Panic! At the disco has created panic and excitement on social media. What is Panic! At the disco? What is Viva Las vengeance? Who is Urie Brendon and why is #BrendonUrieSpeakUp over the internet? Know The Fact brings you the facts about the whole story.
The Journey of Panic! At the Disco
Panic! At the Disco is a project started by American musician Brendon Urie. Originally a pop-rock band native to Las Vegas, Nevada, it was formed in 2004 by a group of childhood friends, including Urie, Ryan Ross, Spencer Smith, and Brent Wilson. The young Panic! At the Disco band recorded their first sample recording in high school. Soon they recorded and released their first public album, A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out, in 2005. The album was preceded by the next second single, “I Write Sins Not Tragedies.” The album was certified triple platinum in the US. In 2006, on one of the extensive world tours of Panic! At the Disco, founding bassist Brent Wilson was laid off from the band and eventually replaced by another bassist named Jon Walker. The second album by Panic! at the Disco, Pretty. Odd., released in 2008, was preceded by the single “Nine in the Afternoon”. That album marked a landmark exit from the sound of the band’s debut.
Ross and Walker, both of whom favoured the band’s new direction, took their leave due to the fact that Urie and Smith were in favour of making fresh additional changes to Panic! at the Disco’s overall style. In due course, Ross and Walker formed a whole new band, the Young Veins. The departure of Ross and Walker left Urie and Smith as the only remaining members of Panic! at the Disco.
Current touring members of the Panic! At the Disco, involve Brendon Urie who is the lead vocalist and also plays the drums. He also played the guitar, keyboards, and percussion over the years. Chris Bautista plays the trumpet, Erm Navarro plays the trombone, Jesse Molloy plays the saxophone, and Nicole Row plays bass and backs up vocals. Kiara Ana Perico plays the viola, Leah Metzler plays the cello, Desiree Hazley is a violinist, and Mike Naran plays the guitar and helps with backing vocals.
About “Viva Las Vengeance”
“Viva Las Vengeance” is a song by Panic! at the Disco. It was announced on May 29, 2022. Viva Las Vengeance was released along with its music video on June 1, 2022, as the lead single from the band Panic! At the Disco album “Viva Las Vengeance” The song Viva Las Vengeance was written by Brendon Urie. Talking about Viva Las Vengeance Urie said, “Viva Las Vengeance is a look back at who I was 17 years ago and who I am now with the fondness I didn’t have before. I didn’t realise I was making an album and there was something about the tape machine that kept me honest. “
Panic! At the Disco has officially announced a world tour in support of Viva Las Vengeance. The tour in North America will start on September 8th, 2022 at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, and end on October 25th, 2022 at the Chase Center in San Francisco. A tour of European cities, including Vienna, Paris, London, and many more, will start on the 20th of February next year. The tour in Europe is to end on March 10, in Manchester, UK.
About Brendon Urie
Brendon Boyd Urie popularly known as Brendon Urie was born on April 12, 1987, in St. George, Utah. Urie is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. Urie is best known for being the lead vocalist, primary songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist of Panic! At the Disco. Currently, he is the only original member remaining of Panic! At the Disco. His musical genres include pop-rock, pop-punk, alternative rock, baroque pop, pop, emo, and electropop. The instruments he plays include guitar, piano, keyboards, bass, drums, and percussion. While in high school, he was chosen by his friends, initially as a guitarist and later as the band’s lead singer. Urie has appeared in several albums, singles, musicals, a movie soundtrack, an award ceremony, and the like. A good number of his songs have achieved commercial success, reached high spots on the Billboard charts, and have had millions of sales. Urie is well known for his expansive four-octave tenor vocal range. In 2018, Urie launched a non-profit organisation for human rights and started streaming on Twitch.
Controversies surrounding Urie Brendon
Brendon Urie, 34, has been accused of many offences, including racism, sexism, ableism, and transphobia. Urie has even been accused of abusing a child. These allegations resurfaced again on social media on Friday, June 1, after Panic! At the Disco’s release of the title track of their upcoming album, Viva Las Vengeance. Urie has been accused of being a sexist, racist, and even a sexual offender in many newspapers in recent years. He has been called out for laughing at an ableist joke, further worsening the situation. Zack Hall, the security of the band, Panic! At the Disco, joked about a nun with Down Syndrome. @leah62053062 tweeted that Urie groped her backstage when she was only 15 years old. In 2021, numerous TikTok creators posted these allegations against Urie on the platform. Urie, among other offences, has also been accused of uttering sexist and slut-shaming remarks. Many Twitch viewers have also expressed their discontentment with Urie’s bullying tactics. Urie was accused of being racist in In August 2020, social media users united against Urie Brendon and trended #BrendonUrieSpeakUp. Social media users have helped generate more attention towards the controversial allegations levelled against Urie.
