From The Cab’s FOE page: 01 | 02

- RBL – Minneapolis, MN (10/21/08) / by Jacqueline
- RBL – Washington, DC (10/31/08) / by Hayley
– RBL – Los Angeles, CA (10/10/08) / by Aurora

Wachovia Spectrum – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
November 1, 2008

Prudential Center – Newark, NJ
November 2, 2008

The boys in Panic at the Disco are true showmen. They have to be in order to perform songs from their two divergent studio albums with seamless style.

Sure, the masses were at Tsongas Arena Wednesday night to hear the band’s “TRL”-friendly hits – namely “I Write Sins Not Tragedies,” from 2005′s theatrical emo disc “A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out” – but they didn’t seem to mind when the sharp-dressed men from Las Vegas ventured into the straightforward ’60s-style rock songs from this year’s “Pretty. Odd.”

The psychedelic “When the Day Met the Night” inspired a Beatles-circa-”Sgt. Pepper’s” moment. The band crooned “When the moon fell in love with the sun / All was golden in the sky” as hazy yellow lights swept over the stage, and the guys had fun with the song’s silly lyrics about celestial romance. That same sense of humor carried the schmaltzy “It’s Almost Halloween,” which encouraged the crowd to “Do the trick or treat,” as two-stepping werewolves and mummies shuffled across the video screen behind the band. Read the full article »

The Tsongas Arena, home to the Lowell Devils and the UMass Lowell River Hawks, underwent a dramatic transformation Wednesday night: what was once a minor-league hockey rink became a massive concert venue, huge speakers erected where ice once lay, an audience of hundreds pressed in front of the stage, and just as many crowded into the surrounding chairs. Scores of teenagers paraded about excitedly, some with their fathers, others gussied up for the show with bangs in front of their eyes and skinny jeans and high-top Chucks. The event was sponsored largely by MTV and Harmonix, and Rock Band 2 was everywhere. Songs were demoed in between sets, and at least three Rock Band bands performed on-stage.

In addition to The Cab and a smaller local group, the ticket boasted performances by Plain White T’s, Dashboard Confessional, and headliner Panic At The Disco. The crowd was filled with each band’s respective t-shirts, and even though Panic was the main act, there was just as much excitement and spectacle when the Plain White T’s performed. Read the full article »

Spencer Smith is a better drummer in real life than in videogames.

Smith plays drums with Panic at the Disco, who are currently on a tour sponsored by the game Rock Band, which he says grossly under represents his skills. The Panic song “9 in the Afternoon,” from this year’s “Pretty. Odd” album is one of the easiest levels of the game.

“It makes us look like we can’t play our instruments at all,” he complains with a slight laugh in his voice. “We’re not that good, but we’re better than that makes us look.”

Smith says the tour – which also features Dashboard Confessional, Plain White T’s and The Cab – has been “like some weird summer camp for guys in their 20s,” since all of the bands are good friends anyway. However, they didn’t initially embrace the idea of sponsorship. Read the full article »

A raucous, screaming and otherwise enthusiastic crowd greeted Panic at the Disco the last time they performed in Scranton.

The platinum-selling group hopes for more of the same when they bring their “Rock Band Live” tour to Scranton Cultural Center at The Masonic Temple Oct. 30.

“It was such a great experience. The show was really loud, and we definitely fed off the energy of the crowd when we were in Scranton,” Brendon Urie, the group’s lead singer, said of Panic at the Disco’s first visit to the Electric City two years ago.

The “Rock Band Live,” tour also features Dashboard Confessional, The Cab and Plain White T’s. Read the full article »

Backstage the Rock Band Live Tour
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The visitor’s locker room is like home to Panic at the Disco. It’s their dressing room at the Staples Center arena in Los Angeles, and there is the usual spread of chips, salsa and a big jug of Johnny Walker Red, all to help with the idle hours before showtime as Christmas lights blink in the corner. But the band is thinking about making music again. Panic bassist Jon Walker sits on a miniature amp with an electric guitar and begins strumming John Lennon’s “Imagine.” Guitarist Ryan Ross sits next to him in a pink tie and purple blazer, chewing on a bagel, but he soon moves to a small drum kit to tap out an anxious beat. “It’s funny how when you’re on tour you don’t really play music that much,” says Walker, “so we’re trying to make that happen again.”

The October 10 date in L.A. is only the fourth night of a tour with Dashboard Confessional, Plain White T’s and the Cab, the first live road trip sponsored by the Rock Band video game. And Panic is keeping miniature amps, a little jazzman’s drum kit and a couple of guitars in their dressing room to work on songs for the next album, a follow-up to this year’s classic rock and pop-influenced Pretty. Odd. Another crucial bit of equipment are the burning the candles they bring to every arena locker room, says Walker. “Candles are a big must in arenas when the night before there were 40 Detroit Red Wings in the dressing room sweating it out.” Read the full article »