Hayley Williams Hints At Finally Kicking Off Her First-Ever Solo Tour

Almost five years on from when she was set to embark on her debut run of tour solo dates, Paramore’s Hayley Williams has hinted at finally making her derailed dreams a reality at long last.

Taking to her Instagram Stories earlier this week to celebrate her 36th birthday, Williams gave her fans an insight into what she had planned for 2025.

“I’m going to try and finally play some shows next year that would’ve happened nearly 5 years ago now,” she wrote. “That is, if the world doesn’t fucking stop before then. Here’s hoping.”

The shows Williams is referring to were the gigs that she had announced in March 2020 in support of her debut solo album, Petals For Armor, which arrived in May of that year.

“Wow. I am going on tour. Myself. It’s not Paramore and truthfully, it’s just a little terrifying,” she wrote at the time. “But if I know anything, it’s that there’s no safer place (besides at home with my dog) than to be in a room, on a stage, in front of the people who I’ve grown up singing my lungs out for.

“There was a time I thought I wouldn’t tour Petals For Armor. What a joke. I must.”

As we all know, the timing of this announcement coincided with the advent of COVID, and thus her solo tour dates were axed following an initial postponement.

In the midst of the tumult, Williams shifted her focus back to Paramore, who released their long-awaited sixth album, This Is Why in February 2023. Going on to become one of the band’s biggest successes to date, it also resulted in a return to touring, including their first Australian shows since 2018 in November 2023.

Currently, full specifics regarding Williams’ tour (including dates, locations, and more) are likely to be revealed in the near future. Likewise, it’s unclear if she will expand upon her initial touring plans of Europe, Canada, and the US.