The Pray for the Wicked Tour was a concert tour by Panic! at the Disco, in support of the project's sixth studio album Pray for the Wicked (2018). The tour began in Minneapolis on July 11, 2018, and concluded in Rio de Janeiro on October 3, 2019. The tour sold over one million tickets. This was also the last Panic! tour where songs off Vices & Virtues were performed. Background and development
On March 21, 2018, the band released the latest music video for "Say Amen (Saturday Night)" and a new single "(Fuck A) Silver Lining". With the release came the announcement of a summer tour. Arizona and Hayley Kiyoko were announced as the opening acts. Controversy Touring guitarist Kenny Harris officially departed from the band's touring line-up in September 2018. This occurred two days following the surfacing of sexual misconduct claims made against Harris on Twitter. The band said that Harris’ departure was due to "a personal matter" on their Twitter. Harris was replaced by Mike Naran for the remainder of the tour.
Commercial performance As of March 27, 2019, the "Pray for the Wicked Tour" has totaled $49 million, excluding the European dates yet to be reported, a remarkable 170 percent increase over the Death of a Bachelor Tour's $18.1 million, which was already a giant leap forward from the act's co-headline tour with Weezer and its headline Vices & Virtues Tour.
Set list The set list was performed on July 11, 2018, in Minneapolis, and is not intended to represent the majority of the shows on the tour.
"(Fuck A) Silver Lining" "Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time" "Ready to Go (Get Me Out of My Mind)" "Hey Look Ma, I Made It" "LA Devotee" "Hallelujah" "The Ballad of Mona Lisa" "Nine in the Afternoon" "Golden Days" "Casual Affair" "Vegas Lights" "Dancing's Not a Crime" "This Is Gospel" "Death of a Bachelor" "I Can't Make You Love Me" "Dying in LA" "Girls / Girls / Boys" "Nicotine" "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" "High Hopes" "Miss Jackson" "King of the Clouds" "Crazy=Genius" "Bohemian Rhapsody" "Emperor's New Clothes" Encore "Say Amen (Saturday Night)" "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" "Victorious"
Notes During the show in Toronto, Hayley Kiyoko joined Urie on stage during the performance of "Girls/Girls/Boys", as she was unable to perform her opening set due to issues getting across the Canadian border. During the show in Manchester, a technical glitch temporarily shut down the show in the middle of "Bohemian Rhapsody". However, the fans finished the song with Urie a capella.
Tour dates + Date City Country Venue Opening act(s) Attendance RevenueNorth AmericaNorth America 1 box score:July 11, 2018MinneapolisUnited StatesTarget CenterA R I Z O N AHayley Kiyoko12,732 / 12,732$742,899July 13, 2018IndianapolisBankers Life Fieldhouse12,934 / 12,934$746,340July 14, 2018DetroitLittle Caesars Arena16,000 / 16,000$832,431July 15, 2018ColumbusNationwide Arena14,279 / 14,279$828,299July 17, 2018ChicagoUnited Center14,524 / 14,524$968,318July 18, 2018PittsburghPPG Paints Arena12,743 / 12,743$748,467July 20, 2018UniondaleNassau Coliseum11,021 / 11,021$690,626July 21, 2018BaltimoreRoyal Farms Arena12,202 / 12,202$744,911July 22, 2018TorontoCanadaScotiabank Arena 13,382 / 13,382$768,841July 24, 2018New York CityUnited StatesMadison Square Garden A R I Z O N AHayley Kiyoko14,608 / 14,608$961,202July 25, 2018BostonTD Garden13,059 / 13,059$799,178July 27, 2018PhiladelphiaWells Fargo Center14,769 / 14,769$933,231July 28, 2018RaleighPNC Arena14,088 / 14,088$843,493July 29, 2018DuluthInfinite Energy Arena10,539 / 10,539$703,254July 31, 2018SunriseBB&T Center11,521 / 11,521$612,806August 1, 2018TampaAmalie Arena14,028 / 14,028$749,165August 3, 2018HoustonToyota Center12,496 / 12,496$791,109August 4, 2018DallasAmerican Airlines Center13,960 / 14,506$779,057August 5, 2018TulsaBOK Center11,617 / 11,617$634,092August 7, 2018DenverPepsi Center13,223 / 13,223$775,079August 8, 2018Salt Lake CityVivint Smart Home Arena11,350 / 11,350$651,787August 10, 2018SeattleKeyArena12,117 / 12,117$700,695August 11, 2018VancouverCanadaRogers Arena8,805 / 8,805$497,804August 12, 2018PortlandUnited StatesModa Center13,240 / 13,240$791,330August 14, 2018San JoseSAP Center13,823 / 13,823$741,273August 15, 2018Los AngelesStaples Center13,848 / 13,848$972,676August 17, 2018GlendaleGila River Arena13,581 / 13,581$817,895August 18, 2018Las VegasT-Mobile Arena12,552 / 12,552$718,447EuropeAugust 25, 2018ReadingEnglandLittle John's Farm rowspan="2" rowspan="2" rowspan="2" August 26, 2018BramhamBramham ParkOceaniaOceania box score:October 6, 2018SydneyAustraliaQudos Bank ArenaE^ST13,150 / 13,546$850,911October 9, 2018AdelaideEntertainment Centre Theatre2,926 / 2,926$177,397October 11, 2018BrisbaneRiverstage8,575 / 8,575$519,884October 13, 2018MelbourneHisense Arena10,907 / 10,907$661,268October 16, 2018AucklandNew ZealandSpark ArenaOpenside6,337 / 6,337$401,424AsiaOctober 20, 2018PasayPhilippinesMall of Asia ArenaIV of Spades rowspan="4" rowspan="4" October 22, 2018TokyoJapanZepp Tokyo rowspan="3" October 23, 2018Shinkiba Studio CoastOctober 25, 2018OsakaZepp Osaka BaysideLatin AmericaMexico and North America 2 box score:
November 17, 2018Mexico CityMexicoAutódromo Hermanos Rodríguez North AmericaNorth America 2 box score:
January 10, 2019BuffaloUnited StatesKeyBank CenterTwo FeetBetty Who 14,310 / 14,310 $810,443January 12, 2019LavalCanadaPlace Bell 8,328 / 8,328 $432,398January 13, 2019ManchesterUnited StatesSNHU Arena 9,259 / 9,259 $637,390January 15, 2019AlbanyTimes Union Center12,071 / 12,071 $640,783January 16, 2019BrooklynBarclays Center 14,983 / 14,983 $1,053,581January 18, 2019NewarkPrudential Center 13,803 / 13,803 $945,692January 19, 2019ProvidenceDunkin' Donuts Center 10,628 / 10,628 $682,023January 20, 2019Washington, D.C.Capital One Arena 14,888 / 14,888 $1,018,046January 22, 2019CharlotteSpectrum Center 14,987 / 14,987 $934,767January 23, 2019CharlottesvilleJohn Paul Jones Arena 12,395 / 12,395 $697,199January 25, 2019NashvilleBridgestone Arena 14,566 / 14,566 $1,020,912January 26, 2019CincinnatiU.S. Bank Arena 12,983 / 12,983 $857,140January 27, 2019MilwaukeeFiserv Forum 12,318 / 12,318 $821,692January 29, 2019Grand RapidsVan Andel Arena11,142 / 11,142$650,341January 30, 2019ClevelandQuicken Loans Arena 15,672 / 15,672 $885,600February 1, 2019OmahaCHI Health Center Omaha 14,888 / 14,888 $916,054February 2, 2019Kansas CitySprint Center 14,237 / 14,237 $905,338February 4, 2019RosemontAllstate Arena 13,653 / 13,653 $998,960February 5, 2019St. LouisEnterprise Center 14,636 / 14,636 $921,028February 6, 2019MemphisFedExForum 10,974 / 10,974 $623,538February 8, 2019AustinFrank Erwin Center12,808 / 12,808$849,616February 9, 2019New OrleansSmoothie King Center 13,804 / 13,804 $920,551February 12, 2019AlbuquerqueTingley Coliseum 7,543 / 7,543 $512,692February 14, 2019AnaheimHonda Center 12,481 / 12,481 $946,688February 15, 2019InglewoodThe ForumTwo FeetConan Gray 14,611 / 14,611 $1,080,270February 16, 2019San DiegoPechanga Arena 10,684 / 10,684 $660,378February 19, 2019OaklandOracle Arena13,273 / 13,273$775,903February 20, 2019SacramentoGolden 1 Center 14,012 / 14,012 $925,668March 3, 2019 HoustonNRG StadiumEuropeMarch 18, 2019AmsterdamNetherlandsAFAS Live A R I Z O N A 5,915 / 5,915 $262,568March 19, 2019ParisFranceZénith Paris 6,413 / 6,413 $291,974March 21, 2019AntwerpBelgiumLotto Arena 7,155 / 7,155 $276,272March 24, 2019GlasgowScotlandSSE Hydro A R I Z O N A MØ 13,002 / 13,002 $752,033March 25, 2019CardiffWalesMotorpoint Arena Cardiff 7,078 / 7,078 $420,410March 26, 2019BirminghamEnglandArena Birmingham 15,300 / 15,300 $917,986March 28, 2019LondonThe O2 Arena 36,078 / 37,236 $2,192,330March 29, 2019March 30, 2019ManchesterManchester Arena 15,771 / 15,771 $892,238April 1, 2019DüsseldorfGermanyISS Dome A R I Z O N A 10,973 / 10,973 $492,341April 3, 2019BerlinMercedes-Benz Arena 8,073 / 8,073 $362,223April 4, 2019HamburgBarclaycard Arena 7,103 / 7,103 $330,742North America June 21, 2019 Dover United States Dover International Speedway rowspan="2" rowspan="2" rowspan="2" September 14, 2019 Atlanta Piedmont Park Latin America October 3, 2019 Rio de Janeiro Brazil Barra Olympic Park Total884,584 / 897,734 (98%)$52,657,305
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances This concert is a part of the Reading Festival This concert is a part of the Leeds Festival This concert is a part of Corona Capital This concert is a part of Riptide Music festival. This concert is a part of 97X Next Big Thing festival. This concert is a part of Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo This concert is a part of Firefly Music Festival This concert is a part of Music Midtown festival. This concert is a part of Rock in Rio festival.
Personnel Brendon Urie – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards Dan Pawlovich – drums, percussion, backing vocals Nicole Row – bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals Kenneth Harris – lead guitar, backing vocals, keyboards (July 11, 2018 – August 26, 2018) Mike Naran – lead guitar, backing vocals, keyboards (October 6, 2018 – October 3, 2019)
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