Okay, brace yourself: Brendon Urie doesn’t drink alcohol on tour. That manic energy? All natural. He relies on green tea and sheer willpower. Meanwhile, I was exhausted just standing there holding my phone.
Also, the band played a cover of “Bohemian Rhapsody” that was so good, I almost forgot it wasn’t Queen. Brendon even did the “Galileo” part in a squeaky voice while doing the splits. How is he not in a hospital?
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The Aftermath: A City of Disheveled Souls
Walking out of the venue was like emerging from a war zone if the war was fought with glitter and sore throats. Everywhere you looked, people were buying overpriced t-shirts with “Panic!” written in gothic font. One girl was sobbing because she lost her left shoe—but she’d had the time of her life.
I overheard a guy say, “I think I dislocated my shoulder during ‘The Ballad of Mona Lisa.’” He was smiling. That’s the power of Panic!