PANIC! AT THE DISCO RELEASES
NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR “HIGH HOPES”
August 27, 2018 – Los Angeles, CA – Grammy-nominated band Panic! At The Disco today released a new music video for track “High Hopes”. Directed by Brendan Walter and Mel Soria, the thrilling video sees frontman Brendon Urie bring the artwork for the band’s critically acclaimed new album Pray For The Wicked to life. Watch it HERE.
Pray For The Wicked was released on June 22 via Fueled By Ramen/DCD2 Records and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart, marking the band’s second consecutive No. 1 debut. The album also debuted at No. 1 on iTunes in 22 countries, and launched with 180,000 equivalent album units earned, 151,000 of which were traditional album sales. Both figures represent the biggest week for an alternative rock album in 2018, according to Billboard. According to Nielsen Music, the album saw the fifth-largest week for a vinyl effort since the company began tracking sales in 1991. Pray For The Wicked is available digitally HERE and physically HERE.
P!ATD recently continued its hold on American TV airwaves with explosive performance of “High Hopes” at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards. Leading up to the albums release the band made appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Ellen Degeneres Show, NBC’s The Voice. Following the release of Pray For The Wicked, the band performed “Say Amen (Saturday Night)”, “High Hopes”, and fan favorite“I Write Sins Not Tragedies” on Today Show’s Citi Summer Concert Series in New York’s Famed Rockefeller Plaza.
Earlier this month, Panic! At The Disco wrapped the first leg of their Pray For The Wicked Tour in support of the album, which sold out multiple venues including Madison Square Garden in New York City and STAPLES Center in Los Angeles. Critics were quick to praise the ambitious stage show and Urie’s electrifying performance, raving, “Everyone claims to leave it all on stage, but Panic! At The Disco actually does it” (Substream Magazine), “[Urie] has the kind of big personality you couldn’t imagine on a small stage – it needs an arena to breathe accordingly without being restricted” (Dallas Observer), and “He’s a mix of Jagger and Sinatra, with a pinch of Cirque du Soleil panache and an unmistakable gratitude for his lot in life” (Las Vegas Review Journal).
Fresh off of headlining the UK’s Reading and Leeds Festival 2018, Panic! At The Disco will return to the road for a run of international dates visiting Australia, Japan, New Zealand, The Philippines, and Mexico this October. In January, the band will embark on the second leg of the Pray For The Wicked Tour of North America. The 28-city leg, which kicks off on January 10, 2019 in Buffalo, NY, and wraps on February 20, 2019 in Sacramento, CA, will feature support from Two Feet. A complete list of upcoming live dates and ticket information can be found HERE.
Urie recently launched Highest Hopes Foundation (HHF) – an umbrella foundation created to support the efforts of non-profit organizations that lead, develop, and advocate support for human rights for all people and communities subject to discrimination or abuse on the basis of gender, race, religion, sexual orientation and gender identity. The first of many donations to come, Urie pledged a one million dollar donation to GLSEN to provide resources, training, and support to students working to created student-led GSA clubs in their K-12 schools last week. Panic! At The Disco will be allocating $1 of every ticket from the U.S. dates of the band’s Pray For The Wicked Tour to HHF and in the coming days and months, Urie and the foundation will announce upcoming donations and activations with a variety of charitable organizations.
International Dates
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10/06/2018
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Sydney, Australia
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Qudos Bank Arena
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10/09/2018
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Adelaide, Australia
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AEC Theatre – SOLD OUT
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10/11/2018
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Brisbane, Australia
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Riverstage – SOLD OUT
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10/13/2018
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Melbourne, Australia
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Hisense Arena – SOLD OUT
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10/16/2018
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Auckland, New Zealand
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Spark Arena
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10/20/2018
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Manila, Philippines
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Mall of Asia Arena – SOLD OUT
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10/22/2018
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Tokyo, Japan
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ZEPP Tokyo
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10/23/2018
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Tokyo, Japan
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Shinkiba Studio Coast
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10/25/2018
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Osaka, Japan
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ZEPP Osaka Bayside
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10/17-18/2018
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Mexico City, Mexico
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Corona Capital
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Pray For The Wicked Tour North American Leg Two -With support from Two Feet
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1/10/2019
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Buffalo, NY
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KeyBank Center
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1/12/2019
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Laval, QC
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Place Bell
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1/13/2019
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Manchester, NH
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SNHU Arena
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1/15/2019
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Albany, NY
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Times Union Center
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1/16/2019
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Brooklyn, NY
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Barclays Center
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1/18/2019
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Newark, NJ
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Prudential Center
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1/19/2019
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Providence, RI
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Dunkin’ Donuts Center
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1/20/2019
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Washington, DC
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Capital One Arena
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1/22/2019
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Charlotte, NC
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Spectrum Center
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1/23/2019
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Charlottesville, VA
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John Paul Jones Arena
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1/25/2019
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Nashville, TN
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Bridgestone Arena
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1/26/2019
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Cincinnati, OH
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U.S. Bank Arena
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1/27/2019
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Milwaukee, WI
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Wisconsin Entertainment and Sports Center
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1/29/2019
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Grand Rapids, MI
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The Van Andel Arena
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1/30/2019
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Cleveland, OH
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Quicken Loans Arena
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02/01/2019
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Omaha, NE
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CenturyLink Center
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02/02/2019
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Kansas City, MO
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Sprint Center
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02/04/2019
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Rosemont, IL
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Allstate Arena
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02/05/2019
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Saint Louis, MO
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Enterprise Center
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02/06/2019
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Memphis, TN
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FedExForum
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02/08/2019
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Austin, TX
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Frank Erwin Center
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02/09/2019
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New Orleans, LA
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Smoothie King Center
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2/12/2019
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Albuquerque, NM
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Tingley Coliseum
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2/14/2019
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Anaheim, CA
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Honda Center
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2/15/2019
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Inglewood, CA
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The Forum
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2/16/2019
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San Diego, CA
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Valley View Casino Center
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2/19/2019
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Oakland, CA
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ORACLE Arena
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2/20/2019
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Sacramento, CA
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Golden 1 Center
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“Might be Panic!’s best album yet.” The Independent
“One of the year’s best albums.” GQ
“Party-ready tracks with horn sections and shimmering vocals, the soundtrack to both your night on the town and your existential hangover in the morning.” Entertainment Weekly
COVER ART & PRESS PHOTOS: HERE
Photo Credit: Jimmy Fontaine (Photos), Rosanna Jones and The Visual Strategist (Illustration)
About Panic! At The Disco
Award-winning internationally acclaimed rock band Panic! At The Disco released their highly anticipated sixth studio album Pray For The Wicked on June 22, 2018 via Fueled By Ramen/DCD2. The album follows 2016’s Death Of A Bachelor, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, and was nominated for Best Rock Album at the 2017 GRAMMY® Awards. The RIAA platinum selling release was the highest selling rock album and fourth-highest selling album released in 2016, according to Nielsen Soundscan. Panic! At The Disco’s Gold-certified fourth studio album, Too Weird To Live, Too Rare to Die!, was released in October 2013, and debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, marking their second album to do so. The band’s previous albums include 2005’s double-platinum A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out, 2008’s Gold-certified Pretty. Odd., which debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, and Vices & Virtues, which debuted at No. 7. Panic! At The Disco have been nominated for multiple awards, including a GRAMMY, Teen Choice Award, Alternative Press Music Award, Kerrang! Award, and MTV Video Music Awards. At the MTV VMAs in 2006, they won the highly coveted Video of the Year trophy for the video for their smash “I Write Sins Not Tragedies.” More recently, frontman Brendon Urie starred as Charlie Price in the critically acclaimed Broadway hit Kinky Boots.
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