Paramore have announced details of their long-awaited sixth album – it’s called ‘This Is Why’ and you can watch the video for its title track below. The follow-up to 2017’s ‘After Laughter’ will come out on February 10, 2023 via Atlantic.
The new album was produced in Los Angeles by Carlos de la Garza, and will feature ten tracks, though an official tracklist is yet to be revealed.
Paramore have also announced a UK and Ireland tour for spring 2023. The tour, in support of the band’s highly anticipated sixth album ‘This Is Why’, kicks off in Dublin on April 13, before making stops in Cardiff, Glasgow, Manchester, London and Birmingham.
Speaking of the album’s title track, released September 28, vocalist Hayley Williams said to NME: “This Is Why was the very last song we wrote for the album. To be honest, I was so tired of writing lyrics but Taylor convinced Zac and I both that we should work on this last idea. What came out of it was the title track for the whole album.
“It summarises the plethora of ridiculous emotions, the rollercoaster of being alive in 2022, having survived even just the last 3 or 4 years. You’d think after a global pandemic of fucking biblical proportions and the impending doom of a dying planet, that humans would have found it deep within themselves to be kinder or more empathetic or something.” An official video for ‘This Is Why’ has also been shared, and was shot in Malibu, California and directed by Turnstile frontman Brendan Yates. Williams said: “It was so rad working with Brendan. I’ve known the Turnstile guys for a little while and was so psyched to have our worlds collide in this way. There’s a cool kinship between the way our bands do things… Hopefully we will get to play shows with them at some point.”
Paramore have also announced a UK and Ireland tour for spring 2023. The tour, in support of the band’s highly anticipated sixth album ‘This Is Why’, kicks off in Dublin on April 13, before making stops in Cardiff, Glasgow, Manchester, London and Birmingham.
Block Party will be supporting the Tennessean trio on their first shows in the UK since 2018.
Tickets will go on general sale at 10am next Friday (October 28)
Pre-order any This Is Why album format from the UK store to gain early access to UK/IE tour tickets.
More info at Paramore.lnk.to/UKStore
*if you’ve already pre-ordered via the UK store you’ll automatically be included in the tour pre-sale.
A portion of ticket sales for all UK and Ireland shows will be donated to Support + Feed and REVERB. Support + Feed takes action for a global shift to an equitable, plant-based food system to combat food insecurity and the climate crisis. Learn more at supportandfeed.org. Environmental nonprofit REVERB creates positive impacts for people and the planet. The band and REVERB will host an Eco-Village at every show where fans can take action on important environmental and social causes and much more. Learn more at reverb.org.
PARAMORE TOUR DATES
13 April – Dublin, Ireland – 3Arena
15 April – Cardiff – International Arena
17 April – Glasgow – OVO Hydro
18 April – Manchester – AO Arena
20 April – London – O2 Arena
22 April – Birmingham – Utilita Arena
