Torrential rain couldn’t keep concertgoers from the Paradise Rock Club on Friday night, judging by the line for the OneRepublic show curving down Commonwealth Avenue. While the night was wet and miserable, the band’s exhilarating performance was worth the wait.

The night began with opening act The Daylights, a band of Texas-born brothers and their Danish drummer, followed by Eric Hutchinson, a singer/songwriter with a dry sense of humor. The Daylights’ lead singer won the audience over with great vocals, lyrical ease and a Patriots tee hidden under his leather jacket, and Hutchinson spoofed three of Justin Timberlake’s hits.

But once the Timbaland-sampled band OneRepublic took the stage, the crowd immediately got going. After playing a handful of selections from the band’s just-released album Dreaming Out Loud, including “All I Need,” “Mercy,” “All Fall Down,” “Tyrant,” “Goodbye Apathy” and the latest single “Stop and Stare,” the band played a surprise interlude of songs they said they wish they had written. OneRepublic gave “Bittersweet Symphony” a new spin with much credit owed to the band’s amazing celloist, followed by the ubiquitous summer hit “Umbrella” by Rhianna.

The set ended with “Won’t Stop,” the famous “Apologize” and “Someone to Save You.” Through each song, the crowd belted the lyrics back to the band. The show seemed to end abruptly as the band left the stage, but quickly returned for a much-desired encore featuring “Come Home” and “All We Are.”