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.

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 and the tour was announced shortly later.

The arena tour in United Kingdom was announced on January 30, 2015. On the same day, the rest of the European leg was revealed through the band official Facebook with "more dates to come on". The North American leg was announced a week later, meanwhile the shows in Australia and New Zealand were confirmed in middle February.

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." 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".

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". 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".

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 + List of 2015 concertsDateCityCountryVenueApril 12, 2015SantiagoChileMovistar ArenaApril 14, 2015Buenos AiresArgentinaTecnópolisApril 16, 2015Rio de JaneiroBrazilCitibank HallApril 18, 2015São PauloArena AnhembiApril 21, 2015BogotáColombiaSimón Bolívar ParkApril 23, 2015San JuanPuerto RicoJosé Miguel Agrelot ColiseumApril 25, 2015MonterreyMexicoFundidora ParkApril 27, 2015Mexico CityPalacio de los DeportesMay 24, 2015NorwichEnglandEarlham ParkMay 29, 2015NapaUnited StatesNapa Valley ExpoJune 3, 2015PortlandModa CenterJune 5, 2015CalgaryCanadaScotiabank SaddledomeJune 6, 2015EdmontonRexall PlaceJune 8, 2015WinnipegMTS CentreJune 9, 2015St. PaulUnited StatesXcel Energy CenterJune 10, 2015OmahaCenturyLink Center OmahaJune 12, 2015St. LouisScottrade CenterJune 13, 2015MilwaukeeBMO Harris Bradley CenterJune 15, 2015RosemontAllstate ArenaJune 16, 2015LouisvilleKFC Yum! CenterJune 18, 2015ColumbusNationwide ArenaJune 19, 2015PittsburghConsol Energy CenterJune 22, 2015ClevelandQuicken Loans ArenaJune 23, 2015Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn HillsJune 24, 2015BuffaloFirst Niagara CenterJune 27, 2015PhiladelphiaWells Fargo CenterJune 29, 2015NewarkPrudential CenterJune 30, 2015BrooklynBarclays CenterJuly 1, 2015BostonTD GardenJuly 3, 2015MontrealCanadaBell CentreJuly 4, 2015TorontoAir Canada CentreJuly 6, 2015Washington, D.C.United StatesVerizon CenterJuly 7, 2015CharlotteTime Warner Cable ArenaJuly 8, 2015NashvilleBridgestone ArenaJuly 10, 2015TampaAmalie ArenaJuly 11, 2015SunriseBB&T CenterJuly 13, 2015MemphisFedExForumJuly 14, 2015AtlantaPhilips ArenaJuly 16, 2015HoustonToyota CenterJuly 17, 2015DallasAmerican Airlines CenterJuly 18, 2015Lake TahoeHarveys Outdoor ArenaJuly 20, 2015AnaheimHonda CenterJuly 21, 2015San DiegoViejas ArenaJuly 24, 2015InglewoodThe ForumJuly 25, 2015PhoenixTalking Stick Resort ArenaJuly 27, 2015DenverPepsi CenterJuly 28, 2015Salt Lake CityEnergySolutions ArenaJuly 30, 2015VancouverCanadaRogers ArenaJuly 31, 2015Tacoma United StatesTacoma DomeAugust 1, 2015BoiseTaco Bell ArenaAugust 13, 2015SeoulSouth KoreaOlympic Gymnastics ArenaAugust 15, 2015OsakaJapanMaishima Sports IslandAugust 16, 2015ChibaChiba Marine StadiumAugust 19, 2015ShanghaiChinaShanghai Indoor StadiumAugust 21, 2015TaipeiTaiwanTaipei Nangang Exhibition CenterAugust 23, 2015Hong KongChinaAsiaWorld–ArenaAugust 25, 2015SingaporeSingapore Indoor StadiumAugust 27, 2015PasayPhilippinesMall of Asia ArenaAugust 29, 2015BangkokThailandIMPACT ArenaSeptember 2, 2015MelbourneAustraliaMargaret Court ArenaSeptember 4, 2015SydneyQantas Union Credit ArenaSeptember 5, 2015BrisbaneRiverstageSeptember 8, 2015AucklandNew ZealandVector ArenaSeptember 10, 2015ChristchurchHorncastle ArenaSeptember 19, 2015ChicagoUnited StatesFirstMerit Bank PavilionSeptember 26, 2015Las Vegas Fremont StreetOctober 11, 2015OberhausenGermanyKönig Pilsener ArenaOctober 12, 2015MannheimSAP ArenaOctober 13, 2015MunichOlympiahalleOctober 15, 2015HamburgBarclaycard ArenaOctober 16, 2015BerlinMax-Schmeling-HalleOctober 17, 2015StuttgartPorsche-ArenaOctober 19, 2015CopenhagenDenmarkForum CopenhagenOctober 20, 2015OsloNorwayOslo SpektrumOctober 21, 2015StockholmSwedenEricsson GlobeOctober 24, 2015BrusselsBelgiumForest NationalOctober 26, 2015LyonFranceHalle Tony GarnierOctober 27, 2015LilleZénith de LilleOctober 28, 2015StrasbourgZénith de StrasbourgOctober 30, 2015MadridSpainBarclaycard CenterOctober 31, 2015BilbaoBizkaia ArenaNovember 2, 2015ParisFranceLe ZénithNovember 4, 2015LondonEnglandThe O2 ArenaNovember 5, 2015November 6, 2015NottinghamCapital FM ArenaNovember 10, 2015LeedsFirst Direct ArenaNovember 11, 2015CardiffWalesMotorpoint Arena CardiffNovember 13, 2015ManchesterEnglandManchester ArenaNovember 14, 2015NewcastleMetro Radio ArenaNovember 15, 2015GlasgowScotlandThe SSE HydroNovember 17, 2015BelfastNorthern IrelandOdyssey ArenaNovember 18, 2015DublinIreland3ArenaNovember 20, 2015BirminghamEnglandBarclaycard ArenaNovember 23, 2015MilanItalyMediolanum ForumNovember 24, 2015ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadion

+ List of 2016 concertsDateCityCountryVenueJanuary 14, 2016Esch-sur-AlzetteLuxembourgRockhalJanuary 16, 2016PragueCzech RepublicO2 ArenaJanuary 18, 2016ViennaAustriaGasometerJanuary 19, 2016BratislavaSlovakiaAegon ArenaJanuary 20, 2016BudapestHungaryBudapest Sports ArenaJanuary 22, 2016MinskBelarusČyžoŭka-ArenaJanuary 24, 2016MoscowRussiaOlimpiyskiyJanuary 26, 2016Saint PetersburgIce Palace Saint PetersburgJanuary 27, 2016HelsinkiFinlandHartwall AreenaJanuary 29, 2016TallinnEstoniaSaku Suurhall ArenaJanuary 30, 2016RigaLatviaArena RigaJanuary 31, 2016VilniusLithuaniaSiemens ArenaFebruary 2, 2016ŁódźPolandAtlas ArenaFebruary 5, 2016AmsterdamNetherlandsZiggo Dome

Boxscores +List of reported boxscores, showing city, venue, attendance and gross revenueBox score:

CityVenueAttendance 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

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