Pray for the Wicked Tour

The Pray for the Wicked Tour[1] 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.[2]

Pray For The Wicked Tour

Tour by Panic! at the Disco
Associated album	Pray for the Wicked
Start date	July 11, 2018
End date	October 3, 2019
Legs	5
No. of shows	84
Panic! at the Disco concert chronology

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.[3] 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.[4]

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.[5]

Set list

This set list is from the concert on July 11, 2018 in Minneapolis.[6]

1. "(Fuck A) Silver Lining"
2. "Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time"
3. "Ready to Go (Get Me Out of My Mind)"
4. "Hey Look Ma, I Made It"
5. "LA Devotee"
6. "Hallelujah"
7. "The Ballad of Mona Lisa"
8. "Nine in the Afternoon"
9. "Golden Days"
10. "Casual Affair"
11. "Vegas Lights"
12. "Dancing's Not a Crime"
13. "This Is Gospel"
14. "Death of a Bachelor"
15. "I Can't Make You Love Me" (Bonnie Raitt cover)
16. "Dying in LA"
17. "Girls / Girls / Boys"
18. "Nicotine"
19. "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" (Cyndi Lauper cover)
20. "High Hopes"
21. "Miss Jackson"
22. "King of the Clouds"
23. "Crazy=Genius"
24. "Bohemian Rhapsody" (Queen cover)
25. "Emperor's New Clothes"

Encore

26. "Say Amen (Saturday Night)"
27. "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"
28. "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.[7]
• Starting with the Buffalo concert, "One of the Drunks", "The Greatest Show", and "Roaring 20s" were added to the set list. Additionally, "Golden Days", "Nicotine", and "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" were removed from the set list.[8]
• During the show in Manchester, a technical glitch temporarily shut down the show in the middle of Bohemian Rhapsody". However, the fans finishing the song with Urie a capella.[9]

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue	Opening act(s)	Attendance	Revenue
North America[10][11][12][13]
July 11, 2018	Minneapolis	United States	Target Center	A R I Z O N A Hayley Kiyoko	N/A	N/A
July 13, 2018	Indianapolis		Bankers Life Fieldhouse
July 14, 2018	Detroit		Little Caesars Arena
July 15, 2018	Columbus		Nationwide Arena
July 17, 2018	Chicago		United Center
July 18, 2018	Pittsburgh		PPG Paints Arena
July 20, 2018	Uniondale		Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
July 21, 2018	Baltimore		Royal Farms Arena
July 22, 2018	Toronto	Canada	Scotiabank Arena	N/A[lower-alpha 1]
July 24, 2018	New York City	United States	Madison Square Garden	A R I Z O N A Hayley Kiyoko	14,608 / 14,608	$961,202
July 25, 2018	Boston		TD Garden		N/A	N/A
July 27, 2018	Philadelphia		Wells Fargo Center
July 28, 2018	Raleigh		PNC Arena
July 29, 2018	Duluth		Infinite Energy Arena
July 31, 2018	Sunrise		BB&T Center
August 1, 2018	Tampa		Amalie Arena
August 3, 2018	Houston		Toyota Center		12,496 / 12,496	$791,109
August 4, 2018	Dallas		American Airlines Center		13,960 / 14,506	$779,057
August 5, 2018	Tulsa		BOK Center		N/A	N/A
August 7, 2018	Denver		Pepsi Center
August 8, 2018	Salt Lake City		Vivint Smart Home Arena
August 10, 2018	Seattle		KeyArena
August 11, 2018	Vancouver	Canada	Rogers Arena
August 12, 2018	Portland	United States	Moda Center
August 14, 2018	San Jose		SAP Center
August 15, 2018	Los Angeles		Staples Center
August 17, 2018	Glendale		Gila River Arena
August 18, 2018	Las Vegas		T-Mobile Arena
Europe[14]
August 25, 2018^[A]	Reading	England	Little John's Farm	N/A	N/A	N/A
August 26, 2018^[B]	Bramham		Bramham Park
Oceania[15][16][17]
October 6, 2018	Sydney	Australia	Qudos Bank Arena	E^ST	13,150 / 13,546	$850,911
October 9, 2018	Adelaide		AEC Theatre		N/A	N/A
October 11, 2018	Brisbane		Riverstage
October 13, 2018	Melbourne		Hisense Arena
October 16, 2018	Auckland	New Zealand	Spark Arena	Openside
Asia[18][19]
October 20, 2018	Pasay	Philippines	Mall of Asia Arena	IV of Spades	N/A	N/A
October 22, 2018	Tokyo	Japan	Zepp Tokyo	N/A
October 23, 2018			Shinkiba Studio Coast
October 25, 2018	Osaka		Zepp Osaka Bayside
Latin America[20]
November 17, 2018^[C]	Mexico City	Mexico	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez	N/A	N/A	N/A
North America[21][22][23]
January 10, 2019	Buffalo	United States	KeyBank Center	Two Feet Betty Who	14,310 / 14,310	$810,443
January 12, 2019	Laval	Canada	Place Bell		N/A	N/A
January 13, 2019	Manchester	United States	SNHU Arena		9,259 / 9,259	$637,390
January 15, 2019	Albany		Times Union Center		N/A	N/A
January 16, 2019	Brooklyn		Barclays Center		14,983 / 14,983	$1,053,581
January 18, 2019	Newark		Prudential Center		13,803 / 13,803	$945,692
January 19, 2019	Providence		Dunkin' Donuts Center		10,628 / 10,628	$682,023
January 20, 2019	Washington, D.C.		Capital One Arena		14,888 / 14,888	$1,018,046
January 22, 2019	Charlotte		Spectrum Center		14,987 / 14,987	$934,767
January 23, 2019	Charlottesville		John Paul Jones Arena		12,395 / 12,395	$697,199
January 25, 2019	Nashville		Bridgestone Arena		14,566 / 14,566	$1,020,912
January 26, 2019	Cincinnati		U.S. Bank Arena		12,983 / 12,983	$857,140
January 27, 2019	Milwaukee		Fiserv Forum		12,318 / 12,318	$821,692
January 29, 2019	Grand Rapids		Van Andel Arena		N/A	N/A
January 30, 2019	Cleveland		Quicken Loans Arena		15,672 / 15,672	$885,600
February 1, 2019	Omaha		CHI Health Center Omaha		14,888 / 14,888	$916,054
February 2, 2019	Kansas City		Sprint Center		14,237 / 14,237	$905,338
February 4, 2019	Rosemont		Allstate Arena		13,653 / 13,653	$998,960
February 5, 2019	St. Louis		Enterprise Center		14,636 / 14,636	$921,028
February 6, 2019	Memphis		FedExForum		N/A	N/A
February 8, 2019	Austin		Frank Erwin Center
February 9, 2019	New Orleans		Smoothie King Center		13,804 / 13,804	$920,551
February 12, 2019	Albuquerque		Tingley Coliseum		N/A	N/A
February 14, 2019	Anaheim		Honda Center		12,481 / 12,481	$946,688
February 15, 2019	Inglewood		The Forum	Two Feet Conan Gray	14,611 / 14,611	$1,080,270
February 16, 2019	San Diego		Pechanga Arena		N/A	N/A
February 19, 2019	Oakland		Oracle Arena
February 20, 2019	Sacramento		Golden 1 Center		14,012 / 14,012	$925,668
March 3, 2019 ^[D]	Houston		NRG Stadium	N/A	N/A	N/A
Europe[1][24]
March 18, 2019	Amsterdam	Netherlands	AFAS Live	A R I Z O N A	—	—
March 19, 2019	Paris	France	Zénith Paris		—	—
March 21, 2019	Antwerp	Belgium	Lotto Arena		—	—
March 24, 2019	Glasgow	Scotland	SSE Hydro	A R I Z O N A MØ	—	—
March 25, 2019	Cardiff	Wales	Motorpoint Arena Cardiff		—	—
March 26, 2019	Birmingham	England	Arena Birmingham		—	—
March 28, 2019	London		The O2 Arena		36,078 / 37,236	$2,192,330
March 29, 2019
March 30, 2019	Manchester		Manchester Arena		15,771 / 15,771	$892,238
April 1, 2019[lower-alpha 2]	Düsseldorf	Germany	ISS Dome	A R I Z O N A	—	—
April 3, 2019[lower-alpha 3]	Berlin		Mercedes-Benz Arena		—	—
April 4, 2019[lower-alpha 4]	Hamburg		Barclaycard Arena		—	—
North America[26]
June 21, 2019^[E]	Dover	United States	The Woodlands of Dover International Speedway	N/A	N/A	N/A
September 14, 2019^[F]	Atlanta		Piedmont Park
South America[1][27]
October 3, 2019 ^[G]	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	Barra Olympic Park	N/A	N/A	N/A

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

^A This concert is a part of the Reading Festival[28]

^B This concert is a part of the Leeds Festival[29]

^C This concert is a part of Corona Capital[30]

^D This concert is a part of Riptide Music festival.

^E This concert is a part of 97X Next Big Thing festival.

^F This concert is a part of Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo[31]

^G This concert is a part of Firefly Music Festival[32]

^H This concert is a part of Music Midtown festival.

^I This concert is a part of Rock in Rio festival.

Personnel

• Brendon Urie – lead vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards
• Dan Pawlovich – drums, percussion, tambourine, backing vocals
• Nicole Row – bass guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, 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)

Notes

1. A R I Z O N A and Hayley Kiyoko were scheduled to perform but did not due to issues getting across the border.
2. The concert on April 1, 2019 in Düsseldorf was originally planned to take place on March 16, 2019 at Mitsubishi Electric Halle, but was rescheduled due to high demand.[25]
3. The concert on April 3, 2019 in Berlin was originally planned to take place on March 15, 2019 at Columbiahalle, but was rescheduled due to high demand.[25]
4. The concert on April 4, 2019 in Hamburg was originally planned to take place on March 14, 2019 at Stadthalle Offenbach in Offenbach, but was rescheduled due to high demand.[25]

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