

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. 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', 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. (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 their debut studio album, A Fever You Can't Sweat Out (2005). Panic! at the Disco recorded their first demos while they were in high school. Since 2015, vocalist Urie has been the only official member of the band, with drummer Dan Pawlovich, bassist Nicole Row, and guitarist Mike Naran accompanying him on tour. 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.

Panic! at the Disco at the Shorty Awards in 2015
