photography
courtesy
of
getty
images
for
target/ethan
miller
HOMEGROWN
HEROES
All the world's A stAge, but for chArt-
topping rockers ImagIne Dragons, no
plAce quite compAres to VegAs.
The Grammys may be handed out in Los Angeles every year,
but on the music industry's biggest night, Imagine Dragons
instead returned to their pre-fame stomping ground:
Downtown Las Vegas. In partnership with Target, the local
rockers
–
turned
–
global superstars took to a stage on Fremont
Street for a four-minute live concert that aired between
segments of the awards show telecast—the first-ever commer-
cial break of its kind—and to tease their latest single, "Shots,"
from their new album
Smoke + Mirrors. Fronted by lead singer
Dan Reynolds, the band played to screaming fans from atop
a circular stage, while also reassuring the crowd that despite
the massive spotlights and confetti showers, they're still the
same guys who cut their teeth at steps-away haunts like
Hennessey's Tavern and Beauty Bar just a few years ago.
Dan Reynolds
and Ben McKee
of Imagine Dragons.
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