Imagine Dragons

In 2011, Las Vegas band Imagine Dragons were pulling six-hour shows at local casinos for just enough to cover rent and Taco Bell; a year-and-change later, they were Platinum.

Formed in Provo, Utah, by a group of high school and college friends, the band had self-released three EPs before making the leap to Interscope Records that November, delivering their full-length debut, Night Visions, the following year.

Led by a pair of explosive singles (“It’s Time” and “Radioactive”), the band went on to become one of the more singular successes of the 2010s, leveraging stadium-ready indie rock with synth-pop, dubstep, stomping folk, and hints of New Wave—a sound that jumped out of speakers like a bright neon light.