KIDinaKORNER / Interscope RecordsThe evolution continues: Imagine Dragons debuted a brand new single today and announced summer dates for their Evolve Tour.
Their new song, called “Next to Me,” is about a person experiencing unconditional love despite his flaws. Frontman Dan Reynolds tells Apple Music’s Zane Lowe that writing a love song was unusual for him.
“I don’t typically write love songs,” he says. “It was different, but it was fun and it stretched me…it’s about my frailties within romance.”
The band will be performing the song, as well as other hits including “Believer” and “Thunder,” on the road this summer starting June 5 in Hartford, Connecticut.
The trek will hit cities including Boston, Toronto, New York and Los Angeles, before wrapping August 10 in Tampa, Florida. Tickets go on sale starting Saturday, March 3 at 10 a.m. local time.
Young singer/songwriter Grace VanderWaal, who won America’s Got Talent in 2016, will be the tour’s special guest.
Here’s the list of tour dates:
6/5 — Hartford, CT, XFINITY Theatre
6/6 — Boston, MA, Xfinity Center
6/8 — Bangor, ME, Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion
6/9 — Holmdel, NJ, PNC Bank Arts Center
6/11 — Syracuse, NY, Lakeview Amphitheater
6/13 — Toronto, ON, Budweiser Stage
6/16 — Hershey, PA, Hersheypark Stadium
6/17 — Cleveland, OH, Blossom Music Center
6/19 — New York, NY, Madison Square Garden
6/21 — Detroit, MI, DTE Energy Music Theatre
6/22 — Indianapolis, IN, Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
6/24 — Omaha, NE, CenturyLink Center
6/26 — Sioux Falls, SD, Denny Sanford PREMIER Center
6/27 — Milwaukee, WI*, Summerfest
6/9 — Saratoga, NY, Saratoga Performing Arts Center
6/30 — Camden, NJ*, BB&T Pavilion (already announced)
7/2 — Bristow, VA, Jiffy Lube Live
7/3 — Virginia Beach, VA, Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach
7/5 — Raleigh, NC, Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
7/7 — Columbia, SC, Colonial Life Arena
7/8 — Brandon, MS, Brandon Amphitheater
7/10 — Nashville, TN, Bridgestone Arena
7/11 — St. Louis, MO, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
7/13 — Tinley Park, IL, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
7/14 — Kansas City, MO, Sprint Center
7/16 — Denver, CO, Red Rocks Amphitheatre
7/18 — Albuquerque, NM, Isleta Amphitheater
7/21 — Los Angeles, CA, The Forum
7/24 — Concord, CA, Concord Pavilion
7/26 — Bozeman, MT, Bobcat Stadium
7/30 — Wichita, KS^, Intrust Bank Arena
8/1 — Tulsa, OK^, BOK Center
8/2 — Austin, TX, Austin360 Amphitheater
8/4 — Houston, TX, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
8/5 — New Orleans, LA, Smoothie King Center
8/7 — Orange Beach, AL, The Wharf Amphitheater
8/9 — West Palm Beach, FL, Coral Sky Amphitheatre
8/10 — Tampa, FL, MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
10/20 — Dallas, TX*+, Toyota Stadium
*Additional date not part of the Evolve Tour
+Grace VanderWaal not supporting
^on sale beginning Friday, March 9
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