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The This Is Why Tour is the ongoing fifth concert tour by American rock band Paramore, in support of their sixth studio album This Is Why (2023). The tour began on October 2, 2022 in Bakersfield, California, before the release of the album, with several shows throughout North America, Europe, and Latin America. Bloc Party, Rozi Plain, Foals, The Linda Lindas, Genesis Owusu and Claud served as supporting acts on the tour.

This Is Why Tour
Tour by Paramore

Promotional poster for the 2023 North American leg

Location
  • North America
  • Latin America
  • Europe
  • Oceania
Associated albumThis Is Why
Start dateOctober 2, 2022
End dateNovember 28, 2023
Legs4
No. of shows70
Supporting act(s)
Paramore concert chronology

Background and development

In May 2017, Paramore released their fifth studio album After Laughter to critical acclaim. The album saw the return of former drummer Zac Farro, who had left the band in 2010. The band toured in support of the album from June 2017 until September 2018. Following the conclusion of the After Laughter Tour, the members of Paramore took a break from writing and recording music for the band and worked on other endeavors. Hayley Williams featured on the American Football song "Uncomfortably Numb" in 2019 and released two solo albums, Petals for Armor (2020) and Flowers for Vases / Descansos (2021);[1][2] the former produced by Paramore guitarist Taylor York. She also pivoted her attention more towards her hair dye company Good Dye Young and hosted the weekly BBC Sounds series Everything Is Emo. Farro continued his ongoing project HalfNoise, releasing an extended play – Flowerss (2018) – and two albums – Natural Disguise (2019) and Motif (2021).[3] Farro also recorded drums for the songs "Watch Me While I Bloom" and "Crystal Clear" from Williams' Petals for Armor and released an EP under his own name titled Zafari (2020).

Discussion about a sixth Paramore album began in 2020 while Williams was promoting Petals for Armor. Williams hinted that the band's next album would be more guitar-driven, stating, "We've found ourselves listening to a lot of older music that we grew up being inspired by."[4] She further commented on the sound of the album in 2022, likening it to Bloc Party: “From day one, Bloc Party was the number one reference because there was such an urgency to their sound that was different to the fast punk or the pop punk or the like, loud wall of sound emo bands that were happening in the early 2000s.”[5] In January 2022, the band confirmed they had entered the studio work on their sixth album.[6]

In September 2022, Paramore archived all posts on their official Instagram page and unveiled a new design for the website. The site featured a timeline of several dates throughout the month that would be updated each date.[7] These dates saw the launch of the band's official Discord server, the announcement of new tour dates in Los Angeles and New York City, and video snippets of the band working on new material. On September 16, the band announced their first new single in four years, "This Is Why", which was released on September 28.[8] The same day as the single's release, the band announced the album of the same name to be released on February 10, 2023.[9]

Following the release of the lead single off their new album, Paramore announced the first leg of the This Is Why Tour, which would began in October, 2022, a few months before the release of the album. The announced dates included limited U.S. theater performances and headlining slots at the Austin City Limits and When We Were Young festivals.[10][11][12] In October 10, 2022, the band announced a South American leg of the tour, which is set to begin in March 2023.[13][14] A month later, Paramore announced a 26-city arena tour for the United States in 2023, with Bloc Party, Foals, The Linda Lindas and Genesis Owusu joining them as supporting acts.[15]

Critical reception

Rolling Stone's Brittany Spanos gave the tour a positive review, saying it "proved that the best is yet to come" for the band.[16]

Setlists

Shows

Cancelled shows

Notes

  1. ^ a b The concerts on October 9 and 16, 2022 at the Zilker Park in Austin are a part of Austin City Limits Music Festival.[17]
  2. ^ a b The concerts on October 23 and 29 at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds in Las Vegas are a part of When We Were Young Festival.[18]
  3. ^ The concert on November 19, 2022 at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico is a part of Corona Capital Festival.[19]
  4. ^ The concert on February 9, 2023 at the Footprint Center in Phoenix is a part of Super Bowl LVII Music Fest.[20]
  5. ^ The concert on May 20, 2023 at the East Beach Boulevard in Gulf Shores is a part of Hangout Music Festival.[21]
  6. ^ The concert on May 27, 2023 at the Atlantic City Beach in Atlantic City is a part of Adjacent Festival.[22]
  7. ^ The concert on May 28, 2023 at the Harvard Stadium in Boston is a part of Boston Calling Music Festival.[23]
  8. ^ The concert on June 18, 2023 at the Great Stage Park in Manchester is a part of Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival.[24]
  9. ^ This concert would have been part of When We Were Young Festival.

References

  1. ^ Shaffer, Claire (2020-01-22). "Hayley Williams Announces Solo LP 'Petals for Armor,' Shares 'Simmer'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
  2. ^ Strauss, Matthew (2021-02-05). "Hayley Williams Releases New Album Flowers for Vases / descansos". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
  3. ^ "HalfNoise announce new album 'Motif'". DIY. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
  4. ^ Reilly, Nick (2020-05-11). "Hayley Williams on Paramore's next album: "We've found ourselves listening to a lot of older music"". NME. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
  5. ^ Shutler, Ali (2022-07-30). "The new Paramore album is influenced by Bloc Party, says Hayley Williams". NME. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
  6. ^ Blistein, Jon (2022-01-11). "Paramore Are Back in the Studio for Their First Album in Five Years". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
  7. ^ Blum, Jordan (11 September 2022). "Paramore Share Enigmatic Song Sample + Launch Schedule, Fans React". Loudwire. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
  8. ^ Moreland, Quinn (2022-09-16). "Paramore Announce "This Is Why," First New Song in 5 Years". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
  9. ^ Ruiz, Matthew Ismael (2022-09-28). "Paramore Announce New Album This Is Why, Share Video". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
  10. ^ Monroe, Jazz (2022-07-15). "Paramore Announce Fall 2022 North American Tour". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
  11. ^ Kaufman, Gil (2022-05-10). "Red Hot Chili Peppers, P!nk, Lil Nas X, Paramore to Headline 2022 Austin City Limits Festival". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
  12. ^ Aubrey, Elizabeth (2022-01-18). "Paramore announce return: Band to headline When We Were Young festival alongside My Chemical Romance". NME. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
  13. ^ "Paramore – YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
  14. ^ "Paramore Upcoming Tour Dates". Paramore. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
  15. ^ "PARAMORE ANNOUNCES LONG AWAITED NORTH AMERICA ARENA TOUR WITH SUPPORT FROM FOALS & BLOC PARTY + MORE". Live Nation. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  16. ^ Spanos, Brittany (November 14, 2022). "Paramore Are Bigger, Better, and More Beloved Than Ever at Beacon Theater Show". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  17. ^ Webb, Eric (October 17, 2022). "Behold the orange reign of Paramore, ACL Fest's greatest rock band". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  18. ^ McCarthy, Lauren (October 25, 2022). "Wind, Tears, and Paramore: How When We Were Young Festival Triumphed Against All Odds". Nylon. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  19. ^ Kaufman, Gil (June 10, 2022). "Miley Cyrus, My Chemical Romance, Paramore & More to Headline Mexico City's 2022 Corona Capital Festival". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  20. ^ Masley, Ed (November 15, 2022). "Super Bowl brings Bud Light Music Fest 2023 to Phoenix. Here's what we know so far". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  21. ^ Specker, Lawrence (April 2, 2023). "2023 Hangout Fest unveils daily performance schedule, additional acts". The Birmingham News. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  22. ^ Kaufman, Gil (October 25, 2022). "Blink-182, Paramore, Turnstile to Headline New Atlantic City Adjacent Music Festival". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  23. ^ Slane, Kevin (January 10, 2023). "Foo Fighters, The Lumineers, Paramore to headline Boston Calling 2023". Boston.com. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  24. ^ Pearis, Bill (January 10, 2023). "Bonnaroo announces 2023 lineup". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  25. ^ Gularte, Alejandra (2022-10-22). "Well, Day One of When We Were Young Festival Just Got Canceled". Vulture. Retrieved 2022-11-16.