In November 2021, American pop-rock band Imagine Dragons—at the peak of promotion for Mercury – Act 1 (2021)—delivered a special 30-minute set for Adobe MAX 2021, Adobe's annual conference for designers and creatives, where their performance became a key musical moment of the online event. Captured in high quality in a minimalist studio space with Adobe-powered visuals, the show embodied their pandemic-year climax, where Wayne Sermon's guitar riffs merged with Dan Reynolds' vocal intensity in acoustic versions of tracks like "Follow You", "Wrecked", and "Cutthroat" to evoke warm resonance among millions of viewers. As part of their shift to virtual formats, this performance highlighted Imagine Dragons' role as 2010s stadium pop-rock leaders, turning the conference into a space of emotional unity.