Ames is the first stop on Echosmith’s 2015 headlining tour with The Colourist at 8 p.m. Feb. 10.

Echosmith started as a band seven years ago and has cited many musicians as influences, from The Smiths to Fleetwood Mac.

Lead singer Sydney Sierota said the members of the band covered anything from Rage Against the Machine, to Rihanna, to The Cure during their early existence. 

They have released two official EPs, Summer Sampler and Acoustic Dreams, and one LP, Talking Dream, all under Warner Bros. records.

Echosmith is an American indie pop band from Chino, Calif. and is made up of four young siblings: Graham Sierota, 15, Sydney Sierota, 17, Noah Sierota, 19 and Jamie Sierota, 21.

The band’s popularity has had a recent boost after two years of touring with the Vans Warped Tour in 2013 to 2014, opening for big-name bands like Twenty One Pilots, Neon Trees and Owl City, and playing on many talk shows like “Conan,” NBC’s “Today Show” and “The Ellen Degeneres Show.”

“I didn’t get a chance to see them on the Warped tour this summer, so I’m hoping I can see them here in Ames,” said Henry Parizek, freshman in English.

The band has been heavily talked about on music-related media. It was named one of MTV’s “2014 artists to watch,” as well as being featured on VH1’s “Big Morning Buzz.”

“This whole music scene is pretty crazy. Obviously we don’t know anything different,” Sydney said. “It’s really cool to see that so many things can happen for somebody at such an young age.”

The band’s first full-length album, “Talking Dreams,” released in 2013 has provided the band with great success, primarily stemming from lead single “Cool Kids.”

This airy indie-dance-pop track peaked at No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and currently sits as No. 14 on iTunes alternative charts. “Cool Kids” was also certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America with more than 1,200,000 sales in the United States alone.

“We’ve had years of begging people to come to shows or begging people to maybe buy an EP,” Sydney said. “And then suddenly, seven years ago someone needed a band who was young and free to to play a benefit concert.”

Currently, the band is getting ready to start its headlining tour with The Colourist, who has recently opened up for Panic! at the Disco on its “Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die” tour.

Doors open at 7:00 p.m. Feb. 10 in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union and the bands play at 8:00 p.m.

Tickets are $12 with a student ID and $20 for the public. Tickets can be purchased at the M-Shop box office or online at www.midwestix.com.