Panic! at the Disco review – ballads, backflips and big-top emotion
Velveteen-voiced showman Brendon Urie’s joyful, muscular maximalism is a tonic for our times
August 2018
Reading and Leeds festival review – glittery GCSE blowout has most diverse lineup yet
From Dua Lipa’s choreographed pop to Kendrick Lamar’s rap blitzkreig, R&L expanded beyond the indie faithful – but Sex on Fire still got the biggest singalong
June 2018
Panic! at the Disco: Pray for the Wicked review – a parade of emo-pop pizzazz
Now comprised of sole member Brendon Urie, PATD’s new album sounds very much like a musical on the theme of the trials of success
July 2016
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Brendon Urie: ‘Everybody wanted out from Panic! at the Disco’
As the only remaining member of the band, the singer no longer has to compromise – whether that’s about making music or being naked
January 2016
Panic! at the Disco: Death of a Bachelor review – hollow and shapeless
Brendon Urie has lost two band members – and his operatic pop-punk is now a hollow affair
Panic! at the Disco: Death of a Bachelor review – wide-eyed, slickly produced gusto
Brendon Urie’s powerful, screechy vocals are wielded like a hammer in songs about a disillusioned charmer
Panic! at the Disco review – emo pop for a teen rebellion
Brendon Urie’s slick act carries enough commitment to edge it away from corniness
March 2011
Panic! at the Disco: Vices & Virtues – review
What happens when you lose your main songwriter? You're not as good. By Dave Simpson
August 2009
The guidelines
The guidelines: random notes from pop culture
This week: nonsensical pop lyrics rejigged by Jon Blyth
June 2008
Growing up is hard to do
Once the darlings of gloomy emo teens, Panic at the Disco have discovered the joys of 60s rock, love songs and 'orchestral' numbers. Dave Simpson finds out what cheered them up
March 2008
Panic At the Disco
Rock and pop preview
August 2006
Reading fans show a lot of bottle - as usual
In 2004, 50 Cent was booed offstage in a rain of plastic bottles. This year, Brendan Urie, frontman of the band Panic! At the Disco, was hit by a bottle seconds into his set on the main stage at Reading Festival.
