The Panic! at the Disco concert at the Infinite Energy Center in Gwinnett County, Georgia may have been sold out, but our photographer Jenna Hughes was on hand to capture the night with her camera to share with you.
Photo Gallery – Panic! at the Disco – 7/29/2018
Photos and Review by Danielle Boise
Friday, September 18 kicked off the 5th invocation of Music Midtown in Midtown Atlanta at the luscious Piedmont Park. Since Music Midtown’s rebirth in 2011, after a lengthy reprieve, it had come back stronger and better each year, with varying lineups and additional stages for the 2-day fall festival to truly bloom into something special. And this year was no different, with a brilliant crossed section of music that had a little something for everyone with a great exposure to not only established acts, like Van Halen, Sir Elton John and Lenny Kravtiz to newcomers to the music scene, like Elle King, Vinyl Theatre and Alessia Cara. From the “Renegades” to “Bad Habits” to “American Woman” and “The Bitch is Back,” you couldn’t have come up with a more clever lineup, even Foy Vance did a cover of Fleetwood Mac to perfection.
Festival goers enjoying bathing in the sun to the sounds of Darryl Hall & John Oats
Music Midtown was also an interactive experience, it had the Coor Light Lounge where a DJ would spin tunes while festival goers created their own vinyl art that they could take home. At the Jack Daniel’s booth you could take your chance with a wheel, circa The Price is Right style, and win prizes, including hats, lip balm and sunglasses. Around each corner there were giveaways vying for attention.
As always, the weekend was about the love and expression of music, while being surrounded by friends, and of course determining a plan of action. Figuring out which artist was playing at what time and stage. Devising a blueprint to the day, one that consisted of either being in constant motion by running to catch half of this band to the next or staking out the perfect location at the front of the stage, even if it meant spending the entire day in one spot, to have the chance to be as close as possible to your favorite artist. Regardless of the scheme, running or staying, it was a truly magical time; with the absolute perfect weather in the lower 80s, the aroma of delicious food from the food truck alley to drinks pouring all day long, and of course the memories shared with new and old friends alike. Music is what stitches us together in our lives into one moment to the next; it’s at the center of who we are and I for one cannot wait for next year’s Music Midtown for more memories, music and fun.
Getting lost in the moment.
Lenny Kravitz walking out on stage, he’s performance was utterly fluid and totally sexy and it’s Lenny Kravtiz – nothing else needs to be said.
All the deliciousness of Lenny Kravitz making an appearance on the Music Midtown stage, as Kravitz’s last stop of his STRUT Tour.
Elle King, attitude, sass and all the ‘Love Stuff,’ ‘nough said.
Loved Elle King’s sass and a mouth like a sailor. What a perfect combo.
Billy Idol, no one can sneer like the king of “Flesh For Fantasy.”
Nothing is better than Billy Idol’s ’80s rock’n’roll in all his glory.
Emily Haines of Metric and all her hair blowing around.
Adored Metric’s, Emily Haines hair’s movement as it floated about – it was pure bliss.
Finally, David Lee Roth and all those tattoos with a cowboy hat, what a wonderful surprise.
Never in a million years would I have imagined Roth moving from his long hair days of the ’80s to short hair, tatted up with a cowboy hat. What a delight.
Live Review by Jenna Hughes, Photos by Danielle Boise
Panic! at the Disco – The Gospel Tour
Panic! at the Disco brought the Gospel Tour to Atlanta Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014, at Chastain Park Amphitheatre, in support of the band’s latest release, 2013’s This Is Gospel. The band previously played in Atlanta back in January of this year, but that show was canceled following the damage to the floor of the Tabernacle.
Panic! at the Disco – The Gospel Tour
With the Amphitheatre packed with (mostly) young teenage girls, opener WALK THE MOON took the stage, enjoying every minute of the excited screaming and jumping of the crowd. The band, out of Cincinnati, had the crowd entranced from the very first song, “Tightrope,” from the 2012 self-titled album.
WALK THE MOON
Frontman Nicholas Petricca played a drum passionately as he sang, pausing only to lead the crowd in hand clapping as the set continued with “Lisa Baby,” “Spend Your Money” and “Shiver Shiver.” Petricca challenged the audience to let go of all of their negative emotions and stress before “I Can Lift a Car,” encouraging them to live in the moment and “raise the roof” during each chorus. Hit song “Anna Sun” closed out the set, leaving the fans wanting more.
WALK THE MOON
Panic! at the Disco took the stage to deafening cheer, opening with “Vegas Lights,” the opening track from This Is Gospel. Everyone in the crowd was on their feet dancing and singing along as the set continued with “The Ballad of Mona Lisa” and “Let’s Kill Tonight.”
Panic! at the Disco – The Gospel Tour
Heartthrob frontman Brendon Urie was all smiles as he performed, dressed in a sharp golden tuxedo jacket to start things off, only to strip down to a plain black shirt and eventually no shirt at all, much to the crowd’s delight. Current single and LGBT anthem “Girls/Girls/Boys” came next, with Urie’s voice reaching a rather surprising falsetto that continued to impress the audience throughout the night, namely during the band’s cover of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody.” The band also performed several songs from the 2005 debut album A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out, including “Lying Is The Most Fun A Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off” and “The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage.”
Panic! at the Disco – The Gospel Tour
“Nearly Witches” from 2011’s Vices & Virtues closed out the set, but the fans demanded more, screaming with everything they had for the band to return to the stage. Panic! did not disappoint, strutting back out on the stage and launching into current single “This Is Gospel” before closing out the night with “I Write Sins Not Tragedies.”
Panic! at the Disco – The Gospel Tour
“Vegas Lights,” “Time to Dance,” “The Ballad of Mona Lisa,” “The Only Difference between Martyrdom and Suicide is Press Coverage,” “Let’s Kill Tonight,” “Girls/Girls/Boys,” “Ready To Go,” “Trade Mistakes,” “New Perspective,” “Casual Affair,” “Miss Jackson,” “Nine in the Afternoon,” “The End of All Things,” “Bohemian Rhapsody” (Queen cover),” “Lying is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have without Taking Her Clothes Off,” “Nicotine,” “Cabaret,” “Collar Full,” “Nearly Witches (Ever Since We Met)
Encore
“This Is Gospel,” “Any Way You Want It/You Shook Me All Night Long/Positive Hardcore Thursday (Medley),” “I Write Sins Not Tragedies”
