Paramore are on the road at the moment, and they are killing it. With a setlist that combines the best of their pristine discography with choice cuts from their new record, This Is Why, they are bringing joy across the US at the moment. One moment of joy that has become a staple in their set is during “Misery Business”, where usually the audience participates. How it usually plays out is Hayley Wiliams invites someone from the front row on stage to sing the song’s iconic bridge with her. Chaos always ensues.
But last night (May 31st) in New York City, on their second night at Madison Square Garden, that moment was a little bit different. Rather than a member of the audience joining the band on stage, Lil Uzi Vert took the reigns. Oh yes. Invited on stage by Hayley, you can feel the love and respect radiating out of both of them. Hayley takes the moment to say, “We’ve been talking for a minute, but this is the first time meeting in person. I love you. You’ve said too many nice things about me. You are so sweet to me and to Paramore”. How lovely is that?
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And then both of them go out there and absolutely smash it. It is a wonderful piece of world-crossing brilliance and a reminder that being nice in this industry gets you a long way. Especially when you’re Lil Uzi Vert saying wonderful things about Paramore.
You can check out some fan-shot footage of the performance below. You will wish you were there:
Here is where you will be able to catch Paramore throughout June:
- June 02 – WASHINGTON Capital One Arena *×
- June 04 – CLEVELAND Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse *×
- June 05 – INDIANAPOLIS Gainbridge Fieldhouse *×
- June 07 – DETROIT Little Caesars Arena *×
- June 08 – TORONTO Scotiabank Arena *×
- June 10 – COLUMBUS Schottenstein Center *×
- June 11 – PITTSBURGH PPG Paint Arena *×
- June 13 – ORLANDO Amway Center *×
- June 14 – HOLLYWOOD Hard Rock Live *×
- July 06 – NEW ORLEANS Smoothie King Center +°
- July 08 – FORT WORTH Dickies Arena +°
- July 09 – AUSTIN Moody Center +°
- July 11 – HOUSTON Toyota Center +°
- July 13 – DENVER Ball Arena +°
- July 16 – SAN DIEGO Viejas Arena +
- July 19 – LOS ANGELES Kia Forum +
- July 22 – SAN FRANCISCO Chase Center +
- July 24 – SEATTLE Climate Pledge Arena +°
- July 25 – PORTLAND Veterans Memorial Coliseum +°
- July 27 – SALT LAKE CITY Vivint Arena +°
- July 29 – TULSA BOK Center +°
- July 30 – ST. LOUIS Enterprise Center +°
- Aug 02 – ST PAUL Xcel Energy Center +°
- * – Bloc Party
- + – Foals
- ° – The Linda Lindas
- × – Genesis Owusu
- ! – Festival Performance
