You’ve been playing it in your basement for months, much to the chagrin of your parents and your girlfriend. Now, “Rock Band” will be coming to an amphitheater near you, along with Panic at the Disco and Dashboard Confessional. And if you’re any good at the game, there’s a chance that you, too, could end up rocking out onstage.

Panic and Dashboard are set to co-headline the inaugural “Rock Band” Live Tour, which kicks off October 5 in San Diego. The trek will hit 29 cities, wrapping up November 14 in Houston. Plain White T’s and the Cab will be opening on all dates. Presale tickets go on sale August 1, and all remaining tickets will be available August 8.

On each date of the tour, “Rock Band” devotees who think they’re up to the challenge can compete for a chance to take the main stage in between the bands’ sets, where they’ll rock through an entire song. Read the full article »

Panic At The Disco will perform live on RoveDaily on August 24th in Melbourne, Australia. The fans interested in being part of the band audience can request free tickets at rovedaily.com.au. Thanks to Liz for the heads up!

Panic At The Disco wants you to help nominate them for a VMA in the Pop Video category, watch them try to bribe you into voting over at FBR’s YouTube Channel. (Voting for this category is already closed.)

Panic At The Disco and Dashboard Confessional will anchor the first “Rock Band”-branded tour this fall, which will offer local fans the chance to play the video game on stage in each market. Plain White T’s and the Cab are also on the bill.

The tour begins Oct. 5 in San Diego and will play arenas through Nov. 14 in Houston. Details about the on-stage “Rock Band” competitions will be forthcoming on the event’s web site. All the acts on the trek will be spotlighted in a downloadable content bundle for “Rock Band 2″ in the fall. The new game hits stores in September.

Panic At The Disco is touring in support of its second album, “Pretty. Odd,” which has sold 323,000 copies in the U.S. since its March release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Dashboard Confessional will release its next album this fall via Vagrant, and Plain White T’s’ “Big Bad World” is due Sept. 23 via Hollywood. •

The musical video game phenomenon of Rock Band(TM) is coming to a city near you. This fall Rock Band Live (http://www.rockbandlivetour.com) will travel across the country with headline acts Panic At The Disco and Dashboard Confessional, together on stage, with very special guests Plain White T’s, The Cab, and possibly YOU!

The concert tour will let Rock Band bands rock their way onto the main stage with a truly interactive experience that allows fans to compete in head-to-head competitions for the chance to play on the main stage in-between the tour acts’ sets. Bands will be selected through local radio promotions, national contests and on-site at each show.

Tickets for the tour will go on sale to the public on Friday, August 8th at 10:00AM local time. The tour will kick off on October 5th in San Diego, CA and continue through November 14th ending in Houston, TX. Read the full article »

From Panic’s MySpace…

Panic At The Disco’s video for ‘Nine In The Afternoon’ is in the running to be nominated for ‘Best Pop Video’ at the 2008 Video Music Awards! Vote here.

The following was posted on Fall Out Boy’s website Q&A.

patrick’s sideburns vs. ryan’s sideburns. who’s gonna win pete? it’s all up to you
asked on July 25, 2008

answer
is ryan ross old enough to grow sideburns? i saw alot of hats with feathers in them and green pants but not too much facial hair. i think ryan and i went to a rave the other night by accident. pretty strange.

Panic At The Disco’s performance from the Oxegen Festival will be broadcast in the UK on August 1st at 9PM on MTV2. Credit: re_invent_love @ LJ.

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