Imagine Dragons have vaulted so high largely due to the band’s embrace of its era’s dominant genres: namely, hip-hop and electronic music.
If you’ve checked out Imagine Dragons’ electrifying new Evolve World Tour, then you know the most poignant section of the show comes during the mid-performance acoustic set, featuring live cello, an auxiliary stage, and a moving revamp of the Night Visions album cut “Bleeding Out.” In the new, half-time rendition, passion and romantic stakes are finally realized in a song that was always nearly there, and should become a set staple, played just like the above video.