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Imagine Dragons Announce 2023 SA Tour Dates

Today, multi-platinum Grammy award-winning rock band   Imagine Dragons  announced the South African leg of their massive Mercury World Tour. Produced by Live Nation, the tour celebrates the release of their latest album,  Mercury – Act 1  (KIDinaKORNER / Interscope). This tour marks the band’s biggest shows of their career to date.

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With over 60 million album equivalents and 55 million digital songs sold, not to mention over 108 billion combined streams, Imagine Dragons are one of rock’s biggest bands of the past decade, and they’ve fully reinvented the genre in that time. In short, they own  Billboard ’s Top 3 rock songs of the 2010s — “Believer,” “Thunder,” and “Radioactive”—but their story doesn’t begin, or end, there.

Formed in 2009, Imagine Dragons developed a grassroots following with a series of independent EPs before making their major-label debut on KIDinaKORNER / Interscope with 2012’s Continued Silence EP.

That same year, their LP debut  Night Visions  entered the  Billboard  200 at No. 2, while lead track “Radioactive” topped  Billboard ’s Hot Rock Songs, won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance , and achieved RIAA Diamond status. 2015’s  Smoke + Mirrors  debuted at No. 1 on the  Billboard  200.  Evolve  followed in 2017, earning a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Vocal Album and unleashing three No. 1 Alternative radio hits: “Believer,” Grammy-nominated “Thunder,” and “Whatever It Takes.”

All three songs were also top 5 hits at Top 40 radio, with “Thunder” taking No. 1. The band’s fourth album,  Origins , debuted atop  Billboard ’s Top Alternative Albums and Top Rock Albums charts, while its lead single “Natural” spent nine weeks at No. 1 at alternative radio.

For their fifth studio album— Imagine Dragons ’ first new music since 2018—the band teamed up with esteemed producer Rick Rubin. 2021’s  Mercury – ACT 1  debuted in the  Billboard  200 top 10, and at No. 2 on  Billboard ’s Top Alternative Albums and Top Rock Albums charts. It also launched the singles “Wrecked,” “Cutthroat,” and “Follow You,” with the latter reaching No. 1 on both Mediabase’s Alternative Radio and  Billboard’ s Alternative Airplay charts.

“Follow You” marked the band’s quickest ascent to the top of that  Billboard  chart, surpassing the respective seven- and eight-week climbs for “Natural” (2018) and “Believer” (2017). Then came “Enemy.” Originally released as the theme to Netflix’s  Arcane , the hit racked up more than 4 billion combined global streams across two versions (including a collaboration with GRAMMY®-nominated,

Atlanta-based rapper J.I.D), helping make Imagine Dragons the highest streaming American band in the US in 2021 . In 2022, they expanded the world of  MERCURY  with a double album,  MERCURY – ACTS 1 & 2 , including the single “Bones.”

“Bones”is  the first new music from their forthcoming release  Mercury – Act 2. A spirited examination of life and death, the song explodes with an infectious chorus that celebrates the intangible spark that ignites our beings.

Check out the lyric video for “Bones” below:

Imagine Dragons 2023 SA Tour Details

• 1 February 2023 – DHL Stadium, Cape Town – Tickets priced from R515
• 4 February 2023 – FNB Stadium, Johannesburg – Tickets priced from R575

Ticket sales open on Friday 8 July 2022 at 9 AM on Ticketmaster .  The Discovery Bank pre-sale begins at 9 AM on Wednesday 6 July 2022. Sign up for your Discovery Bank Card today and get tickets to the biggest concerts before everyone else with Discovery Bank.

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‘Mercury’ World Tour: Imagine Dragons ready to rock South Africa in 2023

Tickets to see Grammy-winning band Imagine Dragons in Johannesburg and Cape Town next year go on sale on 8 July.

Canadian sensation Justin Bieber, legendary rock stars Foreigner and Grammy-nominated band The Lumineers are just a few of the international acts who have performances lineup for South Africa later this year and another band has just added Mzansi dates to their calendar. 

Grammy award-winning pop-rock band Imagine Dragons, who have been named one of the biggest bands of the decade, are set to perform in South Africa in 2023! The Radioactive hitmakers have planned two shows for Mzansi. 

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‘MERCURY’ WORLD TOUR 

Formed in 2009, Imagine Dragons are one of the biggest bands in the world with hits like Demons , Thunder , It’s Time and On Top Of The World . 

Imagine Dragons announced their Mercury World Tour on 31 March with tour dates across the United States. The tour celebrates the release of their sixth studio album, Mercury Vol.2 set to be released on 1 July. 

The band’s single, Enemy , featuring American rapper JID, has topped the alternative radio charts for seven weeks.

Imagine Dragons’ most recent single release is Bones , which is set to feature on Mercury Vol.2 . 

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Imagine Dragons (@imaginedragons)

WATCH THE ‘BONES’ MUSIC VIDEO HERE 

IMAGINE DRAGONS COMES TO SOUTH AFRICA 

Taking to Instagram on 29 June, Imagine Dragons announced their South African tour dates for their Mercury world tour leaving Mzansi buzzing! 

‘SOUTH AFRICA. Finally, we’re coming,” the band captioned the post. 

The band will be performing in Cape Town on 1 February at the DHL Stadium and in Johannesburg at FNB Stadium on 4 February. 

ALSO READ: ‘Brightside’ World Tour: The Lumineers return to South Africa for two shows

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW 

Tickets for both shows will be available from Friday 8 July at 09:00. 

Discovery Bank members will be able to get their tickets from Wednesday 9 July at 09:00. 

Tickets will be available here. 

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4 february 2023 at fnb stadium, all you need to know,  key information.

• Get Your Tickets Ready
• Book Your Transport
• Where to enter the stadium *PLEASE READ *
• Frequently asked questions

 SHOW TIMES

• Heineken Beer Garden: 10H00
• VIP Check-in: 12H30 (if you’ve purchased a VIP package)
• Holding area for standing ticket holders opens: 11H00
• Doors: 15H00
• Jesse Clegg: 18H00
• Imagine Dragons: 19H00 – 21H00 (approx.)

Please arrive early to avoid queues. We don’t want you to miss a moment!

The show will continue rain or shine, please ensure you are dressed appropriately, wear a rain jacket or poncho. Umbrellas are not permitted. 

GET YOUR TICKETS READY

  Have your tickets ready:

• Download the Ticketmaster app from the APP Store  or   Google Play . 
• Login to your Ticketmaster account and download your tickets to the Ticketmaster app.
• Alternatively, you can access your Tickets in your Ticketmaster account at www.ticketmaster.co.za through the browser on your mobile phone.
• Please ensure you have the tickets ready to scan at the entrance to the venue.
• Screenshots are not valid for entry.
• Only tickets purchased from Ticketmaster.co.za are valid for entry. If you’ve purchased tickets from secondary resellers such as Viagogo, you will not be permitted entry into the venue.

Need to transfer tickets to a friend:

• In the Ticketmaster app or your Ticketmaster account on the Ticketmaster website, go to your Imagine Dragons Order under “Upcoming Events”.
• Select “Transfer”.
• Select the tickets you want to transfer.
• Enter recipient’s details.
• Select “Confirm”.
• The recipient will receive an email and they must accept the tickets and register a Ticketmaster account for the tickets to be transferred from you to them.
• Please give your family and friends a nudge and ask them to check their spam folder if they don’t receive the email from Ticketmaster.

For more information on mobile tickets and ticket transfer, click here .

BOOK YOUR TRANSPORT 

The Imagine Dragons “Mercury World Tour” will be a large-capacity event, we strongly suggest that you plan your journey and allow for extra travel time to get into the stadium and arrive early to avoid queues and traffic congestion.

The following transport options are recommended:

OPTION 1: PARK AND RIDE

The Park and Ride service is designed with dedicated lanes in conjunction with traffic management to ensure a safe, comfortable, punctual, and stress-free transport solution for event attendees.

A temporary Park and Ride station will be set up within short walking distance from the stadium entrance. Ample signage, staff and security will be deployed to assist passengers on arrival and departure.

To ensure that the Park and Ride is accessible to as many individuals as possible, services are available from the following departure points: 

Your Park and Ride ticket will include return transport and includes free, undercover parking at all departure points:

The first buses will depart from the above points at 13h00 and the last bus will depart promptly at 16h00. The last bus will depart from FNB Stadium no later than 60 mins after the conclusion of the final performance.

By making use of this service, you will be making a huge contribution towards reducing the carbon footprint of the event and traffic-induced stress around the stadium.

To book your Park and Ride ticket, click here . For more information please contact [email protected] or 011-477-6205.

OPTION 2: PARKING AT THE STADIUM

There will be pre-paid parking available for Imagine Dragons, please note that you need to book your parking ticket BEFORE the event. To book a parking ticket, click here .

R560.00: Bus Parking.  

• Access via Nasrec (north bound), turn left into Recreation Road.
• Access via Nasrec (south bound), turn into Shraft 17 Road, turn right into the parking area.

R560.00: Mini Bus Parking . Mini bus parking is located in the General Parking area (blue blocks).

• Access via Nasrec (south bound), turn into Shraft 17 Road, turn right into parking area.
• Turn into Golden highway down to stadium road.

R560.00: Premium Parking. Closest proximity to venue, see premium parking location on map (Green Block)

• Take the Rand Show Off Ramp / N1, turn left into Rand Show Road, turn left into Golden Highway Extension. You will proceed past multiple closures, turn right into Stadium Avenue.

R300.00: Exclusive Parking . Located inside the Expo Centre, this parking area is closer than the General Parking areas (Orange).

• Take the Rand Show Off Ramp / N1, turn left into Rand Show Road, turn left into Golden Highway Extension (go past road closure), take the first road right into Ring 2 Road.

R150.00: General Parking. Furthest from the stadium, located in the BLUE blocks.

• Access via Rand Show Road turn into Commerce Road.

Parking Map:

NOTE: Vehicles will not be permitted to park without a valid parking ticket.

Disabled Parking

Disabled parking is managed by Stadium Management South Africa. To contact them, please call 011 247 5300 or email [email protected].

Note that security will be ensuring that all disabled parking ticket holders have the relevant paperwork to allow them access to the dedicated parking area.

Traffic and Road Closures:

There will be full road closures from 10h00 by the JMPD to assist with traffic flow on Soweto Highway, Golden Highway, Nasrec Road and Booysens Reserve Road. 

All FNB Stadium precinct roads will be closed from 06H00.

• Rand Show Road = OPEN and has access to prepaid parking.
• Golden Highway = CLOSED between Rand Show Road and Soweto Highway. No access to parking.
• Nasrec road = CLOSED between Recreation Road and Shaft 17 Road. There is access to prepaid parking.
• Soweto Highway = CLOSED between Mentz Road and N2 Offramp: No access to parking.
• Booysens Reserve Road = CLOSED between Mentz and N1 Onramp. No access to parking.

Parking access: When you arrive at the road closures, you will be diverted to your designated parking area. Please ensure you go via Rand show Road and Nasrec Road.

  OPTION 3: E-HAILING RIDE SHARE / UBER and DROP OFF

Dedicated ride-share positions have been arranged for E-Hailing / Uber services off Exhibition Road and Nasrec Road. Please only use this area to be dropped off and more importantly picked up after the show. Due to road closures and traffic congestion, this area has been set up for your ease of use. -26.243446, 27.975803.

WHERE TO ENTER THE STADIUM

PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO LOCATE YOUR ENTRY POINT & ENSURE YOU ACCESS THE CORRECT GATE

Front Zone Standing: Enter through Outer Gate M & Gate G 

General Admission Standing: Enter through Outer Gate M and Gate

Additional information for Standing ticket holders:

• Please consult security or info staff if you need help.
• You cannot enter the stadium from any other access point.
• Please follow security instructions as you will need to obtain the relevant field standing armband to access the field prior to entering the stadium.
• All standing ticket holders will receive a wristband and be allowed entry to the floor on that armband. Please plan your arrival time accordingly to account for this process.
• No persons under the age of 12 or shorter than 1,2m are permitted on the field, even with an adult.
• We reserve the right to find alternative seating or refuse entry into the venue if there is no availability.
• A responsible adult must accompany children 16 years of age and under.

Accessibility Patrons: Enter via Gate L if parking at PS16 or Gate G with parking PS8.

Seated tickets: Enter through Gate C, H & K as displayed on your ticket. You do not need an armband to access your seat, ushers are on hand to help direct you to your seat. Please note: all turnstiles can accept all seated tickets except for gate M & Gate G, if the turnstiles in front of you are busy, look left and right for alternative access points. Please follow instructions from security.

Suite tickets: ticket holders must enter via gate C. Suites will open at 17H00.

Stadium Management Lounge tickets enter through Gate C and proceed to Turnstile 1 or 2 and enter the stadium via Foyer A.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

For all frequently asked questions regarding prohibited items, merchandise, food & beverages, box office location, age restriction, the Stadium Management Lounge and more, please click here .

TOP-TIPS FOR HAVING THE BEST NIGHT OUT!

• Get your tickets ready and download the Ticketmaster App.
• Plan your journey and arrive early
• Make sure you know where your specific entry point is.
• Bring your ID if you intend to drink alcohol.
• Make sure your phone is fully charged, you could even bring a portable battery pack.
• Stay hydrated. All the dancing and singing can dehydrate you. Speak to a steward if you need some water.
• Wear appropriate clothes for all weather conditions.
• Have a great time and make sure to share your pictures and videos online. Use the tour hashtags #ImagineDragonsSA and tag us.

STAY IN TOUCH

Please stay in touch with us on social media for any updates on Twitter ,   Facebook  and Instagram .  Thank you and enjoy the show… We can’t wait to see you all soon!

By Citizen Reporter

4 minute read

29 Jun 2022

Grammy Award-Winning Imagine Dragons coming to South Africa

One of rock’s biggest bands of the past decade will be touring to sunny south africa in 2023..

Photo Credit: Eric Ray Davidson

Start saving for your tickets! Multi-platinum Grammy award-winning rock band Imagine Dragons announced the dates for the South African leg of their ‘ Mercury World Tour ‘ on Wednesday morning.

Three of their best-known hits, Believer, Thunder, and Radioactive are the top three songs on Billboard’s Top 10 Rock songs of the 2010s.

One of the band’s most recent songs – Enemy – topped the Alternative Radio chart for the past seven weeks and is rapidly ascending Top 40 radio (#10) and Hot AC (#9).

Enemy was originally released as the theme to Netflix’s  Arcane .

The hit song racked up more than 4 billion combined global streams across two versions (including a collaboration with GRAMMY®-nominated, Atlanta-based rapper J.I.D), making Imagine Dragons the highest streaming American band in the US in 2021.

Kabza’s songs given a classic twist in collaboration with orchestra conductor

In 2022, they expanded the world of  MERCURY  with a double album,  MERCURY – ACTS 1 & 2 , including the single Bones .

In the statement, singer/songwriter Dan Reynolds said the two-part release is about learning to “accept the unknown” and “let go.”

2021’s  MERCURY – ACT 1  debuted in the Billboard 200 top 10, and at No. 2 on Billboard’s Top Alternative Albums and Top Rock Albums charts. 

It also launched the singles Wrecked , Cutthroat , and Follow You , with the latter reaching No. 1 on both Mediabase’s Alternative Radio and Billboard’s Alternative Airplay charts. Follow You marked the band’s quickest ascent to the top of that Billboard chart, surpassing the respective seven- and eight-week climbs for Natural (2018) and Believer (2017).

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When are Imagine Dragons coming to South Africa?

The South African leg of the Imagine Dragons ‘Mercury World Tour’ will kick off in Cape Town at DHL Stadium on Wednesday 1 February 2023.

On 4 February 2023, the band will head to the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg. This tour marks the band’s biggest show of their career to date.

When and where to buy tickets for Imagine Dragons

If you have a Discovery Bank Card, you can already buy your tickets during the pre-sale at 9am on Wednesday 6 July 2022.

If you are not a Discovery Bank Card holder, ticket sales will open on Friday, 8 July at 9am local time from Ticketmaster.co.za.

How much do tickets cost?

Tickets for the Cape Town show will start from R515 and from R575 for the Johannesburg show.

Compiled by Xanet Scheepers

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IMAGINE DRAGONS ‘MERCURY WORLD TOUR’ IS COMING TO SOUTH AFRICA

IMAGINE DRAGONS

‘ MERCURY WORLD TOUR’

IS COMING TO SOUTH AFRICA

Grammy Award-Winning Imagine Dragons announce South African tour dates!

1 February 2023, DHL Stadium, Cape Town

4 February 2023, FNB Stadium, Johannesburg

Tickets go on sale Friday, 8 July at 9 AM SAST from Ticketmaster.co.za

Multi-platinum Grammy award-winning rock band Imagine Dragons announce the South African leg of their massive Mercury World Tour. Produced by Live Nation, the tour celebrates the release of their latest album, Mercury – Act 1 ( KIDinaKORNER/Interscope) kicking off in Cape Town at DHL Stadium on Wednesday 1 st February 2023 and then heading to FNB Stadium, Johannesburg on the 4 th February 2023. This tour marks the band’s biggest shows of their career to date.

On the heels of “Enemy,” which has topped the Alternative Radio chart for the past seven weeks and is rapidly ascending at Top 40 radio (#10) and Hot AC (#9), Imagine Dragons unveiled their new single , “Bones,” the first new music from their forthcoming release Mercury – Act 2. A spirited examination of life and death, the song explodes with an infectious chorus that celebrates the intangible spark that ignites our beings. Listen to “Bones” HERE and view the lyric video HERE .

TICKETS: Ticket sales available from Ticketmaster

Photo Credit: Eric Ray Davidson

ABOUT IMAGINE DRAGONS

​​With over 60 million album equivalents and 55 million digital songs sold, not to mention over 108 billion combined streams, Imagine Dragons are one of rock’s biggest bands of the past decade, and they’ve fully reinvented the genre in that time. In short, they own Billboard’s Top 3 rock songs of the 2010s — “Believer,” “Thunder,” and “Radioactive”—but their story doesn’t begin, or end, there. Formed in 2009, Imagine Dragons developed a grassroots following with a series of independent EPs before making theirmajor-label debut on KIDinaKORNER/Interscope with 2012’s Continued Silence EP. That same year, their LP debut NIGHT VISIONS entered the Billboard 200 at No. 2, while lead track “Radioactive” topped Billboard’s Hot Rock Songs, won a GRAMMY® for Best Rock Performance, and achieved RIAA Diamond status. 2015’s Smoke + Mirrors debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. EVOLVE followed in 2017, earning a GRAMMY® nomination for Best Pop Vocal Album and unleashing three No. 1 Alternative radio hits: “Believer,” GRAMMY®-nominated “Thunder,” and “Whatever It Takes.” All three songs were also top 5 hits at Top 40 radio, with “Thunder” taking No. 1. The band’s fourth album, ORIGINS, debuted on top Billboard’s Top Alternative Albums and Top Rock Albums charts, while its lead single “Natural” spent nine weeks at No. 1 at alternative radio.

For their fifth studio album—Imagine Dragons’ first new music since 2018—the band teamed up with esteemed producer Rick Rubin. 2021’s  MERCURY – ACT 1  debuted in the  Billboard  200 top 10, and at No. 2 on  Billboard ’s Top Alternative Albums and Top Rock Albums charts. It also launched the singles “ Wrecked ,” “ Cutthroat ,” and “ Follow You ,” with the latter reaching No. 1 on both Mediabase’s Alternative Radio and  Billboard’ s Alternative Airplay charts. “Follow You” marked the band’s quickest ascent to the top of that  Billboard  chart, surpassing the respective seven- and eight-week climbs for “Natural” (2018) and “Believer” (2017). Then came “ Enemy . ” Originally released as the theme to Netflix’s  Arcane , the hit racked up more than 4 billion combined global streams across two versions (including a collaboration with  GRAMMY®-nominated, Atlanta-based rapper J.I.D ), helping make Imagine Dragons the highest streaming American band in the US in 2021. In 2022, they expanded the world of  MERCURY  with a double album,  MERCURY – ACTS 1 & 2 , including the single “ Bones . ” Sorting through personal loss and the biggest existential questions of their career, singer/songwriter Dan Reynolds says the two-part release is about learning to “accept the unknown” and “let go,” healing feelings Imagine Dragons are hoping to share with fans as they embark on some of their biggest shows ever this summer. Check out the full itinerary  HERE.

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TOUR INFORMATION:

Wednesday 1 February 2023

DHL Stadium, Cape Town

Ticket Price: From R515

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Johannesburg

Saturday 4 February 2023

FNB Stadium, Johannesburg

Ticket Price: From R575

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Imagine Dragons announce two-date tour of SA in February 2023

Today, multi-platinum Grammy award-winning rock band Imagine Dragons announce the South African leg of their massive Mercury World Tour.

Produced by Live Nation, the tour celebrates the release of their latest album, Mercury – Act 1 kicking off in Cape Town at DHL Stadium on Wednesday 1st February 2023 and then heading to FNB Stadium, Johannesburg on the 4th February 2023. This tour marks the band’s biggest shows of their career to date.

Ticket sales open on Friday, 8 July at 9 AM local time on Ticketmaster.co.za.

The Discovery Bank pre-sale begins at 9 AM on Wednesday 6 July 2022. Sign up for your Discovery Bank Card today and get tickets to the biggest concerts before everyone else with Discovery Bank.

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Ticket Price: From R515

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Ticket Price: From R575

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Imagine Dragons ‘Mercury World Tour’ Is Coming To South Africa.

Grammy Award-Winning Imagine Dragons announce South African tour dates!

1 February 2023, DHL Stadium, Cape Town

4 February 2023, FNB Stadium, Johannesburg

Tickets go on sale Friday, 8 July at 9 AM SAST from Ticketmaster .

Today, multi-platinum Grammy award-winning rock band Imagine Dragons announce the South African leg of their massive Mercury World Tour.  Produced by Live Nation, the tour celebrates the release of their latest album, Mercury – Act 1 (KIDinaKORNER/Interscope) kicking off in Cape Town at DHL Stadium on Wednesday 1st February 2023 and then heading to FNB Stadium, Johannesburg on the 4th February 2023. This tour marks the band’s biggest shows of their career to date.

On the heels of “ Enemy ,” which has topped the Alternative Radio chart for the past seven weeks and is rapidly ascending at Top 40 radio (#10) and Hot AC (#9), Imagine Dragons unveiled their new single, “ Bones ,” the first new music from their forthcoming release Mercury – Act 2. A spirited examination of life and death, the song explodes with an infectious chorus that celebrates the intangible spark that ignites our beings. Listen to “Bones” here and view the lyric video here .

TICKETS:  Ticket sales open on Friday, 8 July at 9 AM local time from Ticketmaster .

PRE-SALE: The Discovery Bank pre-sale begins at 9 AM on Wednesday 6 July 2022. Sign up for your Discovery Bank Card today and get tickets to the biggest concerts before everyone else with Discovery Bank.

About Imagine Dragons

​​With over 60 million album equivalents and 55 million digital songs sold, not to mention over 108 billion combined streams, Imagine Dragons are one of rock’s biggest bands of the past decade, and they’ve fully reinvented the genre in that time. In short, they own Billboard’s Top 3 rock songs of the 2010s — “ Believer ,” “ Thunder ,” and “ Radioactive “—but their story doesn’t begin, or end, there. Formed in 2009, Imagine Dragons developed a grassroots following with a series of independent EPs before making their major-label debut on KIDinaKORNER/Interscope with 2012’s Continued Silence EP. That same year, their LP debut NIGHT VISIONS entered the Billboard 200 at No. 2, while lead track “ Radioactive ” topped Billboard’s Hot Rock Songs, won a GRAMMY® for Best Rock Performance, and achieved RIAA Diamond status. 2015’s Smoke + Mirrors debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. EVOLVE followed in 2017, earning a GRAMMY® nomination for Best Pop Vocal Album and unleashing three No. 1 Alternative radio hits: “ Believer ,” GRAMMY®-nominated “ Thunder ,” and “ Whatever It Takes .” All three songs were also top 5 hits at Top 40 radio, with “ Thunder ” taking No. 1. The band’s fourth album, Origins , debuted atop Billboard’s Top Alternative Albums and Top Rock Albums charts, while its lead single “ Natural ” spent nine weeks at No. 1 at alternative radio.

For their fifth studio album—Imagine Dragons’ first new music since 2018—the band teamed up with esteemed producer Rick Rubin. 2021’s Mercury – Act 1 debuted in the Billboard 200 top 10, and at No. 2 on Billboard’s Top Alternative Albums and Top Rock Albums charts. It also launched the singles “ Wrecked ,” “ Cutthroat ,” and “ Follow You ,” with the latter reaching No. 1 on both Mediabase’s Alternative Radio and Billboard’s Alternative Airplay charts. “Follow You” marked the band’s quickest ascent to the top of that Billboard chart, surpassing the respective seven- and eight-week climbs for “ Natural ” (2018) and “ Believer ” (2017). Then came “ Enemy .” Originally released as the theme to Netflix’s Arcane, the hit racked up more than 4 billion combined global streams across two versions (including a collaboration with GRAMMY®-nominated, Atlanta-based rapper J.I.D), helping make Imagine Dragons the highest streaming American band in the US in 2021. In 2022, they expanded the world of Mercury  with a double album, Mercury – Acts 1 & 2, including the single “ Bones .” Sorting through personal loss and the biggest existential questions of their career, singer/songwriter Dan Reynolds says the two-part release is about learning to “accept the unknown” and “let go,” healing feelings Imagine Dragons are hoping to share with fans as they embark on some of their biggest shows ever this summer.

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Imagine dragons is coming to south africa.

US Grammy-winning pop rock band Imagine Dragons will perform at the DHL Stadium in Cape Town and FNB Stadium in Johannesburg on 1 and 4 February 2023, respectively.

The South African dates are part of the band’s Mercury World Tour, which celebrates the release of their 13-track album  Mercury – Act 1. The follow-up Mercury Act 2 is slated for release on 1 July.

“South Africa, finally we’re coming,” the group wrote on social media, with comments from some fans requesting the band to include Durban on their South African schedule.

Imagine Dragons is one of the world’s biggest rock bands, selling more than 60 million album equivalents and 55 million digital songs. The Las Vegas band is best known for the tracks ‘Believer’, ‘Thunder’ and ‘Radioactive’, which topped the rock charts in the 2010s.

Formed in 2008, Imagine Dragons developed a grassroots following with a series of independent EPs before making their major-label debut on KIDinaKORNER/Interscope with 2012’s  Continued Silence  EP. That same year, their debut LP  Night Visions  entered the Billboard 200 at No 2, while lead track ‘Radioactive’ topped Billboard’s Hot Rock Songs chart, won a Grammy for Best Rock Performance, and achieved diamond status in the US. Other albums by the group include  Smoke + Mirrors  (2015),  Evolve  (2017) and Origins  (2018).

Tickets to the Cape Town and Johannesburg concerts will go on sale via  Ticketmaster  from 8 July at 9am.

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Joburg, have you heard? Imagine Dragons has announced that they will be visiting South Africa as part of their Mercury World Tour in February 2023! How exciting! Be sure to diarise Friday, 08 July 2022 at 09:00 sharp to ensure that you get your tickets to this amazing concert!

Have You Heard?

Multi-platinum Grammy award-winning rock band – Imagine Dragons – have officially announced their South African leg of the massive Mercury World Tour . Produced by Live Nation, the tour celebrates the release of Imagine Dragons’ latest album, Mercury – Act 1 kicking off in Cape Town at DHL Stadium on Wednesday 1st February 2023 and then heading to FNB Stadium, Johannesburg on the 4th February 2023. This tour marks the band’s biggest shows of their career to date.

On the heels of Enemy , which topped the Alternative Radio chart, Imagine Dragons unveiled their new single, Bones , the first new music from their forthcoming release, Mercury – Act 2 . Listen to Bones here.

When & Where?

The Mercury World Tou r will be heading to both Cape Town and Johannesburg in February 2023 . Here are the venues and official dates:

Cape Town :

Date: Wednesday, 01 February 2023

Venue: DHL Stadium, Cape Town

Ticket Price: From R515 per person

Tickets are available from www.ticketmaster.co.za from 09:00 on Friday, 08 July 2022.

Johannesburg :

Date: Saturday, 04 February 2023

Venue: FNB Stadium, Johannesburg

Ticket Price: From R575 per person

Where Do I Get Tickets?

Ticket sales open on Friday, 08 July 2022 at 09:00 from Ticketmaster.co.za .

The Discovery Bank pre-sale begins at 09:00 on Wednesday, 06 July 2022 . Sign up for a Discovery Bank Card and get your tickets to the biggest concerts before everyone else!

About Imagine Dragons

​​With over 60 million album equivalents and 55 million digital songs sold, Imagine Dragons are one of rock’s biggest bands and they’ve fully reinvented the genre. They own Billboard’s Top 3 rock songs of the 2010s – Believer , Thunder , and Radioactive .

For their fifth studio album, the band teamed up with esteemed producer, Rick Rubin. 2021’s Mercury – Act 1 debuted in the Billboard 200 top 10, and at No. 2 on Billboard’s Top Alternative Albums and T op Rock Albums charts. It also launched the singles Wrecked , Cutthroat , and Follow You , with the latter reaching No. 1 on both Mediabase’s Alternative Radio and Billboard’s Alternative Airplay charts. Then came Enemy . Originally released as the theme to Netflix’s Arcane , the hit racked up more than 4 billion combined global streams across two versions, helping make Imagine Dragons the highest streaming American band in the US in 2021.

In 2022, they expanded the world of MERCURY with a double album, MERCURY – ACTS 1 & 2 , including the single Bones . Sorting through personal loss and the biggest existential questions of their career, singer/songwriter, Dan Reynolds, says the two-part release is about learning to “accept the unknown” and “let go,” healing feelings Imagine Dragons are hoping to share with fans as they embark on some of their biggest shows ever this summer.

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For more information about Imagine Dragons’ Mercury World Tour, visit www.bigconcerts.co.za .

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Tickets to see Grammy-winning band Imagine Dragons in Johannesburg and Cape Town next year go on sale on 8 July.

Canadian sensation Justin Bieber, legendary rock stars Foreigner and Grammy-nominated band The Lumineers are just a few of the international acts who have performances lineup for South Africa later this year and another band has just added Mzansi dates to their calendar. 

Grammy award-winning pop-rock band Imagine Dragons, who have been named one of the biggest bands of the decade, are set to perform in South Africa in 2023! The Radioactive hitmakers have planned two shows for Mzansi. 

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‘MERCURY’ WORLD TOUR 

Formed in 2009, Imagine Dragons are one of the biggest bands in the world with hits like Demons , Thunder , It’s Time and On Top Of The World . 

Imagine Dragons announced their Mercury World Tour on 31 March with tour dates across the United States. The tour celebrates the release of their sixth studio album, Mercury Vol.2 set to be released on 1 July. 

The band’s single, Enemy , featuring American rapper JID, has topped the alternative radio charts for seven weeks.

Imagine Dragons’ most recent single release is Bones , which is set to feature on Mercury Vol.2 . 

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WATCH THE ‘BONES’ MUSIC VIDEO HERE 

IMAGINE DRAGONS COMES TO SOUTH AFRICA 

Taking to Instagram on 29 June, Imagine Dragons announced their South African tour dates for their Mercury world tour leaving Mzansi buzzing! 

‘SOUTH AFRICA. Finally, we’re coming,” the band captioned the post. 

The band will be performing in Cape Town on 1 February at the DHL Stadium and in Johannesburg at FNB Stadium on 4 February. 

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EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW 

Tickets for both shows will be available from Friday 8 July at 09:00. 

Discovery Bank members will be able to get their tickets from Wednesday 9 July at 09:00. 

Tickets will be available here. 

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Grammy award-winning imagine dragons announce south african tour dates.

1 February 2023, DHL Stadium, Cape Town

4 February 2023, FNB Stadium, Johannesburg

Tickets go on sale Friday, 8 July at 9 AM SAST from Ticketmaster.co.za

Today, multi-platinum Grammy award-winning rock band Imagine Dragons announce the South African leg of their massive Mercury World Tour.  Produced by Live Nation, the tour celebrates the release of their latest album, Mercury – Act 1 (KIDinaKORNER/Interscope) kicking off in Cape Town at DHL Stadium on Wednesday 1 st February 2023 and then heading to FNB Stadium, Johannesburg on the 4 th February 2023. This tour marks the band’s biggest shows of their career to date.

On the heels of “Enemy,” which has topped the Alternative Radio chart for the past seven weeks and is rapidly ascending at Top 40 radio (#10) and Hot AC (#9), Imagine Dragons unveiled their new single , “Bones,” the first new music from their forthcoming release Mercury – Act 2. A spirited examination of life and death, the song explodes with an infectious chorus that celebrates the intangible spark that ignites our beings. Listen to “Bones” HERE and view the lyric video HERE .

TICKETS:  Ticket sales open on Friday, 8 July at 9 AM local time from Ticketmaster.co.za .

PRE-SALE: The Discovery Bank pre-sale begins at 9 AM on Wednesday 6 July 2022. Sign up for your Discovery Bank Card today and get tickets to the biggest concerts before everyone else with Discovery Bank.