After Laughter Tour

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After Laughter Tour
Tour by Paramore
After Laughter Tour Poster.jpg
Associated album After Laughter
Start dateJune 15, 2017
End dateSeptember 7, 2018
Legs5
No. of shows100
Paramore concert chronology

The After Laughter Tour was the fourth world tour by American rock band Paramore, in support of their fifth studio album After Laughter (2017). The tour began on June 15, 2017, in Dublin, Ireland, and concluded on September 7, 2018, in Nashville, Tennessee; comprising one hundred dates.

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This was the first touring cycle since 2010 to feature drummer Zac Farro, who left the band on December 18, 2010, and rejoined on February 2, 2017.

Background

On April 19, 2017 Paramore released "Hard Times" as the lead single from their fifth studio album, After Laughter , and on the same day announced European tour dates. On May 3, 2017 the band released "Told You So as a single in the UK, acting as the second single from their fifth studio album. [1] [2] The full release of the album followed on May 12, 2017. [3] The same day they also announced the 3rd Parahoy! Cruise, and on May 15, 2017 they announced North American tour dates. On November 17, 2017 the band released "Fake Happy" as their third single off After Laughter. [4] On February 5, 2018 the band released their fourth single off After Laughter, "Rose-Colored Boy." [5] And finally, on June 26, 2018, Paramore released their fifth and final single off the album, "Caught in the Middle. [6]

The first set of tour dates were announced as "Tour One" on April 19, 2017, with the band touring intimate venues in Europe. [7] Parahoy! Cruise was announced on May 12, 2017, coinciding with the release of After Laughter. [8] The second set of tour dates were announced as "Tour Two" on May 15, 2017, touring intimate venues in North America. Due to Hurricane Irma, the band had to reschedule the Orlando and Miami dates for December 5 and 6, 2017. [9] [10] The third set of tour dates were announced as "Tour Three" on August 25, 2017, touring arenas in Europe. [11] [12] The fourth set of tour dates were announced as "Tour Four" on November 7, 2017, touring arenas in Oceania, Asia, and Hawaii. [13] [14] Due to Williams getting sick, [15] the Jakarta and Manila dates were rescheduled. [16] The fifth and final set of tour dates were announced on March 8, 2018 as "Tour Five" and was officially called The After Laughter Summer Tour with Foster The People. [17]

The band announced the final show of the After Laughter era on June 26, 2018. The show is called Art + Friends, and happened in Nashville, Tennessee on September 7, 2018. The band have described it as "a celebration of Nashville music, art and community." Paramore performed a headline show, with support from bands COIN, Bully, Nightingail, and artists Liza Anne and Canon Blue. [18] [19] [20]

Critical reception

A review of the Mountain View performance stated: "From Williams encouraging the unity of fans in her speeches to the whole band exuding raw emotion in its performance, the band has truly mastered the art of audience connection." [21]

Set list

Europe (2017)
  1. "Told You So"
  2. "That's What You Get"
  3. "Brick by Boring Brick"
  4. "Still Into You"
  5. "Caught in the Middle"
  6. "Turn It Off"
  7. "Decode"
  8. "I Caught Myself"
  9. "Hate to See Your Heart Break"
  10. "Fake Happy"
  11. "Everywhere"
  12. "Rose-Colored Boy"
  13. "Playing God"
  14. "Ain't It Fun"
  15. "Misery Business"
  16. "Hard Times"
    Encore
  17. "Forgiveness"
  18. "Scooby's in the Back"
The Americas (2017)
  1. "Hard Times"
  2. "Ignorance"
  3. "Still Into You"
  4. "Daydreaming"
  5. "Brick by Boring Brick"
  6. "Forgiveness"
  7. "That's What You Get"
  8. "Playing God"
  9. "I Caught Myself"
  10. "Hate to See Your Heart Break"
  11. "Told You So"
  12. "Fake Happy"
  13. "Everywhere"
  14. "Misery Business"
  15. "Caught in the Middle"
  16. "Ain't It Fun"
    Encore
  17. "Rose-Colored Boy"
  18. "Scooby's in the Back"
Europe (2018)
  1. "Hard Times"
  2. "Ignorance"
  3. "Still Into You"
  4. "Forgiveness"
  5. "Fake Happy"
  6. "That's What You Get"
  7. "I Caught Myself"
  8. "Pool"
  9. "Hate to See Your Heart Break"
  10. "Caught in the Middle"
  11. "Told You So"
  12. "Idle Worship"
  13. "No Friend"
  14. "Misery Business"
  15. "Ain't It Fun"
    Encore
  16. "Grow Up"
  17. "French Class"
  18. "Rose-Colored Boy"
Asia-Pacific (2018)
  1. "Hard Times"
  2. "Grudges"
  3. "Still Into You"
  4. "Ignorance"
  5. "That's What You Get"
  6. "Forgiveness"
  7. "Fake Happy"
  8. "I Caught Myself"
  9. "Pool"
  10. "Hate to See Your Heart Break"
  11. "Caught in the Middle"
  12. "Idle Worship"
  13. "Told You So"
  14. "No Friend"
  15. "Misery Business"
  16. "Ain't It Fun"
    Encore
  17. "Rose-Colored Boy"
  18. "Grow Up"
  19. "French Class"
North America (2018)
  1. "Grudges"
  2. "Still Into You"
  3. "Rose-Colored Boy"
  4. "That's What You Get"
  5. "Crushcrushcrush"
  6. "Fake Happy"
  7. "Forgiveness"
  8. "Ignorance"
  9. "Pool"
  10. "Passionfruit"
  11. "Misguided Ghosts"
  12. "26"
  13. "Caught in the Middle"
  14. "Idle Worship"
  15. "No Friend"
  16. "Misery Business"
  17. "Ain't It Fun"
    Encore
  18. "Told You So"
  19. "All That Is Love"
  20. "Hard Times"

Tour dates

List of 2017 concerts
Date (2017)CityCountryVenueOpening act
June 15 Dublin Ireland Olympia Theatre Bleached
June 16 Belfast United Kingdom Waterfront Hall
June 18 Manchester O2 Apollo Manchester
June 19 London Royal Albert Hall
June 21 Bristol Colston Hall
June 22 Edinburgh Usher Hall
June 24 Cologne Germany Palladium
June 25 Tilburg Netherlands 013
June 27 Paris France Le Grand Rex
June 29 Vienna Austria Arena Wien
June 30 [a] Sopron HungaryLővér Kemping—
July 2 Berlin Germany Admiralspalast Bleached
July 3 [b] Hamburg Stadtpark —
July 5 [c] Hradec Králové Czech Republic Hradec Králové Airport
July 7 Stockholm Sweden Cirkus Bleached
July 9 [d] Turku Finland Ruissalo —
July 12 Copenhagen Denmark Vega Bleached
July 14 [e] Tønsberg NorwaySlottsfjell—
July 28 Hinckley United StatesGrand Casino Amphitheater
July 29 [f] Minot North Dakota State Fairgrounds
August 12 Billings Rimrock Auto Arena
August 14 [g] Des Moines Iowa State Fairgrounds
September 6 Jacksonville Moran Theater Flor
September 11 Charlotte Ovens Auditorium Best Coast
September 13 Oxon Hill [i] The Theater at MGM National Harbor
September 15 Detroit Fox Theatre
September 17 [h] Chicago Douglass Park —
September 19 Sioux City Orpheum Theater Best Coast
September 21 Denver Bellco Theatre
September 22 Orem UCCU Center
September 24 Oakland Paramount Theatre
September 26 Los Angeles Greek Theatre
September 27 Phoenix Comerica Theatre
September 29 Sugar Land [ii] Smart Financial Centre
September 30 Grand Prairie [iii] Verizon Theatre
October 2 Atlanta Fox Theatre
October 4 New York City Radio City Music Hall
October 6 Upper Darby Tower Theatre
October 7 Boston Boston Opera House
October 10 Bethlehem Sands Bethlehem Event Center
October 12 Montreal Canada Théâtre Saint-Denis
October 13 Toronto Massey Hall
October 15 Akron United States Akron Civic Theatre
October 17 Nashville Ryman Auditorium
October 20 [i] Guadalajara MexicoParque Trasloma—
October 21 [j] Monterrey Parque Fundidora
October 23 Mexico City Palacio de los Deportes PVRIS
November 11 [k] Buenos Aires Argentina Club Ciudad de Buenos Aires —
December 1 [l] Milwaukee United States Eagles Ballroom
December 3 [m] Tampa MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre
December 5 [n] Orlando Walt Disney Theater Flor
December 6 [o] Miami Beach [iv] The Fillmore Miami Beach
December 8 [p] Norfolk Constant Convocation Center —
List of 2018 concerts
Date (2018)CityCountryVenueOpening act
January 7 Barcelona Spain Sant Jordi Club mewithoutYou
January 9ParisFrance Olympia
January 11 Cardiff United Kingdom Motorpoint Arena Cardiff
January 12London The O2 Arena
January 14 Birmingham Genting Arena
January 16 Amsterdam Netherlands AFAS Live
January 19ManchesterUnited Kingdom Manchester Arena
January 20 Glasgow The SSE Hydro
February 8 Melbourne Australia Rod Laver Arena Bleachers
February 9 Sydney Qudos Bank Arena
February 11 Brisbane Riverstage
February 13 Auckland New Zealand Spark Arena
February 21 Tokyo Japan Zepp Tokyo
February 23 Honolulu United States Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall
June 8 [q] Manchester United States Great Stage Park —
June 12 St. Augustine St. Augustine Amphitheatre Foster the People
Soccer Mommy
June 14 Simpsonville Heritage Park Amphitheatre
June 15 Raleigh Red Hat Amphitheater
June 17 Syracuse St. Joseph's Amphitheater at Lakeview
June 18 Toronto Canada Budweiser Stage
June 20 Gilford United States Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
June 21 Bangor Darling's Waterfront Pavilion
June 23 Columbia Merriweather Post Pavilion
June 24 Philadelphia Festival Pier
June 26 Brooklyn Barclays Center
June 28 Columbus Express Live!
June 29 Clarkston [v] DTE Energy Music Theatre
July 1 Indianapolis Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn
July 2 Chicago Huntington Bank Pavilion Foster the People
Jay Som
July 5 Minneapolis The Armory
July 7 Kansas City Starlight Theatre
July 8 Oklahoma City Zoo Amphitheatre
July 10 New Orleans Bold Sphere Music
July 11 Corpus Christi Concrete Street Amphitheater
July 13 The Woodlands [vi] Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
July 14 Irving Toyota Music Factory
July 18 Inglewood [vii] The Forum
July 19 Chula Vista [viii] Mattress Firm Amphitheatre
July 21 Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheatre
July 23 West Valley City [ix] USANA Amphitheatre
July 24 Morrison Red Rocks Amphitheatre
August 18 [r] Osaka Japan Maishima —
August 19 [r] Chiba Makuhari Messe
August 21 Singapore Zepp@BIGBOX
August 23 [s] Pasay [x] Philippines Mall of Asia Arena
August 25 [t] Jakarta Indonesia Indonesia Convention Exhibition
September 7 [u] NashvilleUnited States Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nightingail
Liza Anne
Canon Blue
Bully
COIN

Notes

Cities

  1. ↑ Billed as Washington, D.C.
  2. ↑ Billed as Houston.
  3. ↑ Billed as Dallas.
  4. ↑ Billed as Miami.
  5. ↑ Billed as Detroit.
  6. ↑ Billed as Houston.
  7. ↑ Billed as Los Angeles.
  8. ↑ Billed as San Diego.
  9. ↑ Billed as Salt Lake City.
  10. ↑ Billed as Manila.

Other

  1. ↑ Part of Volt Fesztivál.
  2. ↑ Part of Stadpark Open Air.
  3. ↑ Part of Rock for People.
  4. ↑ Part of Ruisrock.
  5. ↑ Part of Slottsfjell Festival.
  6. ↑ Part of North Dakota State Fair.
  7. ↑ Part of Iowa State Fair.
  8. ↑ Part of Riot Fest.
  9. ↑ Part of Festival Coordenada.
  10. ↑ Part of Live Out Monterrey.
  11. ↑ Part of Personal Fest.
  12. ↑ Part of FM102.1 Big Snow Show 2017.
  13. ↑ Part of 97X Next Big Thing.
  14. ↑ Rescheduled from September 9, 2018, due to Hurricane Irma.
  15. ↑ Rescheduled from September 8, 2018, due to Hurricane Irma.
  16. ↑ Part of 96X Winter Meltdown.
  17. ↑ Part of Bonnaroo.
  18. 1 2 Part of Summer Sonic.
  19. ↑ Rescheduled from February 16, 2018, due to illness.
  20. ↑ Rescheduled from February 18, 2018, due to illness.
  21. ↑ Part of Art + Friends.

References

  1. ↑ paramore [@paramore] (May 3, 2017). "hello and thanks. we are pleased to present Told You So, directed by Zac Farro & Aaron Joseph https://t.co/wB8DCHvQV2" (Tweet). Retrieved December 24, 2020– via Twitter.
  2. ↑ Williams, Haley [@yelyahwilliams] (July 19, 2017). "we were gonna mention Told You So being released as a single in the U.K. but p sure we just laughed a lot. anyway, enjoy TYS on the radio!" (Tweet). Archived from the original on July 19, 2017. Retrieved December 24, 2020– via Twitter.
  3. ↑ "Paramore Announce New Album After Laughter, Share Video for New Song "Hard Times": Watch | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
  4. ↑ paramore [@paramore] (November 17, 2017). "we're real happy to present the official music video for Fake Happy, directed by @zacfarro. this was shot on film in the Big Apple. thanks for waiting. https://t.co/ZrQbKp8xF9 https://t.co/TH62URVFUj" (Tweet). Retrieved December 24, 2020– via Twitter.
  5. ↑ paramore [@paramore] (February 5, 2018). "we'd like to present the music video for Rose-Colored Boy, written & directed by our new friend Warren Fu. so we will now present it. here it is. much thanks for waiting. https://t.co/M1x6iIQYRG https://t.co/UpMDtqmsm8" (Tweet). Retrieved December 24, 2020– via Twitter.
  6. ↑ paramore [@paramore] (June 26, 2018). "we made a music video for Caught In The Middle with our friends @computerteampdx. they've been a part of nearly every AL video. thank you, friends. https://t.co/ZrQbKp8xF9 https://t.co/IOdg2rZVAj" (Tweet). Retrieved December 24, 2020– via Twitter.
  7. ↑ paramore [@paramore] (April 19, 2017). "hello and thanks for waiting. we'd like to invite you to Tour One. tickets available next week. p.s. can't wait to see you https://t.co/tKEsy8Kv7F" (Tweet). Retrieved December 24, 2020– via Twitter.
  8. ↑ paramore [@paramore] (May 12, 2017). "let's have some teamsmanship. https://t.co/DDhT5SqKAf #deepsearch https://t.co/jSDb2qRjIP" (Tweet). Retrieved December 24, 2020– via Twitter.
  9. ↑ paramore [@paramore] (May 15, 2017). "we are pleased to announce Tour Two. this fall, across North America. with special guests, our friends, Best Coast. https://t.co/SJEJTRfM22 https://t.co/CH1riPvaj5" (Tweet). Retrieved December 24, 2020– via Twitter.
  10. ↑ paramore [@paramore] (September 6, 2017). "FL, we're sorry to miss you this week. we'll see you in December. stay safe and thanks for waiting. https://t.co/R5ukfXl8rN" (Tweet). Retrieved December 24, 2020– via Twitter.
  11. ↑ paramore [@paramore] (August 25, 2017). "we just left but we already miss you. Tour Three is yours, take it or leave it. https://t.co/LAYxRbWpdi" (Tweet). Retrieved December 24, 2020– via Twitter.
  12. ↑ paramore [@paramore] (September 12, 2017). "we've added three more dates to Tour Three. just couldn't resist. thanks and see you there. https://t.co/L0uuTQcdHe" (Tweet). Retrieved December 24, 2020– via Twitter.
  13. ↑ paramore [@paramore] (November 7, 2017). "fiiiinally. hello, oz & nz friends. thanks for waiting 🙏🏼 https://t.co/A0Z42cn4cr" (Tweet). Retrieved December 24, 2020– via Twitter.
  14. ↑ paramore [@paramore] (December 22, 2017). "breaking news: just added a show in Jakarta. and one in Tokyo (tix on sale in a few hours). it's been too long. thanks for waiting. https://t.co/rLpvB2HoDj https://t.co/uq3kp2ODpn" (Tweet). Retrieved December 24, 2020– via Twitter.
  15. ↑ Williams, Hayley (February 16, 2018). "Paramore" . Facebook . Archived from the original on February 1, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2020. I wanted to write personally to tell you that I've been fighting a throat & upper-respiratory infection for the last 2 days. It's a pretty nasty sickness but if I would've been able to get my voice to come through for me, the guys and I would've done the show tonight anyway.
  16. ↑ paramore [@paramore] (March 6, 2018). "finally! can't wait to hang with you. thanks for waiting. https://t.co/rLpvB2HoDj https://t.co/N9Nvhc24k5" (Tweet). Retrieved December 24, 2020– via Twitter.
  17. ↑ paramore [@paramore] (March 8, 2018). "Tour 5 across the US with @FosterThePeople is officially called The After Laughter Summer Tour. we'll see you there. register for presale tickets at https://t.co/U1ZuMVglMu. https://t.co/lcqEcdi3k4" (Tweet). Retrieved December 24, 2020– via Twitter.
  18. ↑ paramore [@paramore] (June 26, 2018). "Paramore Art + Friends a celebration of Nashville music, art and community featuring a headline performance by Paramore and our friends from Nashville's music and arts community - COIN, Bully, Canon Blue, Liza Anne & Nightingail. 🎟: https://t.co/sGlxSSt3w8 https://t.co/FlhzX9xEd9" (Tweet). Retrieved December 24, 2020– via Twitter.
  19. ↑ paramore [@paramore] (August 8, 2018). "here are the first of many more friends who will be joining us at Art + Friends. we're so excited to introduce you to people who are doing v cool things in our city. Elephant Gallery, @GoodDyeYoung, @Grimeys and Kangaroo Press https://t.co/0xE6ooBPsy" (Tweet). Retrieved December 24, 2020– via Twitter.
  20. ↑ paramore [@paramore] (August 16, 2018). "another round of friends to announce! you can come hang with these lovely folks at Art + Friends next month... but first let us introduce you.. @CongratsRecords, @hipzipper, Mike Kluge Audio Visual and @2HarvestMidTN https://t.co/UXntp7ppOI" (Tweet). Retrieved December 24, 2020– via Twitter.
  21. ↑ De Paul, Skylar (July 25, 2018). "If the 'After Laughter' tour has shown anything, it's that Paramore has only gotten better". The Daily Californian . The Independent Berkeley Student Publishing Co., Inc. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
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