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Only a few weeks ago, Las Vegas giants Panic at the Disco announced two exclusive 'small' shows for their UK fans - one in the capital at the Astoria, and one at a smaller venue, Southampton Guildhall. These small shows, warm up dates for their T in the Park and Glastonbury appearances, are so rare for Panic to play they even attracted fans from as far away as Sweden. Going from playing arenas in America on the Honda Civic tour, Southampton Guildhall is the first of the two warm up shows, and is the first time Panic have played a venue in the south coast of England since the release of their latest record 'Pretty.Odd'. In fact, it is the first time Panic have played to fans in the south coast since 2006's April tour of "A Fever You Can't Sweat Out" when the band still had original bassist, Brent Wilson. A line up change and also a new direction in sound has happened since Panic last visited, so the anticipation for their performance this evening is great.

First on tonight is Cosmo Jarvis, a relativity unknown 18 year old from Devon. With lyrics such as "I'm not stalking you I'm walking in front of you but you're screaming" Cosmo Jarvis receives a rather spilt reaction from the crowd. His indie acoustic tunings sound not too distant from a male Kate Nash, so the obvious fans he seems to collect from tonight's audience seem to be those attracted by Panic's latest release "Pretty.Odd" whereas the older fans just seem plainly unamused. However, he does deliver a set of consistent acoustic indie pop and if you take his lyrics with a pinch of salt, his set became lightly amusing.

Tonight Is Gooodbye on the other hand, the main support for tonight, receive a starkly different reception. Bursting onstage with "You and Your Tune" they automatically get the ball rolling and the crowd jumping in unison. Born from the same vein as up-and-comers you me at six, and having jumped into this slot on their day off from their tour, these Brit pop boys know how to get the party started. They end their triumphant set with their most well known song "Black Dress", and make their way for the headliners of tonight's concert.

With Panic only having played a handful of UK shows back in March when their latest album was released, many fans here tonight would not have seen the 'new' panic at the disco. Some here would have last seen the band with a live performance full of cabaret, costumes and dramatics, but after the slightly controversial release of 'pretty.odd' with panic taking themselves in a new direction, the crowd here tonight seem to be intrigued to see how the old favourites are played alongside the new. With a thoroughly stripped down show compared to that of their 2006 four date stint at Brixton Academy (where cabaret troop lucient dossier vauderville cirque joined the band onstage for the majority of the set) Panic have clearly dropped the gimmicks and focused 100% on their sound. With Brendon brightly demonstrating his soulful vocals, he decorates old hits and moulds them into the new style of 'Pretty.Odd' - however, to great success.

Panic's first release "A Fever You Can't Sweat Out" merged electronica with a dash of punk rock, however after dropping the exclamation mark from their name, Panic could be mistaken for being a completely new band. Reworking old classics such as "Time To Dance" and "Lying Is The Most Fun A Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off" to reflect their new style live was a slightly risky move. However, tonight Panic have proved that they are indeed the Panic the fans know and love - they can deliver one hell of a live show. Their new sound has taken them in a far more 'indie' direction however they've obviously refused to compromise on their unique sound.