Panic! at the Disco, The Game, Lil Jon, Big Sean, plus more than 200 other rock, reggae, hip-hop and electronic music stars and up-and-coming artists will be descending on Orange County for the premiere of the Playground Festival, hosted by multi-threat media star Nick Cannon.

The all-ages, multi-stage event will take place Labor Day Weekend, Sept. 3-4, at Hidden Valley, Irvine, Calif., next to the Verizon Amphitheater.

There also will be a laser-tag arena, carnival rides, SkullCandy and Oakley Experiences, Southern California’s famous food trucks and more, including DJ and performer competitions.

For a limited time, attendees can purchase two-day passes for $100, day-of tickets are $125, single-day tickets are $65 for Sept. 3 and $75 for Sept. 4. VIP tickets are $125 for one day and $215 for both, and include artist meet-and-greets and access to a backstage VIP section, fast-passes for all attractions, a VIP after-party and more. — playgroundfestival.com

Keep reading for details on how to enter… Read the full article »

Zack Hall’s Twitter: #Panic and Bob’s little girl..

A big thank you to @topmannyc for being so amazing and always helping us look our best.

From panicatthedisco.com…

NYC, there are only two days left until our show in Central Park!  If you’re looking for some signed goodies and free pairs of tickets to the show you might want to be close to Central Park tomorrow at around 1:00 pm. Make sure you’re able to get Twitter and Facebook updates while you’re up there! Don’t forget you can still get tickets to the Sep. 1st show with Neon Trees and Pete Wentz with Black Cards here.

Ryan Ross turns 25 today and the guys took it to twitter to wish him a Happy Birthday.

Happy Birthday, old man! Hope it’s a good’n! – Brendon

hey watch it pal, I’m one year closer to being the girl from orphan – Ryan

Happy Birthday my friend! One year closer to be able to ride a Rascal without it looking weird!! – Spencer

thanks man, that’s what were all looking forward to – Ryan

DJ Guy Perryman interviewed Brendon and Spencer during Summer Sonic in Japan, listen to it HERE.

Alternative Press – October 2011

Here’s an old picture of Panic! At The Disco receiving their Platinum Album awards for A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out on August 30, 2006 — the album was officially certified Platinum (1 million copies sold) on July 10, 2006. The picture was published on AP’s feature on Fueled By Ramen’s 15th Anniversary.

As previously reported, Panic! At The Disco will headline Counter Revolution in Australia and now dates for Sydney and Perth have finally been released. Check out all five festival stops below, tickets can be purchased through soundwavefestival.com/tickets.

BRISBANE
SATURDAY 24 SEPTEMBER
Brisbane, The Riverstage

SYDNEY
SUNDAY, 25 SEPTEMBER
Sydney, Big Top Luna Park

MELBOURNE
FRIDAY 30 SEPTEMBER
Melbourne, Myer Music Bowl

ADELAIDE
SUNDAY 2 OCTOBER
Adelaide, Showgrounds

PERTH
MONDAY, 3 OCTOBER
Perth, Challenge Stadium

Brendon Urie and Spencer Smith join us backstage on the third and final day of the Reading Festival 2011.