Just before the COVID-19 pandemic took hold on a global scale in March 2020, Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams announced an inaugural solo tour behind Petals for Armor, her first solo album, set for release later that spring. While the LP — and surprise 2021 follow-up FLOWERS for VASES / descansos — still made its way into the newly lockdown-rattled world, for obvious reasons, the tour was cancelled.
Reflecting on a busy 2024 spent on tour for her band's Grammys-conquering 2023 comeback record This Is Why on her 36th birthday last Friday (December 27), Williams hinted that she might finally be making up for those cancelled solo shows in the new year.
"Thanks for the birthday wishes. It's beautiful to feel seen and celebrated," she wrote in a since-disappeared Instagram Story [via Stereogum]. "35 felt like tilling soil and throwing little seeds down. Waiting, waiting, waiting to see. 36 is exciting and a little scary, already. So much to hope for. I'm still in the dirt, ready for whatever might grow. Fruit?"
Williams added, "I'm going to try and finally play some shows next year that would've happened nearly five years ago now. That is, if the world doesn't fucking stop before then. Here's hoping."
