Smoke + Mirrors Tour Explained
| Concert Tour Name: | Smoke + Mirrors Tour |
| Border: | yes |
| Type: | World |
| Artist: | Imagine Dragons |
| Album: | Smoke + Mirrors |
| Start Date: | April 12, 2015 |
| End Date: | February 5, 2016 |
| Number Of Shows: | 109 |
| Last Tour: | Night Visions Tour
(2013–14) |
| This Tour: | Smoke + Mirrors Tour
(2015–16) |
| Next Tour: | Evolve World Tour
(2017–19) |
The Smoke + Mirrors Tour was the second worldwide concert tour by American alternative rock band Imagine Dragons in support of their second studio album Smoke + Mirrors (2015). The tour had a preview show in Sydney, Australia, on March 17, 2015, before the tour officially began in Santiago, Chile, on April 12, 2015. It continued through the Americas, Asia, Oceania and Europe until February 5, 2016, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The band played 108 shows. For Pollstar's Year End Top 200 North American Tours of 2015, it was ranked forty-first, and grossed $25.2 million.[1]
Background and development
In 2012, Imagine Dragons released their debut studio album Night Visions, which launched the band into international mainstream commercial success. To promote the record, the band embarked on a world tour, named Night Visions Tour, consisting of over 170 shows all over the world. During this tour, the band had been working for their second album.
On December 16, 2014, Imagine Dragons announced that their second album Smoke + Mirrors would be released on February 17, 2015[2] and the tour was announced shortly later.
The arena tour in United Kingdom was announced on January 30, 2015.[3] On the same day, the rest of the European leg was revealed through the band official Facebook[4] with "more dates to come on". The North American leg was announced a week later,[5] meanwhile the shows in Australia and New Zealand were confirmed in middle February.[6]
The show that took place in Toronto, Ontario on July 4, was recorded and released as a concert DVD, Imagine Dragons: Smoke + Mirrors Live.
Critical reception
North America
The concert at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus received a positive review from Curtis Schieber from The Columbus Dispatch, saying that whilst "no wheels were reinvented during the Imagine Dragons concert" he acknowledged that it "delivered all its considerable drama with bull's-eye accuracy in a very appealing package that featured a charismatic lead singer, an expert four-piece band [...] and a relatively restrained set that looked like a million bucks and skilfully built momentum."[7] Gene Stout of The Seattle Times have a generally positive review of the concert at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, stating that "high-powered songs as 'On Top of the World', 'Radioactive' and the drum-laden 'I Bet My Life' were a bit overdone. But fans loved them." Stout noted that the "concertgoers spanned generations, from kids attending their first concert to middle-aged rockers who discovered the band in Vegas" as well as complimenting the opening acts, Metric and Halsey, calling them a "bonus".[8]
Oceania
George Palathingal of The Sydney Morning Herald gave the show at the Qantas Credit Union Arena in Sydney four stars, summing up that "these Dragons do indeed breathe some fire". He also commented "I'm So Sorry" and "Friction" as highlights, with the latter dispelling "fears that Imagine Dragons might be a bit too "pop" and not nearly "rock" enough".[9] Rachel Bache of The New Zealand Herald gave the concert at the Vector Arena in Auckland a positive review said from the opening of "Shots" the band "oozed energy", whilst also saying that the "bright white strobes did get a bit much".[10]
Opening acts
- The Mills (April 21, 2015)
- Vivanativa (April 23, 2015)
- Odiesso (April 27, 2015)
- Metric (June 3 – August 1, 2015)
- Halsey (June 3 – August 1, 2015)
- British India (September 2 – 5, 2015)
- The Rubens (September 8 & 10, 2015)
- Sunset Sons (October 11, 2015 – January 30, 2016 & February 5, 2016)
- Pravada (January 24 & 26, 2016)
- The Biebers (January 20, 2016)
- GJan (January 31, 2016)
- Lemon (February 2, 2016)
Set list
This set list is representative of the performance on July 4, 2015, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.
- "Shots"
- "Trouble"
- "It's Time"
- "Forever Young" (Alphaville cover)
- "Smoke and Mirrors"
- "Polaroid"
- "I'm So Sorry"
- "Thief"
- "Gold"
- "Bleeding Out" / "Warriors"
- "Demons"
- "Amsterdam"
- "Hopeless Opus"
- "On Top of the World"
- "Friction"
- "Release"
- "I Bet My Life"
- "Radioactive"
Encore
- "The Fall"
Tour dates
Date!width="150"| City | Country | Venue |
|---|
| April 12, 2015 | Santiago | Chile | Movistar Arena |
| April 14, 2015 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | Tecnópolis |
| April 16, 2015 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | Citibank Hall |
| April 18, 2015 | São Paulo | Arena Anhembi |
| April 21, 2015 | Bogotá | Colombia | Simón Bolívar Park |
| April 23, 2015 | San Juan | Puerto Rico | José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum |
| April 25, 2015 | Monterrey | Mexico | Fundidora Park |
| April 27, 2015 | Mexico City | Palacio de los Deportes |
| May 24, 2015 | Norwich | England | Earlham Park |
| May 29, 2015 | Napa | United States | Napa Valley Expo |
| June 3, 2015 | Portland | Moda Center |
| June 5, 2015 | Calgary | Canada | Scotiabank Saddledome |
| June 6, 2015 | Edmonton | Rexall Place |
| June 8, 2015 | Winnipeg | MTS Centre |
| June 9, 2015 | St. Paul | United States | Xcel Energy Center |
| June 10, 2015 | Omaha | CenturyLink Center Omaha |
| June 12, 2015 | St. Louis | Scottrade Center |
| June 13, 2015 | Milwaukee | BMO Harris Bradley Center |
| June 15, 2015 | Rosemont | Allstate Arena |
| June 16, 2015 | Louisville | KFC Yum! Center |
| June 18, 2015 | Columbus | Nationwide Arena |
| June 19, 2015 | Pittsburgh | Consol Energy Center |
| June 22, 2015 | Cleveland | Quicken Loans Arena |
| June 23, 2015 | Auburn Hills | The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| June 24, 2015 | Buffalo | First Niagara Center |
| June 27, 2015 | Philadelphia | Wells Fargo Center |
| June 29, 2015 | Newark | Prudential Center |
| June 30, 2015 | Brooklyn | Barclays Center |
| July 1, 2015 | Boston | TD Garden |
| July 3, 2015 | Montreal | Canada | Bell Centre |
| July 4, 2015 | Toronto | Air Canada Centre |
| July 6, 2015 | Washington, D.C. | United States | Verizon Center |
| July 7, 2015 | Charlotte | Time Warner Cable Arena |
| July 8, 2015 | Nashville | Bridgestone Arena |
| July 10, 2015 | Tampa | Amalie Arena |
| July 11, 2015 | Sunrise | BB&T Center |
| July 13, 2015 | Memphis | FedExForum |
| July 14, 2015 | Atlanta | Philips Arena |
| July 16, 2015 | Houston | Toyota Center |
| July 17, 2015 | Dallas | American Airlines Center |
| July 18, 2015 | Lake Tahoe | Harveys Outdoor Arena |
| July 20, 2015 | Anaheim | Honda Center |
| July 21, 2015 | San Diego | Viejas Arena |
| July 24, 2015 | Inglewood | The Forum |
| July 25, 2015 | Phoenix | Talking Stick Resort Arena |
| July 27, 2015 | Denver | Pepsi Center |
| July 28, 2015 | Salt Lake City | EnergySolutions Arena |
| July 30, 2015 | Vancouver | Canada | Rogers Arena |
| July 31, 2015 | Tacoma | United States | Tacoma Dome |
| August 1, 2015 | Boise | Taco Bell Arena |
| August 13, 2015 | Seoul | South Korea | Olympic Gymnastics Arena |
| August 15, 2015 | Osaka | Japan | Maishima Sports Island |
| August 16, 2015 | Chiba | Chiba Marine Stadium |
| August 19, 2015 | Shanghai | China | Shanghai Indoor Stadium |
| August 21, 2015 | Taipei | Taiwan | Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center |
| August 23, 2015 | Hong Kong | AsiaWorld–Arena |
| August 25, 2015 | Singapore | Singapore Indoor Stadium |
| August 27, 2015 | Pasay | Philippines | Mall of Asia Arena |
| August 29, 2015 | Bangkok | Thailand | IMPACT Arena |
| September 2, 2015 | Melbourne | Australia | Margaret Court Arena |
| September 4, 2015 | Sydney | Qantas Union Credit Arena |
| September 5, 2015 | Brisbane | Riverstage |
| September 8, 2015 | Auckland | New Zealand | Vector Arena |
| September 10, 2015 | Christchurch | Horncastle Arena |
| September 19, 2015 | Chicago | United States | FirstMerit Bank Pavilion |
| September 26, 2015 | Las Vegas | Fremont Street |
| October 11, 2015 | Oberhausen | Germany | König Pilsener Arena |
| October 12, 2015 | Mannheim | SAP Arena |
| October 13, 2015 | Munich | Olympiahalle |
| October 15, 2015 | Hamburg | Barclaycard Arena |
| October 16, 2015 | Berlin | Max-Schmeling-Halle |
| October 17, 2015 | Stuttgart | Porsche-Arena |
| October 19, 2015 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Forum Copenhagen |
| October 20, 2015 | Oslo | Norway | Oslo Spektrum |
| October 21, 2015 | Stockholm | Sweden | Ericsson Globe |
| October 24, 2015 | Brussels | Belgium | Forest National |
| October 26, 2015 | Lyon | France | Halle Tony Garnier |
| October 27, 2015 | Lille | Zénith de Lille |
| October 28, 2015 | Strasbourg | Zénith de Strasbourg |
| October 30, 2015 | Madrid | Spain | Barclaycard Center |
| October 31, 2015 | Bilbao | Bizkaia Arena |
| November 2, 2015 | Paris | France | Le Zénith |
| November 4, 2015 | London | England | The O2 Arena |
| November 5, 2015 |
| November 6, 2015 | Nottingham | Capital FM Arena |
| November 10, 2015 | Leeds | First Direct Arena |
| November 11, 2015 | Cardiff | Wales | Motorpoint Arena Cardiff |
| November 13, 2015 | Manchester | England | Manchester Arena |
| November 14, 2015 | Newcastle | Metro Radio Arena |
| November 15, 2015 | Glasgow | Scotland | The SSE Hydro |
| November 17, 2015 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | Odyssey Arena |
| November 18, 2015 | Dublin | Ireland | 3Arena |
| November 20, 2015 | Birmingham | England | Barclaycard Arena |
| November 23, 2015 | Milan | Italy | Mediolanum Forum |
| November 24, 2015 | Zürich | Switzerland | Hallenstadion | |
Date!width="150"| City | Country | Venue |
|---|
| January 14, 2016 | Esch-sur-Alzette | Luxembourg | Rockhal |
| January 16, 2016 | Prague | Czech Republic | O2 Arena |
| January 18, 2016 | Vienna | Austria | Gasometer |
| January 19, 2016 | Bratislava | Slovakia | Aegon Arena |
| January 20, 2016 | Budapest | Hungary | Budapest Sports Arena |
| January 22, 2016 | Minsk | Belarus | Čyžoŭka-Arena |
| January 24, 2016 | Moscow | Russia | Olimpiyskiy |
| January 26, 2016 | Saint Petersburg | Ice Palace Saint Petersburg |
| January 27, 2016 | Helsinki | Finland | Hartwall Areena |
| January 29, 2016 | Tallinn | Estonia | Saku Suurhall Arena |
| January 30, 2016 | Riga | Latvia | Arena Riga |
| January 31, 2016 | Vilnius | Lithuania | Siemens Arena |
| February 2, 2016 | Łódź | Poland | Atlas Arena |
| February 5, 2016 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Ziggo Dome | |
Boxscores
List of reported boxscores, showing city, venue, attendance and gross revenue[11] | City | Venue | Attendance | Gross revenue |
|---|
| San Juan | Coliseo de Jose Miguel Agrelot | 7,174 / 7,174 (100%) | $579,860 |
| Auburn Hills | Palace of Auburn Hills | 10,650 / 10,650 (100%) | $608,130 |
| Philadelphia | Wells Fargo Center | 13,637 / 13,637 (100%) | $804,257 |
| Newark | Prudential Center | 11,464 / 11,683 (98%) | $581,428 |
| Brooklyn | Barclays Center | 12,598 / 12,598 (100%) | $743,850 |
| Montreal | Bell Centre | 15,601 / 15,601 (100%) | $718,606 |
| Toronto | Air Canada Centre | 14,899 / 14,899 (100%) | $692,691 |
| Washington, D.C. | Verizon Center | 11,179 / 14,205 (78%) | $661,696 |
| Nashville | Bridgestone Arena | 11,959 / 12,784 (93%) | $501,155 |
| Houston | Toyota Center | 11,064 / 11,165 (99%) | $617,771 |
| Dallas | American Airlines Center | 11,142 / 12,090 (92%) | $596,471 |
| Lake Tahoe | Harveys Outdoor Arena | 6,125 / 6,125 (100%) | $512,448 |
| Melbourne | Margaret Court Arena | 5,728 / 6,202 (92%) | $334,624 |
| Sydney | Qantas Credit Union Arena | 7,001 / 7,602 (92%) | $405,486 |
| Brisbane | Riverstage | 5,385 / 8,000 (67%) | $281,347 |
| Hamburg | Barclaycard Arena | 7,426 / 9,797 (75%) | $321,110 |
| Brussels | Vorst Nationaal | 8,388 / 8,400 (99%) | $285,899 |
| London | O2 Arena | 29,151 / 35,596 (81%) | $1,468,620 |
| Manchester | Manchester Arena | 13,311 / 14,687 (90%) | $607,365 |
| Glasgow | SSE Hydro | 12,542 / 12,712 (98%) | $572,950 |
| Zürich | Hallenstadion | 13,000 / 13,000 (100%) | $877,482 | |
Notes and References
- Web site: 2015 Pollstar Year End Top 200 North American Tours. Pollstarpro.com. POLLSTAR. January 8, 2015.
- Web site: Imagine Dragons Announce New Album 'Smoke + Mirrors' Release Date, Release New Single "Gold". Music Times. Carolyn Menyes. December 16, 2014.
- Web site: Imagine Dragons announce Smoke + Mirrors UK arena tour. Amy Davidson. January 30, 2015. Digital Spy.
- Web site: + to our dear friends across EUROPE.. we are coming your way with the Smoke + Mirrors Tour very soon. ticket pre-sales start THIS WEDNESDAY, with general sales on Feb 6. DATES BELOW +. Facebook. January 30, 2015.
- Web site: Imagine Dragons Announce North America Tour: See The Dates. Christina Lee. February 7, 2015. Idolator.
- Web site: Imagine Dragons 2015 Australian Tour Announced. Sam Murphy. February 16, 2015. Music Feeds.
- Web site: Concert review: Imagine Dragons: Band offers drama, variety of styles. The Columbus Dispatch.
- Web site: Imagine Dragons – under the dome, over the top. The Settle Times. August 2015 .
- Web site: Imagine Dragons review: live show delivers some fire. The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 September 2015 .
- Web site: Dragons get fiery at NZ show. The New Zealand Herald. 17 July 2023 .
- Box score:
- Current Boxscore | Billboard . Billboard . May 8, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170620185159/http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore . June 20, 2017 . dead .
- Current Boxscore | Billboard . Billboard . July 10, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170620185159/http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore . June 20, 2017 . dead .
- Current Boxscore | Billboard . Billboard . August 5, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170620185159/http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore . June 20, 2017 . dead .
- Current Boxscore | Billboard . Billboard . August 11, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170620185159/http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore . June 20, 2017 . dead .
- Current Boxscore | Billboard . Billboard . September 16, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170620185159/http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore . June 20, 2017 . dead .
- Current Boxscore | Billboard . Billboard . September 23, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170620185159/http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore . June 20, 2017 . dead .
- Current Boxscore | Billboard . Billboard . October 7, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170620185159/http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore . June 20, 2017 . dead .
- Current Boxscore | Billboard . Billboard . October 30, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170620185159/http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore . June 20, 2017 . dead .
- Current Boxscore | Billboard . Billboard . November 10, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170620185159/http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore . June 20, 2017 . dead .
- Current Boxscore | Billboard . Billboard . November 21, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170620185159/http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore . June 20, 2017 . dead .
- Current Boxscore | Billboard . Billboard . January 8, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170620185159/http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore . June 20, 2017 . dead .
- Current Boxscore | Billboard . Billboard . February 9, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170620185159/http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore . June 20, 2017 . dead .
- Current Boxscore | Billboard . Billboard . February 24, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170620185159/http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore . June 20, 2017 . dead .
- Current Boxscore | Billboard . Billboard . March 16, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170620185159/http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore . June 20, 2017 . dead .
