Hayley Williams of Paramore.Photo: Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty
Paramorehad some “hard times” during a recent concert.
While performing in Melbourne at the Rod Laver Arena on Monday night — the first of three shows in the city — the Nashville alt-pop trio experienced some technical difficulties that prompted lead vocalistHayley Williamsto improvise an awkward response.
The “Misery Business” group, which features Williams, 34, guitaristTaylor Yorkand drummer Zac Farro, was playing their hit “Hard Times” from their fifth studio albumAfter Laughterwhen the pyrotechnics used during the show sparked at the wrong time, perfan-captured footageposted onX (formerly known as Twitter).
Inone video, Williams can be seen nervously laughing as the technical glitches happen before she changes the lyrics of the outro to “Hard Times” to “Somebody’s getting fired /Beyoncédid it so we can too / and I can’t wait to speak with you / it’s the third time this has happened to us."
Paramore is currently in the midst of the Australian leg of their tour in support of their latest albumThis Is Why.
In 2024, they’ll join theirlongtime friendTaylor Swifton theEuropean leg of her Eras Tour.
Last month, the band releasedRe: This Is Why, a new version of their 2023 album with remixed and rewritten tracks, on Friday.
For the LP, Paramore enlisted a handful of rising artists: Teenage punks and their past tour matesThe Linda Lindas, British group Wet Leg, pop breakout and one ofOlivia Rodrigo’supcoming touropeners Remi Wolf, indie rocker Bartees Strange, Julien Baker ofBoygeniusfame andClaud, who is signed to Phoebe Bridgers’ record label Saddest Factory. Jazz duo DOMi & JD BECK, who were nominated for best new artist at the2023 Grammys,
Paramore shared a statement about the remix albumon Instagramalong with the album art.
Paramore.Taylor Hill/Getty Images for Boston Calling
Taylor Hill/Getty Images for Boston Calling
“We’ve long wanted to recognize the connection we have with some of the artists who’ve influenced us as a band and/or who have cited our band as an influence," they wrote.
“Re: This Is Why is almost a remix album,” the pop-punkers continued. “Some of the songs have been remixed sort of classically, while others were reworked or rewritten. It’s incredible to hear all our worlds colliding. Out 10/6.”
Paramore dropped their first album in six years —This Is Why— in February.
source: people.com
