Pray for the Wicked Tour
{{Short description|2018–19 concert tour by Panic! at the Disco}}
{{Infobox concert
| concert_tour_name = Pray for the Wicked Tour
| image = Pray For The Wicked Tour.png
| image_size = 220px
| border = yes
| artist = Panic! at the Disco
| album = Pray for the Wicked
| start_date = {{start date|2018|07|11}}
| end_date = {{end date|2019|10|03}}
| number_of_legs = 5
| number_of_shows = 84
| last_tour = Death of a Bachelor Tour
(2017)
| this_tour = Pray for the Wicked Tour
(2018–2019)
| next_tour = Viva Las Vengeance Tour
(2022–2023)
}}
The Pray for the Wicked Tour{{cite web|url=https://panicatthedisco.com/tour/|title=Tour|work=Panic! At the Disco's Official Website|accessdate=March 21, 2018}} was a concert tour by Panic! at the Disco, in support of the project's sixth studio album Pray for the Wicked (2018). The tour began in Minneapolis on July 11, 2018, and concluded in Rio de Janeiro on October 3, 2019. The tour sold over one million tickets. This was also the last Panic! tour where songs off Vices & Virtues were performed.{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/PanicAtTheDisco/status/1237904126954090501|title=That's a lotttt of tickets thanks to all of you who came out to the #PrayForTheWickedTour|last=Disco|date=2020-03-11|website=@PanicAtTheDisco|language=en|access-date=2020-03-12}}
Background and development
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On March 21, 2018, the band released the latest music video for "Say Amen (Saturday Night)" and a new single "(Fuck A) Silver Lining". With the release came the announcement of a summer tour. Arizona and Hayley Kiyoko were announced as the opening acts.{{cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/entry/panic_at_the_disco_us_tour_dates_pray_for_the_wicked|last=Dickman|first=Maggie|title=Panic! At The Disco announce massive U.S. tour|work=Alternative Press|date=March 21, 2018|accessdate=March 21, 2018}}
=Controversy=
Touring guitarist Kenny Harris officially departed from the band's touring line-up in September 2018. This occurred two days following the surfacing of sexual misconduct claims made against Harris on Twitter. The band said that Harris’ departure was due to "a personal matter" on their Twitter.{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/panic-at-the-disco-guitarist-kenny-kenneth-harris-allegations/|last=Sharp|first=Tyler|title=Panic! At The Disco Remove Guitarist Following Misconduct Allegations|work=Loudwire|date=September 22, 2018|accessdate=February 7, 2019}} Harris was replaced by
Mike Naran for the remainder of the tour.
Commercial performance
As of March 27, 2019, the "Pray for the Wicked Tour" has totaled $49 million, excluding the European dates yet to be reported, a remarkable 170 percent increase over the Death of a Bachelor Tour's $18.1 million, which was already a giant leap forward from the act's co-headline tour with Weezer and its headline Vices & Virtues Tour.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8504461/panic-at-the-disco-pray-for-the-wicked-tour-gross|title=Panic! at the Disco's Career-Best Pray for the Wicked Tour Approaches $50 Million Mark |magazine=Billboard|last=Frankenberg|first=Eric|date=March 27, 2019|accessdate=July 1, 2019}}
Set list
The set list was performed on July 11, 2018, in Minneapolis, and is not intended to represent the majority of the shows on the tour.{{cite web|last=Novacek|first=Dylan|url=https://www.musicinminnesota.com/panic-at-the-disco-kick-off-pray-for-the-wicked-tour-in-minneapolis/|work=Music In Minneapolis|date=July 12, 2018|accessdate=January 28, 2019|title=Panic! At The Disco Kick Off Pray for The Wicked Tour In Minneapolis}}
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- "(Fuck A) Silver Lining"
- "Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time"
- "Ready to Go (Get Me Out of My Mind)"
- "Hey Look Ma, I Made It"
- "LA Devotee"
- "Hallelujah"
- "The Ballad of Mona Lisa"
- "Nine in the Afternoon"
- "Golden Days"
- "Casual Affair"
- "Vegas Lights"
- "Dancing's Not a Crime"
- "This Is Gospel"
- "Death of a Bachelor"
- "I Can't Make You Love Me"
- "Dying in LA"
- "Girls / Girls / Boys"
- "Nicotine"
- "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"
- "High Hopes"
- "Miss Jackson"
- "King of the Clouds"
- "Crazy=Genius"
- "Bohemian Rhapsody"
- "Emperor's New Clothes"
;Encore
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=Notes=
- During the show in Toronto, Hayley Kiyoko joined Urie on stage during the performance of "Girls/Girls/Boys", as she was unable to perform her opening set due to issues getting across the Canadian border.{{cite magazine|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|title=Watch Panic! at the Disco's Brendon Urie Jam on 'Girls/Girls/Boys' with Hayley Kiyoko|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8466810/panic-at-the-disco-brendon-urie-jams-girlsgirlsboys-hayley-kiyoko|magazine=Billboard|date=July 24, 2018|accessdate=March 7, 2019}}
- During the show in Manchester, a technical glitch temporarily shut down the show in the middle of "Bohemian Rhapsody". However, the fans finished the song with Urie a capella.{{Cite web|url=https://www.unionleader.com/nh/arts_and_ent/technical-glitch-temporarily-shuts-down-blockbuster-panic-at-the-disco/article_0724b41c-f983-58b1-a52a-d6b14a8f8ff0.html|title=Technical glitch temporarily shuts down blockbuster Panic at the Disco concert|last=WEEKES|first=JULIA ANN|website=UnionLeader.com|date=15 January 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-11-12}}
Tour dates
;Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
:{{note label|RED|A|A}}This concert is a part of the Reading Festival{{cite web |url=https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/whats-on/family-kids-news/august-bank-holiday-things-events-14997148 |title=August Bank Holiday things to do and events in Surrey 2018 |last1=Nightingale |first1=Laura |date=August 7, 2018 |website=Surrey Live |publisher=Reach plc |access-date=August 11, 2018}}
:{{note label|LEE|B|B}}This concert is a part of the Leeds Festival{{cite web |url=https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/whats-on/music/leeds-festival-2018-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-line-up-performance-schedule-and-how-to-get-tickets-1-9222300 |title=Leeds Festival 2018: everything you need to know about the line-up, performance schedule and how to get tickets |last1=Schofield |first1=Claire |date=June 26, 2018 |website=Yorkshire Evening Post |publisher=Johnston Press |access-date=August 11, 2018}}
:{{note label|COR|C|C}}This concert is a part of Corona Capital{{cite web |url=https://www.radioformula.com.mx/notas.asp?Idn=736548&idFC=2018 |title=Revelan cartel del Festival Corona Capital 2018 |language=es |trans-title=Reveal poster of the Corona Capital Festival 2018 |author= |date=May 28, 2018 |website=Radio Fórmula |publisher=Grupo Fórmula |access-date=August 11, 2018}}
:{{note label|RIP|D|D}}This concert is a part of Riptide Music festival.
:{{note label|NEX|E|E}}This concert is a part of 97X Next Big Thing festival.
:{{note label|ROD|F|F}}This concert is a part of Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo{{cite web |url=https://www.chron.com/entertainment/rodeo/article/RodeoHouston-2019-Cardi-B-Camila-Cabello-Kacey-13503459.php |title=RodeoHouston 2019: Cardi B, Camila Cabello, Kacey Musgraves, Zedd, Panic! At the Disco |last1=Guerra |first1=Joey |date=January 3, 2019 |website=Houston Chronicle |publisher=Hearst Newspapers |access-date=January 4, 2019}}
:{{note label|FIR|G|G}}This concert is a part of Firefly Music Festival{{cite web |url=https://fireflyfestival.com/lineup/ |title=The Firefly 2019 Lineup | website=Firefly Music Festival |access-date=December 10, 2018}}
:{{note label|MUS|H|H}}This concert is a part of Music Midtown festival.
:{{note label|ROC|I|I}}This concert is a part of Rock in Rio festival.
Personnel
- Brendon Urie – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Dan Pawlovich – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Nicole Row – bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
- Kenneth Harris – lead guitar, backing vocals, keyboards (July 11, 2018 – August 26, 2018)
- Mike Naran – lead guitar, backing vocals, keyboards (October 6, 2018 – October 3, 2019)
Notes
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References
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