Imagine Dragons have announced an eagerly awaited UK date as part of their upcoming stadium tour, which will see the band close the European leg of their 16-country European tour. The performance will take place at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on 26 July 2025, and fans can expect to hear a mix of Imagine Dragons’ greatest hits, including tracks from their latest album, LOOM, as well as favourites that have defined their career.
The announcement comes just weeks after drummer, Daniel Platzman, quit the band after switching gears to focus on film scoring and composing. In a social media statement, Platzman said: “After an incredible journey of over a decade, I will be departing the amazing band that is Imagine Dragons. I wanted to share my deepest gratitude to you, the fans, for your unwavering support and sharing in the joy of music with me.”
Platzman who has featured on five of the band’s six albums, was not credited on their newest album LOOM – which the upcoming tour is promoting – which features songs such as ‘Wake Up’, ‘Nice To Meet You’ and ‘Eyes Closed’. For the album, the band teamed up with Swedish hitmakers and frequent collaborators Mattman and Robin to craft a record that honours their signature sound while showcasing their current musical direction.
Prior heading to Europe, the group will close the North American leg of the Loom World Tour at the Hollywood Bowl on 27 October. A one-night-only show will feature the LA Film Orchestra with special arrangements by renowned game composer Inon Zur. The show will also feature a live debut of ‘Children of the Sky (A Starfield Song)’, a song the Las Vegas-based trio recorded for the open-world video game Starfield.
Imagine Dragons look to bring the song’s title to life as they are set to become the first band to have a song broadcast from the moon. Billboard reports# that “Children of the Sky” will be “transmitted back to Earth from the surface of the Moon as part of Lonestar’s Freedom Mission flying with Intuitive Machines to the South Lunar Pole in early 2025.”
Whilst Imagine Dragons’ UK show may not reach lunar heights, the band, who have sold over 74 million albums worldwide, recognises that they are “at a strange point now where it’s bigger outside the U.S. than it is even in the U.S.” Talking to Forbes, frontman Reynolds says “our live shows are really our bread and butter […] All of the guys are really great musicians or went to Berklee School of Music for jazz originally. So, we really have fun with these songs live.”
And, with the record really being about “a relationship: the end of it, the beginning, the middle” and the album cover being “a sunset or a sunrise – and not knowing if it’s the end of something or the beginning of something”, UK fans can expect something special for the last show of the tour.
Tickets will be on sale this Friday (13 September) but Tottenham Hotspur Season Ticket Holders, One Hotspur Members, and local residents will have priority ticket access with an exclusive pre-sale starting at 10am on Thursday, 12th September 2024, and ending at 11:59pm that day. Fans can visit here to buy tickets.
