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. 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.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. Weekes was later inducted into the band's lineup as a full-time member in 2010. The duo 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,' 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. (2008) marked a significant departure from the sound of the band's debut. Influenced by 1960s rock bands the Beatles, the Zombies and the Beach Boys, and preceded by the single 'Nine in the Afternoon,' the band's second studio album, Pretty.

In 2006, founding bassist Brent Wilson was fired from the band during an extensive world tour and subsequently replaced by Jon Walker. Popularized by the second single, 'I Write Sins Not Tragedies,' the album was certified double platinum in the US. Shortly after, the band recorded and released its debut studio album, A Fever You Can't Sweat Out (2005). Panic! at the Disco recorded its first demos while its members were in high school. Since 2015, vocalist Urie is the only official member in the band, supported on tours by guitarist Kenneth Harris, drummer Dan Pawlovich, and bassist Nicole Row. Panic! at the Disco is an American rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada, formed in 2004 by childhood friends Brendon Urie, Ryan Ross, Spencer Smith and Brent Wilson.

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