Ryan Ross and Jon Walker will be replaced by Ian Crawford and Dallon Weekes respectively when Panic At the Disco go on tour with Blink-182 this August.
- Jul 30, 2009
AceShowbiz - With Ryan Ross and Jon Walker leaving Panic At the Disco, the band have tapped Ian Crawford, The Cab's former member, and Dallon Weekes of The Brobecks to join them for their upcoming concerts with reunited Blink-182. Ian will replace Ryan as guitarist, while Dallas will fill in Jon's shoes as bassist.
"Yeah, we've taken on a couple of new guys for the tour. They're friends, so the decision was easy. Plus, we're really excited to play with them as musicians," drummer Spencer Smith told MTV. "Ian is probably the most talented guitar player that me and Brendon [Urie] have ever played with, and Dallon is a really nice guy and a really great bassist. It's new. Like I said, we're really excited."
Spencer also made comment about their band splitting into two. He said, "I suppose it's inevitable that our two bands will always be linked now ... sort of like what happened when Blink-182 split, with Angels & Airwaves and +44, or At the Drive-In split into Sparta and The Mars Volta. ... Brendon and I are still friends with Ryan and Jon, we really like their new band [The Young Veins], they really like our band, and we hope fans like both of them. There's thousands of songs on my iPod, there's room for both our bands on it."
"And with Brendon and I, really, there was never any doubt that we were going to carry on as Panic! Honestly, we wanted to move forward as the band," Spencer added. "We're working on an album now that, hopefully, takes the best parts from both of our records ... because we love them both and are really proud of them."
Panic At the Disco will be touring with Blink-182 starting from August 4. It is unclear whether Ian Crawford and Dallon Weekes will still be in the band after the roadshow is wrapped up on August 22. Complete details about their forthcoming concerts can be seen on their MySpace.
