PANIC! AT THE DISCO’S PLATINUM-CERTIFIED “HIGH HOPES” HITS #1 AT POP, HOT AC, AND ALTERNATIVE RADIO
SONG CLIMBS TO #5 ON BILLBOARD HOT 100 MARKING CAREER HIGH
SECOND LEG OF GLOBAL PRAY FOR THE WICKED TOUR CONTINUES TO SELL OUT – KICKS OFF IN BUFFALO, NY ON JAN. 10
Photo credit: Jimmy Fontaine
Grammy-nominated rock band Panic! At The Disco’s latest single “High Hopes” is a certified hit, led by 2,800 spins at SiriusXM’s Hits 1 the single claims the #1 spot across three radio formats this week including Pop, Hot AC, and Alternative radio. The song, which was just certified PLATINUM by the Recording Industry Association of America last month for exceeding 1 million units sold, has also cracked the Top 5 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart, making it their biggest single since 2006’s breakout “I Write Sins Not Tragedies.”
“High Hopes” is the second single off Panic! At The Disco’s critically acclaimed sixth album Pray For The Wicked, which was released in June 2018 and earned the band their second consecutive #1 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart. The album debuted at #1 on iTunes in 22 countries and was recently certified GOLD by the RIAA. Lead single “Say Amen (Saturday Night)” was also certified GOLD and peaked at #1 on Billboard’s Alternative Songs Chart. Pray For The Wicked is available digitally HERE and physically HERE via Fueled By Ramen/DCD2 Records.
P!ATD continued its hold on American TV airwaves with explosive performances of “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. 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.
Next month, Panic! At The Disco will return to the road in North America for the second leg of their Pray For The Wicked Tour. The 28-city leg, which has already sold out numerous arenas, will kick off on January 10, 2019 in Buffalo, NY, and wrap on February 20, 2019 in Sacramento, CA. Two Feet and Betty Who will provide support. The tour’s first leg received critical praise including, “Panic! At The Disco’s Pray For The Wicked Tour slayed our entire existence” (Buzzfeed), “Brendon Urie puts on a hell of a show” (The A.V. Club), and “Everyone claims to leave it all on stage, but Panic! At The Disco actually does it” (Substream Magazine). In March, the band will embark on a sold out tour of Europe and the United Kingdom. In addition, Firefly Music Festival yesterday announced Panic! At The Disco will headline next June alongside the weekend’s other headliners Travis Scott, and Post Malone. A complete list of upcoming live dates and ticket information can be found HERE.
PRAY FOR THE WICKED NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES:
01/10/2019 – Buffalo, NY – KeyBank Center
01/12/2019 – Laval, QC – Place Bell
01/13/2019 – Manchester, NH – SNHU Arena – SOLD OUT
01/15/2019 – Albany, NY – Times Union Center
01/16/2019 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
01/18/2019 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center – SOLD OUT
01/19/2019 – Providence, RI – Dunkin’ Donuts Center – SOLD OUT
01/20/2019 – Washington, DC – Capital One Arena – SOLD OUT
01/22/2019 – Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center
01/23/2019 – Charlottesville, VA – John Paul Jones Arena
01/25/2019 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena – SOLD OUT
01/26/2019 – Cincinnati, OH – U.S. Bank Arena – SOLD OUT
01/27/2019 – Milwaukee, WI – Wisconsin Entertainment and Sports Center – SOLD OUT
01/29/2019 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Van Andel Arena – SOLD OUT
01/30/2019 – Cleveland, OH – Quicken Loans Arena
02/01/2019 – Omaha, NE – CenturyLink Center
02/02/2019 – Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center – SOLD OUT
02/04/2019 – Rosemont, IL – Allstate Arena – SOLD OUT
02/05/2019 – Saint Louis, MO – Enterprise Center
02/06/2019 – Memphis, TN – FedExForum
02/08/2019 – Austin, TX – Frank Erwin Center – SOLD OUT
02/09/2019 – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center – SOLD OUT
02/12/2019 – Albuquerque, NM – Tingley Coliseum
02/14/2019 – Anaheim, CA – Honda Center
02/15/2019 – Inglewood, CA – The Forum
02/16/2019 – San Diego, CA – Valley View Casino Center – SOLD OUT
02/19/2019 – Oakland, CA – ORACLE Arena
02/20/2019 – Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center
PRAY FOR THE WICKED INTERNATIONAL TOUR DATES:
03/14/2019 – Offenbach, Germany – Stadthalle – SOLD OUT
03/15/2019 – Berlin, Germany – Columbianhalle – SOLD OUT
03/16/2019 – Düsseldorf, Germany – Mitsubishi Electric Halle – SOLD OUT
03/18/2019 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – AFAS Live – SOLD OUT
03/19/2019 – Paris, France – Zenith
03/21/2019 – Antwerp, Belgium – Lotto Arena – SOLD OUT
03/24/2019 – Glasgow, United Kingdom – SSE Hydro – SOLD OUT
03/25/2019 – Cardiff, United Kingdom – Motorpoint Arena – SOLD OUT
03/26/2019 – Birmingham, United Kingdom – Arena Birmingham – SOLD OUT
03/28/2019 – London, United Kingdom – The O2 – SOLD OUT
03/29/2019 – London, United Kingdom – The O2 – SOLD OUT
03/30/2019 – Manchester, United Kingdom – Manchester Arena – SOLD OUT
About Panic! At The Disco
Panic! At The Disco released their #1 album “Pray For The Wicked” in June (via Fueled by Ramen/DCD2 Records) off the heels of their critically acclaimed fifth album, “Death Of A Bachelor.” “DOAB” debuted at #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. “DOAB” has also spawned RIAA certified gold singles “Hallelujah,” “LA Devotee,” Don’t Threaten Me With A Good Time,” and platinum singles “Death Of A Bachelor,” “Emperor’s New Clothes,” and “Victorious.” Panic! At The Disco have been nominated for multiple awards, including the GRAMMYS, Teen Choice Awards, Alternative Press Music Awards, Kerrang! Awards and VMAs. At the 2006 VMAs they won “Video of the Year” for their smash “I Write Sins Not Tragedies.” Urie recently took on Broadway, first starring as Charlie Price in the critically acclaimed, TONY Award-winning, Broadway hit Kinky Boots and then receiving a 2018 TONY Award nomination for “Best Original Score Written For Theatre” for the song he wrote called “Simple Sponge” for SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical. P!ATD currently wrapped up the first leg of their headline arena Pray For The Wicked Tour and will headlined Reading & Leeds Festival before taking on the second leg of the tour which will kick off in January 2019. Outside of music, Urie has founded the Highest Hopes Foundation – an umbrella fund which supports 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. This June, Urie named GLSEN the foundation’s first beneficiary and pledged $1 million donation to the LGBTQ non-profit.
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