Panic! at the Disco Concert

On the 28th, I went with my friend to see the Panic! at the Disco concert. It was amazing and I wish I was able to see their concert again. Panic performed with a guy named Dave Ford and the band Foxy Shazam. Dave Ford was alright, but I definitely preferred the other two bands.

Foxy Shazam is about as weird as their name. When they first got on stage and started performing, my impression was, “You know, this is quite reminiscent of Queen.” As a side note, I am NOT at all a Queen fan. There are only two songs I like by them. One is We Will Rock You and that is only when I’m at a hockey game. The other is Who Wants to Live Forever but I prefer the Breaking Benjamin cover to the original. The lead singer of Foxy Shazam moved around a lot like I’ve seen Freddie Mercury move and after pointing out that he was gay, I came to the conclusion that I was definitely watching a new version of Queen. Their set was amazing and it was quite enjoyable. The most memorable part (and definitely one of the weirdest things I’ve ever seen, which is saying a lot) was near the end of the set. While explaining that he was just drunk enough to try it, he told the audience that he would stick a mic chord up his ass and have a band member yell into his mouth in the hope that the yelling would come out the speakers. This attempt failed miserably but it will be a while before the image of the singer’s pants down and ass hanging out goes away.

Panic! at the Disco was so amazing and performed a top-notch set. Brendon Urie was very engaging and did some great storytelling on the stage prior to songs. As a whole, the band was having a great time and through their energy made the crowd even more energetic too. For instance, he said that the next song had a very long name so he decided to shorten it. He said, “This song is called ‘The only difference between us is the size of our penis!’” This led to a massive crowd eruption and was probably the funniest thing I heard that night. Panic is a band that I would definitely see in concert again. My hope is that they come back to Maine soon.

The songs they played were:
From A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out:
The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide is Press Coverage
Camisado
Time to Dance
Lying Is the Most Fun A Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off
I Write Sins Not Tragedies
From Pretty.Odd.:
Nine in the Afternoon
That Green Gentleman (Things Have Changed)
From Vices and Virtues:
The Ballad of Mona Lisa
Hurricane
Memories
Trade Mistakes
Ready To Go (Get Me Out Of My Mind)
Nearly Witches (Ever Since We Met…)