Paramore have responded to stories {that a} male viewers member at one of many band’s current reveals bodily and verbally assaulted plenty of girls.
“After final night time’s present in SLC, we have been made conscious of an incident that occurred within the crowd whereas we have been on stage,” Hayley Williams and firm wrote on social media. “A person bodily and verbally assaulted a number of girls, together with an engaged couple at our present. Our safety crew and venue workers have been made conscious and have been in a position to restrain and take away him. We didn’t notice this was occurring, because the incident occurred out of view from stage. Had we seen any of this occurring, we might have stopped the present till the scenario was beneath management.”
The band went on to write down that they “[do] not condone violence, homophobia, or bigotry of any sort,” and that such conduct is “supremely unwelcome” at their present: “To the followers who have been harm by or who witnessed what occurred final night time, we’re so sorry,” the submit reads. “We hope that you already know we’ll all the time do something we will to guard you and make you’re feeling celebrated.”
Paramore concluded their assertion: “To make issues as clear as potential: Paramore reveals are supposed to be a secure place for individuals. For those who can’t respect that, don’t come.” Learn their submit in full under.
Final week, Paramore introduced that their new album This Is Why — their long-awaited follow-up to 2017’s After Laughter — could be out on February tenth, 2023. They previewed the document by sharing its title monitor, which we topped Track of the Week. Paramore have additionally simply begun their 2022 North American tour, which has already seen the trio convey “Distress Enterprise” out of retirement; seize tickets to their remaining dates over at Ticketmaster.
— paramore (@paramore) October 5, 2022
