FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 02/19/2019
IMAGINE DRAGONS TO HEADLINE 2019 CONCERT FOR LEGENDS PRESENTED BY FORD PERFORMANCE TO CAP ENSHRINEMENT WEEK POWERED BY JOHNSON CONTROLS THAT KICKS OFF THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE’S 100TH SEASON
CANTON, OHIO – Imagine Dragons, a multi-platinum Grammy Award-winning band, will headline the 2019 Concert for Legends Presented by Ford on Sunday, Aug. 4 at 8 p.m. ET in Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. The Concert for Legends Presented by Ford wraps up the 2019 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Week Powered by Johnson Controls that kicks off the National Football League’s 100th Season in Canton where the league was founded.
Imagine Dragons has emerged as one of the biggest and most compelling rock bands in the world. Within a year of TICKET INFO its June 2017 release, their third studio album EVOLVE • Tickets may be purchased online at: went double-platinum, yielding three back-to-back #1 www.ProFootballHOF.com/tickets singles: “Believer,” “Thunder,” and “Whatever It Takes.” In the midst of their Evolve World Tour — a 116-date trek • On sale date: that sold over 1.7 million tickets worldwide — the band Friday, March 1, 2019 at 10 a.m. ET began working on their follow-up and ended up creating their most dynamic work to date. Conceived as a sister album to Evolve , Origins continues its predecessor’s sonic explorations while honoring Imagine Dragons’ alt-rock heritage.
Concert for Legends Presented by Ford tickets with headliner Imagine Dragons go on sale Friday, March 1 at 10 a.m. ET and may be purchased at www.ProFootballHOF.com/tickets. Ticket prices range from $55 to $289. More info on Imagine Dragons can be found at www.imaginedragonsmusic.com/.
“We are thrilled to have Imagine Dragons play the 2019 Concert of Legends Presented by Ford at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium which is quickly becoming an entertainer and fan favorite music venue,” Hall of Fame Chief Operating Officer & Executive Producer George Veras stated.
TOM BENSON HALL OF FAME STADIUM Built in amphitheater style with a large, permanent built-in stage, Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium is an elite concert venue that ranks among the best in the nation due to its unique architecture and amenities. Named among one of “13 game-changing NFL stadiums” by Forbes, Tom Benson Hall of
Fame Stadium is the largest venue in the Akron/Canton metropolitan area and the largest venue in Northeast Ohio outside of the Cleveland/Columbus metro areas.
The stadium is a spectacular sports and entertainment complex that holds 23,000 and features an NFL caliber press box that also includes world-class hospitality experiences in a variety of settings.
2019 ENSHRINEMENT WEEK POWERED BY JOHNSON CONTROLS The 2019 Enshrinement Week Powered by Johnson Controls will kick off with the Hall of Fame Game (teams to be determined) on Thursday, Aug. 1 at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. Then, the Class of 2019 – CHAMP BAILEY, PAT BOWLEN, GIL BRANDT, TONY GONZALEZ, TY LAW, KEVIN MAWAE, ED REED and JOHNNY ROBINSON – will receive their coveted Gold Jackets at the nationally televised Enshrinees’ Gold Jacket Dinner on Friday night in front an audience of 4,500. The Enshrinement Ceremony will take place the following night (Saturday, Aug. 3). On Sunday, the Class of 2019 will participate in the Enshrinees’ Roundtable luncheon before Imagine Dragons wraps up the week at the Concert for Legends Presented by Ford.
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ABOUT IMAGINE DRAGONS Formed in 2009, Imagine Dragons first revealed their limitless passion and genre-bending sensibilities with a series of independently released EPs that quickly earned a grassroots following. After hitmaking producer Alex Da Kid signed them to KIDinaKORNER/Interscope, the band made their major-label debut with Continued Silence, a 2012 EP featuring the double-platinum breakthrough single “It's Time.” With their full-length debut Night Visions arriving later that year, Imagine Dragons found themselves on a skyward trajectory that saw the album debut at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, selling more than five million copies worldwide. In addition, Night Visions’ diamond-selling single “Radioactive” hit No. 1 on the Billboard Rock chart and won Best Rock Performance at the 2014 Grammy Awards. From there, Imagine Dragons went on to see their 2015 sophomore album Smoke + Mirrors debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Released in June 2017, their third album EVOLVE was nominated for a Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album and spawned three No. 1 Alternative radio hits: “Believer,” which topped the Alternative radio chart for 12 weeks and also climbed to No. 3 at Top 40 radio; “Thunder,” which hit No. 1 at Top 40 and scored a Best Pop Duo/Group Performance Grammy nomination; and “Whatever It Takes,” which was Top 5 at Top 40 radio. The band recently released their fourth album, ORIGINS. The album includes the #1 single "Natural," which spent nine weeks at No. 1 at alternative radio.