Panic! at the Disco

Panic! at the Disco (abbreviated P!ATD) was a pop and rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. They started out as a high school band who covered Blink-182 music, but soon became much more. Their singles, "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" and "High Hopes", were and are huge hits, and they're widely known for them. Their music ranges widely from punk to folk rock to pop and much more.

Panic! at the Disco
Panic! at the Disco at the Pepsi Center in 2018. From left to right: Kenneth Harris (guitar), Dan Pawlovich (drums), Brendon Urie (vocalist), and Nicole Row (bass)
Background information
Also known as	Panic at the Disco (2008–2009)
Origin	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Genres	Pop rock baroque pop electropop alternative rock emo pop-punk
Years active	2004–2023
Labels	DCD2 Fueled by Ramen
Spinoffs	The Young Veins
Past member(s)	Ryan Ross Spencer Smith Brent Wilson Brendon Urie Jon Walker Dallon Weekes
Website	panicatthedisco.com

Singles

Year	Song	Album
2005	The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage	A Fever You Can't Sweat Out
2006	I Write Sins Not Tragedies	A Fever You Can't Sweat Out
2006	But It's Better If You Do	A Fever You Can't Sweat Out
2006	Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off	A Fever You Can't Sweat Out
2007	Build God, Then We'll Talk	A Fever You Can't Sweat Out
2008	Nine in the Afternoon	Pretty. Odd.
2008	Mad as Rabbits	Pretty. Odd.
2008	That Green Gentleman (Things Have Changed)	Pretty. Odd.
2008	Northern Downpour	Pretty. Odd.
2011	The Ballad of Mona Lisa	Vices & Virtues
2009	New Perspective	Jennifer's Body Soundtrack
2011	Ready to Go (Get Me Out of My Mind)	Vices & Virtues
2011	Let's Kill Tonight	Vices & Virtues
2013	Miss Jackson (Feat. Lolo)	Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die!
2013	This is Gospel	Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die!
2013	Girls/Girls/Boys	Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die!
2014	Nicotine	Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die!
2015	Hallelujah	Death of a Bachelor
2015	Victorious	Death of a Bachelor
2015	Emperor’s New Clothes	Death of a Bachelor
2016	Death of a Bachelor	Death of a Bachelor
2018	Say Amen (Saturday Night)	Pray for the Wicked
2018	High Hopes	Pray for the Wicked
2019	Hey Look Ma, I Made It	Pray for the Wicked
2022	Viva Las Vengeance	Viva Las Vengeance
2022	Middle Of The Breakup	Viva Las Vengeance
2022	Local God	Viva Las Vengeance
2022	Don’t Let The Light Go Out	Viva Las Vengeance
2022	Sad Clown	Viva Las Vengeance
2022	Sugar Soaker	Viva Las Vengeance

Band members

Former members

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

Former touring musicians

• Bartram Nason – cello, keyboards, electronic drums, percussion (2006–2008)
• Eric Ronick – keyboards, percussion, backing vocals (2006–2008)
• Ian Crawford – guitar, percussion, backing vocals (2009–2012)
• Kenneth Harris – guitar, backing vocals (2013–2018)
• Dan Pawlovich – drums, percussion, backing vocals (2013–2023)
• Chris Bautista – trumpet (2016–2023)
• Erm Navarro – trombone (2016–2023)
• Jesse Molloy – saxophone (2016–2023)
• Nicole Row – bass, backing vocals (2018–2023)
• Kiara Ana Perico – viola (2018–2023)
• Leah Metzler – cello (2018–2023)
• Mike Naran – guitar, backing vocals (2018–2023)
• Desiree Hazley – violin (2018–2019)
• Michelle Shin – violin (2022–2023)
• Jake Sinclair – guitar, backing vocals (2022–2023)
• Mike Viola – guitar, backing vocals (2022–2023)
• Rachel White – guitar, backing vocals (2022–2023)

Timeline

Discography

Main article: Panic! at the Disco discography

• A Fever You Can't Sweat Out (2005)
• Pretty. Odd. (2008)
• Vices & Virtues (2011)
• Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die! (2013)
• Death of a Bachelor (2016)
• Pray for the Wicked (2018)
• Viva Las Vengeance (2022)

Tours

Headlining

• 2005 Tour (2005)^[1]
• Nintendo Fusion Tour (2005)^[1][2][3]
• Nothing Rhymes with Circus Tour (2006)^[4]
• Pretty. Odd. Tour (2008–2009)^[5]
• Vices & Virtues Tour (2011–2012)^[6][7]
• 2013 Tour (2013)^[8]
• Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die! Tour (2014)^[9]
• The Gospel Tour (2014)^[10]
• Death of a Bachelor Tour (2017)^[11]
• Pray for the Wicked Tour (2018–2019)^[12]
• Viva Las Vengeance Tour (2022–2023)

Co-headlining

• Nintendo Fusion Tour (with Fall Out Boy, The Starting Line, Motion City Soundtrack and Boys Night Out) (2005)^[1][2][3]
• Honda Civic Tour (with Motion City Soundtrack, Death Cab for Cutie, Phantom Planet and The Hush Sound) (2008)^[13]
• Rock Band Live Tour (with Dashboard Confessional) (2008)^[14]
• Summer Tour 2016 (with Weezer) (2016)^[15]

Opening Act

• Take Cover Tour (for Acceptance and The Receiving End of Sirens) (2005)^[16]
• Ambitious Ones and Smoking Guns Tour (for The Academy Is...) (2006)^[17]
• Truckstops & Statelines Tour (for The Academy Is...) (2006)^[18][19][20]
• Blink-182 in Concert (Blink-182) (2009)^[21]
• Save Rock and Roll Tour (for Fall Out Boy) (2013)^[22][23]

Awards and nominations

American Music Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2018	Alternative Artist	Panic! at the Disco	Won	[24]
2019	Alternative Artist	Panic! at the Disco	Nominated	[25]
	Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group		Nominated
	Favorite Pop/Rock Song	"High Hopes"	Nominated

Billboard Music Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2018	Top Rock Album	Death of a Bachelor	Nominated	[26]
2019	Top Duo/Group	Panic! at the Disco	Nominated	[27]
	Top Rock Artist		Nominated
	Top Rock Album	Pray for the Wicked	Won
	Top Rock Song	"High Hopes"	Won
2020	Top Duo/Group	Panic! at the Disco	Nominated	[28]
	Top Rock Artist		Won
	Top Rock Song	"Hey Look Ma, I Made It"	Won

GLSEN Annual Respect Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2019	Brendon Urie	Inspiration Award	Won	[29]

Grammy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2009	Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package	Pretty. Odd.	Nominated	[30]
2017	Best Rock Album	Death of a Bachelor	Nominated	[31]

iHeartRadio Music Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2019	Best Duo/Group of the Year	Panic! at the Disco	Nominated	[32]
	Alternative Rock Artist of the Year		Nominated
	Alternative Rock Song of the Year	"High Hopes"	Won
	Alternative Rock Album of the Year	Pray for the Wicked	Won

MTV Europe Music Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2018	Best Alternative	Panic! at the Disco	Won	[33]
2019	Best Rock	Panic! at the Disco	Nominated	[34]
	Best Video	"Me!" (Taylor Swift featuring Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco)	Won
2022	Best Alternative	Panic! at the Disco	Nominated	[35]

MTV Video Music Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2006	Video of the Year	"I Write Sins Not Tragedies"	Won	[36]
	Best New Artist in a Video		Nominated	[37]
	Best Group Video		Nominated	[36]
	Best Rock Video		Nominated	[38]
	Best Art Direction		Nominated	[39]
2008	Best Pop Video	"Nine in the Afternoon"	Nominated	[40]
	Best Direction		Nominated	[41]
2016	Best Rock Video	"Victorious"	Nominated	[42]
2018	Best Rock Video	"Say Amen (Saturday Night)"	Nominated	[43]
2019	Best Rock Video	"High Hopes"	Won	[44]
	Best Collaboration	"Me!" (Taylor Swift featuring Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco)	Nominated
	Best Visual Effects		Won
	Best Cinematography		Nominated
2022	Best Alternative	Viva Las Vengeance	Nominated	[45][46]
2023	Best Choreography	"Middle of a Breakup"	Nominated	[47][48]

Teen Choice Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2006	Choice Rock Track	I Write Sins Not Tragedies	Nominated	[source?]
2008	Choice Rock Track	Nine in the Afternoon	Nominated	[49]
2018	Rock Artist	Panic! at the Disco	Nominated	[50]
	Rock/Alternative Song	"High Hopes"	Nominated
2019	Choice Music Group	Panic! at the Disco	Nominated	[51]
	Choice Rock Artist		Won
	Choice Song: Group	Hey Look Ma, I Made It	Nominated
	Choice Rock Song		Won
	Choice Song: Female Artist	"Me!" (Taylor Swift featuring Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco)	Nominated
	Choice Pop Song		Nominated

Tony Awards

Year	Category	Nominated Work	Result	Ref.
2018	Best Original Score	SpongeBob SquarePants	Nominated	[52]

Other awards

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2006	TMF Awards	Best Video International	"I Write Sins Not Tragedies"	Won	[53]
	GAFFA Awards (Denmark)	Best International New Artist	Panic! at the Disco	Nominated	[54]
2007	Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica	Best International Rock Group		Nominated	[55]
	Kerrang! Awards	Best International Band		Nominated	[56]
2008	Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica	Best International Rock Group		Nominated	[57]
	MTV Asia Awards	The Style Award		Won	[58]
2011	Kerrang! Awards	Best Single	"The Ballad of Mona Lisa"	Nominated	[59]
2014	Alternative Press Music Awards	Best Vocalist	Brendon Urie	Won	[60]
		Artist of the Year	Panic! at the Disco	Nominated
2015		Best Bassist	Dallon Weekes	Nominated	[61]
		Best Live Band	Panic! at the Disco	Nominated
	Rock Sound Readers Poll	Video of the Year	"Emperor's New Clothes"	Won	[62]
2016	Alternative Press Music Awards	Best Music Video		Won	[63]
		Song of the Year	"Hallelujah"	Won
		Artist of the Year	Panic! at the Disco	Nominated	[64]
2017		Artist of the Year		Won	[65]
	People's Choice Awards	Favorite Group	Panic! at the Disco	Nominated	[66]
2018	Rock Sound Awards	Artist of the Year	Panic! at the Disco	Won	[67]
	Outer Critics Circle Awards	Outstanding New Score	SpongeBob SquarePants	Won	[68]
2019	Kerrang! Awards	Best International Band	Panic! at the Disco	Nominated	[69]
	LOS40 Music Awards	International New Artist of the Year	Panic! at the Disco	Nominated	[70]
		International Song of the Year	"High Hopes"	Nominated
	Key to the City of Las Vegas	Key to the City	Brendon Urie	Won	[71]
2022	People's Choice Awards	Favorite Group	Panic! at the Disco	Nominated	[72]

Notes

1. Although Smith would not formally depart from the band until April 2015, he had not been a part of the band's touring ensemble since August 2013.