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The announcement comes just weeks after drummer, Daniel Platzman, quit the band after switching gears to focus on film scoring and composing.  In a social media statement, Platzman said: “After an incredible journey of over a decade, I will be departing the amazing band that is Imagine Dragons. I wanted to share my deepest gratitude to you, the fans, for your unwavering support and sharing in the joy of music with me.” 

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Platzman who has featured on five of the band’s six albums, was not credited on their newest album LOOM – which the upcoming tour is promoting –  which features songs such as ‘Wake Up’, ‘Nice To Meet You’ and ‘Eyes Closed’. For the album, the band teamed up with Swedish hitmakers and frequent collaborators Mattman and Robin to craft a record that honours their signature sound while showcasing their current musical direction. 

Prior heading to Europe, the group will close the North American leg of the Loom World Tour at the Hollywood Bowl on 27 October. A one-night-only show will feature the LA Film Orchestra with special arrangements by renowned game composer Inon Zur. The show will also feature a live debut of ‘Children of the Sky (A Starfield Song)’, a song the Las Vegas-based trio recorded for the open-world video game Starfield. 

Imagine Dragons look to bring the song’s title to life as they are set to become the first band to have a song broadcast from the moon. Billboard reports# that “Children of the Sky” will be “transmitted back to Earth from the surface of the Moon as part of Lonestar’s Freedom Mission flying with Intuitive Machines to the South Lunar Pole in early 2025.”

Whilst Imagine Dragons’ UK show may not reach lunar heights, the band, who have sold over 74 million albums worldwide, recognises that they are “at a strange point now where it’s bigger outside the U.S. than it is even in the U.S.” Talking to Forbes, frontman Reynolds says “our live shows are really our bread and butter […] All of the guys are really great musicians or went to Berklee School of Music for jazz originally. So, we really have fun with these songs live.” 

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And, with the record really being about “a relationship: the end of it, the beginning, the middle” and the album cover being “a sunset or a sunrise – and not knowing if it’s the end of something or the beginning of something”, UK fans can expect something special for the last show of the tour.  

Tickets will be on sale this Friday (13 September) but Tottenham Hotspur Season Ticket Holders, One Hotspur Members, and local residents will have priority ticket access with an exclusive pre-sale starting at 10am on Thursday, 12th September 2024, and ending at 11:59pm that day. Fans can visit here to buy tickets.

READING & LEEDS 2023 THATS A WRAP Thank you for another incredible year

R&L 2024 pending

@slb_photo @matteachus pic.twitter.com/sqyFnaAnqH

— Reading & Leeds Fest (@OfficialRandL) August 28, 2023

The action commenced on Friday, with a career defining performance from You Me At Six (featuring a cameo appearance by Rou Reynolds of Enter Shikari), which set the tone for the festival-assuring crowds that the acts preparing to hit the famous stages were ready to bring their A game.

THANK YOU READING & LEEDS Always a pleasure to play this festival x @OfficialRandL @thomaslislebrooker pic.twitter.com/4Xw4B8vLSF — You Me At Six (@youmeatsix) August 26, 2023

And the first day could be best summed up by Sam Fender’s everyman, emotional performance as Friday night’s headliner. Fender, playing the role of humble musician perfectly, perhaps best reflects the thousands of spectators gathered at Reading and Leeds-appealing to the crowd that he is merely one of them and would happily play the role of underdog. While the warm sentiment will have pleased most in front of him, chances are Fender’s career will continue to hit greater and loftier heights in the future.

Still blown away by all of the love from the weekend @OfficialRandL. Thank you pic.twitter.com/RjxV40rpWP

— Sam Fender (@samfendermusic) August 29, 2023

Saturday picked up right where the festival left off the night before with, arguably, a sneak peek of what may be to come, after Sleep Token added yet another huge notch to their gig belt with an atmospheric performance on the Festival Republic Stage. The band just seem to be gaining in status with each month that goes by and there is no telling where the band can aspire to.

Sacred moments in time, captured at @OfficialRandL Reading by @adamrosssi Tonight, Leeds shall gather in Worship. pic.twitter.com/wuzwvmnZ6y — Sleep Token (@Sleep_Token) August 27, 2023

But the Main Stage West was treated to something special indeed when the disappointment of Lewis Capaldi was assuaged by the nostalgia inducing set of his replacement, The 1975. The band opted to perform their 2013 eponymous record in full, transporting the audience back 10 years when the band had the world beckoning. The 1975 proved that even a decade removed, the self-titled album still resonates, with even the newly initiated finding something to nod their heads along to.

Reading Festival
Reading, UK
August 26th 2023 #The1975 pic.twitter.com/CyqQaMq2QN

— The 1975 (@the1975) August 29, 2023

Of course, not to be outdone, The Killers delivered a set to remember, even at one point featuring a young teen playing drums on “For Reasons Unknown.” The band have long been indie rock’s crown jewel and the band proved their credentials with a headlining set that all but cements them as one of the greatest of their generation.

Reading rocked again tonight! pic.twitter.com/SLXAvjN42l — The Killers (@thekillers) August 26, 2023

The final day for the festival promised to be one of the most defining of the weekend and with Imagine Dragons headlining Main Stage West, it certainly got off to the right start. Delivering pure, feel good vibes, the band set the excitement up perfectly for Sunday night’s headliner.

It is simply stunning that Billie Eilish is the youngest performer ever to headline the Main Stage at only 21 years old, but the singer graced the stage like the conquering hero she is. Featuring her hit song from the Barbie soundtrack, “What Was I Made For?” Eilish’s proven success was laid bare for all to see, as her staggering 20 song setlist delivered exactly what festival-goers were craving, marking a thrilling and satisfying end to one of the UK’s most beloved festival experiences.

Reading and Leeds festival is a pair of music festivals that take place annually in UK cities Reading and Leeds. The festival dates back as far as 1955 and is still famous today for being the longest running popular music festival to still exist. Every year on the August bank holiday weekend, Richfield Avenue in central Reading and Bramham Park in Leeds welcome over 100,000 avid music lovers for a weekend jam packed with music’s most current and popular artists.

This year’s festival runs from August 25th to August 27th, and the line up features headlining performances from Sam Fender, Foals, The Killers, The 1975, Billie Eilish and Imagine Dragons. Lewis Capaldi was set to be amongst this crowd, however, in June 2023 the Scottish sensation cancelled all his upcoming performances. Luckily, The 1975 were ready to replace him and perform as Reading and Leeds headliners for the third time in the band’s career.

If you weren’t able to make it to this year’s festival, do not feel like you’ve missed out completely! There is plenty of live coverage for you to get your live music fix this weekend.

BBC One will be broadcasting shows that feature highlights and coverage of two of this year’s headline performances, The Killers and Billie Eilish.

The Killers’ performance will be aired on BBC One on Sunday 27th August starting at 11:40pm. The Grammy nominated band is sure to get the crowd excited with their world famous Indie classics such as “Mr Brightside” and “Somebody Told Me”, as well as performing songs from their latest album Pressure Machine which was released in 2021.

Reading rocked again tonight! pic.twitter.com/SLXAvjN42l

— The Killers (@thekillers) August 26, 2023

Similarly, the BBC is set to air the much anticipated performance of Billie Eilish’s first ever Reading and Leeds headline on Monday 28th August at 11:15pm. The 21 year old has taken the world by storm with hits such as “Bad Guy”, “When the Party’s Over” and “What was I Made For?”, the latter being featured on the Soundtrack for Greta Gerwig’s Barbie (2023) movie.

In addition to these two special shows, BBC iPlayer will have 24/7 coverage of Reading and Leeds festival, which can be found here. You will be able to livestream the entire festival for free, and from the comfort of your own home. Also, from Monday 28th August, there will be the opportunity to watch highlights from the weekend and even past performances from previous years, meaning you can catch up on all things Reading and Leeds even after the festival goer’s tents have been taken down.

You can also catch live broadcasts from Reading’s Main Stage East and Main Stage West on BBC Radio 1 throughout the weekend.

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The Met Office have issued a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms across the North-east of England stretching from Newcastle to the Leeds and Bradford area.

Met Office metrologist Jonathan Vautrey says “There’s a reasonable chance that some showers will pass over Leeds and Reading over the course of the day. Particularly for Leeds, they are within the yellow warning area that we currently have out just because winds are going to be lightest across that north-eastern area of England today. That will mean those showers are slower moving at times, so rainfall is likely to accumulate in specific locations a bit more.”

When talking about both festival sites he also exclaimed that both Reading and Leeds “do have the potential for seeing some lightning and thunder” during the Saturday.

My Vautrey also warns of the possibility of some flooding across Leeds which could cause logistical issues in and out of the festival.

Yorkshire is expected to get he worst of the conditions in particular, with the yellow thunderstorm warning expected to take effect until 8pm.

Yellow weather warning issued

Thunderstorms across eastern parts of England
Saturday 1100 – 2000

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Stay #WeatherAware pic.twitter.com/fxmGDJePa5

— Met Office (@metoffice) August 26, 2023

Attendees at Leeds will be hoping to avoid any thunder and lightning as Sam Fender and Foals are both expected to headline the Saturday night as Reading festival will be headlined by The Killers and The 1975.

For Leeds, the threat of thunder and lightning will only last the Saturday, although the festival is still expected to be exposed to the threat of torrential rain across the entirety of the Sunday with quick heavy downpours expected to merge alongside longer spells of rain.

The Killers and The 1975 headline Leeds festival on the Sunday whilst Billie Eilish and Imagine Dragons headline Reading festival.

Reading is expected to be less at risk for rain on the Sunday, however after some expected sunny spells in the morning, there is some possibility of showers as the day progresses into the evening time.

Temperatures for both Reading and Leeds will fluctuate between 19 degrees during the afternoon and around 11/10 degrees later at night across the entirety of the festival.

Both Reading and Leeds are expected to have sunny conditions as many festival goers exit the respective festivals on the Monday, hopefully ensuring for safe conditions and minimal disruption as thousands depart the festival sites.

The band’s frontman Dan Reynolds commented on the obvious Thriller influence, “It definitely served as the inspiration for the ‘Bones’ video,” he adds, “I’ve always loved that ‘Thriller’ was both scary and playful. I didn’t know as a kid if I wanted to watch it again or not for fear of the ensuing nightmares, but I always came back for more with my eyes half-closed. The idea of punishing Wall Street with a zombie infection felt like an enjoyable time. And it was.”

The single was set to be released last month, but the massive success of their previous single “Enemy” (which has production credits from GRAMMY-nominated, East Atlanta-based rapper J.I.D) led to a bit of a break while the single amassed its 1.6 BILLION cumulative streams across the planet. Its feature in Riot Games’ series “Arcane” undoubtedly had a hand in this, but pinning the song’s success entirely on this would just be crass… people love Imagine Dragons. The tune is currently sat at No. 5 at Top 40, No. 7 at Hot AC and No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

As mentioned before, the album is due on June 1^st (you can find pre-order information here), which puts the release date slap-bang in the middle of their expansive world tour which will see the band hit stadiums all over the US and European festival circuit. There is, as of yet, 1 UK date on the tour. You can grab tickets for Imagine Dragons at Milton Keynes’ Stadium MK here.

The festival has announced that Pearl Jam, Imagine Dragons, A$AP Rocky and David Guetta will headline the 2022 event. The festival will be held on 16th-17th July 2022 at Hippodrome De Longchamp.

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The festival’s fourth event in Paris boasts a line-up of over 50 further acts, all of which will perform across the festival’s four stages. Festival goers will also be able to take advantage of the French cuisine on offer, art exhibitions and an area in which provides education on how best to help the world. Other acts billed to play include Megan Thee Stallion, Jack Harlow, Anitta, Illenium, Turnstile, Phoebe Bridgers and Eurovision champions Måneskin. Ticketholders will be able to see headliners Imagine Dragons and famed DJ David Guetta on the festival’s first day, 16th July 2022. The second and final day includes headliners A$AP Rocky and rock icons Pearl Jam.

Lollapalooza was founded by Perry Farrell in 1991 and initially entertained the public as a touring festival. The festival has remained a staple in any music fan’s calendar and has led the way in live entertainment for over 30 years. The festival has now branched out all over the world and in 2005 made its home in Chicago. The recent expansion joins the long list of cities that host the annual event including Chile, Argentina, Germany, Brazil, France and Sweden.

The global festival is regarded a trailblazer within the live music and festival event fields. It was the first festival to intertwine musical genres in their lineups, include multiple dates, have a second stage and showcase electronic music acts on the main stage. Lollapalooza is considered a forerunner for holding festivals in cities and has spearheaded the city experience with locations across the globe. Outside of music, the festival has also made its mark on challenging the big issues. Lollapalooza was the first festival to combine the arts with activism and to counterbalance its carbon omissions.

The festival’s dedication to the planet is clearly evident and next year is no different. The festival’s website provides further information concerning their initiative, Lollaplanet. “At the heart of Lolla Paris’ commitment since day one, Lolla Planète is committed to the planet … and its inhabitants: alongside associations which each year raise awareness among festival-goers about sustainability and environmental issues, Lolla Planète will give a voice to those who fight for the rights of everyone. So you will find throughout the year a special program developed in collaboration with Label Emmaüs, a key player in the ecological and inclusive digital transition. Among the various activities of Lolla Planète to inform and learn in an interactive way, we will find in particular times of exchanges and workshops with Morgane Ortin, author and creator of Amours Solitaires who acts alongside the association En Avant All.”

The Paris festival is produced by founder Perry Farrell, William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, Live Nation France and C3 Presents. This year the event would have celebrated its 30th anniversary. However, due to COVID-19 restrictions, the festival was postponed until next year.

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The group took to their Instagram to announce the album’s release date.

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The American rockers have promised to come back with a galactic bang with their long-awaited new album. The band’s next studio album is set to be released on 3rd September 2021 and will be released through Kidinakorner and Interscope, run by Alex da Kid. The major label picked up the group after a string of independent releases and was responsible for handling their biggest release to date, 2012 single ‘Radioactive’.

The group worked with celebrated producer Rick Rubin on their fifth studio album, with such experience and talent behind the project, fans can expect a resounding success from the new album. Rubin was president of Columbia Records and also co-founded famed label Def Jam Recordings, which he started during his senior year of high school. He is a figurehead within the music industry, cited with the rise of Hip Hop with acts such as Public Enemy, Run-DMC and The Beastie Boys. Rubin’s name is renowned for hits within the music business, the producer has worked on such albums as LL Cool J’s debut album ‘Radio’ in 1985, which was also Def Jam’s first full-length release and The Red Hot Chili Pepper’s eighth studio album ‘By the Way’, released 2002.

Much like the quartet’s new single, ‘Mercury – Act 1’ promises to abolish pre-conceived notions about the lyrical techniques used in their previous work. Keeping within the theme of rapid change, the album takes inspiration from the term ‘mercurial’. A term also used within astrological fields, depicting a person born under Mercury, the planet. The album’s press release describes the new release as “a candid album that abandons metaphorically charged lyrics and instead embraces emotional extremities, holding nothing back.”

The group consists of four members, lead vocalist Dan Reynolds, lead guitarist Wayne Sermon, bassist Ben McKee and drummer Daniel Platzman. Originally founded by Reynolds and schoolmate Andrew Tolman, the foursome has had a few line-up changes during their career. During the early days of their formation, they released the EP entitled ‘Speak To Me’ in 2008. Afterwards, past members Aurora Florence and Andrew Beck left the group, Wayne Sermon, Berklee School of Music alumni, was then recruited in 2009 to take up the guitar. Soon after Tolman’s wife Britney Tolman was added as a keyboardist and backup singer, the band then lost another member. Dave Lemke, who was part of the original lineup, left the group and was replaced by another Berklee College of Music student Ben McKee, who remains as the band’s bassist today. Husband and wife, the Tolmans would later leave the group and Daniel Platzman would then join as the drummer, forming into the present line up in which we hear today.

The band’s big break came in 2009 at the Bite of Las Vegas festival, due to the sickness of Pat Monahan, the lead singer of Train, Imagine Dragons would take the stage in Train’s place. Excellent Press and good reviews from local publications and associations in Las Vegas would further boost their flourishing career. Eventually, the band were signed to the major record label Interscope in 2011 and got the chance to work with Grammy award-winning Alex da Kid, who is presently their label and management.

The album is to be released in various formats including CD, a deluxe CD book, various box sets and vinyl box sets, cassettes, exclusive CD and types of vinyl which come with exclusive covers and posters. The US store Target will sell the exclusive covers and posters as well as merch akin with the exclusive artwork along with special album packages.

Click here to pre-order the new album.

The single was released via record company Kidinakorner, founded by British songwriter and producer Alex da Kid, alongside its major partner, Interscope.

The new single is the band’s latest release since ‘Follow You’ and ‘Cutthroat’, both were released on 12th March 2021. The former clinched the number one spot on Mediabase’s Alternative Radio chart as well as Billboard’s alternative airplay chart. The release has become the band’s fasted climb to the top of the Billboard chart. Prior, the group’s fasted climb was 2018’s ‘Natural’, and before was ‘Believer’ released in 2017. ‘Follow You‘ was written as a love song, following the theme of imperfect love, inspired by the singer’s own love story with his wife.

‘Cutthroat’ was equally as successful, with a music video that saw actress Olivia Munn take center stage as an annoyed customer at the DMV. The group also used actors in the video for ‘Follow You’ which featured stars of ‘Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ and real-life couple, Rob McElhenney and Katlin Olson. Billboard had this to say about the release: “Cutthroat’ “invites head-banging in line with its jittery, pseudo-industrial stomp,”

The new single, ‘Wrecked‘ is said to mark a new direction for the band, written by frontman Dan Reynolds, Wayne Sermon, Ben McKee, and Daniel Platzman. The song tells the story of grief and loss, whilst providing an incredibly intimate insight into the human soul. The track was penned shortly after the passing of Reynold’s sister-in-law, who was sadly lost to cancer.

In the press release, Reynolds speaks deeply regarding the pain felt when a great loss is suffered and how the tragedy impacted the single’s emotional message which explores the inner turmoil that accompanies such loss. The singer also discusses how music has helped him through such devastation, acting as a safe place for the artist. “She was the brightest light. A beacon of joy and strength for everyone she met. Her sudden passing has shaken me in ways that I still am unable to express. I was with her and my brother when she passed, and it was the first time in my life that I had witnessed death in this way. It sealed into my mind the fragility of life and finality of this all. I’ve watched my brother face something that no one should have to. But I’ve also seen his faith bring him hope in a future with her. I can only hope for the same, This song was my way of dealing with it all, as music has always been my refuge. No longer being a man of fervent faith, I can only hope that she hears it somewhere in a place where she is healed and no longer in pain. This song is my wish for an eternity with those that I love.”

Imagine Dragons have often been attributed to the resurgence of the ‘rock band’ during the 2010s. With 40 million album sales and 50 million song sales, they became the best-selling band of the 2010s. ‘Believer’, ‘Thunder’ and their best-known single ‘Radioactive’, are responsible for their larger sales. The band started independently releasing material after their formation in 2009, shortly after were signed to their present major label. The group’s debut ‘Night Visions’ released in 2012, reached number 2 within the Billboard 200 chart, and peaked at number 1 within the Billboard Alternative and Rock album charts. The album sired three singles, the most successful being ‘Radioactive’ which peaked at number 1 on several Billboard charts and became the most-streamed song on Spotify in 2013. The single also earned the group their 2014 Grammy award and nomination. Three more studio albums followed suit, the most recent album being ‘Origins’ released in 2018.

With a loyal fanbase that grew with the band’s success, the group’s new single and direction are sure to be met with great support. Unfortunately, UK fans will have to wait to see ‘Wrecked‘ live, due to their only live appearance being in Spain.

Click here to download/stream the new single.

The festival took to Instagram to announce news of the line-up confirmations, each act was announced in separate posts. Within one of the posts, NOS Alive celebrated the return of  ‘What You Know‘ performers Two Door Cinema Club to the event.

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The festival will take place between 6th-9th July 2022. After two cancellations, including this year, music fans will again flock to the festival’s location Passeio Marítimo de Algés in Portgual.

The latest acts to be confirmed include English indie rockers Alt-J and Two Door Cinema Club, both acts were previously announced within the 2021 line-up and will be honouring their billing within the 2022 event. Ticket holders will get to see Mercury Prize winners Alt-J perform on the second day, 7th July 2022. The group bagged the award in 2012 for their debut album ‘An Awesome Wave’. Irish rockers and NME award nominees, Two Door Cinema Club are set to perform on the event’s last day, 9th July 2022.

Also included within the recent line-up announcement was singer St. Vincent. The Grammy award winner will perform on the Sagres Stage and her set will be on the festival’s third day, 8th July 2022. Ticketholders will be treated to the singer’s classics as well as material from her newest album ‘Daddy’s Home’, released 14^th May 2021. The artist known as Annie Erin Clark won the Grammy for Best Alternative Album for her 2014 album ‘St. Vincent’. Accelerating her accolade further, St. Vincent was the first woman to win the award in 20 years. Before her 2015 win, the last female to win the category was Sinead O’Connor in 1991 with her second album ‘I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got’.

The festival, which was once ranked within the top 12 European festivals by NME, has been running for over 14 years. NOS Alive was first organised under the different name of Oeiras Alive! In 2007 with an explosive line-up of Pearl Jam, The Smashing Pumpkins and Beastie Boys. The next year, the festival’s name changed again to Optimus Alive!, the 2008 event saw a range of headline acts, Rage Against the Machine, Bob Dylan and Neil Young. The festival was named its current title of NOS Alive in 2014 and premiered the new name with a superb headline list of Arctic Monkeys, The Black Keys and Indie darlings The Libertines. The event’s name is seemingly taken from the festival’s main sponsor, the telecommunications company NOS, which was also previously named Optimus

The full line-up includes Alt-J, Caribou, Da Wesel, Dino D’Santiago, Faith No More, Hobo Johnson, Imagine Dragons, Inhaler, Metallica, Manel Cruz, Parcels, Parov Stelar, Phoebe Bridgers, Royal Blood, St. Vincent, Seasick Steve, Tom Misch, The Lovemakers and Two Door Cinema Club.

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The Grammy Award-winning rockers – who were named Spotify’s most-streamed group for 2018 – will perform at the opening ceremony, which will take place just more than ten minutes before the final gets underway.

Speaking about performing at the historic event, Imagine Dragons’ frontman, Dan Reynolds, said: “We’re honoured to be playing the UEFA Champions League Final Opening Ceremony with Pepsi for some of the most passionate sports fans on the planet. It’s going to be a great show in Madrid.”

very excited to announce we are heading to Madrid to play the @ChampionsLeague @pepsi Opening Ceremony on June 1 pic.twitter.com/Laiz9wwZyL

— Imagine Dragons (@Imaginedragons) May 9, 2019

The performance, which will be aired in more than 200 countries, takes place 10 minutes before kick off. It follows last year’s performance by Dua Lipa, in association with PepsiCo, Warner Music and Fuse, which is nominated in the Music & Brand Partnership category at tonight’s Music Week Awards.

“We are extremely excited to be collaborating with Pepsi on the 2019 UEFA Champions League Final Opening Ceremony. For the fourth year running, the Opening Ceremony will bring music, entertainment and sport together in an epic experience for fans – and Pepsi is the perfect partner to help us do that,” says UEFA Events SA Marketing Director, Guy-Laurent Epstein.

Continuing Epstein, said: “Last year’s performance by Dua Lipa was a great success, breaking records as our most-viewed, single piece of social media content ever. We know that Imagine Dragons are going to build on our fan’s excitement for the Opening Ceremony performance with a rock show football fans will never forget.”  

We’re excited to announce @IMAGINEDRAGONS will be performing at the #UCLfinal Opening Ceremony, presented by @pepsi! #ForTheLoveOfIt pic.twitter.com/mGAP7EBNUs — UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) May 9, 2019

In addition, to presenting the opening ceremony, Pepsi will be hosting fans at the UEFA Champions Festival, in Madrid. The festival will be open to the public and will showcase a number of musical artists, across four days. It will feature headline performances by Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, on Friday the 31st of May 2019, and Simon Fuller’s Now United, the pop group behind this year’s new Pepsi jingle, on Saturday the 1st of June 2019.

Speaking about the historic event, in both music and football, VP Marketing of Global Beverages PepsiCo, Natalia Filippociants, said: “As a brand with a legendary history in both music and football, there is nothing bigger or better for Pepsi than the UEFA Champions League Final Opening Ceremony. Partnering with UEFA to bring live entertainment to the Final is an epic way to go all in for the passions we – and our fans – love.

“Each year, we have raised the performance bar and the energy in the stadium minutes before kick-off. And to be able to bring today’s ultimate rock band, Imagine Dragons, to the stage with us for what is sure to be an electrifying Final, is a true celebration of where this partnership has come – and where it is going.”