Panic! at the Disco was a pop rock band formed in Summerlin, Nevada in 2004, effectively Brendon Urie's solo project from 2015 until it dissolved in January 2023. A Fever You Can't Sweat Out (2005) defined mid-2000s theatrical emo-pop, and Pray for the Wicked hit number one on the Billboard 200. Shop Panic! at the Disco vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
Panic! at the Disco formed in Summerlin, Nevada in 2004 around Brendon Urie, Ryan Ross, Spencer Smith, and Brent Wilson (high school friends). They are widely cited as one of the foundational acts of the mid-2000s emo and pop rock revival alongside contemporaries like Fall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance, and the Killers. Their 2005 debut A Fever You Can't Sweat Out - featuring the international hit I Write Sins Not Tragedies - was a commercial breakthrough. Their 2008 follow-up Pretty. Odd. marked a creative pivot toward Beatles-influenced baroque pop, with fan and critical division. Brent Wilson was dismissed in 2006; Ryan Ross and bassist Jon Walker departed in 2009 amid creative differences to form The Young Veins; Spencer Smith departed in 2015 amid substance abuse treatment needs. From 2015 onward, the band functioned as Urie's solo recording project with touring musicians. Their 2018 album Pray for the Wicked reached number one on the Billboard 200. Their 2022 album Viva Las Vengeance was their final studio album. The band dissolved in January 2023 following Urie's wife's pregnancy announcement. Urie has been associated with advocacy for queer issues and the LGBTQ+ community.
Panic! at the Disco's sound combines pop rock, emo, alternative rock, baroque pop, pop punk, dance-rock, and synth-pop with Urie's distinctive theatrical vocal delivery (multi-octave range), extensive instrumental arrangements (use of cabaret, baroque, and orchestral arrangements), and varied compositional approaches across the multi-decade catalog.
Decaydance Records, Fueled by Ramen, and DCD2 Records pressings of the Panic! at the Disco catalog have been issued in extensive color variant editions and elaborate limited deluxe pressings, with collector demand.
Listeners new to Panic! at the Disco typically start with A Fever You Can't Sweat Out (2005) or Death of a Bachelor (2016).
