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Plus special guests Bloc Party and Rozi Plain

• Date 20 Apr - 23 Apr 2023
• Venue The O2 arena
• Availability On sale now

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Paramore have announced a UK and Ireland headline tour, in support of their highly anticipated sixth album This is Why, kicking off in 2023. The band will play at The O2 on Thursday 20 April 2023 with special guest Bloc Party.

Following a jubilant return to the road in the U.S - this will be the band’s first UK tour in over four years.

A portion of ticket sales for all UK and Ireland shows will be donated to Support + Feed. Support + Feed takes action for a global shift to an equitable, plant-based food system to combat food insecurity and the climate crisis. Learn more at supportandfeed.org .

Paramore is excited to work with environmental nonprofit REVERB on their 2023 tour to create positive impacts for people and the planet. In addition to partnering on a comprehensive tour sustainability program, the band and REVERB will host an Eco-Village at every show where fans can take action on important environmental and social causes and much more.

Paramore released the title track from the new album on 28 September. This is Why is currently climbing streaming and radio charts around the globe.

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Paramore Announce Full Tour With Taylor Swift

After joining  Taylor Swift 's ongoing "The Eras Tour" for a single concert this spring ,  Paramore have now been added to the full U.K. and European leg of the pop star's tour for 2024.

That means the Hayley Williams -led pop-rock band will act as supporting artist for the world-famous singer's long stretch of shows scheduled for May through August of next year. Taylor Swift's 2024 U.K. and Europe Eras leg encompasses nearly 50 concerts altogether.

See the dates below.

Swift said in an announcement Wednesday (July 5), "Really can't contain my excitement because… we're adding 14 new shows to The Eras Tour. And I get to travel the world doing shows with @paramore!!"

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The pop star added, "Hayley and I have been friends since we were teens in Nashville and now we get to frolic around the UK/Europe next summer??? I'm screaming???"

Paramore's latest,  This Is Why , arrived in February. Shortly after its release, the emo-rock favorites shared  their excitement in its success . The album debuted at No. 1 on Billboard 's Top Alternative , Top Rock  and  Top Album Sales  charts.

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Paramore are currently headlining their own shows across the U.S. and will perform in Australia and New Zealand this fall.

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Taylor Swift + Paramore 2024 Tour Dates

May 9, 2024 – Paris, France @ La Defense May 10, 2024 – Paris, France @ La Defense May 11, 2024 – Paris, France @ La Defense May 12, 2024 – Paris, France @ La Defense May 17, 2024 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Friends Area May 18, 2024 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Friends Area May 19, 2024 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Friends Area May 24, 2024 – Lisbon, Portugal @ Estadio de Luz May 25, 2024 – Lisbon, Portugal @ Estadio de Luz May 30, 2024 – Madrid, Spain @ Santiago Bernabeu June 2, 2024 – Lyon, France @ Groupama Stad. June 3, 2024 – Lyon, France @ Groupama Stad. June 7, 2024 – Edinburgh, U.K. @ Murrayfield June 8, 2024 – Edinburgh, U.K. @ Murrayfield June 9, 2024 – Edinburgh, U.K. @ Murrayfield June 13, 2024 – Liverpool, U.K. @ Anfield Stad. June 14, 2024 – Liverpool, U.K. @ Anfield Stad. June 15, 2024 – Liverpool, U.K. @ Anfield Stad. June 18, 2024 – Cardiff, U.K. @ Principality Stad. June 21, 2024 – London, U.K. @ Wembley Stad. June 22, 2024 – London, U.K. @ Wembley Stad. June 23, 2024 – London, U.K. @ Wembley Stad. June 28, 2024 – Dublin, Ireland @ Aviva Stadium June 29, 2024 – Dublin, Ireland @ Aviva Stadium June 30, 2024 – Dublin, Ireland @ Aviva Stadium July 4, 2024 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Cruyff July 5, 2024 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Cruyff July 6. 2024 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Cruyff July 9, 2024 – Zurich, Switzerland @ Letzigrund July 10, 2024 – Zurich, Switzerland @ Letzigrund July 13, 2024 – Milan, Italy @ San Siro Stad. July 14, 2024 – Milan, Italy @ San Siro Stad. July 17, 2024 – Gelsenkirchen, Germany @ Veltins July 18, 2024 – Gelsenkirchen, Germany @ Veltins July 19, 2024 – Gelsenkirchen, Germany @ Veltins July 23, 2024 – Hamburg, Germany @ Volkspark July 24, 2024 – Hamburg, Germany @ Volkspark July 27, 2024 – Munich, Germany @ Olympiastadion July 28, 2024 – Munich, Germany @ Olympiastadion Aug. 1, 2024 – Warsaw, Poland @ PGE Narodowy Aug. 2, 2024 – Warsaw, Poland @ PGE Narodowy Aug. 3, 2024 – Warsaw, Poland @ PGE Narodowy Aug. 8, 2024 – Vienna, Austria @ Happel Stad. Aug. 9, 2024 – Vienna, Austria @ Happel Stad. Aug. 10, 2024 – Vienna, Austria @ Happel Stad. Aug. 15, 2024 – London, U.K. @ Wembley Stad. Aug. 16, 2024 – London, U.K. @ Wembley Stad. Aug. 17, 2024 – London, U.K. @ Wembley Stad.

Paramore 2023 Tour Dates

July 6, 2023 – New Orleans, La. @ Smoothie King Ctr July 8, 2023 – Fort Worth, Texas @ Dickies Arena July 9, 2023 – Austin, Texas @ Moody Ctr July 11, 2023 – Houston, Texas @ Toyota Ctr July 13, 2023 – Denver, Colo. @ Ball Arena July 15, 2023 – Palm Springs, Calif. @ Acrisure July 16, 2023 – San Diego, Calif. @ Viejas Arena July 19, 2023 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ The Forum July 20, 2023 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ The Forum July 22, 2023 – San Francisco, Calif. @ Chase Ctr July 24, 2023 – Seattle, Wash. @ Climate Pledge July 25, 2023 – Portland, Ore. @ Veterans Coliseum July 27, 2023 – Salt Lake City, Utah @ Vivint Arena July 29, 2023 – Tulsa, Okla. @ BOK Center July 30, 2023 – St Louis, Mo. @ Enterprise Ctr Aug. 1, 2023 – Milwaukee, Wis. @ Fiserv Forum Aug. 2, 2023 – St. Paul, Minn. @ Xcel Ctr Nov. 18, 2023 – Aukland, New Zealand @ Spark Nov. 22, 2023 – Brisbane, Australia @ Ent. Ctr. Nov. 23, 2023 – Brisbane, Australia @ Ent. Ctr. Nov. 25, 2023 – Sydney, Australia @ The Domain Nov. 27, 2023 – Melbourne, Australia @ Rod Laver Nov. 28, 2023 – Melbourne, Australia @ Rod Laver

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Ahead of possibly the most anticipated ticket sale of the year (get sharpening those elbows ahead of general sale kicking off on July 19!) Taylor Swift has announced a whole host of extra UK and European dates for her Eras Tour, including additional shows in Edinburgh , Liverpool , Cardiff , Dublin and London .

The multi-award winning singer, 33, has been performing hit tracks from her back catalogue to sold-out stadiums filled with adoring fans across the US since March, and the Eras tour crosses the Atlantic in 2024.

Swift announced a first batch of international dates back in June, but has now confirmed fourteen additional shows due to the phenomenal demand for her Eras Tour. Warsaw, Vienna, Stockholm and Milan are among the cities getting extra Tay-Tay.

The sad news is that these additional dates officially rule Taylor Swift out of an appearance at Glastonbury 2024, with her diary looking far too full to fit in a visit to Worthy Farm.

The singer tweeted on July 5 confirming the full rundown of additional dates, as well as announcing her special guest and support act Paramore .

Swift said: “Really can’t contain my excitement because… we’re adding 14 new shows to The Eras Tour. And I get to travel the world doing shows with @paramore!!”

She added: “Hayley and I have been friends since we were teens in Nashville and now we get to frolic around the UK/Europe next summer??? I’m screaming???”

The UK and Ireland leg of the tour will start in Edinburgh with three shows at Murrayfield Stadium on June 7, 8 and 9 2024 before she heads to Liverpool’s Anfield Stadium for three shows on June 13, 14 and 15.

The singer will perform one night in Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on June 18 followed by her first three dates at London’s Wembley Stadium on June 21, 22 and 23.

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She will then play dates in Dublin, Amsterdam, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Poland and Austria before returning to Wembley to close the international dates with three shows on August 15, 16 and 17.

The international tour dates will kick off in Mexico on August 24 2023 in Mexico City.

Swift will then move to Argentina, Brazil, Japan, Australia, Singapore, France, Sweden, Portugal and Spain throughout the end of 2023 and start of 2024 before she gets to the UK.

Joining her international leg will be special guest Sabrina Carpenter , a singer and actress with credits in Tall Girl, Work It and The Hate U Give.

For her US dates she is revolving a number of artists to open for her including indie singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers, Paramore, beabadoobee, girl in red, Muna, HAIM, Gayle, Gracie Abrams and Owenn.

Swift recently broken a string of records with her tenth studio album Midnights, which became Spotify’s most streamed album in a single day.

It claimed the biggest first week of UK album sales in 2022 since Adele’s 30 was released in November 2021 and took the title of the most streamed album of the year in its opening week with 72.5 million streams across the seven days.

The record follows after her previous eight UK chart-topping albums, all achieved consecutively: 2012’s Red, 2014 release 1989, 2017’s Reputation, 2019’s Lover, 2020’s Folklore, 2020’s Evermore and re-recordings Fearless (Taylor’s Version) and Red (Taylor’s Version), both released in 2021.

Paramore announce 2023 UK and Ireland tour

Paramore will finally return to the UK early next year!

Paramore have announced a UK and Ireland tour set to take place in the Spring of 2023. The emo heroes-turned-alt-rock titans will be supported by none other than British indie favourites Bloc Party, with general on sale for tickets kicking off on October 28 at 10am GMT. Band presale begins 27 October at 10am GMT via   paramore.lnk.to/UKstore , while general sale tickets will be found at   paramore.net . 

Some proceeds for ticket sales will also go towards a great cause.

"A portion of ticket sales for all UK and Ireland shows will be donated to   Support + Feed," says a statement in the press release for the UK shows. "An organisation that takes action for a global shift to an equitable, plant-based food system to combat food insecurity and the climate crisis. Learn more at  supportandfeed.org ."

"Paramore is excited to work with environmental nonprofit REVERB on their 2023 tour to create positive impacts for people and the planet," the statement continues. "In addition to partnering on a comprehensive tour sustainability program, the band and REVERB will host an Eco-Village at every show where fans can take action on important environmental and social causes and much more."

Paramore recently unveiled comeback single This Is Why , their first new song in five years. The album of the same name, their first since 2017's After Laughter , will arrive on February 10 2023 via Atlantic. The band play the much-hyped When We Were Young festival this weekend. 

See the band's full list of UK/Ireland 2023 tour dates below

Paramore UK and Ireland tour dates 2023

13 April - Dublin, Ireland - 3Arena 15 April - Cardiff, United Kingdom - International Arena 17 April - Glasgow, United Kingdom - OVO Hydro 18 April - Manchester, United Kingdom - AO Arena 20 April - London, United Kingdom - O2 Arena 22 April - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Utilita Arena

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Paramore announce 2023 UK & Ireland tour dates with special guests Bloc Party

21 October 2022, 17:30 | Updated: 21 October 2022, 19:23

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The This Is Why rockers will embark on dates next April with support from Bloc Party. Find out where they're playing and how to buy tickets.

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Paramore have announced UK and Irish dates for 2023.

The This Is Why rockers have confirmed their plans to embark on dates on this side of the pond with indie rockers Bloc Party confirmed as their special guests.

Hayley Williams and co's dates will include shows at Manchester's AO Arena on 18th April and The O2 Arena, London on 20th April 2023.

Fans will have the chance to take part in a presale next week for the tour, which marks the band's first dates on UK soil in four years.

Find out everything we need to know about the gigs here.

UK & Ireland. April 2023. Pre-order any ‘This Is Why’ album format from the UK store to gain early access to UK/IE tour tickets. More info at https://t.co/u8hR8OJgwS pic.twitter.com/ysov6YiMPb — paramore (@paramore) October 21, 2022

What are Paramore's 2023 UK & Ireland dates?

• 13th April 2023: Dublin, 3Arena
• 15th April 2023: Cardiff - International Arena
• 17th April 2023: Glasgow, UK - OVO Hydro
• 18th April 2023: Manchester, AO Arena
• 20th April 2023: London, The O2
• 22nd April 2023: Birmingham, Utilita Arena

When do Paramore 2023 UK and Ireland tickets go on sale?

Paramore tickets go on general sale on Friday 28th October with tickets available via www.gigsandtours.com and www.ticketmaster.co.uk.

Paramore's ticket pre-sale begins on Wednesday 26th October from 10am BST. Fans who want to be in with a chance of buying a ticket must pre-order the band's This Is Why album on the Paramore store in any format before Tuesday 25th October at 2pm BST.

Fans who have already pre-ordered the album, will be automatically included in the presale.

Presale access codes and instructions will be emailed to eligible fans from 3pm on Tuesday 25th October.

Visit the Paramore store at Paramore.lnk.to/UKStore for more.

Who's supporting Paramore on their UK & Irish dates?

Support comes from special guests Bloc Party.

A portion of ticket sales for all UK and Ireland shows will be donated to Support + Feed.

Support + Feed takes action for a global shift to an equitable, plant-based food system to combat food insecurity and the climate crisis. Learn more at supportandfeed.org.

Paramore is also excited to work with environmental nonprofit REVERB on their 2023 tour to create positive impacts for people and the planet. In addition to partnering on a comprehensive tour sustainability program, the band and REVERB will host an Eco-Village at every show where fans can take action on important environmental and social causes and much more.

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Paramore at The O2: How to get last-minute tickets, support act and door timings

Paramore are finally back in the UK

• 14:16, 20 APR 2023

Paramore arrive at London's O2 Arena tonight, April 20. The American band are returning to perform a UK tour for the first time in over four years.

Paramore, with a sixth album on the way, are an award-winning rock band with a number of smash-hit singles including Ain't It Fun, Still Into You, Hard Times and Misery Business. The band are currently touring the UK and will perform twice in London over the next few days.

Although tickets sold-out very quickly for Paramore in London, there are still ways fans can get their hands on a ticket to the concerts at The O2 Arena . The band will be joined by another rock band for the shows and have also partnered up with an environmental nonprofit.

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How to get tickets

Tickets originally went on sale for Paramore back in October 2022 and sold out. However, tickets are now available through official re-sale for the concerts. Paramore will perform at London's O2 Arena tonight and Sunday, April 23. As tonight's show is in less than 24 hours, you aren't able to purchase through Ticketmaster . However, you can purchase official resale tickets through The O2 site - with standing tickets currently available from £76.22 each.

For Sunday's show, you can also purchase tickets through the AXS resale . Here, they currently range from £61 to over £262. Tickets on Ticketmaster are currently sold out.

Special guests

Paramore will be joined by special guests Bloc Party and Rozi Plain at their shows at The O2 Arena. Bloc Party are an English rock band known for songs such as Banquet, Hunting for Witches and Like Eating Glass. Rozi Plain is a London-based musician with songs such as Help, Best Team and Agreeing for Two.

Door timings

Doors open for tonight's show at The O2 Arena at 6.30pm and on Sunday at 6pm. Paramore are said to take to the stage at 9pm.

There is now also a Paramore pop-up shop open from today until Sunday, 10am to 8pm.

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This is why you should leave the house.

The wait is finally over. After five long years, Paramore has announced they’re touring the UK & Ireland to celebrate the release of their upcoming sixth album This Is Why . Kicking off in April, Hayley Williams and co. will be joined by beloved indie-rockers Bloc Party on the special leg of their tour, having previously pointed to the band as a huge influence on their new record.

“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,” vocalist Williams said on her BBC Sounds Everything Is Emo podcast over the summer.

The tour takes place a couple of months after This Is Why ’s release, on Feb. 10, 2023. Paramore will be donating a portion of the proceeds to Support + Feed , an organisation which works to combat food inequality around the world. They’re also teaming up with the eco non-profit REVERB for “a comprehensive tour sustainability programme,” and will be hosting an “eco-village” at each tour stop to educate punters about important environmental and social causes.

Fancy rocking out to Paramore hits, both old and new? Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the big sale.

Where is Paramore Touring?

The band will play the following dates in the UK, heading over to our shores from their previous date in Dublin, Ireland. Eagle-eyed fans will note there’s also a convenient gap surrounding their London date at The O2, and it wouldn’t be surprising if additional dates get added in here later on if demand is as high as expected.

13 April – 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland

15 April – International Arena, Cardiff, Wales

17 April – OVO Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland

18 April – AO Arena, Manchester

20 April – The O2, London

22 April – Utilita Arena, Birmingham

When Can I Buy Paramore Tickets?

The general sale for Paramore’s upcoming UK tour takes place on Friday Oct. 28 at 10 a.m. The band last toured over here following the release of 2017’s After Laughter, and bagging tickets for their long-awaited return is likely to require a fair bit of luck.

That said, you can increase your chances by keeping an eye on Paramore’s various pre-sales. UK-based fans can gain access to a special pre-sale for fans in a couple of ways, but the cut-off point is at 2pm on Tuesday, Oct. 25. Up until then, fans will be eligible for an access code in two ways: either signing up to the band’s official newsletter, or by ordering This Is Why from the band’s online store. The resulting fan pre-sale will take place at 10am, Wednesday Oct. 26, and the code is valid for up to four tickets.

Mobile networks O2 and Three will both be hosting their own pre-sales at the same time for customers, and the following day, on Thursday Oct. 27, there will be a Gigs in Scotland presale at 10 a.m. for the Glasgow date only.

Tickets will go on sale via Gigs and Tours and Ticketmaster.

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Paramore add extra London date to 2023 UK and Ireland tour

The tour follows the release of the band's sixth album ‘This Is Why’

Paramore have added a London date to their spring 2023 UK and Ireland tour.

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The tour, which was announced earlier this month , is in support of the band’s sixth album ‘This Is Why’ (released on February 10, 2023).

Kicking off in Dublin on April 13, the tour stops in Cardiff, Glasgow, Manchester, London and Birmingham, with an extra show at London’s O2 now added for April 23.

Bloc Party will support the Tennessean trio on their first shows in the UK since 2018.

Tickets go on general sale at 10am tomorrow (October 28) – you’ll be able to purchase them here .

Tickets for our UK/IE Tour go on sale tomorrow, Oct 28 at 10AM local + second London show added. https://t.co/5A70MNWwNk pic.twitter.com/UUqePeq62U — paramore (@paramore) October 27, 2022

A portion of ticket sales for these shows will be donated to  Support + Feed , a charity that “takes action action for a global shift to an equitable, plant-based food system to combat food insecurity and the climate crisis”.

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See the full list of Paramore’s UK and Ireland tour dates below:

APRIL 2023 Thursday 13 – Dublin, 3Arena Saturday 15 – Cardiff, International Arena Monday 17 – Glasgow, OVO Hydro Tuesday 18 – Manchester, AO Arena Thursday 20 – London, O2 Arena Saturday 22 – Birmingham, Utilita Arena Sunday 23 – London, O2 Arena *NEW DATE*

In other news, Paramore opened their headline set at  When We Were Young Festival last weekend by giving ‘All I Wanted’ its live debut .

The emotional track featured on Paramore’s third album, 2009’s ‘ Brand New Eyes ’, but has never been performed live before.

Elsewhere during Paramore’s closing set they played ‘Here We Go Again’ from their 2005 debut ‘All I Know Is Falling’ and ‘Paramore’ track ‘Last Hope’ – both for the first time in four years.

When We Were Young Festival continues this weekend, with Paramore, My Chemical Romance and more set to return on October 29.

The festival will then return to Las Vegas next October, with its 2023 bill headlined by Blink-182 and Green Day .

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This is the third time I've seen this wonderful band but the first time I've actually paid to see them exclusively. The other two were at festivals.

What you see with Hayley Williams and her merry crew is what you get. A powerful, energetic, sometimes outrageous performance. The music they wrote in their first three albums contributes heavily to this. They made lively punk-pop music and their shows reflect that.

But something changed this time around. Paramore's most recent piece of work, After Laughter, completely changes direction from what they're historically used to providing. While it's a solid album in its own right, it doesn't blend well with the old stuff.

So the group has made a similar switch in their live shows. Two songs from RIOT!, one from Brand New Eyes, nothing from All We Know Is Falling in the setlist. After Laughter was played almost in its entirety, turning this more into a pop concert than a punk one.

Don't get me wrong, Hayley and crew still provide a great night of entertainment and their audiences are equally as explosive. It's just now expectations need to be managed accordingly. For some, this is the end of the line. For me? I'm not sure. But if you come looking for one of the best rock acts on the planet, you may leave feeling a little disappointed.

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Absolutely amazing. I was standing and I was very close to the front. The whole stage presence of the band was incredible and Hayley Williams especially connected so well with the audience. I was looking foward to this show since September, and God was it worth the wait. I’ve seen a lot of bands in my life, but they are right up there with the likes of Iron Maiden, Bon Jovi and Guns n Roses. If all the concerts I’ve been to, this just might be my favourite yet.

And when Hayley chose someone from the crowd to come up on stage and sing Misery Buisness I was jumping as high as I could shouting “ Pick me, pick me!”. Although I was not picked, it didn’t matter, it was still in my eyes, the best band I’ve seen yet. Unfortunately I’m only 15 but if I could drive, I would’ve booked tickets for another show that same night.

Being able to jump and sing to songs like Still into You, Misery Buisness, Ignorance and That’s what you Get was an experience I could not have imagined to be any better. Thank you for an amazing show Paramore. I’ll see you next time

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On August the 2nd, 2014, with a full bladder and a happy heart I arrived at the Austin360 amphitheater to live out a dream – See Fall Out Boy perform live.

After a brief visit to a way-too-hot Port O Potty and a little loss of dignity, that dream was well on its way to becoming true.

I’m sad to say that I missed the opening band (New Politics). I’m going to go ahead and put the blame for that one on my mom. She’s perpetually late to everything. And yes, that’s right ladies and gents, I do indeed go to concerts with my mom. She can hang 10x better than most people I know and we have virtually the same taste in music. Anyways, after finding our seats (because this was a seated venue which, *annoyed sigh*, we’ll get into another time) it was time for the second band to take the stage. And let me tell you, they made themselves known by firing confetti guns that nearly gave me a heart attack. FOUR TIMES. FOUR MINI HEART ATTACKS. I suppose I should probably tell you that the confetti firing band was Paramore. Maybe you’ve heard of them? Oh, who am I kidding? Everyone knows Paramore, and for good reason.

They’re music is totally energetic and now I can vouch that their performances are too. From the synchronized head banging during Misery Business to the cheesy “we’re all a family” speech, there wasn’t one boring moment during their set. They played both older and newer songs, keeping up the energy and excitement the whole time. Hayley and the boys are so cute when they interact. I have this fantasy that they eat pizza rolls and watch The Simpsons together when they’re not touring. Also, my crush on bassist, Jeremy Davis, only increased when I saw his dance moves. AND THE TATTOOS. MY GOODNESS.

Next up was a music video interlude which I am totally all for. Then, we all went home. JUST KIDDING. After the music videos, the stage lights were dimmed, a creepy voice started talking about fears, and from the center of the platform, four glorious human beings arose. Fall Out Boy started their performance by playing The Phoenix and from there played incredible song after incredible song (because that’s the only kind of song they write). They even did a Queen cover at one point and that is always okay in my book.

I have a lot of feelings about this band. I’ve been a fan since the days of guyliner (ehem, Pete) and novels-for-song titles. On one hand, they make me feel totally hardcore because of their bangin music but on the other hand, I feel like a gigantic puddle of fangirl because they’re all really adorable. I mean, at a certain angle, Joe looks like Patrick Dempsey circa Can’t Buy Me Love, and then you’ve got the precious teddy bear on drums. Andy wore a stoic, almost grumpy, face of concentration for most of the show only to smile and melt my heart at the end.

Next you have the ball of cheese that is Pete. He did most of the talking throughout the performance and the lil’ cutie spewed cliché after cliché about following your dreams and “choosing your own fucking happiness” and it was glorious.

Do I even need to explain Patrick’s preciousness? I swear, he and Johnny Depp are the only two people in the world who can work a fedora. I just want to hug him and cuddle him and kiss him gently on the forehead AND THEN HE HAD TO GO AND DO A THING LIKE BREAK OUT HIS DRUM SKILLS. Hot damn. He and Andy did an incredible drum sesh/ mash up thing with Jay Z’s 99 Problems. Super cool.

Overall, Fall Out Boy performed so well. I’m just sad I haven’t seen them perform live sooner. They seem like amazing people and they deserve every single fan that filled up the crowd.

CONCERT RATINGS: VENUE: 2/10

PERFORMERS: 10/10

SETLIST: 10/10

ANNOYING PEOPLE IN THE CROWD: 3/10

CUTE BOYS ON STAGE: 12/10

WOULD ATTEND AGAIN: 10/10

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Paramore Announce 2023 UK And Ireland Tour Dates

Paramore have announced UK and Ireland tour dates for spring 2023. Bloc Party will be supporting the trio on their first shows in the UK since 2018.

The tour, in support of the band’s highly anticipated sixth album This Is Why , kicks off in Dublin on 13 April before making dates in Cardiff, Glasgow, Manchester, London and Birmingham.

Tickets are general sale at 10am next Friday 28 October here .

Venue pre-sales will begin on Wednesday 26 October. Fans who have already pre-ordered the album will get a code to access the pre-sales.

A portion of ticket sales for these shows will be donated to Support + Feed, a charity that “takes action action for a global shift to an equitable, plant-based food system to combat food insecurity and the climate crisis”.

The band have also confirmed they will be working with environmental nonprofit REVERB on the tour “to create positive impacts for people and the planet.” They have teamed up on “a comprehensive tour sustainability programme” and will be hosting an “eco-village” at each stop on the tour to shine a light on important environmental and social causes.

Paramore were interviewed by The Guardian to mark the album announcement back in September. Looking back at the band’s career so far, Hayley Williams reflected, “We met at the craziest age and we should not have made it through all the things we’ve been through together.”

Williams went on to discuss writing the lyrics for the new album, “I look at the internet, the news, and it feels like [we’re in] Lord of the Flies . When I was writing the lyrics, I was like, this social experiment – the internet – has been going wrong since day one. It exposes and exploits the general population’s blatant disregard for nuance. Some days I feel so over it, almost to the point of apathy, but that’s the struggle – that you have to fight.”

PARAMORE UK TOUR DATES

APRIL 2023 Thursday 13 – Dublin, 3Arena Saturday 15 – Cardiff, International Arena Monday 17 – Glasgow, OVO Hydro Tuesday 18 – Manchester, AO Arena Thursday 20 – London, O2 Arena Saturday 22 – Birmingham, Utilita Arena

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Charlotte Aitchison aka Charli XCX is pleased to announce that she’ll be supporting US rock trio Paramore on their upcoming UK arena headline tour in September, which will include two dates at London’s Wembley Arena. Unfortunately, this means that Charli has had to postpone her upcoming US September headline tour until October/November.

Following what has already been an incredible year, having released her breakthrough debut album  True Romance  in February to rave reviews, writing her first UK #1 single  I Love It for Swedish duo Icona Pop which has gone on to sell over 3 million copies worldwide, and currently writing in the studio with some of the biggest names in pop.

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Paramore announces return to Manchester next year on massive UK tour

The popular American rock band is stopping off at the AO Arena in 2023.

Paramore have just announced a massive UK arena tour next year, and they’re set to stop off right here in Manchester .

Following a hugely-successful return to the road in the US earlier this year, the three-piece American rock band has just announced a tour across the UK and Ireland in 2023 in support of their sixth studio album  This is Why – which is set to be released on 23 February 2023. Kicking off in Dublin in April, the band will then make stops in Cardiff, Glasgow, Manchester, London and Birmingham for their first UK tour in over four years.

The chart-topping band will be supported on the tour with special guest Bloc Party.

UK & Ireland. April 2023. Pre-order any ‘This Is Why’ album format from the UK store to gain early access to UK/IE tour tickets. More info at https://t.co/u8hR8OJgwS pic.twitter.com/ysov6YiMPb — paramore (@paramore) October 21, 2022

A portion of ticket sales for all UK and Ireland shows will be donated to  Support + Feed – which is a global initiative to shift to an equitable, plant-based food system to combat food insecurity and the climate crisis.

The band says they are also excited to work with environmental nonprofit REVERB on their 2023 tour to create positive impacts for people and the planet, and in addition to partnering on what is being called a comprehensive tour sustainability program, the band and REVERB will also host an Eco-Village.

This means that on every UK tour date, fans can take action on important environmental and social causes and much more.

Paramore 2023 UK and Ireland Tour Dates

13 April – Dublin (3Arena) 15 April – Cardiff (International Arena) 17 April – Glasgow (OVO Hydro) 18 April – Manchester (AO Arena) 20 April – London (The O2) 22 April – Birmingham (Utilita Arena)

Venue presales for the This Is Why tour begin on Wednesday 26 October at 10am, with band presale then beginning on Thursday 27 October, and general onsale following on Friday 28 October.

Tickets will be available via  Ticketmaster and Gigs and Tours .

Fans who pre-order a copy of This Is Why  in any format from the UK store will be able to gain early access to the UK tour tickets, as well as get the exclusive opportunity to buy a limited amount of early entry tickets to the shows.

Those who’ve already pre-ordered will automatically be included in the tour pre-sale.

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In a gut-wrenching bit of news, former Rochdale AFC player and Manchester United academy product Joe Thompson has sadly been diagnosed with cancer for the third time.

Sharing the heartbreaking update on Friday, 12 April, Thompson, who previously represented the likes of Bury FC , Tranmere Rovers, Carlisle United, the 35-year-old has revealed that the recurring Stage 4 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma has now spread to his lungs.

The ex- Dale midfielder also secured loan spells at Wrexham and Southport around a decade ago, but the cancer diagnosis tragically derailed his time at both clubs.

He ultimately decided to call time on his footballing career back in 2019 and after having twice recovered from the disease, he is now facing his third battle against cancer. Giving a moving interview with BBC Sport Manchester, he said explaining it to his kids has been the hardest part.

“The conversations are just difficult.” Former footballer Joe Thompson has revealed his cancer has come back. He’s told BBC Radio Manchester what it’s been like sharing the news with his children. Hear the full interview on @BBCRadioManc #MUFC #RAFC #bbcfootball — BBC Sport Manchester (@BBCRMsport) April 12, 2024

The father of two also sat down with his old club Man United , who came through the academy ranks alongside the likes of Tom Cleverley, Danny Drinkwater and more, confessing, “I don’t think you could walk this road alone”.

Thompson went on to say : “It’s far from ideal but I know that the support is here from the club. My family are imperative in my life and they are constantly helping me at the moment.

“I feel like once I have voiced it and got it off my chest, I don’t feel as suffocated as I felt. Obviously, bringing it to the football audience I am hoping that the support will be there as it has been not once, but twice before.”

He also stressed the importance of raising awareness, especially given this is his third stroke of misfortune, adding: “There are constant reminders and from the support you get, there are positive stories, so I feel morally obliged to be one of those that do that.”

Sending you all our love and strength, @IAmJoeThompson ❤️ Our #MUAcademy graduate and #MUTV pundit has some news he wants to share — we'll be with you every step of the way, Joe 🙏 #MUFC — Manchester United (@ManUtd) April 12, 2024

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The Thompson family have now set up a fundraising page, the description of which calls his story one of “resilience and hope”. We think that’s putting it lightly.

Reflecting on how his illness has already overshadowed his time as a father far too much, he explained that he is working with oncologists and scientists and “self-funding research to uncover the root cause of my recurring illness.”

With that in mind, the GoFundMe is as much about cancer research as a whole as it is. Having barely been up for a few hours, nearly 500 people have already donated, putting a huge £35,000+ dent in their total target of £250k. You can donate HERE .

Keep on fighting, Joe – you’ve got this.

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Manchester Airport has revealed a shocking list of almost 400 items confiscated by security staff in just one morning.

And honestly, you won’t believe some of the things people’ve tried to take on a plane .

With the Easter break drawing to a close now across Greater Manchester , and children throughout the region getting ready to return to the classroom, Manchester Airport is urging all passengers travelling during the final few days of the school holidays to make sure they know the hand luggage rules before boarding the plane.

It comes after 22 pairs of scissors, eight toy guns, two blow torches, and even a couple of packs of darts, were just some of the goods confiscated at security gates in just one morning.

According to security staff, the most-confiscated item, by far, was the cigarette lighter – with 284 of them handed in over the course of the morning.

Passengers are permitted to carry one lighter with them, as long as it fits into a clear resealable plastic bag and contains under 100ml of liquid, but bringing through multiple lighters is not allowed, and this is what led to so many people having to turn them in.

As well as the lighters, scissors, toy guns, blow torches, and packs of darts, some of the other items confiscated on the morning include five multi-tools, four corkscrews, two hacksaws, 12 cans of deodorant, and even a hammer… yes, an actual hammer.

Two large soft drinks bottles, a bottle of shower gel, and a one-litre bottle of vodka were a few of the other shocking confiscations.

Full list of items confiscated at Manchester Airport security in one morning

• 284 cigarette lighters
• 22 pairs of scissors
• 12 cans of deodorant
• Eight toy guns
• Eight bullet casings
• Five multi-tools
• Five knives or blades (longer than 6cm / 2.3in)
• Four corkscrews
• Two hacksaws
• Two packs of darts
• Two large drinks bottles
• Two blow torches
• One bottle of shower gel
• One 1L bottle of vodka

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“We want passengers to feel like they’re beginning their holidays here at Manchester Airport,” commented Graham Matthews, who is Head of Terminal Security for Terminal 3 at Manchester Airport, on the list of confiscated items.

“Almost every passenger will wait for less than 15 minutes to get to security, so they can then get through and relax in the departure lounge within minutes of arriving here, but each time we have to pull a bag aside for a manual search, it takes several minutes.

“Every search adds up and can slow down the whole security process, not only for the passenger carrying a non-compliant item, but also for the passengers behind them in the queue.

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“The variety of items we seized in just a couple of hours shows what we deal with every day, so if we can cut that, it will help everyone get through security even faster.”

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Here’s Paramore’s setlist from the first night of their UK and Ireland tour

From This Is Why to Misery Business and beyond – here’s Paramore’s 21-song setlist from the opening night of their UK and Ireland tour…

Last night, Paramore made their long-awaited return across the pond for the first night of their UK and Ireland tour. Kicking things off in Dublin for their first Irish show since 2017, the pop-punk icons tore through the capital's 3Arena, delivering a whopping 21 songs – including an acoustic cover of The Cranberries' Dreams.

Leaning more into new album This Is Why , ending with the live debut of Crave, Paramore still found time to delve into their back catalogue, belting out the likes of Decode, Misery Business and Rose-Colored Boy. Hayley even treated Dublin to the very-first performance of solo track Crystal Clear, from her 2020 album Petals For Armor .

If you're heading along to Paramore's UK and Ireland tour, here's a glimpse of what's in store…

Paramore setlist

You First The News Playing God That's What You Get Running Out Of Time Caught In The Middle Ain't It Fun Liar Crystal Clear (Hayley Williams song) Still Into You Rose-Colored Boy Baby (HalfNoise cover) Dreams (The Cranberries cover) The Only Exception Last Hope I Caught Myself Decode Misery Business Hard Times This Is Why

Encore: Crave

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Paramore review – pop-punk trio seize the moment in a rowdy yet reflective show

Cardiff International Arena Hayley Williams high-kicks her way through a muscular set that pairs the band’s vintage teen-angst anthems with newer, more mature material

‘H ow did time go by so quickly?” Hayley Williams asks, one foot atop a monitor, her eyes seeking those in the front row. The question forms the backbone of Paramore’s first UK show in five years, which is a fizzing spectacle of angst and charisma that reveals a band in a unique position to answer it.

Dressed in a short black suit that is half Twiggy, half Angus Young, with purple mascara tears bleeding from her right eye, Williams high-kicks her way through a set that pairs teenage insecurities from decades-old pop-punk records with new material musing on the existential heaviness that settles on your chest in your mid-30s. When she thanks the crowd for growing up alongside the band, it doesn’t feel like a line.

They open with You First, a scratchy new-wave-leaning highlight from their recent sixth album This Is Why , and Williams is magnetic from the drop, using every inch of the stage to stomp and shimmy. Its slashing chord changes make it apparent that this version of Paramore, with Taylor York joined by two further guitarists and drummer Zac Farro attempting to put his kit through the riser, is a very effective, muscular rock band.

Between songs, the arena goes dark and long pauses reset the momentum. This simple trick supercharges the intros to That’s What You Get and Hard Times, which are lobbed out like confetti-primed pipe bombs. Williams complains of problems with her earpieces – half abandoning a cover of Adrianne Lenker’s What Can You Say – but her performance is a rowdy marvel of movement and vocal chops that reaches its peak with a supreme take on All I Wanted.

It’s not perfect – plenty of hits are left out, although they find time to play an unreleased song by HalfNoise, Farro’s side project – but it’s hard to think of a more honest, human arena show than this one. During Crave, Williams sketches the agony of wanting to capture a moment only to see it fall to the bottom of the hourglass. There are a few thousand others in this room who know the feeling.

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Missy Elliott to Embark on First Headlining Tour Ever, With Busta Rhymes, Ciara and Timbaland as Support

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Missy Elliott , whose career has provided the very definition of “leave ’em wanting more,” has long resisted touring, but that’s changing in 2024. Along with some high-profile support acts, the hip-hop icon will embark on a tour of arenas in 24 cities this year — shockingly, the first time she’s toured as a headliner in her entire career, which began with a bang in the 1990s.

Supporting her along the way will be a trio of figures that are also instantly recognizable to anyone who knows Elliott’s career: Busta Rhymes , Ciara and Timbaland .

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The tour — dubbed “Out of This World: The Missy Elliott Experience Tour” — begins July 4 in Vancouver and wraps up Aug. 22 in Rosemont, Illinois. Key stops along the way include shows July 11 at L.A,’s Crypto Arena, Aug. 9 at Newark, NJ’s Prudential Center and Aug. 12 at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. The outing will also take her to cities including Boston, Detroit, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Las Vegas, Oakland, Seattle, Austin, Houston, Tampa, Baltimore, Montreal and Toronto.

“This is an incredible time in my life as I am experiencing so many milestone ‘firsts,'” Elliott said in a statement. “Being the FIRST female hip-hop artist to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and now going out on my FIRST headline tour,. Fans have been asking me to tour forever but I wanted to wait until I felt the time was right because I knew if I was ever going to do it, I had to do it big, and I had to do it with family!”

The tour is being produced by Live Nation in association with Scott-Young, CEO of Monami Entertainment.

In recent years, Elliott has performed at some isolated festival dates, where she has bowled crowds over, along with a gig last year at Southern California’s Yamavaa Casino, which Variety reviewed , openly wondering why this show was not on the road. (The show was also ranked by Variety as one of the best concerts of the year at the end of 2023.)

Says Scott-Young, “I mean, look, she’s always been ahead of her time and as much as we’ve heard, ‘Well, so why did you wait so long?,’ she was just like, ‘It wasn’t that I was waiting — it’s just the timing is now.’ And Missy is very absolute about knowing exactly when she feels it is time to do something. So yeah, when we did the Yamavaa Casino, we all had the same reaction you did. Like, oh my God, this is fantastic, and we should be taking this around the country, around the world.”

The full lineup was a key part of why Elliott was willing to do this now, says the manager-producer.

“For Missy it was very important that when she embarked on this journey, she did it with what she’s calling her family,” Scott-Young says. “Busta and Missy have been twins for so long; people have compared them in terms of their unique ability to really think outside of the box, in terms of their personas, in terms of their music. So people have always wanted to see them do something together. And for me, that’s kind of a personal milestone, because I’ve managed them both for many years, and now still to this day am intricately involved with both of their careers and their lives. So to see them together on that stage is going to be a personal moment for me. And of course, Ciara has worked with her and they’ve become friends, and she looks to Missy as a mentor. She has such a dynamic stage show herself and is a pop star in her own right. And of course, Timbaland, who I call her partner in rhyme; those two have a long history.

“So from beginning to end, I will say this, it will be a seamless experience,” Scott-Young says, while declining to say exactly what format individual or collective sets might take. “I think everyone is aware they all have songs that they’ve collaborated on together. So of course we want the show to feel like a family affair.”

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Scott-Young says she’s met with disbelief when she reminds industry supporters that there has never been a proper Elliott tour, despite her rise to fame in the ’90s, even as she participated in group road shows like Lilith Fair back in the day.

“Everybody that I tell this is her first headline, they go, ‘Oh, no, no, no.’ Then they’re like, ‘Oh crap, you’re right.’ Because her presence is so powerful and we felt her throughout music for the last three decades. But the idea that she has never done great stages across the country is a little mind-boggling when you think of that, because she’s always felt so omnipresent.”

Is that just-as-elusive-a-thing — a full new album, which would be her first since 2005, if it were to come to be — also possible? “I mean, I would always say with Missy, you can never say never,” Scott-Young says. “And you can also never predict. I think we all thought this moment would never come, that we would see her headlining a tour, and here we are. So I would never say no. That’s all I will say about Missy Elliott.”

Scott-Young already had a big year ahead with a tour that will bring together XSCAPE and SWV along with Mya, Total and 702. “2024 is the year of intention for me. Everything that I’ve set my mind to and become determined to see come to life is coming to fruition. To put up these two tours within weeks of each other is unprecedented week and they were both very, very important to me personally for different reasons.”

The XSCAPE/SWV/et al. concept “came about as a result of the show that I did on Bravo, ‘The Queens of R&B,’ where the goal was to take the ladies out on a tour,” before a contretemps got in the way of that. Then, “we were able to come back together and realize that, collectively, they were stronger, leaning into just the women empowerment and supporting each other. These ladies put their differences aside to give the fans what they want. … This show is gonna be a women’s anthem from start to finish. It’s just a symbol of the resilience of women overcoming adversity, coming up on the other side, triumphant and celebrating their talents and gifts and sharing it with the world.”

As for Elliott and company, “Don’t take the tour itself for granted, the manager is urging: “All I’ll say is this: we never know when this will happen again,” Scott-Young says. “So this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I know what we’re getting ready to deliver on that stage.”

The itinerary:

Thursday, July 4 — Vancouver, BC — Rogers Arena

Saturday, July 6 — Seattle, WA — Climate Pledge Arena

Tuesday, July 9 — Oakland, CA — Oakland Arena

Thursday, July 11 — Los Angeles, CA —  Crypto.com  Arena

Saturday, July 13 — Las Vegas, NV — T-Mobile Arena

Tuesday, July 16 — Denver, CO — Ball Arena

Thursday, July 18 — Austin, TX — Moody Center

Saturday, July 20 — Houston, TX — Toyota Center

Wednesday, July 24 — Tampa, FL — Amalie Arena

Thursday, July 25 — Sunrise, FL — Amerant Bank Arena

Saturday, July 27 — Atlanta, GA — State Farm Arena

Thursday, August 1 — Baltimore, MD — CFG Bank Arena

Friday, August 2 — Hampton, VA — Hampton Coliseum

Saturday, August 3 — Belmont Park, NY — UBS Arena

Monday, August 5 — Philadelphia, PA — Wells Fargo Center

Thursday, August 8 — Washington, DC — Capital One Arena

Friday, August 9 — Newark, NJ — Prudential Center

Saturday, August 10 — Boston, MA — TD Garden

Monday, August 12 — Brooklyn, NY — Barclays Center

Thursday, August 15 — Detroit, MI — Little Caesars Arena

Saturday, August 17 — Montreal, QC — Bell Centre

Monday, August 19 — Toronto, ON — Scotiabank Arena

Thursday, August 22 — Rosemont, IL — Allstate Arena

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