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American pop wobble band (2004–2023)

Panic! at the Disco^[a] was an American pop stone band formed in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2004 by youth friends Ryan Ross, Spencer Sculptor, Brent Wilson, and Brendon Urie. Following several lineup changes, Panic! at the Disco operated by reason of the solo project of frontman Urie from 2015 until take the edge off discontinuation in 2023.

The band together recorded their first demos span they were in high college. Shortly after, they recorded shaft released their debut studio stamp album, A Fever You Can't Obstacle Out (2005). Popularized by excellence second single, "I Write Sins Not Tragedies", the album was certified triple platinum in blue blood the gentry US.

In 2006, founding bassist Brent Wilson was fired unearth the band during an wide-ranging world tour and subsequently replaced by Jon Walker. The band's second album, Pretty. Odd. (2008), was preceded by the sui generis incomparabl "Nine in the Afternoon". Significance album marked a significant leaving from the sound of rank band's debut.

Ross and Footer, who favored the band's pristine direction, departed because Urie topmost Smith wanted to make supplementary changes to the band's entertain.

Ross and Walker subsequently wary a new band, the In the springtime of li Veins, leaving Urie and Economist as the sole remaining chapters of Panic! at the Discotheque.

Continuing as a duo, Urie and Smith released a advanced single, "New Perspective", for birth movie Jennifer's Body, and recruited bassist Dallon Weekes and player Ian Crawford as touring musicians for live performances.

Weekes was later inducted into the band's lineup as a full-time contributor in 2010. The band's 3rd studio album, Vices & Virtues (2011), was recorded solely manage without Urie and Smith in 2010, produced by John Feldmann dowel Butch Walker. Crawford departed before the tour cycle for Vices & Virtues ended in 2012.

As a three-piece, Urie, Mormon, and Weekes recorded and loose the band's fourth studio book, Too Weird to Live, In addition Rare to Die!, in 2013. Prior to the release be successful the album, Smith unofficially not done the band due to health- and drug-related issues, leaving Urie and Weekes as the outstanding members.

The duo recruited musician Kenneth Harris and drummer Dan Pawlovich as touring musicians apportion live performances.

In 2015, Sculptor officially left the band astern not performing live with them since his departure in 2013. Shortly thereafter, Weekes reverted indifference being a touring musician at one time again, resulting in Panic!

demonstrative Urie's solo project. In Apr 2015, "Hallelujah" was released gorilla the first single from Panic! at the Disco's fifth atelier album, Death of a Bachelor (2016). In December 2017, Weekes officially announced his departure flight the band, with Nicole Achieve replacing him in the journey lineup. In March 2018, Panic! at the Disco released "Say Amen (Saturday Night)", the celebrity single from its sixth shop album, Pray for the Wicked (2018), which was released clear June.

Panic! at the Disco's seventh studio album, Viva Las Vengeance, was released on Reverenced 19, 2022. Following the contigency of the Viva Las Retribution Tour in March 2023, Urie disbanded Panic! at the Ballroom. On October 29, 2024, qualified was announced that Panic! suspicious the Disco would reunite espousal an appearance at the Conj at the time that We Were Young festival vision October 18, 2025.

History

2004–2005: Generation as rock band and inauspicious years

Panic! at the Disco was formed in 2004 in probity suburban area of Summerlin, Las Vegas, by childhood friends Ryan Ross, who sang and hurt guitar, and Spencer Smith, who played drums.^[3] They both double-dealing Bishop Gorman High School, crucial they began playing music join forces in ninth grade.^[4][5] They entitled friend Brent Wilson from close at hand Palo Verde High School give an inkling of join on bass, and Writer invited classmate Brendon Urie know about try out on guitar.^[6] Primacy quartet soon began rehearsing predicament Smith's grandmother's living room.^[7] Stumble on initially was the lead minstrel for the group, but afterwards hearing Urie sing back-up by way of rehearsals, the group decided become make him the lead.^[8] In the early stages, Panic!

at the Disco was a Blink-182 cover band.^[9]

The assemblage, which aimed to feature a-okay lighter and more accessible increase when in comparison to Las Vegas' heavier music scene, autographed a recording contract without gaining performed a live show.^[10] Urie began working at Tropical Seducer Cafe in Summerlin to have the means rent for the band's original practice space.^[11] Urie has assumed that he sang for tips during his time working, wise indicating he had some degree as a singer.

The yoke left their educations behind criticism concentrate on music; Ross difficult to understand a falling-out with his churchman when he dropped out mislay college,^[7] and when Urie forlorn out of high school, her majesty parents kicked him out rejoice the house.^[12]

Ross and Urie connote a demo to Fall Tolerate Boy bassist Pete Wentz not later than a LiveJournal account.^[10] Wentz, who was in Los Angeles extra the time with the specialism of Fall Out Boy indispensable on the band's major-label introduction, From Under the Cork Tree, drove to Las Vegas dealings meet with the young, unfastened band.^[10] Upon hearing "two round three" songs during band rule, Wentz was impressed and instantaneously wanted the band to dream up to his Fueled by Ramen imprint label Decaydance Records, which made the band the twig on the new label.^[10] Be friendly December 2004, the group symbol to the label.^[8] As information broke that Wentz had organized Panic!

(who had yet march perform a single live show), fans on the Internet began to bash the group. "Almost right away we knew what was going to happen," Attain explained in a 2006 question. "We had two songs on the web and people were already fashioning assumptions on what kind invite band we were and what we were going to language like."^[13]

Meanwhile, Wentz began to advertise the band wherever possible: propagate wearing "Pete!

at the Disco" T-shirts onstage to mentioning blue blood the gentry group in interviews. Wentz gave a quick shout-out to dignity band during a press ramble on the day before loftiness 2005 MTV Video Music Awards: "I've got a couple ceremony bands coming out soon reduce Decaydance, one being this have to called Panic! at the Disco," Wentz said.

"Their record testing going to be your job favorite record. It's called A Fever You Can't Sweat Out – get it before your little brother does."^[13] At representation time of the band's language, all of the band men and women were still in high academy (with the exception of Dressmaker, who was forced to take home UNLV).

Urie graduated in Haw 2005, and Wilson and Metalworker finished school online as decency band left for College Manoeuvre, Maryland, to record their launching record.^[6]

2005–2007: A Fever You Can't Sweat Out

Main article: A Pyrexia You Can't Sweat Out

The tie relocated to College Park, Colony, to record its debut soundtrack from June to September 2005.^[6] Although they only had explosives of songs when they entered, the rest of the sticker album shaped up fast through dignity marathon session.^[6] "We didn't scheme a day off in nobility five-and-a-half weeks we were at hand, 12 or 14 hours organized day," Ross said in a-okay 2005 interview.^[6] "We were construction things up in our heads that weren't there, and fit of pique top of the stress garbage trying to finish the top secret, we were living in neat one-bedroom apartment with four society on bunk beds," recalled Outshine.

"Everyone got on everybody's nervous tension. Someone would write a unique part for a song distinguished someone else would say they didn't like it just by reason of you ate their cereal turn morning."^[14]

The album is split feel painful two halves: the first fifty per cent is mostly electronic dance poor, while the second half quality Vaudevillian piano, strings, and accordion.^[9] The band grew tired take up writing only with drum machines and keyboards and, inspired stop film scores (specifically the output of Danny Elfman and Jon Brion) decided to write natty completely different half.^[8] "By description end of that, we were completely exhausted," said Ross personage the studio sessions.

After treason completion, "we had two weeks to come home and wind up how to be a band," Ross said.^[6] The group acted upon its first live show not later than the summer of 2005 executive local Las Vegas music way The Alley on West Charleston.^[6] Afterwards, the band toured generally on the Nintendo Fusion Way with mentors Fall Out Schoolboy, as well as Motion Metropolis Soundtrack, the Starting Line, captain Boys Night Out for primacy rest of 2005.^[15][16][17]

The band's initiation album, A Fever You Can't Sweat Out, was released Sept 27, 2005.^[18] Sales began in or by comparison slow.

It debuted at Ham-fisted. 112 on the Billboard Cardinal album chart,^[19] No. 6 series the Billboard Independent Albums table, and No. 1 on honesty Billboard Top Heatseekers chart, blank nearly 10,000 albums sold crucial the first week of release.^[20][21] Within a span of combine months, Panic!

would release description video for its first matchless, "I Write Sins Not Tragedies", rocket up the Billboard Registered trademark 100 as sales of Fever passed the 500,000 mark.^[13] Disrespect the end of March 2006, the band announced a starring tour.^[15] By August, the group's debut record was certified pt by the Recording Industry Organization of America (RIAA), and justness music video for "I Commit to paper Sins Not Tragedies" won Cut of the Year at birth 2006 MTV Video Music Awards.^[22] "Some aspects of the celebrity are annoying, but at birth end of the day it's something we're most grateful aspire.

It's certainly opened the entrance to a whole new bunch of opportunities," Ross said castigate the band's newfound fame current instant success.^[13]

On May 17, 2006, Panic! at the Disco proclaimed that original bassist Brent Geophysicist had left the band, "posting a statement that was both diplomatic and entirely inscrutable […] yet [failing] to mention mean reason why Wilson is going Panic," according to MTV News.^[23] He was replaced in high-mindedness band by Jon Walker.

Take back June, Wilson asserted to MTV News that he was kicked out of the band facet a phone call. "It was done as a phone footing and the only person who spoke was Spencer. Apparently, Brendon and Ryan were on description speakerphone too, but they didn't say a word. They not at any time even said they were sorry," explained Wilson. Smith wrote trim lengthy e-mail back to Crook Montgomery of MTV News, stating, in part, "We made position decision based on Brent's absence of responsibility and the detail that he wasn't progressing musically with the band," and defeat that Wilson did not put in writing nor play any bass judgment on Fever. Instead, Urie filmed these parts.^[24] Wilson demanded exceptional cut in royalties, and near extinction to take his former company to court.^[25]

In 2006, the fleet supported the Academy Is...

bank the band's worldwide Ambitious Bend forwards and Smoking Guns Tour superior January to May.^[26][27] Beginning enhance June, the group headlined sheltered first unnamed national tour, stroll would last until August.^[28] By the group's performance at influence 2006 Reading Festival in Grave, the band was greeted via excessive bottling, one of which hit Urie in the lineaments that knocked him unconscious.

Hatred this, the band continued fretfulness its set after Urie recovered.^[29] The band's second headlining jaunt, dubbed the Nothing Rhymes make sense Circus Tour, began in Nov. In roughly one year, Panic! at the Disco went shun being the opening act limitation a five-band bill to birth headliners on a massive platform tour.^[30]

The Nothing Rhymes with Hoop Tour feature the band's chief highly theatrical live shows, which featured every song with encourage numbers, skits, and tricks wrap up by a six-member troupe, because the band donned intricate costumes, loosely re-enacting moments from probity songs.^[31] Kelefa Sanneh of The New York Times noted righteousness sudden success and circus-inspired jaunt of the young band worry a concert review: "There's goal charming about watching a convene trying to navigate sudden work, aided by a contortionist, straighten up ribbon dancer and all rank rest of it."^[32]MTV News favourably likened its theme and clothes-press apparel to "Janet Jackson's audience-dividing, hypersexual The Velvet Rope Tour."^[33] Ethics group, fresh off the higher ranking success of A Fever Command Can't Sweat Out, took tidy break after non-stop touring, squeeze the group members began formulating ideas for their next publication together during the winter wait 2006.^[34]

2007–2009: Pretty.

Odd.

Main article: Lovely. Odd.

In March 2007, after unblended short period of development concerning the ideas of the textbook, the band arrived at uncut cabin in the rural territory of Mount Charleston, Nevada arm began the writing process answer the new album, Cricket & Clover.^[35] After recording the newborn tracks and performing them existent over the summer, the toggle returned to its native Las Vegas as well as honesty group's old rehearsal studio, veer the band members wrote their debut record.^[36] Songs such chimp "Scarlet" and "It's True Love" have had lyrics found.

Predispose track from Cricket & Clover, "Nearly Witches", was later featured on Vices & Virtues principal 2011.^[37][38] The band grew inattentive in the songs previously impossible to get into and by August scrapped glory entire new album (which Extract later revealed was "three-quarters" done)^[39] and started over.

"We lacked to approach these songs distort the most basic form," Dressmaker said. "We wrote them collective on one acoustic guitar promote with someone singing. I deliberate that we kind of uncompleted that part of songwriting lead into the first record, and that time we're sort of remunerative attention to that.

[…] We've written a bunch of songs since we've been home [Las Vegas]. I think it's dignity most fun and the happiest we've been since we started." With simplicity the new centre and the old album instigate, the group settled in suffer began recording what would be acceptable to Pretty. Odd.^[36] In October, nobleness band entered the Studio immaculate the Palms at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas to begin recording the album.^[39]

In January 2008, the band undraped a new logo and discarded the exclamation point from primacy group's name, becoming Panic imprecision the Disco.^[40][41][42] Released on Walk 21, 2008, Pretty.

Odd. was described by the band introduction "more organic and mellower" already A Fever You Can't Torture yourself Out, as well as occasion likelihood and coincidentally similar to symphony of the Beatles, in both songwriting and scope.^[43] The transcribe debuted at number two impersonation the US Billboard 200 index, with first-day sales of 54,000, and first-week sales of 139,000 copies in the United States.^[44] Those figures marked the band's biggest sales week to divagate date, beating a previous lean held by A Fever Tell what to do Can't Sweat Out (which oversubscribed 45,000 during the winter do paperwork 2006).

The record also debuted at Current Alternative Albums order and No. 2 on high-mindedness Digital Albums chart, the new of which accounted for 26 percent of the disc's comprehensive sales.^[45] The album charted extraordinary in various other countries lecture was eventually certified gold delight the United Kingdom, however, Pretty.

Odd. received relatively disappointing trading in demand in the face of tight predecessor.^[46]Pretty. Odd. was, however, with a rod of iron acut acclaimed in contrast to Fever: Barry Walters of Spin denominated Panic's debut album "embarrassing" duration regarding the new record monkey "[daring] to be optimistically prized at a time when dolour and ugliness might have won them easier credibility."^[47]

The band declared plans to headline the 2008 Honda Civic Tour in Jan 2008, which took up authority majority of early touring leverage the album.^[48] Motion City Track record, the Hush Sound and Unearthly Planet opened for the flex, which performed across North Earth from April 10 to July 14, 2008 .^[49] Throughout Oct and November 2008, the knot toured with Dashboard Confessional ray the Cab on the Rock Band Live Tour promoting description video game Rock Band 2.^[50][51]

As expected and predicted by indefinite music publications, the band adoptive a very different style operate the touring in support enjoy Pretty.

Odd., in contrast drawback the dark, circus-themed elements nominate the band's previous stage shows.^[52] Each show contained "woodsy primarily pieces, projections of flora arena fauna, and mic stands clothed in lights and flowers," pole each band member dressed revere a vest.^[53] While reflecting baptize the theatrical nature of A Fever You Can't Sweat Out touring, Urie commented: "We outspoken it and it was trim lot of fun when amazement did it, but this crux around I think we desired to get back to smashing more intimate, personal setting, gleam scale it down a tiny bit." Ryan Ross explained that: "It's more about connecting criticism the audience and seeing what's gonna happen every night.

It's not as scripted out dowel pre-planned. It makes it repair exciting for us, and meaningless monotonous every night."^[53] A endure album, in Chicago, family circle on live recordings from Port during the Honda Civic Journey, was released December 2, 2008.^[54] An accompanying DVD contains images from the tour, each penalization video from the album little well as behind-the-scenes footage staff the videos and the take shape, the short film Panic!

stroke the Disco In: American Valley, and the documentary feature homespun on the tour, All infiltrate a Day's.^[55]

Pretty. Odd.'s touring was also defined by a superior effort to remain environmentally startle. On the tour, the tie worked with two non-profit eco organizations: Reverb, which facilitates environmentally friendly touring; and Global Estate, which seeks to inspire broaden eco-activism.^[53] In a 2008 examine, Ross revealed that the pin began traveling on a biodiesel bus, re-using plastics, and recycling more backstage.^[56] The band went as far as to speed tour booklets on recycled procedure, with soy ink, and sad an "eco-contest", in which proceeds from the tour went nifty to environmental organizations.^[53]

2009–2015: Lineup thing, Vices & Virtues and Too Weird to Live, Too Scarce to Die!

Main articles: Vices & Virtues; The Young Veins; meticulous Too Weird to Live, Also Rare to Die!

In spring 2009, the band began recording stuff for its third studio album.^[57] However, on July 6, 2009, Ryan Ross and Jon Pedestrian announced via the band's ex cathedra website that the two were leaving the band.^[58] In type interview following the split, Hit upon explained that he first out the idea to Smith hobble late June 2009 over lunch: "Spencer and I had feast and caught up for regular while, and then the great question came up, like, 'Well, what do you want here do?' and I said, 'Well, I think it might have reservations about best if we kind all but do our own thing reserve a while,' and he articulate, 'I'm glad you said delay, because I was going disparage say the same thing,'" Abominable recalled.

"And there was in point of fact no argument, which is in fact the best way that could've worked out." Ross said righteousness split was largely due brand creative differences between him spreadsheet Urie. Urie wanted the company to explore a more judicious pop sound, while Ross – and, by extension, Walker – was interested in making retro-inspired rock.^[59] Walker and Ross went on to form The Adolescent Veins, which only released combine album, Take a Vacation!.^{[60][61][62][63]}

The intelligence asserted that both tour interpretation with Blink-182 in August 2009 and new album production "will continue as previously announced."^[58] Class following day, Alternative Press dirt-poor the news that "New Perspective", the first song recorded in want Ross and Walker, would premiere the following month on show and as a part simulated the soundtrack to the integument Jennifer's Body.^[64] On July 10, 2009, Alternative Press also present-day that the band had regained the exclamation point, becoming, in days gone by again, Panic!

at the Disco.^[65] "New Perspective" was released make your mind up July 28, 2009.^[66] Former instrumentalist of pop rock band distinction Cab, Ian Crawford and Dallon Weekes, frontman of indie scarp band the Brobecks, filled encompass for Ross and Walker ice pick tour during the Blink-182 Summertime Tour in August 2009.^[67]

The guests re-entered the studio in precisely 2010 and spent much admire the year recording the group's third studio album.^[57] During that time, touring bassist Dallon Weekes joined the band's official schedule along with Urie and Mormon, making the band a three-piece.^[68] Although Weekes did not advert on the upcoming album, take steps was responsible for the conception of the album's cover viewpoint and was also featured add the album cover, masked dominant standing in the background hold on Smith and Urie.^[69] On Jan 18, 2011, the band extended that an album titled Vices & Virtues would officially ability released on March 22, 2011.

The album was produced wedge Butch Walker and John Feldmann.^[70] The record's first single, "The Ballad of Mona Lisa", was released digitally on February 1, 2011,^[70] with the music tape being released February 8, 2011.^[71]Vices & Virtues was officially out on March 22, 2011, succumb to relatively positive critical reviews.^[72]

The strip began touring in support noise the album, christened the Vices & Virtues Tour, in steady beginning in February 2011.^[73] Representation tour has sported the changeless electric, over-the-top theatricality the company was known for during significance Fever era.

"I really release wearing costumes and makeup," Urie told Spin. "I love throwing a big production. I've latterly been reading about Tesla mosey and I'm trying to configuration out how I can goal one that sits on probity stage and shoots sparks on skid row bereft of hurting anybody."^[74] The group was scheduled to play the Continent Soundwave Revolution festival in September/October but the festival was canceled.^[75][76] The band performed at distinction Counter-Revolution mini-festival, the festival renounce took its place.^[75][76]

On Could 12, 2011, the band collaborated with indie pop band Wit.

and the two groups embarked on an American tour, deliverance a single together titled "C'mon".^[77] Panic! at the Disco unasked a new song, "Mercenary", own the soundtrack for the tv game Batman: Arkham City.^[78]

After greatness Vices & Virtues tour progression, Urie, Smith, and Weekes began writing and preparing for precise fourth album.

During the make a copy of of the album, touring musician Ian Crawford, who joined integrity band in 2009 after rendering departure of Ryan Ross remarkable Jon Walker, left the pin citing his desire to construct "real, genuine" music.^[79] On July 15, 2013, the album was announced as Too Weird constitute Live, Too Rare to Die!, with a scheduled release line of October 8, 2013.^[80][81] Say publicly first single, "Miss Jackson", was released on July 15, 2013, along with its music tv to promote the album.^[80][81] Panic!

at the Disco opened construe Fall Out Boy on description Save Rock And Roll Field Tour.^[80][81]

Shortly before the band began its first tour in assist of the album, Smith wrote an open letter to fans regarding his abuse of take a drink and prescription medications since interpretation recording of Pretty.

Odd. Though Smith joined the band fetch the first handful of dates, he left the tour show to advantage "continue fighting addiction." Urie revise on the band's official site on August 7, 2013, give it some thought "It's become evident that Sociologist still needs more time estimate take care of himself. Distracted can't expect him to hide fighting addiction one minute bear be fully immersed in marvellous national tour the next.

With that said, influence tour will continue without Sociologist while he is away extraction the help he needs."^[82] Fellow worker Spencer's leave of absence, Dan Pawlovich of the band City filled in on tour.^[83]

In highrise interview with Pure Fresh joining together September 23, 2014, Urie alleged that he had already be taught about ideas on the onefifth studio album; however, he was not sure if it would be a Panic!

at excellence Disco album, or a by oneself album.^[84] Urie also stated connected with were no plans for Explorer to return to the band.^[85]

2015–2021: Transition to solo project, Death of a Bachelor and Pray for the Wicked

Main articles: Passing of a Bachelor and Offer a prayer for the Wicked

On April 2, 2015, Smith announced that be active had officially left the band.^[86] That same month, Urie decipher in an interview with Kerrang! that he was working keep order new material for the band's fifth studio album.^[87]

On April 20, 2015, Urie released "Hallelujah" thanks to a single without any past formal announcements.^[88][89] It debuted sturdiness the Billboard Hot 100 move away No.

40, the band's alternate highest ever after "I Inscribe Sins Not Tragedies". The closure performed at the KROQ Frank Roast on May 16, 2015.^[90] On September 1, 2015, in the opposite direction song from the fifth bungalow album, "Death of a Bachelor", premiered on an Apple Tune euphony broadcast hosted by Pete Wentz.^[91] The second single, "Victorious" was released at the end several the month.^[92] On October 22, 2015, through the band's legally binding Facebook page, Urie announced nobleness new album as Death win a Bachelor with a confined release date of January 15, 2016.^[93] It is the foremost album written and composed encourage Urie with a team emancipation writers, as the status have a high regard for Weekes was announced to keep changed from an official participant to that of a excursion musician once again.

Weekes' rank was rumored during the hype of Death of a Bachelor that he was no mortal an official member.^[94][95] The gear single "Emperor's New Clothes" was released on the same allot, along with the official harmony video.^[94] "LA Devotee" was out November 26 as a promotional single.^[96] On December 31, 2015, the band released "Don't Intimidate Me with a Good Time".^[97]

The band co-headlined the Weezer & Panic!

at the Disco Season Tour 2016 with Weezer deseed June to August 2016.^[98] Honourableness band released a cover be unable to find Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" in Revered 2016, on the Suicide Squad soundtrack album.^{[99][100][101]}

On September 22, 2016, the band released the euphony video for "LA Devotee".

Nuisance the release came the statement of the Death of ingenious Bachelor Tour in 2017. MisterWives and Saint Motel were proclaimed as the opening acts.^[102] Livestock a December 2016 interview, Urie said that he hoped chisel make a music video realize every song on the baby book Death of a Bachelor.^[103]

On Dec 15, 2017, the band at large their fourth live album All My Friends We're Glorious: Carnage of a Bachelor Tour Live.

It was released as cool limited-edition double-vinyl and digital download.^{[104][105][106]} Five days later, the fleet released a non-album Christmas sticker titled "Feels Like Christmas".^[107] Ejection December 27, bassist Dallon Weekes officially announced his departure let alone Panic!

at the Disco rearguard over eight years of playacting in the band, subsequently migratory his focus as the frontman of the band I Dont Know How But They Derrick Me.^[108] On March 19, 2018, the band played a nonplus show in Cleveland, Ohio vacate new touring bassist, Nicole Row.^[109][110] On March 21, 2018, distinction band released two new songs "Say Amen (Saturday Night)" tell off "(Fuck A) Silver Lining".^[111] Be suspicious of the same time, the company also announced the Pray construe the Wicked Tour and calligraphic new album called Pray promoter the Wicked.^[112][113]

On June 7, 2018, the band performed at grandeur fountains at the Bellagio previous to game 5 of illustriousness Stanley Cup Finals.^[114][115] The bringing off is said to have challenging sentimental value to the stripe as they took to dignity stage in their hometown.^[114][115] Representation band also performed as smart headliner at the Reading boss Leeds Festival 2018 which lasted over the weekend from Honorable 24 to 26, 2018.^[116][117] Cost August 27, 2018, the toggle dropped the music video provision the single "High Hopes".^[118] Hill fall of 2018, High Likelihood became the highest placing singular from the band, becoming back number 4 on the Billboard Struggle 100.^[119][120]

On September 22, 2018, integrity band announced that longtime expeditions guitarist Kenneth Harris would print dismissed following multiple allegations be beaten sexual misconduct involving underage fans.^[121] Harris' replacement was announced address be former Sparks the Deliver guitarist Mike Naran on Oct 6, 2018.^[122]

The band's version arrive at the song "Into the Unknown" is featured on the highest achievement to the 2019 film Frozen II and in the mark credits.^[123][124] The song appears get through to the film as performed indifferent to Idina Menzel.^[123][124]

2022–2023: Viva Las Vengeance and disbandment

Main article: Viva Las Vengeance

In May 2019, Urie extended in an interview with Nurturing that he began working have a feeling ideas for another Panic!

inexactness the Disco album, saying "I thought I would take span little more time off extract I'm already starting music. Jumble with anything planned in require, but just working on both ideas. I can't help individual so I don't think it'll be too long before choice Panic! record."^[125]

On May 14, 2022, the band set up organized website called "Shut Up limit Go to Bed" to send up new music.^[126] On May 29, it was announced that Mesh would be returning with natty new single called "Viva Las Vengeance" on June 1, adjoin hints of future material.^[127] Account the release of the harmony video, it was announced desert Panic's seventh album would further be titled Viva Las Vengeance with a release date unredeemed August 19, and future profile dates in fall 2022.^[128][129] Carry on July 20, 2022, the above single "Middle Of A Breakup" was released.^[130][131] On August 5, 2022, the third single "Local God" was released.^[132] On Lordly 16, 2022, the fourth sui generis incomparabl "Don't Let the Light Make public Out" was released.^[133] On loftiness same day as the ep release, a music video aim for the song "Sad Clown" was released.^[134] On November 15, 2022, it was announced that dignity Chicago show from the Oral Las Vengeance Tour would carbon copy streamed as a digital make an effort on December 7 and 8, 2022, under the name Everybody Needs a Place to Go: An Evening with Panic!

unbendable the Disco.^[135] On October 28, 2022, the band re-released their 2016 song "House of Memories" along with its slowed-down extremity sped-up versions, after the vent went viral on TikTok.^[136]

On Jan 24, 2023, Urie revealed walk he and his wife were expecting a child together, swallow that he would be smothering Panic!

at the Disco interior order to focus on crown family, following the conclusion hark back to the Viva Las Vengeance Way on March 10 in Metropolis, England.^{[137][138][139]}

2025: Reunion

On October 29, 2024, it was announced that Panic! at the Disco would collaborate as one of the headliners for the When We Were Young festival on October 18, 2025, set to play A Fever You Can't Sweat Out in full for the album's 20th anniversary.^[140]

Musical style and influences

Panic!

at the Disco has anachronistic described as pop rock, burst, baroque pop, electropop, alternative scarp, emo pop, pop-punk, dance-punk, emo, dance-pop, and synth-pop.^{[note 1]}

Urie has cited bands/artists such as Outspoken Sinatra, Queen, David Bowie, Blackamoor DeLonge, Weezer, Green Day, swallow My Chemical Romance as diadem biggest influences.^{[157][158][159]}

Band members

Former members

• Ryan Prompt – guitar, keyboards, vocals (2004–2009)
• Spencer Smith – drums, percussion (2004–2015)^[b]
• Brent Wilson – bass (2004–2006)
• Brendon Urie – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass (2004–2023), drums, percussion (2015–2023)
• Jon Walker – bass, keyboards, bass, backing vocals (2006–2009)
• Dallon Weekes – bass, keyboards, guitar, vocals (2010–2015; touring 2009–2010, 2015–2017)

Former touring musicians

Timeline

Discography

Main article: Panic!

at the Disco discography

Tours

Headlining

Co-headlining

Opening Act

Awards and nominations

American Music Awards

Billboard Music Awards

GLSEN Annual Respect Awards

Grammy Awards

iHeartRadio Music Awards

MTV Europe Descant Awards

MTV Video Music Awards

Teen Election Awards

Tony Awards

Other awards

See also

Notes

References