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michiganavemag.com 53 photography by jeff gale It's a Hard rock LIfe As rockers ImAgIne DrAgons embArk on An epIc summer tour thAt brIngs them to rosemont's AllstAte ArenA, guItArIst Wayne Sermon opens up About the bAnD's ArDuous pAth to fAme. by lisa pierpont Imagine Dragons are no strangers to the unexpected. The band—guitarist Wayne "Wing" Sermon, bassist Ben McKee, drummer Daniel Platzman, and lead singer Dan Reynolds—did not plan to win a Grammy in 2014 or sell 2.5 million copies of their first album, Night Visions. And they certainly never predicted they would make history performing a live song in a Target- sponsored commercial break during the Grammys (the production involved a 360-degree screen, LED jewelry, helicopter shots, and 22 cameras). "It's been one surprise after another," says Sermon. So when the musician says that the Smoke + Mirrors summer tour (also the name of their chart-topping new album) will boast "things that have never been done before," it's a safe bet they'll deliver. Sermon can't Imagine Dragons rocketed to stardom with the single "Radioactive," and are looking to solidify their success with a new album. coNtiNued oN page 54 Culture Hottest ticket