album Night Visions on September 4, 2012. The album was successful and would debut at #2 on the Billboard 200, selling 83,000 album-equivalent units. It became the highest debut rock album to chart since 2006.^[4] The album featured the singles "It's Time", "Radioactive", "Hear Me", "Demons", and "On Top of the World"

The band's single "Radioactive" would be nominated for Record of the Year and would win Best Rock Performance at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards on January 26, 2014.^[5]

Band members

Current

Dan Reynolds – lead vocals, guitars, piano, keyboards, percussion (2008–present), drums (studio; 2023–present)
Wayne Sermon – guitars, backing vocals, mandolin, synthesizers, violin (2009–present)
Ben McKee – bass, keyboards, backing vocals (2009–present)

Former

Andrew Tolman – drums, percussion, backing vocals (2008–2011; touring 2023–present)
Andrew Beck – guitars, backing vocals (2008–2009)
Aurora Florence – keyboards, backing vocals (2008–2009)
Dave Lemke – bass, backing vocals (2008–2009)
Brittany Tolman – keyboards, backing vocals (2009–2011)
Theresa Flaminio – keyboards, backing vocals (2011)
Daniel Platzman – drums, percussion, backing vocals, viola (2011–2023)

Discography

Studio albums

Night Visions (2012)
Smoke + Mirrors (2015)
Evolve (2017)
Origins (2018)
Mercury – Acts 1 & 2 (2022)
Loom (2024)

Imagine Dragons Media

The band embarked on the Night Visions Tour in 2013.
Imagine Dragons at Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., on the Smoke + Mirrors tour in July 2015
Imagine Dragons performing at Mohegan Sun during the Evolve tour in November 2017.
Imagine Dragons performing at the 2017 Utah LoveLoud Fest dedicated to LGBTQ+ youth