The After Laughter Tour was the fourth world tour by American rock band Paramore, in support of their fifth studio album After Laughter (2017). The tour began on June 15, 2017, in Dublin, Ireland, and concluded on September 7, 2018, in Nashville, Tennessee; comprising one hundred dates.
This was the first touring cycle since 2010 to feature drummer Zac Farro, who left the band on December 18, 2010, and rejoined on February 2, 2017.
Background On April 19, 2017 Paramore released "Hard Times" as the lead single from their fifth studio album, After Laughter, and on the same day announced European tour dates. On May 3, 2017 the band released "Told You So as a single in the UK, acting as the second single from their fifth studio album. The full release of the album followed on May 12, 2017. The same day they also announced the 3rd Parahoy! Cruise, and on May 15, 2017 they announced North American tour dates. On November 17, 2017 the band released "Fake Happy" as their third single off After Laughter. On February 5, 2018 the band released their fourth single off After Laughter, "Rose-Colored Boy." And finally, on June 26, 2018, Paramore released their fifth and final single off the album, "Caught in the Middle.
The first set of tour dates were announced as "Tour One" on April 19, 2017, with the band touring intimate venues in Europe. Parahoy! Cruise was announced on May 12, 2017, coinciding with the release of After Laughter. The second set of tour dates were announced as "Tour Two" on May 15, 2017, touring intimate venues in North America. Due to Hurricane Irma, the band had to reschedule the Orlando and Miami dates for December 5 and 6, 2017. The third set of tour dates were announced as "Tour Three" on August 25, 2017, touring arenas in Europe. The fourth set of tour dates were announced as "Tour Four" on November 7, 2017, touring arenas in Oceania, Asia, and Hawaii. Due to Williams getting sick, the Jakarta and Manila dates were rescheduled. The fifth and final set of tour dates were announced on March 8, 2018 as "Tour Five" and was officially called The After Laughter Summer Tour with Foster The People.
The band announced the final show of the After Laughter era on June 26, 2018. The show is called Art + Friends, and happened in Nashville, Tennessee on September 7, 2018. The band have described it as "a celebration of Nashville music, art and community." Paramore performed a headline show, with support from bands COIN, Bully, Nightingail, and artists Liza Anne and Canon Blue. Critical reception A review of the Mountain View performance stated: "From Williams encouraging the unity of fans in her speeches to the whole band exuding raw emotion in its performance, the band has truly mastered the art of audience connection."
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Tour dates +List of 2017 concertsDate (2017)CityCountryVenueOpening actJune 15DublinIrelandOlympia TheatreBleachedJune 16BelfastUnited KingdomWaterfront HallJune 18ManchesterO2 Apollo ManchesterJune 19LondonRoyal Albert HallJune 21BristolColston HallJune 22EdinburghUsher HallJune 24CologneGermanyPalladiumJune 25TilburgNetherlands013June 27ParisFranceLe Grand RexJune 29ViennaAustriaArena WienJune 30SopronHungaryLővér KempingJuly 2BerlinGermanyAdmiralspalastBleachedJuly 3HamburgStadtpark rowspan="2" July 5Hradec KrálovéCzech RepublicHradec Králové AirportJuly 7StockholmSwedenCirkusBleachedJuly 9TurkuFinlandRuissaloJuly 12CopenhagenDenmarkVegaBleachedJuly 14TønsbergNorwaySlottsfjell rowspan="5" July 28HinckleyUnited StatesGrand Casino AmphitheaterJuly 29MinotNorth Dakota State FairgroundsAugust 12BillingsRimrock Auto ArenaAugust 14Des MoinesIowa State FairgroundsSeptember 6JacksonvilleMoran TheaterFlorSeptember 11CharlotteOvens AuditoriumBest CoastSeptember 13Oxon HillThe Theater at MGM National HarborSeptember 15DetroitFox TheatreSeptember 17ChicagoDouglass ParkSeptember 19Sioux CityOrpheum TheaterBest CoastSeptember 21DenverBellco TheatreSeptember 22OremUCCU CenterSeptember 24OaklandParamount TheatreSeptember 26Los AngelesGreek TheatreSeptember 27PhoenixComerica TheatreSeptember 29Sugar LandSmart Financial CentreSeptember 30Grand PrairieVerizon TheatreOctober 2AtlantaFox TheatreOctober 4New York CityRadio City Music HallOctober 6Upper DarbyTower TheatreOctober 7BostonBoston Opera HouseOctober 10BethlehemSands Bethlehem Event CenterOctober 12MontrealCanadaThéâtre Saint-DenisOctober 13TorontoMassey HallOctober 15AkronUnited StatesAkron Civic TheatreOctober 17Nashville Ryman AuditoriumOctober 20GuadalajaraMexicoParque Trasloma rowspan="2" October 21MonterreyParque FundidoraOctober 23Mexico CityPalacio de los DeportesPVRISNovember 11Buenos AiresArgentinaClub Ciudad de Buenos Aires rowspan="3" December 1MilwaukeeUnited StatesEagles BallroomDecember 3TampaMidFlorida Credit Union AmphitheatreDecember 5OrlandoWalt Disney TheaterFlorDecember 6Miami BeachThe Fillmore Miami BeachDecember 8NorfolkConstant Convocation Center +List of 2018 concertsDate (2018)CityCountryVenueOpening actJanuary 7BarcelonaSpainSant Jordi ClubmewithoutYouJanuary 9ParisFranceOlympiaJanuary 11CardiffUnited KingdomMotorpoint Arena CardiffJanuary 12LondonThe O2 ArenaJanuary 14BirminghamGenting ArenaJanuary 16AmsterdamNetherlandsAFAS LiveJanuary 19ManchesterUnited KingdomManchester ArenaJanuary 20GlasgowThe SSE HydroFebruary 8MelbourneAustraliaRod Laver ArenaBleachersFebruary 9SydneyQudos Bank ArenaFebruary 11BrisbaneRiverstageFebruary 13AucklandNew ZealandSpark ArenaFebruary 21TokyoJapanZepp TokyoFebruary 23HonoluluUnited StatesNeal S. Blaisdell Concert HallJune 8ManchesterUnited StatesGreat Stage ParkJune 12St. AugustineSt. Augustine AmphitheatreFoster the PeopleSoccer MommyJune 14SimpsonvilleHeritage Park AmphitheatreJune 15RaleighRed Hat AmphitheaterJune 17SyracuseSt. Joseph's Amphitheater at LakeviewJune 18TorontoCanadaBudweiser StageJune 20GilfordUnited StatesBank of New Hampshire PavilionJune 21BangorDarling's Waterfront PavilionJune 23ColumbiaMerriweather Post PavilionJune 24PhiladelphiaFestival PierJune 26BrooklynBarclays CenterJune 28ColumbusExpress Live!June 29ClarkstonDTE Energy Music TheatreJuly 1IndianapolisFarm Bureau Insurance LawnJuly 2ChicagoHuntington Bank PavilionFoster the PeopleJay SomJuly 5MinneapolisThe ArmoryJuly 7Kansas CityStarlight TheatreJuly 8Oklahoma CityZoo AmphitheatreJuly 10New OrleansBold Sphere MusicJuly 11Corpus ChristiConcrete Street AmphitheaterJuly 13The WoodlandsCynthia Woods Mitchell PavilionJuly 14IrvingToyota Music FactoryJuly 18InglewoodThe ForumJuly 19Chula VistaMattress Firm AmphitheatreJuly 21Mountain ViewShoreline AmphitheatreJuly 23West Valley CityUSANA AmphitheatreJuly 24MorrisonRed Rocks AmphitheatreAugust 18OsakaJapanMaishima rowspan="5" August 19ChibaMakuhari MesseAugust 21SingaporeZepp@BIGBOXAugust 23PasayPhilippinesMall of Asia ArenaAugust 25JakartaIndonesiaIndonesia Convention ExhibitionSeptember 7NashvilleUnited StatesNashville Municipal AuditoriumNightingailLiza AnneCanon BlueBullyCOIN
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