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Mercury World Tour
2022–23 concert tour by Imagine Dragons From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Mercury World Tour[1] was the fourth concert tour by American pop rock band Imagine Dragons in support of their full fifth studio album consisting of Mercury – Acts 1 (2021) and 2 (2022). The tour began on February 6, 2022, at the FTX Arena in Miami, and concluded on September 10, 2023, at Lollapalooza Berlin.
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Four days after the release of Mercury – Act 1, the band announced that they would embark on a 17-date North American tour, beginning in early February and stretching to March.[2] Pre-sale access was given to American Express Card members on September 7 through September 9. Tickets went on-sale to the general public on September 10, 2021.[3]
On November 1, 2021, European dates were announced.[4] The European leg spanned 2 months and visited festivals and stadiums. Tickets for the European leg went on-sale on November 5, 2021. American pop group LANY were initially announced as the opening act for the North American leg of the tour but were dropped shortly after, most likely due to allegations of predatory behavior resurfacing. On December 10, Imagine Dragons announced that Canadian-American singer Grandson and Danish singer MØ would serve as LANY's replacements.
On December 14, 2021, the band announced twelve Canadian tour dates with AVIV serving as the opening act.[5]
On February 25, 2022, the band announced the cancellation of tour dates in Ukraine and Russia, due to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.
On March 25, 2022, the band announced a second North American leg of the tour, with Macklemore and Kings Elliot serving as opening acts. On April 6, the band announced that Mother Mother would serve as opening act for the European leg of the tour.
On August 4, 2022, the band announced the shows of South American leg of the tour. However, on October 17, 2022, just one day before they were set to begin, the shows were postponed due to health issues with lead singer Dan Reynolds. The new dates, scheduled to take place in March 2023, were announced in November.
On November 25, 2022, Live Nation Entertainment announced an additional number of performances in Europe, extending the tour up to September 10, 2023.[6]
On March 24, 2023, the band announced AJR and Mother Mother as opening acts for their final leg of the tour which took place in Europe in the summer of 2023.
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- The June 11, 2022, concert in Milan was part of Independent Days Festival.
- The June 19, 2022, concert in Landgraaf was part of Pinkpop Festival.
- The June 29, 2022, concert in Gdynia was part of Open'er Festival.
- The July 1, 2022, concert in Stockholm was part of Lollapalooza Stockholm.
- The July 2, 2022, concert in Werchter was part of Rock Werchter.
- The July 7, 2022, concert in Madrid was part of Mad Cool.
- The July 9, 2022, concert in Lisbon was part of NOS Alive.
- The July 16, 2022, concert in Paris was part of Lollapalooza Paris.
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- The concert in São Paulo on February 28, 2023, was originally scheduled to take place on October 27, 2022, but it was postponed due to health issues with Dan Reynolds.[7][8]
- The concert in Buenos Aires on March 9, 2023, was originally scheduled to take place on October 23, 2022, at the Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo, but it was postponed due to health issues with Dan Reynolds. Before the postmonement, the concert had moved venue to Costanera Sur.[7][8]
- When the leg was initially postponed, the original shows at the Palacio de los Deportes were formally cancelled, with tickets being completely refunded. For this new show in the city, attendees needed to buy new tickets.[9][7][8]
- The concert in Guadalajara on May 20, 2023, is part of the Corona Capital Guadalajara music festival.[10]
- The concert in Quebec City on July 7, 2023, is part of Festival d'été de Québec.
- The concert in Milwaukee on July 8, 2023, is part of Summerfest.
- The concert in Skanderborg on August 2, 2023, is part of Smukfest.
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