UEFA and Pepsi have announced that Grammy Award-winning Las Vegas rock band Imagine Dragons will perform at the Champions League Final opening ceremony in Madrid next month, as Liverpool and Tottenham prepare to do battle at the Metropolitano Stadium.
Both English sides overcame three goal deficits this week to book their place in the final on 1st June, Liverpool beating Barcelona 4-0 at Anfield on Tuesday night before Spurs came from 2-0 down at half time in Amsterdam – 3-0 on aggregate – to secure a 3-2 win on Wednesday night and beat Ajax on away goals.
Spotify's most streamed band of 2018 will kick off proceedings in Madrid before the two sides take the field; lead singer Dan Reynolds saying: “We're honoured to be playing the UEFA Champions League Final opening ceremony with Pepsi for some of the most passionate sports fans on the planet.