Panic at the Disco Biography
Panic! at the Disco was formed in the suburban area of Summerlin, in unincorporated Las Vegas, by childhood friends Ryan Ross on guitar and Spencer Smith on drums. Since the age of thirteen, the two played blink-182 covers in bands of different formations, but finally recruited Brent Wilson on bass and Brendon Urie on vocals and guitar. The band name was taken from a line in the song Panic at the disco by Name Taken.
In order to get their music heard, The band contacted Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz, through LiveJournal, and sent him a link to their PureVolume site. Wentz was so impressed that he took a trip to Las Vegas to meet the band in person. After seeing them play in their garage, he asked if they would sign with his Fueled by Ramen imprint label Decaydance.
Notable events
During PATD's opening song on August 25, 2006 at the Carling Weekend: Reading Festival, an unknown audience member threw a bottle at the stage, which struck and temporarily knocked out Urie, forcing the band to stop playing. After some minutes, he got back up and shouted to the crowd, "You can’t take me out! Let's see how well you guys do with my left side," and continued with the same song.[6]
At the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards, the video for "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" won the Video of the Year award, beating out artists such as Christina Aguilera, Shakira, Madonna and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. While heading on stage to accept the award, Panic! was interrupted by a man named Sixx, who promoted himself for about five seconds before he was pulled off stage by security. The camera then zoomed back to the band. Walker jokingly said, "That was totally planned," and the band accepted their award with Urie commenting, "He stole our thunder." Panic! also performed "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" during the award show.
The band will embark on a world tour later in 2006, including dates in Australia, New Zealand, and mainland Europe, and later will embark on their first-ever stadium tour with Bloc Party and Jack's Mannequin, although they state they have been having trouble finding opening acts. The band will appear with Fall Out Boy, Marilyn Manson, and other bands on the soundtrack of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, to be re-released in 3D on October 20.