ParamoreHalf an hour before the opening act Far Away Stables are set to start, the Enmore is already filled wall-to-wall with eager faces who are trying with all their might to make their way as close to the stage as physically possible. The Sydney five-piece make their entrance, met with a collection of roars and scattered camera flashes. Frontman Brendan Sheargold knows how to work the crowd; he prances around energetically, making great use of the space while his pretty pop-punk voice croons into the microphone. Sheargold's stamina resembles showboating, with his between-song banter heavily revolving around lifting his shirt. Even with his blatant showing off, it was the drummer's intense playing that led their performance.
As if the room couldn't fill up anymore, the crowd surges even closer to the front and more fans cram in, loudly chanting “Paramore” at any signs of movement from the roadies on stage. The lights finally dim, and the most ear-piercing scream is released as Paramore begin to play their new single, Now, with the dedicated onlookers matching every word. She may be cute and petite, but Hayley Williams has a whole lot of attitude and doesn't hold back one tiny bit. She exhibits an amazing vocal range, and as her powerful belting becomes stripped back in an acoustic rendition of In The Mourning, her tresses of bright red hair are tied up and the audience is transformed into a sea of mobile phones and cameras operated by dewy-eyed fans. The final encore is a performance of Misery Business that unleashes all of Williams' sass and vigour as she lets down her hair and tears up the stage with the help of an audience member whom she invites up. She exits cheekily, spitting water into the crowd, and the sweat- and spit-soaked fans leave the venue grinning from ear to ear.
