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Panic at the Disco Breaking Up? Ryan Ross & Jon Walker Leave Band

by Jon Azpiri | July 6, 2009 at 11:27 am

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Panic at the Disco have announced that two members of the band will be leaving the group. Guitarist Ryan Ross and bassist Jon Walker announced on the band's website that they are moving on to new projects.

Ryan Ross and Jon Walker will be leaving Panic at the Disco to embark on a musical excursion of their own. Though the four of us have made music together in the past, we’ve creatively evolved in different directions which has compromised what each of us want to personally achieve.

While Ross and Walker are moving on, drummer Spencer Smith and singer Brendon Urie will continue to perform as Panic at the Disco. The band will continue to tour and produce albums as scheduled.

Panic at the Disco is set to tour with Blink-182 next month. The band has yet to announce new band members to replace Ross and Walker.

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Jordan Yerman

at 12:25 on July 6th, 2009

Ryan Ross and Spencer Smith formed Panic! at the Disco (which later dropped the "!") in 2004, releasing the super-successful A Fever You Can't Sweat Out. We'll see what happens now, with one of the founders gone.

Panic at the Disco tour dates and album release schedule remain the same.

sarah cheke (not verified)

at 16:13 on July 6th, 2009

i dont care

jordan pendergrass (not verified)

at 22:25 on July 6th, 2009

sobbing hystericaly!!! omg!! no no no no no no no noooooo! i dont wanna see fuckin spencer and brendon in concert!! Ryan Ross dont do this pleassssseeeeee!

Riz (not verified)

at 06:26 on July 7th, 2009

Why would they do this? they're already in the music industry and unless they're moving on to folk or osmething like that i dont see a reason as to why they are leaving? Leaving not only the band, but their fans. I'm more then disapointed, i'm hurt.