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| The Orange Peel, Asheville, NC |
I went to an Imagine Dragons concert. At The Orange Peel in
Asheville, NC. Win-win.
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| Dan Reynolds |
Yep, be jealous. I was there and you weren’t (but have no
fear! This tour is sold out, but they’re adding more dates as we speak! Check
below for links).
I’ve told you about the opening acts, Nico Vega and Atlas
Genius. They were phenomenal, but I know why you’re here. You’re here for the
same reason I was there.
DRAGONS.
There weren’t any real dragons, of course, but we all had
the energy of dragon slayers. We got in line at 4:30 (doors opened at 7), and
there it began. We met some really cool people in line. Go to concerts, make
friends.
We all pre-gamed with every song Imagine Dragons ever put
out, we were pumped. Even the girl who had her iPad confiscated was pumped (FYI- you can't use an iPad or similar device inside most venues).
Then they came out. Set up took nearly an hour, but it was
worth it (a venue sing a-long led by one of the door men helped pass the time). I can’t put into words how soul-shattering
(in a good way) it is to be able to see these guys live. It’s something you
should experience.
The lights flashed with the rhythm and their brightness left you seeing those funny spots for hours. The amps vibrated and shook everything so violently, the image stabilization on my camera kept flashing and beeping at me to be still. No one cared what anyone else was doing. It was you and Imagine Dragons and for that hour and a half, nothing else mattered.
These four aren't performers, they're artists. Performers are those like Beyonce and The Black Eyed Peas. They're talented, no doubt about that, but their shows are all about showing off. With Imagine Dragons, they're all about the music. They lose themselves in their music just as much as the rest of these kids.
The lights flashed with the rhythm and their brightness left you seeing those funny spots for hours. The amps vibrated and shook everything so violently, the image stabilization on my camera kept flashing and beeping at me to be still. No one cared what anyone else was doing. It was you and Imagine Dragons and for that hour and a half, nothing else mattered.
These four aren't performers, they're artists. Performers are those like Beyonce and The Black Eyed Peas. They're talented, no doubt about that, but their shows are all about showing off. With Imagine Dragons, they're all about the music. They lose themselves in their music just as much as the rest of these kids.
But what really got me wasn’t the actual set list (which you can see by looking The Orange Peel's Facebook, linked below). It was
the artists. Not one of them ever stopped smiling. You could tell that they
were absolutely astounded that they were doing this, that they were selling out
venues left and right and that this tiny, thousand person venue was singing
louder than the amphitheater they had sold out the night before, that kids were
in line for hours and brought them presents.
These guys believe in their music, they believe in what they’re
saying and doing, and are absolutely humble.
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| Ben McKee |
One girl, her name was Erin, drove six hours. It was her 19th
birthday. The door man, leading the sing a-long, found out and handed Dan
Reynolds a note about it. He read it, they told her happy birthday and gave her
the set-list.
How awesome is that?
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| Dan Reynolds, Imagine Dragons |
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| Dan Reynolds |
There’s a lot of bullshit in the music industry, and I know
very little of it. But just from a fan’s standpoint, it’s so refreshing to see
people like this.
Good job guys.
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