This Is Why Tour

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This Is Why Tour
World tour by Paramore
This Is Why Tour.jpg
Promotional poster for the 2023 North American leg
Location
  • North America
  • South America
  • Europe
  • Oceania
Associated album This Is Why
Start dateOctober 2, 2022
End dateNovember 30, 2023
Legs4
No. of shows49
Supporting act(s)
Paramore concert chronology

The This Is Why Tour was the fifth concert tour by American rock band Paramore, in support of their sixth studio album This Is Why (2023). The tour began on March 2, 2023, in Lima, Peru, and concluded on November 30, 2023, in Melbourne, Australia; comprising 49 dates. Elke, Bloc Party, Rozi Plain, Foals, The Linda Lindas, Genesis Owusu and Remi Wolf served as supporting acts on the tour.

Contents

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 "This Is Why", Paramore promoted the upcoming album with theater performances across the United States and headlining slots at the Austin City Limits and When We Were Young festivals. [10] [11] [12] On October 10, 2022, the band announced they would go on tour, starting in March 2023, with shows in South America and Europe. [13] [14] A month later, Paramore announced a North American leg, supported by various acts such as Bloc Party, Foals, The Linda Lindas and Genesis Owusu. [15] An Oceanic leg was announced on June 26, 2023. [16]

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. [17]

Set list

South America
  1. "You First"
  2. "Playing God"
  3. "Decode"
  4. "Pool"
  5. "Running Out of Time"
  6. "Rose-Colored Boy" (contains elements of "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" by Whitney Houston and "Genius of Love" by Tom Tom Club)
  7. "Told You So"
  8. "C'est Comme Ça"
  9. "I Caught Myself"
  10. "The Only Exception"
  11. "(One of Those) Crazy Girls"
  12. "The News"
  13. "That's What You Get"
  14. "Scooby's in the Back" (HalfNoise song)
  15. "Hard Times" (contains elements of "Heart of Glass" by Blondie)
  16. "Ain't It Fun"
  17. "All I Wanted"
    Encore
  18. "Still Into You"
  19. "Misery Business"
  20. "This Is Why"
Europe
  1. "You First"
  2. "The News"
  3. "Playing God"
  4. "That's What You Get"
  5. "Running Out of Time"
  6. "Hard Times" (contains elements of "Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)" and "Heart of Glass")
  7. "Caught in the Middle"
  8. "Ain't It Fun"
  9. "Liar"
  10. "Crystal Clear"
  11. "Decode"
  12. "Still Into You"
  13. "Rose-Colored Boy" (contains elements of "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)]]" and "Genius of Love")
  14. "Baby"
  15. "Last Hope"
  16. "I Caught Myself"
  17. "All I Wanted"
  18. "Misery Business"
  19. "Crave"
    Encore
  20. "The Only Exception"
  21. "This Is Why"
North America
  1. "You First"
  2. "The News"
  3. "That's What You Get"
  4. "Playing God"
  5. "Caught in the Middle"
  6. "Rose-Colored Boy" (contains elements of "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" and "Genius of Love")
  7. "Running Out of Time"
  8. "Decode"
  9. "Last Hope"
  10. "Big Man, Little Dignity"
  11. "Liar"
  12. "Crystal Clear"
  13. "Hard Times" (contains elements of "Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)" and "Heart of Glass")
  14. "Told You So"
  15. "Figure 8"
  16. "The Only Exception"
  17. "Baby"
  18. "Crave"
  19. "Misery Business"
  20. "Ain't It Fun"
    Encore
  21. "Still Into You"
  22. "This Is Why"
Oceania
  1. "You First"
  2. "The News"
  3. "That's What You Get"
  4. "Playing God"
  5. "Caught in the Middle"
  6. "Rose-Colored Boy" (contains elements of "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" and "Genius of Love")
  7. "Running Out of Time"
  8. "Decode"
  9. "Last Hope"
  10. "Thick Skull"
  11. "Hard Times" (contains elements of "Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)" and "Heart of Glass")
  12. "Crystal Clear"
  13. "Figure 8"
  14. "The Only Exception"
  15. "Crave"
  16. "Baby"
  17. "Misery Business"
  18. "Ain't It Fun"
    Encore
  19. "Still Into You"
  20. "This Is Why"
Notes
  • "Caught in the Middle" was added to the set list on March 5.
  • During the concert in Bogotá, elements of Shakira's "She Wolf" were incorporated into the performed of "Told You So".
  • Starting on April 13, elements of "Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)" by Talking Heads were incorporated in the performance of "Hard Times".
  • During the concert in Dublin, Hayley Williams covered "Dreams" by Fleetwood Mac.
  • During the concert in Cardiff, Williams covered "what can you say" by Adrianne Lenker.
  • During the concert in Glasgow, Williams covered "Rip It Up" by Orange Juice.
  • "Misguided Ghosts" was performed in Manchester.
  • "26" was performed in Birmingham.
  • During the second London concert, Paramore was joined onstage by Kele Okereke to perform "Blue Light".
  • During the second New York City concert, Paramore was joined onstage by Lil Uzi Vert to perform "Misery Business".
  • During the encore of the first Inglewood concert, Paramore was joined onstage by Billie Eilish to perform "All I Wanted".
  • During the second Inglewood concert, Paramore was joined onstage by Bethany Cosentino and Rico Nasty to perform "Big Man, Little Dignity" and "Misery Business", respectively.
  • "Told You So" was cut from the set list on July 29.

Shows

List of 2023 concerts
Date (2023)CityCountryVenueOpening act(s)Attendance[ citation needed ]Gross[ citation needed ]
March 2 Lima Peru Estadio Universidad San Marcos Elke21,116 / 24,499$1,692,474
March 5 Santiago Chile Movistar Arena 16,594 / 16,594$1,212,960
March 7 Buenos Aires Argentina Movistar Arena 10,483 / 12,305$701,095
March 9 Rio de Janeiro Brazil Qualistage 8,101 / 8,101$591,702
March 11 São Paulo Centro Esportivo Tiete36,132 / 36,132$2,894,867
March 12
March 14 Bogotá Colombia Movistar Arena 12,315 / 12,315$653,919
April 13 Dublin Ireland 3Arena Bloc Party
Rozi Plain 		12,605 / 12,605$958,486
April 15 Cardiff Wales Cardiff International Arena 7,395 / 7,395$569,605
April 17 Glasgow Scotland OVO Hydro 14,008 / 14,008$995,304
April 18 Manchester England AO Arena 15,316 / 15,316$1,183,157
April 20 London The O2 Arena 36,000 / 36,000 [a] $3,092,265 [b]
April 22 Birmingham Utilita Arena 14,911 / 14,911$1,181,520
April 23LondonThe O2 Arena [c] [d]
May 20 [e] Gulf Shores United States Hangout Music Festival ———
May 23 Charlotte Spectrum Center Bloc Party
Genesis Owusu 		14,679 / 14,679$1,254,202
May 25 Atlanta State Farm Arena 11,630 / 11,630$1,133,447
May 27 [f] Atlantic City Atlantic City Beach———
May 28 [g] Boston Harvard Stadium
May 30 New York City Madison Square Garden Bloc Party
Genesis Owusu		27,616 / 27,616$3,102,129
May 31
June 2 Washington, D.C. Capital One Arena 13,947 / 13,947$1,448,355
June 4 Cleveland Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 10,888 / 10,888$1,013,784
June 5 Indianapolis Gainbridge Fieldhouse 12,006 / 12,006$981,558
June 7 Detroit Little Caesars Arena 13,306 / 13,306$1,290,946
June 8 Toronto Canada Scotiabank Arena 14,500 / 14,500$1,078,432
June 10 Columbus United States Schottenstein Center 13,185 / 13,185$1,096,590
June 11 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 13,498 / 13,498$1,136,748
June 13 Orlando Amway Center 13,512 / 13,512$1,297,118
June 14 Hollywood Hard Rock Live 6,705 / 6,705$745,957
June 18 [h] Manchester Great Stage Park ———
July 6 New Orleans Smoothie King Center Foals
The Linda Lindas 		12,618 / 12,618$994,103
July 8 Fort Worth Dickies Arena 11,165 / 11,165$1,160,869
July 9 Austin Moody Center 12,262 / 12,262$1,297,850
July 11 Houston Toyota Center 12,234 / 12,234$1,155,830
July 13 Denver Ball Arena 13,324 / 13,324$1,316,045
July 15 Thousand Palms Acrisure Arena 9,954 / 9,954$1,133,420
July 16 San Diego Viejas Arena 9,447 / 9,447$1,174,914
July 19 Inglewood [i] Kia Forum 28,968 / 28,968$3,345,439
July 20
July 29 Tulsa BOK Center 12,003 / 12,003$1,021,371
July 30 St. Louis Enterprise Center 12,993 / 12,993$1,128,722
August 1 Milwaukee Fiserv Forum 11,914 / 11,914$1,073,453
August 2 Saint Paul Xcel Energy Center 14,090 / 14,090$1,125,035
August 7 [j] San Francisco Chase Center 13,651 / 13,651$1,485,423
August 9 [k] Seattle Climate Pledge Arena 14,707 / 14,707$1,468,932
November 18 Auckland New Zealand Spark Arena Remi Wolf 10,309 / 10,745$779,999
November 22 Brisbane Australia Brisbane Entertainment Center 22,148 / 22,148$1,856,876
November 23
November 25 Sydney The Domain 26,283 / 26,283$2,243,828
November 27 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena 41,079 / 41,079$3,717,120
November 28
November 30
Total654,586 / 660,227 (100%)$58,785,849

Cancelled shows

List of cancelled concerts
DateCityCountryVenueReason
August 10, 2023 [l] Portland United States Veterans Memorial Coliseum Illness
August 13, 2023 [m] Salt Lake City Delta Center
January 13, 2024 Anaheim Honda Center Unforeseen circumstances [22]
March 17, 2024 [n] Mexico CityMexico Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
March 21, 2024 [o] BogotáColombia Simón Bolívar Park
March 24, 2024 [p] São PauloBrazil Autódromo de Interlagos

Notes

  1. ↑ The box office data is representative of the two shows at O2 Arena on 20 and 23 April respectively.
  2. ↑ The box office data is representative of the two shows at O2 Arena on 20 and 23 April respectively.
  3. ↑ The box office data is representative of the two shows at O2 Arena on 20 and 23 April respectively.
  4. ↑ The box office data is representative of the two shows at O2 Arena on 20 and 23 April respectively.
  5. ↑ The concert on May 20, 2023 at the East Beach Boulevard in Gulf Shores is a part of Hangout Music Festival. [18]
  6. ↑ The concert on May 27, 2023 at the Atlantic City Beach in Atlantic City is a part of Adjacent Festival. [19]
  7. ↑ The concert on May 28, 2023 at the Harvard Stadium in Boston is a part of Boston Calling Music Festival. [20]
  8. ↑ The concert on June 18, 2023 at the Great Stage Park in Manchester is a part of Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival. [21]
  9. ↑ Billed as Los Angeles.
  10. ↑ Rescheduled from July 22, due to illness.
  11. ↑ Rescheduled from July 24, due to illness.
  12. ↑ Originally July 25, 2023.
  13. ↑ Originally July 27, 2023.
  14. ↑ Part of Vive Latino.
  15. ↑ Intended to be part of Festival Estéreo Picnic.
  16. ↑ Intended to be part of Lollapalooza.

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. Archived from the original on 2022-10-06. 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. ↑ Iahn, Buddy (2023-06-26). "Paramore announces 2023 Australian, New Zealand tour dates". The Music Universe. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
  17. ↑ Spanos, Brittany (November 14, 2022). "Paramore Are Bigger, Better, and More Beloved Than Ever at Beacon Theater Show". Rolling Stone . Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  18. ↑ Specker, Lawrence (April 2, 2023). "2023 Hangout Fest unveils daily performance schedule, additional acts". The Birmingham News . Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  19. ↑ Kaufman, Gil (October 25, 2022). "Blink-182, Paramore, Turnstile to Headline New Atlantic City Adjacent Music Festival". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  20. ↑ Slane, Kevin (January 10, 2023). "Foo Fighters, The Lumineers, Paramore to headline Boston Calling 2023". Boston.com . Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  21. ↑ Pearis, Bill (January 10, 2023). "Bonnaroo announces 2023 lineup". BrooklynVegan . Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  22. ↑ Dailey, Hannah (2024-01-18). "Paramore Pulls Out of Festival Dates in Latin America, Teases 'Next Era' in Progress". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
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