Initially, Panic! at the Disco was a Blink-182 cover band. Ross initially was the lead singer for the group, but after hearing Urie sing back-up during rehearsals, the group decided to make him the lead. The quartet soon began rehearsing in Smith's grandmother's living room. They invited friend Brent Wilson from nearby Palo Verde High School to join on bass, and Wilson invited classmate Brendon Urie to try out on guitar. They both attended Bishop Gorman High School, and they began playing music together in ninth grade. Panic! at the Disco was formed in 2004 in the suburban area of Summerlin, Las Vegas, by childhood friends Ryan Ross, who sang and played guitar, and Spencer Smith, who played drums. History Formation and early years (2004–2005) In September 2018, Harris was dismissed following multiple allegations of sexual misconduct, and was replaced in October by Mike Naran. Later that same month, the band released " Say Amen (Saturday Night)", the lead single from their sixth studio album, Pray for the Wicked (2018), which was released in June. He was replaced in March 2018 by Nicole Row. In December 2017, Weekes officially announced his departure from the band. In April 2015, " Hallelujah" was released as the first single from Panic! at the Disco's fifth studio album, Death of a Bachelor (2016). Shortly thereafter, Weekes reverted to being a touring member once again, leaving Urie as the only member of the official lineup. In 2015, Smith officially left the band after not performing live with the band since his departure in 2013. The duo recruited guitarist Kenneth Harris and drummer Dan Pawlovich as touring musicians for live performances. Prior to the release of the album, Smith unofficially left the band due to health and drug-related issues, leaving Urie and Weekes as the remaining members. Crawford departed once the tour cycle for Vices & Virtues ended in 2012.Īs a three-piece, Urie, Smith, and Weekes recorded and released the band's fourth studio album, Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die!, in 2013. The band's third studio album, Vices & Virtues (2011), was recorded solely by Urie and Smith in 2010, produced by John Feldmann and Butch Walker. Weekes was later inducted into the band's lineup as a full-time member in 2010.
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Ross and Walker subsequently formed a new band, the Young Veins, leaving Urie and Smith as the sole remaining members of Panic! at the Disco.Ĭontinuing as a duo, Urie and Smith released a new single, " New Perspective", for the movie Jennifer's Body, and recruited bassist Dallon Weekes and guitarist Ian Crawford as touring musicians for live performances. Ross and Walker, who favored the band's new direction, departed because Urie and Smith wanted to make further changes to the band's style. That album marked a significant departure from the sound of the band's debut. (2008), was influenced by 1960s rock bands the Beatles, the Zombies, and the Beach Boys, and was preceded by the single " Nine in the Afternoon".