Hayley Williams brought out Jenny Lewis and Julien Baker at one of the last shows on her US tour this week – watch footage below.
The Paramore singer has been playing gigs around North America in recent months in support of her solo record ‘Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party’ from last year, wrapping up with a trio of shows at LA’s Wiltern Theatre.
At the first of the three on May 12, she was joined by Jack Antonoff, Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino and Jay Som, while on May 13, her guests were This Is Lorelei and her new Power Snatch collaborator, Daniel James.
On Friday (May 15), she welcomed Rilo Kiley singer Jenny Lewis to the stage for a version of ‘Silver Lining’, from that band’s 2007 album ‘Under The Blacklight’, while Williams rounded out her encore with ‘Parachute’, from ‘Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party’, with Baker.
Check out footage of the collaborations from the shows here:
Hayley Williams’s Los Angeles playlist for May 15:
‘Mirtazapine’
‘Showbiz’
‘Disappearing Man’
‘Zissou’
‘Ice In My OJ’
‘Hard’
‘Kill Me’
‘Blood Bros’
‘Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party’
‘Silver Lining’ (with Jenny Lewis)
‘Whim’
‘Glum’
‘Negative Self Talk’
‘True Believer’
‘Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood’
‘Brotherly Hate’
‘Love Me Different’
‘Dream Girl In Shibuya’
‘Good Ol’ Days’
‘Discovery Channel’
‘I Won’t Quit On You’
‘Parachute’ (with Julien Baker)
Williams will now head to the UK and Europe for the final string of shows on the ‘Bachelorette Party’ tour, including dates in London, Manchester, Glasgow and Dublin. Those dates below, and you can find tickets here.
Hayley Williams’ UK and European tour dates are:
JUNE:
5 – Milan, IT @ Alcatraz
8 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
10 – Cologne, DE @ Live Music Hall
15 – Berlin, DE @ Tempodrom
16 – Copenhagen, DK @ Poolen
19 – London, UK @ Roundhouse
22 – Manchester, UK @ Academy
26 – Glasgow, UK @ O2 Academy
29 – Dublin, IE @ National Stadium
She has also just announced a new tour for North America and Latin America, dubbed ’The Hayley Williams Show’. It will see her perform solo material and “exciting surprises”, and dates run throughout September, October and November. See all of the dates here and find any remaining tickets here.
Williams dropped her solo album ‘Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party’ as a surprise release last Autumn, and NME gave it five-stars, writing: “As with almost every era of Hayley Williams’ career, this new release has come with questions about the future of Paramore.
“The determined lyrics on the tender ‘I Won’t Quit On You’ should be all the reassurance worried fans need, but if that’s not enough, there’s plenty in this brilliant, swaggering new chapter to be excited about.
“These songs might be about missed second chances, but Williams is certainly making the most of hers.”
It also went on to be named as the ninth best album of the year in NME’s end of year list, and since then, she has launched a new musical collaboration with Daniel James – Power Snatch.