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photography courtesy of getty images for target/ethan miller HOMEGROWN HEROES All the world's A stAge, but for chArt- topping rockers ImagIne Dragons, no plAce quite compAres to VegAs. The Grammys may be handed out in Los Angeles every year, but on the music industry's biggest night, Imagine Dragons instead returned to their pre-fame stomping ground: Downtown Las Vegas. In partnership with Target, the local rockers – turned – global superstars took to a stage on Fremont Street for a four-minute live concert that aired between segments of the awards show telecast—the first-ever commer- cial break of its kind—and to tease their latest single, "Shots," from their new album Smoke + Mirrors. Fronted by lead singer Dan Reynolds, the band played to screaming fans from atop a circular stage, while also reassuring the crowd that despite the massive spotlights and confetti showers, they're still the same guys who cut their teeth at steps-away haunts like Hennessey's Tavern and Beauty Bar just a few years ago. Dan Reynolds and Ben McKee of Imagine Dragons. vegasmagazine.com 55 InvIted