Dan Reynolds started the gig saying he brings out the energy in the audience, and he didn’t miss it.
Jul 12, 2022 . Updated at 10:42 a.m.
Not even the suffocating heat that enveloped Santiago on Monday could stop the illusion of 25,000 people who enjoyed the Imagine Dragons concert in Monte do Gozo. The American pop rock band has chosen Compostela as the setting for their only solo concert on the Iberian Peninsula as part of their Mercury Tour. She did so accompanied by her usual opening number, the Canadians Mother Mother, and Vigo singer-songwriter Dani, who was tasked with providing a local brushstroke to a room full of folks from all of Spain.
After ten o’clock in the evening, the protagonists of the evening jumped on stage. It was enough to listen to the first chords of It’s time, the opening theme, to unleash the madness of the spectators, totally dedicated to the show from start to finish. They responded to the invitation of Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds, who said he felt the energy from the audience.
The display of light, pyrotechnics, steam cannons and confetti merged with the band’s signature sound, powerful percussion accompanied by multiple guitars that had the audience dancing. The lyrics of the new album by those in Las Vegas, dedicated to mourning and life after loss, brought a melancholy touch to the night. The classics were not lacking either, as a finishing touch. The choirs of the public, who sang at the top of their voices To believe, My life, Thunder,demonssure, Radioactiveresonated throughout Monte do Gozo.
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