<P> Imagine Dragons is an American rock band from Las Vegas , Nevada , consisting of lead vocalist Dan Reynolds , lead guitarist Wayne Sermon , bassist and keyboardist Ben McKee , and drummer Daniel Platzman . The band first gained exposure with the release of single `` It 's Time '' , followed by their award - winning debut studio album Night Visions ( 2012 ) , which resulted in the chart topping singles `` Radioactive '' and `` Demons '' . Billboard placed them at the top of their `` Year In Rock '' rankings for 2013 and 2017 and named them their `` Breakthrough Band of 2013 '' . and `` Biggest Band of 2017 . '' Rolling Stone named their single `` Radioactive '' , which holds the record for most weeks on the Hot 100 , from Night Visions the `` biggest rock hit of the year '' , and MTV called them `` the year 's biggest breakout band '' . The band 's second studio album Smoke + Mirrors ( 2015 ) reached number one in the US , Canada and the UK . After a brief hiatus , the band released their third studio album , Evolve ( 2017 ) which resulted in the chart - topping singles , `` Believer '' and `` Thunder '' . While all three albums were commercially successful , critical reception was mixed . </P>
where does the band imagine dragons come from
Las Vegas , Nevada