It’s not unusual for big-name bands to travel to Las Vegas to perform legendary concerts. Having the big-name band members be Las Vegas residents and alumni of Bonanza High School, well, that’s not as common. Unless you are Grammy Award winners Imagine Dragons.

Imagine Dragons proudly performed for their hometown at the Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel on Night 1 of X107.5 Holiday Havoc 2014 on Thursday night. (Holiday Havoc Night 2 tonight features Bush, The Airborne Toxic Event, Priory and Meg Myers.)

The group was clearly feeling nostalgic as lead singer Dan Reynolds talked about first hearing their song on the radio in Las Vegas, purchasing a home here and transforming it into a studio for their second album, and how Sin City will always be their home.

Needless to say, the band seemed to be “On Top of the World” as they performed for proud locals. The band’s four members — Reynolds, guitarist Daniel Wayne Sermon, bassist Ben McKee and drummer Daniel Platzman — had electric energy onstage and were decked out in all black clothes, leaving their larger-than-life vocals and instrumentals to do the talking.

Reynolds’ vocals were incredible, and his stage presence was dynamic and lively. The audience joined in on nearly every song, belting lyrics, jumping and dancing.

The setlist included songs from their first album, “Night Visions,” and singles from their second album, which will be released in 2015. The intro was “Fallen,” followed by “Tip Toe,” “Hear Me,” “It’s Time,” “Amsterdam” and “On Top of the World.”

The concert then took a creative detour as guitarist Sermon started to play “Oh Christmas Tree” and Reynolds joined in on vocals while the tune switched to “Jingle Bell Rock” and then “The Lion Sleeps Tonight.”

Reynolds laughed with his band at their unique medley, and then exclaimed, “It’s Christmas!” and continued on with the setlist. “Rocks,” “The River,” their new single “I Bet My Life” and “Demons” followed, with a seven-minute finale of “Radioactive” complete with killer guitar solos, head banging, Reynolds rocking the drum, and a tangible energy in the audience.

As the lights went out, the crowd screamed, “One more song! One more song!,” everyone uniting and chanting for an encore. After chanting, “Vegas! Vegas! Vegas!,” the band reappeared with one more song.

Just when you think they had left it all onstage, the band wrapped up the concert with a moving finale performance of “Fallen,” and Reynolds had the crowd sing the chorus with him as he stared out at the audience in amazement.

Local unsigned band Brumby and Young the Giant were the opening acts and brought excitement to the audience.

The band members of Brumby are made up of three cousins and one life-long friend. Brumby’s enthusiasm was contagious, and their artsy indie vibe had all the high school girls in the audience staring with heart eyes.

I joined with the love-struck youth and found the drummer, Dylan Self, after the show and got a picture. You know, just for research. Night made. In their rendition of Eurythmics’ “Sweet Dreams,” audience members were singing along to every word and snapping pictures left and right.

Young the Giant’s vocals were spot on, and it was a nice, mellow switch from the amped-up evening. Lead singer Sameer Gahdia looked relaxed in a raglan T and loose jeans as they performed multiple hits, including “Cough Syrup” and “My Body.”

The concert was one filled with dancing, singing, liveliness and not only because the audience was primarily younger than 25, but also because of the pride of the performers returning to their home, singing for the city that raised them and giving a moving performance.