Following a string of three energetic singles, Paramore’s highly anticipated sixth studio album This is Why has finally arrived via Atlantic Records. The title track earned the band their first #1 at Alternative Radio and was voted “Hottest Record Of The Year” by BBC Radio One listeners in the UK. The immaculately crafted soundscape is the beloved band’s first full length release since 2018. Earlier this week fans were invited to early listening parties at record stores around the world for This Is Why Global Listening Events and Paramore announced release day Pop Up events in Sydney, Melbourne, London and Los Angeles. The band will perform the latest single “Running Out of Time” on Jimmy Kimmel Live February 14.
Fresh off their headlining performance at last night’s Bud Light Superbowl Music Festival in Arizona and a hometown album release show at the Opry in Nashville on Monday, Paramore will join Taylor Swift on the opening nights of her Eras Tour in Glendale, Arizona on March 17th and 18th.
The spring sees Paramore embark on their own global tour in support of This is Why, kicking off in South America in March, followed by a UK run in April, and a North American run starting in May. Support comes from Bloc Party, Foals, The Linda Lindas and Genesis Owusu. For the band’s largest headline arena shows in more than a decade they’ll make stops at some of the most iconic venues including two nights at London’s O2 Arena, two nights at New York’s Madison Square Garden, Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena, Austin’s Moody Center, two nights at Los Angeles’ Kia Forum, Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena and more before wrapping up in St. Paul, MN at Xcel Energy Center on August 2nd. The band are donating a portion of their ticket sales to organizations working in areas of essential community support, including Support & Feed and REVERB.
When Paramore revealed they were recording together in January 2022 the response from music fans around the world was immediate and celebratory. In the time since the Grammy-winning, RIAA-certified multi-Platinum band released their last album, After Laughter – and Hayley Williams unveiled two lauded solo albums – Paramore have become more popular than ever. Over the last few years Paramore’s influence and popularity has snowballed, as the age of streaming organically propelled them into a position as one of the world’s biggest, most culturally compelling rock bands. For the band, who formed as teenagers in Tennessee, their 20 year trajectory has seen them grow from youthful outsiders to bone-fide pop culture icons, permeating the musical landscape by inspiring a new generation of musical talent.
