Upcoming Paramore dates
Dates and live ticket listings appear here as soon as they are on sale. The guide below covers what to know before you buy.
Pit or perch: the Paramore seat question
The first decision at a Paramore arena show is whether you want the floor. At these shows the floor is often general admission, meaning unassigned standing room, and it tends to be packed near the stage, with jumping and shoving during the fast songs. If that is the point for you, go early and stand up front. If you want to sing every word without being pushed around, buy a lower-bowl seat on the side near the stage, which keeps you close and raised above the crowd.
One status note before you shop: Williams announced a band hiatus on September 5, 2025, shortly after her solo record came out. As of October 2026, the sources reviewed for this page showed no new Paramore tour. Any added dates appear in the event list on this page.
End-stage arena map, zone by zone
Paramore arena dates usually use an end stage (the stage at one end, with the floor in front of it). Floor setups vary by building and tour, so check the seating map on your event.
Front half of the floor
The nearest view and the most intense crowd. Plan to stand all night and move with the room.
Back half of the floor
Flat, with a sea of heads between you and the band. The first rows of the lower bowl often see more.
Lower bowl, side sections by the stage
The best buy for most fans: a good downward angle, a guaranteed seat and the floor's energy right below you.
Lower bowl, opposite the stage
The whole light and video picture, from farther away.
Upper level
The value tier. Indoor arenas are tight enough that the first few upstairs rows keep a clear look at the stage, and a full-building sing-along sounds huge from there.
Steer clear of seats behind the stage or marked limited view unless the listing explains the sightline. Seats lined up with the lip of the stage often have a speaker stack hiding the rear of it.
The night itself
A Paramore concert is a band show, with Williams in constant motion at the front. Setlists pull from two eras: the early pop punk (fast, guitar-heavy punk with pop hooks) that many fans grew up on, and the groovier, angular songs of the two most recent records. The older choruses are the ones the whole room yells along to.
Lately the band has favored arenas, adding amphitheater nights and festival headline sets. The 2023 tour, for example, played New York's Madison Square Garden and the Kia Forum outside Los Angeles, and topped festival bills at Hangout, Boston Calling and Bonnaroo.
Franklin, Tennessee, to three Grammys
The band came together in 2004 in Franklin, Tennessee. The core today is a trio: singer Hayley Williams, guitarist Taylor York and drummer Zac Farro. All We Know Is Falling arrived in 2005, and Riot! made them stars two years later. Four more albums followed over the next 16 years, ending with This Is Why in 2023, as the sound moved away from pop punk and toward new wave and post-punk.
Grammy recognition came first in 2015, when "Ain't It Fun" was named Best Rock Song, and again in 2024 with two wins for This Is Why: Best Rock Album, and Best Alternative Music Performance for the title song. Long on Atlantic's Fueled by Ramen imprint, the band went independent in February 2024.
A decade of Paramore tours
- 2013, the Self-Titled Tour: a North American run from October 15 to November 27 behind Paramore.
- 2014, Monumentour: a co-headline with Fall Out Boy at mostly amphitheaters, plus festivals and state fairs. One record counts 43 dates running June 19 to September 12; another source has it ending in mid-August, so the two disagree.
- 2017 to 2018, the After Laughter Tour: 100 shows from June 15, 2017, to September 7, 2018. Early legs played smaller rooms such as London's Royal Albert Hall; later legs moved to arenas including The O2 and Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne. It ended with Art + Friends at Nashville Municipal Auditorium.
- 2023, the This Is Why Tour: 49 shows from March 2 to November 30 across South America, Europe, North America and Oceania, with two nights at The O2. Four early-2024 dates were canceled.
- 2023 and 2024, opening the Eras Tour: Paramore opened Taylor Swift's first Eras show in Glendale, Arizona, on March 27, 2023, and the whole European leg from May 9 to August 20, 2024, playing stadiums to a younger audience.
Why Paramore demand spikes on return
The band tours in waves with long breaks between album cycles, so pent-up demand hits all at once when dates are announced. The first wave usually moves through presales: artist or fan-club presales that need advance sign-up, plus card-holder and venue windows. By the general on-sale, floor inventory is often thin.
- Big cities and home turf: New York, Los Angeles, London and the Nashville area tend to be the most fought-over.
- The floor is the scarcest ticket: GA is a small slice of an arena, and its resale prices usually run above similar lower-bowl seats.
- Some seats ease late: upper-level and side seats often soften in the final days on resale; floor tickets for sold-out shows may not.
Reserved Seat orders ship free. Band news comes from Paramore's official site.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Paramore floor too rough?
It depends on your taste. GA floors at their arena shows are dense near the stage, with jumping and pushing during fast songs. A lower-bowl seat near the stage is the calmer close option.
Is Paramore on tour right now?
Hayley Williams said on September 5, 2025, that the band was taking a break. Any newly announced shows will appear in the event list on this page.
Who is in Paramore?
The trio of singer Hayley Williams, guitarist Taylor York and drummer Zac Farro, from Franklin, Tennessee.
Did Paramore open for Taylor Swift?
Yes. Paramore opened the first Eras Tour show in Glendale, Arizona, on March 27, 2023, and the full European leg from May to August 2024.
Which Grammys has Paramore won?
Three in total: one in 2015 for the song Ain't It Fun, and two in 2024 for This Is Why, as album and as a performance.