Hayley Williams is excited to tour with Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift and Hayley Williams of the group Paramore and Kid Rock at the CMT Artists of the Year at The Factory on Nov. 30, 2010 in Franklin, Tennessee. Rick Diamond/Getty Images for CMT
Hayley Williams is loving this new Taylor Swift era.
The Paramore frontwoman took to her Instagram Stories following the release of her longtime pal Swift’s 11th studio album, The Tortured Poets Department, to name the project as one of her favorites in honor of Record Store Day. “Had me from the storytelling alone, my friend,” Williams wrote alongside the cover art. “Every one of us knows this kind of grief! It’s so impressive to me how specific and colorful Taylor’s words get without ever losing the universal thread. I’m so ready to be tour-mates.”
Paramore is set to serve as Swift’s opening act on the sprawling Eras Tour when it resumes on May 9 in Paris, France. The band will remain on the tour throughout its international dates.
Swift announced the news in July 2023 in the form of a post featuring a picture of the two old friends with their arms draped over each other’s shoulders. “Really can’t contain my excitement because… we’re adding 14 new shows to The Eras Tour,” she wrote. “And I get to travel the world doing shows with @paramore!! 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???”
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Most recently, Swift and Williams teamed up for “Castles Crumbling” off of 2023’s Speak Now (Taylor’s Version).
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