Imagine Dragons are to take a hiatus, but first, they plan a mega performance at the UEFA final.
The US rockers’ frontman Dan Reynolds says the group will “wave goodbye” to fans for between one and five years after performing live at the 2019 UEFA Champions League Final Opening Ceremony presented by Pepsi at the Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid on June 1st. The rock group shared that they will be performing at the highly anticipated final via Instagram.
However, it seems that the UEFA performance will mark a new era for the iconic group. Lead vocalist Dan Reynolds exclusively told BANG Showbiz: “We’ve really put [new music] out of mind right now. I think we’re taking a hiatus.”
“I don’t know how long it will be, whether it’s for a year or five years, I really don’t know. But you know, we’ve been touring straight for a decade and put out four albums kind of back to back, so I think it’s time for us to give ourselves a little break, and to give the world a break from us.
“I kind of view this show as a final wave goodbye, just for a little while. I’m sure there’ll be another record on the horizon, but I have no idea when that will be.”
Dan admits the group have been turning down numerous shows of late, but couldn’t refuse when UEFA came calling for the Champions League Final, which will take place between English sides Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur.
He said: “We were just ecstatic, obviously. It’s actually a blackout period for us right now, so we’ve been saying no to all these shows but you can’t really say no performing at the UEFA Champion’s League, so it wasn’t hard to convince us. We’re extremely excited, we’ve been working very hard to put together a really epic performance. So yeah, it’s really been our only focus right now, because like I said for the most part we’ve been blacked out.”
Now in its fourth year, the UEFA Champions League Final Opening Ceremony presented by Pepsi – which was last year performed by Dua Lipa – merges the worlds of music, entertainment, and sport with a high-energy performance by music’s biggest, global acts.
Dan added: “We’re honored 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.”
UEFA Champions Final is set to see English sides Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool go head to head in Estadio Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid. The much-awaited clash set for June 1st, 2019 is as a result of Liverpool’s iconic comeback, beating Barcelona (7.05.2019) according to a report by The Sauce. The Liverpool team which won their match against Spanish team Barcelona 4-0; celebrated their iconic with some ‘extra luv’. Feted for felling the giant Leonel Messi and the Barca team, the Reds’ spirits are high thanks to Divock’s final goal, booking their place in the finals.
Victor Wanyama and Divock Origi are set to face off at the UEFA Champions League Final. The Kenyans have brought lost of pride to Kenya for the historic achievement.
As earlier reported by The Sauce, K.O.T is boasting of an all Kenyan final on the 1st of June 2019 in Madrid, Spain with Spurs’ Wanyama and Liverpool’s Origi who has Kenyan roots, who are both playing in the finals for the very first time. This included the brothers’ Netball playing sister Cynthia Wanyama and even Deputy President William Ruto. Making the #UCLFinal and Wanyama top trending topics on Twitter in Kenya.
Congratulations to @VictorWanyama and Divock Origi for playing starring roles for @SpursOfficial and @LFC respectively in a successful @ChampionsLeague campaign. #UCLfinal
— William Samoei Ruto, PhD (@WilliamsRuto) May 9, 2019
