In May 2006 the original bass player, Brent Wilson, was fired (according to Brent) and replaced with Jon Walker. (This is also how they met future member Jon Walker, who was a guitar tech for The Academy is.) Brendon and Spencer also appeared in Fall Out Boy's 2006 music video, A Little Less Sixteen Candles, A Little More "Touch Me". However, cross-pollination of the fandom continued: PATD's first tours were with The Academy Is. patdslashseek was created after slashatthedisco banned fic finding posts.Ĭrossover interest between PATD and other FBR bands began early, due to how the band was first advertised. protecturprost8 was created as a higher quality alternative to slashatthedisco, discoattheslash was created as a non-elitest alternative to protecturprost8, and rydenfree was created in response to the perceived ubiquity of Ryan/Brendon fanfic.
In 2006 many more livejournal comms were created, including pairing-specific comms for Ryan/Brendon and Ryan/Spencer (comms for other pairings were not created until 2007 or later). slashatthedisco, the first and largest LiveJournal community for posting PATD slash, was created in September 2005. In January 2006 someone asked slashypunkboys where to find PATD slash and was told slashatthedisco. In November 2005 rareslashpairs posts about Panic slash prompted other fans to comment that they had expected it. Crossover slashfic featuring Panic at the Disco members was posted as early as October 2005 in slashypunkboys. Fanfic featuring the band followed soon after. Patd, the first livejournal community for PATD fans, was created in December 2004 and saw massive growth over the course of 2005, especially after the band's first album came out in September.
Many of the fansites and forums have since gone offline, myspace suffered various massive data losses, and many fans deleted their livejournal accounts after the servers moved to Russia and the TOS was changed to comply with Russian law. Fandom had contact with the band online, leading to some fourth wall issues for fanfic fans. In early PATD fandom, fans were active on forums, myspace, and livejournal. Thus, Pete Wentz decided to sign the band to his new label and became an early promoter of the band, and some fans later shipped Pete/Ryan. Instead, Ryan Ross, himself a teenager on the internet, had, according to legend (bandom primers), stalked Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy online to get him to listen to the band's demos. No one had seen them live because the band hadn't yet gone on tour or even played many local shows. A few mentioned seeing Ryan Ross's posts promoting the band on the tightpants livejournal community. Others mentioned streaming site PureVolume or the FBR CD sampler. Many of the intro posts in the patd livejournal community mentioned hearing about the band from Pete Wentz's blog or FOB message boards. The first fandom heard about this band was in late 2004.Įarly PATD fandom was drawn mainly from teenage fans of Fall Out Boy and other Fueled By Ramen bands. and The Cab.įandom History See also: Timeline of Bandom and Bandom History 2004-2006Īccording to fan sources, childhood friends Ryan Ross and Spencer Smith formed a band as teenagers, apparently going through several names and lineup changes before Brendon Urie joined in early 2004, when Wikipedia says the band formed. Its former lineups changed significantly over the years, and included former members and colleagues of The Academy Is. Panic! has been the solo project of Brendon Urie, the band's only remaining founding member, since 2015. Panic! at the Disco, often abbreviated Panic!, is a pop/alternative rock band formed in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2004.Īs the first band signed to Pete Wentz's label Decaydance, Panic! is one of the core Bandom bands, and the subject of a significant amount of fanfiction.