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Top 26 Panic! At The Disco Facts

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1- The Band  formed in 2004  

2- The band was formed in Summerlin, Las Vegas, which is also where the members were raised

3- The original band members were Brendon Urie (lead singer), Ryan Ross (guitarist), Spencer Smith (drummer) and Brent Wilson (bassist)

4- A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out is the debut studio album by Panic! At The Disco. 

5- To pay the rent for the band’s practice space, Urie worked at Tropical Smoothie Café.

6- Ryan Ross, Brent Wilson, and Spencer Smith, all childhood friends originally made a band called Pet Salamander, then Summerleague Rock.

7- Their music ranges widely from punk to folk rock to pop and much more.

8- The Band influenced by 1960s rock bands the Beatles, the Zombies and the Beach Boys,

9- Their music and fashion styles were originally called “Vaudevillian pop-punk”

10- When he was a child, Urie was diagnosed with ADHD and given medication to treat the condition. But his hyperactivity didn’t go unnoticed by his peers, who often bullied him

11- in 2006 Band Won Video of the Year Award –  MTV Video Music Awards 

12- Before writing their own material, the band covered Blink-182’s popular songs, such as “Dammit.” Panic! At The Disco got to sing with Blink’s Mark Hoppus after they met him one night.

13- Urie described himself as a “spaz” in high school, and explained that only one student would always bully him

14- After releasing A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out in 2005, it became such a hit and amassed such a huge fan base that, on the band’s 10th year anniversary, it garnered a Double Platinum Award.

15- Urie has cited bands/artists such as Frank Sinatra, Queen, David Bowie, Weezer, Green Day and My Chemical Romance as his biggest influences.

16- Brendon listed David Bowie, Queen, and Frank Sinatra as his favorites during an interview with ABC News.

17- The title of the song Nine In The Afternoon is based on something Spencer Smith said. The room they were working in had no windows, and Spencer said that it felt like “seven in the afternoon.” Ryan modified it to “nine” to fit the melody of the song.

18- Panic! at the Disco Won Favorite Artist – Alternative Rock Award in 2018 

19- Urie plays an astonishing eight different musical instruments,

120- Brendon Urie and Ryan Ross were both suffering with the flu when they made the music video for “I Write Sins Not Tragedies.

21- Panic! at the Disco Won Best Alternativ   MTV Music Awards in 2018 

22- Interestingly, Panic! At the Disco got a cover on the famous magazine before Fall Out Boy, who were their mentors.

23- Their name was inspired by a song The band got its name from Name Taken’s “Panic.” The line of the song went, “Panic at the disco, sat back and took it so slow.” They were also considering “Burn Down The Disco,” from the Smith’s “Panic.

24- Their First Concert Was in a Mormon Church

25- Urie met Brent Wilson while taking guitar classes offered at their high school and Wilson asked Urie to try out as lead guitarist for Panic! at the Disco, as they were looking for a replacement at the time. 

26- Panic! At The Disco may not have sold tens of millions of albums compared to the likes of bands such as Blink-182 and Green Day, but their music videos have been viewed almost a billion times.


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