Paramore: Last News

Paramore have announced a South American headline tour for 2023 – see all the dates below.The Hayley Williams-fronted trio detailed their long-awaited sixth album ‘This Is Why’ last month and released its title track. Last weekend, the band hit the road in North America for a run of theatre shows.Williams and co. have now confirmed that they’ll be heading to South America next March.

Paramore have condemned an audience member who allegedly assaulted “multiple women” at their concert in Salt Lake City last night (October 4).Following the show in Magna, Utah the band issued a statement condemning the incident involving the man.“At last night’s show in SLC, we were made aware of an incident that happened in the crowd while we were on stage,” they wrote. “A man physically and verbally assaulted multiple women, including an engaged couple at our show.

Paramore returned to live duty in over four years on Sunday night, kicking off a tour of small venues to mark their new era in Bakersfield, CA. Hayley Williams and co. played new song "This Is Why" just days after announcing news of their next album.

Paramore made their live return last night (October 2), with previously axed hit ‘Misery Business’ returning to the setlist – see footage, reaction and the full setlist from their California gig below.In 2018 at the end of their last tour vocalist Hayley Williams publicly announced that the controversial track had been pulled from her band’s live shows amid ongoing debate whether its message was “anti-feminist”. This was due to one particular line in the second verse: “Once a whore, you’re nothing more, I’m sorry that’ll never change.”Two years later Williams reaffirmed her stance on the controversial lyrics of Paramore‘s breakout hit, saying: “I know it’s one of the band’s biggest songs but it shouldn’t be used to promote anything having to do with female empowerment or solidarity.”Earlier this year, however, she joined Billie Eilish on stage at Coachella to perform the song, revealing recently to The Guardian that she tried to talk Eilish out of performing the cover.

Paramore‘s Hayley Williams and Taylor York have confirmed in a new interview that they are currently in a relationship.The confirmation was made as the band were being interviewed about their forthcoming new album ‘This Is Why’, which will be their first new record since 2017’s ‘After Laughter’.According to The Guardian, frontwoman Williams and guitarist York “confirmed rumours that they are dating, but declined to comment further” during the interview.Elsewhere in the feature, the band reflected on the enforced break they took after touring ‘After Laughter’, saying that they “realised nothing is worth risking our health”.Williams explained that the openness of the ‘After Laughter’ campaign enabled Paramore to “more than ever [become] a support system to each other that we desperately needed”.Recalling how he learned of the death of a family friend during a video shoot for a single from the album, York said: “I just started bawling. I didn’t know I had this capacity until that moment.

Paramore have reflected on the enforced break they took after touring their 2017 album ‘After Laughter’, saying that they “realised nothing is worth risking our health”.The three-piece are currently gearing up to release ‘This Is Why’, their first album since ‘After Laughter’, on February 10, 2023.Having shared the new LP’s title track yesterday (September 28), a new Guardian interview with Paramore has now seen the band look back on the period of self-reflection they took following the conclusion of the ‘After Laughter’ album campaign.Frontwoman Hayley Williams told The Guardian that the openness of the ‘After Laughter’ campaign enabled Paramore to “more than ever [become] a support system to each other that we desperately needed”.Recalling how he learned of the death of a family friend during a video shoot for a single from the album, guitarist Taylor York said: “I just started bawling. I didn’t know I had this capacity until that moment.

Hayley Williams has teased Paramore‘s forthcoming return to the UK, saying that they “already have the plan” in place.The trio announced their long-awaited sixth album ‘This Is Way’ yesterday (September 28) and released its title track. This weekend, Williams and co.

Paramore have announced details of their long-awaited sixth album – it’s called ‘This Is Why’ and you can watch the video for its title track below.The follow-up to 2017’s ‘After Laughter’ will come out on February 10, 2023 via Atlantic, with the band returning to the stage this weekend (October 2) to begin a run of intimate North American gigs.The new album was produced in Los Angeles by Carlos de la Garza, and will feature ten tracks, though an official tracklist is yet to be revealed.Speaking of the album’s title track, released today (September 28), vocalist Hayley Williams said: “This Is Why was the very last song we wrote for the album. To be honest, I was so tired of writing lyrics but Taylor convinced Zac and I both that we should work on this last idea.

Paramore have added a stop to their fall 2022 North American tour. On November 13, six days before the seven-week trek is scheduled to end at Mexico’s City’s Corona Capital Festival, they’ll play a bonus show at New York City’s Beacon Theatre, a historic venue on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, with support from Nigerian-American R&B singer Ogi. Fans can now register for a verified presale via Ticketmaster, with the general sale starting this Friday (September 23) at 10 a.m.

Paramore have added a New York gig to their upcoming 2022 North American comeback tour – find details below and get tickets here.The trio are set to return with new single ‘This Is Why’ next month (October 28), having returned to the stage three weeks earlier (October 2) to begin their run of gigs.On November 13, the band will play the Beacon Theatre as part of the tour, which runs until November 19, where they play the Corona Capital festival in Mexico.Tickets for the New York gig will go on sale on Friday, September 23 at 10am ET here, and fans can register their interest here today (September 19) and tomorrow (20).Discussing the ticket situation for the show in a statement, Paramore said: “As many of you know, we partnered with Ticketmaster for our Los Angeles shows to control the ability to resell tickets strictly through Ticketmaster’s Ticket Exchange Program, preventing anyone from reselling tickets for profit.“We really wanted to use the same program for this show, but unfortunately New York state law does not allow for the restriction of ticket resale pricing. However, the new law does require resellers to disclose what they originally paid for the ticket alongside their asking price.”The statement added: “We heard your feedback and plan to implement the Ticket Exchange Program moving forward whenever possible, but every show’s ability to participate will rely on their respective state laws.“With that said, we’re still doing our best to get NYC tickets in the hands of our fans by using Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan platform.”A post shared by paramore (@paramore)Last week, the band added two Los Angeles concerts to their 2022 itinerary.

Paramore have officially announced their first new single in over five years, ‘This Is Why’ – check out the post below.The Hayley Williams-fronted trio have been teasing their imminent comeback on social media recently ahead of a return to the stage early next month.A snippet of a new tune appeared on the band’s Discord channel last week, with another clip later emerging on TikTok. The latter preview was uploaded to an account named ‘isthiswhyisthisiswhy’.Today (September 16), Paramore have confirmed that a new track titled ‘This Is Why’ will arrive on Wednesday, September 28.

Paramore appear to have shared another snippet of an upcoming track as they announced two new shows in LA.The Hayley Williams-fronted trio, whose latest album ‘After Laughter’ came out in 2017, hinted at the start of their next era on social media last week. Early next month the band will hit the road in North America for their first live shows in more than four years.Per a press release, those select gigs will offer fans “a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see Paramore in a range of intimate venues”.After posting a brief clip of what sounded like a new song on Discord, Paramore have now uploaded another in-the-studio video.

Paramore appear to be teeing up their next era ahead of a return to the stage next month.The Hayley Williams-fronted trio, whose latest album ‘After Laughter’ arrived in 2017, will hit the road for a string of intimate North American headline shows early next month. It’ll mark their first live performances in over four years.On Instagram, each of the band’s members – Williams, guitarist Taylor York and drummer Zac Farro – have updated their respective profile pictures, which all appear to have been cut from a new group press shot.The official images see Paramore pressing their faces against a window that’s covered in condensation.Additionally, all of the trio’s past Instagram posts have been deleted apart from two regarding their forthcoming comeback tour.This recent online activity has led fans to speculate over the possibility of an impending announcement.

Earlier this week Paramore announced details of a live tour taking them across North America this coming October. It's the first time the band have played live since they finished touring 2017 album After Laughter with the run of shows taking them to a number of smaller venues across North America.

Paramore will donate a portion of the proceeds from their forthcoming North American tour to organisations that provide reproductive and abortion services.Last week, the pop-rock trio announced an intimate comeback tour of North America, set to kick off this October.“We are outraged by the SCOTUS decision to overturn Roe V. Wade, ending the federal constitutional right to abortion, affecting millions across the country,” the band wrote in a post on Instagram today (July 22).The band revealed that US$1 of every ticket sold for the upcoming shows will be donated to three organisations: ARC Southeast, Kansas Abortion Fund and Women’s Shelters Canada.Read the full statement below:A post shared by paramore (@paramore)Paramore are the latest act to denounce the US Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn Roe v.

Paramore have shared a raft of live dates starting in early October. The headline shows begin on October 2 in Bakersfield and are run until Novmeber 16 when the band play St.

Paramore have announced a North American headline tour for this autumn – tickets will be available here.The Hayley Williams-fronted band will hit the road on October 2, 2022 for 12 special shows, marking their first live performances in over four years. They’ll make stop-offs at theatres in cities such as Omaha, Oklahoma City, Chicago and Toronto.Per a press release, these select gigs will offer fans “a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see Paramore in a range of intimate venues”.Those hoping to secure tickets to the tour are required to register on Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan platform by this Sunday (July 17).

Wolf Alice have teased a possible collaboration with Paramore’s Hayley Williams.Writing on social media, a fan asked Wolf Alice if they had seen that Williams spoke about them on her Everything Is Emo BBC Sounds podcast.In that, Williams shared her love of the band and played their ‘Blue Weekend’ song, ‘How Can I Make It OK?’“I cannot imagine Ellie [Rowsell’s] voice live,” Williams said of the Wolf Alice frontwoman in the podcast. “It is insane on the album.

Paramore‘s Hayley Williams has said the current resurgence of all things ’00s is because of the “frustration in the air”.Earlier this month, Williams joined Billie Eilish onstage at Coachella to sing Paramore’s 2006 track ‘Misery Business’ while just last night (April 29) Avril Lavigne performed her 2002 debut single ‘Complicated’ with Olivia Rodrigo.Elsewhere artists like Machine Gun Kelly, Kennyhoopla, Meet Me @ The Altar and Willow have taken inspiration from the guitar-driven pop-punk scene that was thriving in the noughties.Speaking about it in a new interview, Hayley Williams has said it’s because “there’s so much frustration in the air right now and I think some people are wanting to go back to what felt, with hindsight, like a simpler time.”Later in the interview, Williams told the Independent that: “We were able to put in so much raw energy and youth in a time capsule that younger musicians are tapping into.”A post shared by BILLIE EILISH (@billieeilish)It comes as Hayley Williams launches a new 20-part radio show called ‘Everything Is Emo’Speaking about how the venture came about, Williams explained: “Not long ago, people started calling me a ‘veteran’ of my scene and of the music industry. It sounds so funny to me because most of the time I still feel like a fan.“The serious truth is I have, in fact, grown up in this scene for the last two decades.

Hayley Williams is the host of a new podcast charting the history of emo, the much maligned genre her band Paramore are a key part of. Everything Is Emo is available exclusively via the BBC Sounds app and will run for 20 episodes as Williams traces the earliest stages of the music scene through to its modern day revival. "Not long ago, people started calling me a “veteran” of my scene and of the music industry," Williams said in a statement.

Hayley Williams has launched her first music radio show, Everything Is Emo.The Paramore frontwoman and soloist presents the 20-part series on Back To Back Sounds, the new music feature from BBC Sounds.During each hour-long episode, Williams delves into the music that shaped the ’90s through to the present day while reflecting on classic albums, her favourite new artists, and offers a first-hand account of fronting one of the most popular bands to emerge from the emo scene.The singer also shares “personal memories” from that era and plays tunes from the likes of My Chemical Romance, Panic! At The Disco, Yeah Yeahs Yeahs, The Postal Service, Wet Leg and – of course – Paramore.Speaking about how the venture came about, Williams explained: “Not long ago, people started calling me a ‘veteran’ of my scene and of the music industry. It sounds so funny to me because most of the time I still feel like a fan.“The serious truth is I have, in fact, grown up in this scene for the last two decades.