The This Is Why Tour was the fifth concert tour by American rock band Paramore, in support of their sixth studio album This Is Why (2023). The tour began on March 2, 2023, in Lima, Peru, and concluded on November 30, 2023, in Melbourne, Australia; comprising 49 dates. Elke, Bloc Party, Rozi Plain, Foals, The Linda Lindas, Genesis Owusu and Remi Wolf served as supporting acts on the tour.

Background and development In May 2017, Paramore released their fifth studio album After Laughter to critical acclaim. The album saw the return of former drummer Zac Farro, who had left the band in 2010. The band toured in support of the album from June 2017 until September 2018. Following the conclusion of the After Laughter Tour, the members of Paramore took a break from writing and recording music for the band and worked on other endeavors. Hayley Williams featured on the American Football song "Uncomfortably Numb" in 2019 and released two solo albums, Petals for Armor (2020) and Flowers for Vases / Descansos (2021); the former produced by Paramore guitarist Taylor York. She also pivoted her attention more towards her hair dye company Good Dye Young and hosted the weekly BBC Sounds series Everything Is Emo. Farro continued his ongoing project HalfNoise, releasing an extended play – Flowerss (2018) – and two albums – Natural Disguise (2019) and Motif (2021). Farro also recorded drums for the songs "Watch Me While I Bloom" and "Crystal Clear" from Williams' Petals for Armor and released an EP under his own name titled Zafari (2020).

Discussion about a sixth Paramore album began in 2020 while Williams was promoting Petals for Armor. Williams hinted that the band's next album would be more guitar-driven, stating, "We've found ourselves listening to a lot of older music that we grew up being inspired by." She further commented on the sound of the album in 2022, likening it to Bloc Party: “From day one, Bloc Party was the number one reference because there was such an urgency to their sound that was different to the fast punk or the pop punk or the like, loud wall of sound emo bands that were happening in the early 2000s.” In January 2022, the band confirmed they had entered the studio work on their sixth album.

In September 2022, Paramore archived all posts on their official Instagram page and unveiled a new design for the website. The site featured a timeline of several dates throughout the month that would be updated each date. These dates saw the launch of the band's official Discord server, the announcement of new tour dates in Los Angeles and New York City, and video snippets of the band working on new material. On September 16, the band announced their first new single in four years, "This Is Why", which was released on September 28. The same day as the single's release, the band announced the album of the same name to be released on February 10, 2023.

Following the release of "This Is Why", Paramore promoted the upcoming album with theater performances across the United States and headlining slots at the Austin City Limits and When We Were Young festivals. On October 10, 2022, the band announced they would go on tour, starting in March 2023, with shows in South America and Europe. A month later, Paramore announced a North American leg, supported by various acts such as Bloc Party, Foals, The Linda Lindas and Genesis Owusu. An Oceanic leg was announced on June 26, 2023.

Critical reception Rolling Stone Brittany Spanos gave the tour a positive review, saying it "proved that the best is yet to come" for the band.

Set list

Shows

+ List of 2023 concerts Date (2023) City Country Venue Opening act(s) Attendance GrossMarch 2 Lima Peru Estadio Universidad San Marcos Elke 21,116 / 24,499 $1,692,474March 5 Santiago Chile Movistar Arena 16,594 / 16,594 $1,212,960March 7 Buenos Aires Argentina Movistar Arena 10,483 / 12,305 $701,095March 9 Rio de JaneiroBrazil Qualistage 8,101 / 8,101 $591,702March 11São Paulo Centro Esportivo Tiete 36,132 / 36,132 $2,894,867March 12March 14 Bogotá Colombia Movistar Arena 12,315 / 12,315 $653,919April 13 Dublin Ireland 3Arena Bloc PartyRozi Plain 12,605 / 12,605 $958,486April 15 Cardiff Wales Cardiff International Arena 7,395 / 7,395 $569,605April 17 Glasgow Scotland OVO Hydro 14,008 / 14,008 $995,304April 18 ManchesterEngland AO Arena 15,316 / 15,316 $1,183,157April 20 London The O2 Arena 36,000 / 36,000 $3,092,265April 22 Birmingham Utilita Arena 14,911 / 14,911 $1,181,520April 23 London The O2 Arena May 20 Gulf ShoresUnited States Hangout Music FestivalMay 23 Charlotte Spectrum CenterBloc PartyGenesis Owusu 14,679 / 14,679 $1,254,202May 25 Atlanta State Farm Arena 11,630 / 11,630 $1,133,447May 27 Atlantic City Atlantic City Beachrowspan=2 rowspan=2 rowspan=2 May 28 Boston Harvard StadiumMay 30New York CityMadison Square GardenBloc PartyGenesis Owusu 27,616 / 27,616 $3,102,129May 31June 2 Washington, D.C. Capital One Arena 13,947 / 13,947 $1,448,355June 4 Cleveland Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 10,888 / 10,888 $1,013,784June 5 Indianapolis Gainbridge Fieldhouse 12,006 / 12,006 $981,558June 7 Detroit Little Caesars Arena 13,306 / 13,306 $1,290,946June 8 Toronto Canada Scotiabank Arena 14,500 / 14,500 $1,078,432June 10 ColumbusUnited States Schottenstein Center 13,185 / 13,185 $1,096,590June 11 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 13,498 / 13,498 $1,136,748June 13 Orlando Amway Center 13,512 / 13,512 $1,297,118June 14 Hollywood Hard Rock Live 6,705 / 6,705 $745,957June 18 Manchester Great Stage ParkJuly 6 New Orleans Smoothie King CenterFoalsThe Linda Lindas 12,618 / 12,618 $994,103July 8 Fort Worth Dickies Arena 11,165 / 11,165 $1,160,869July 9 Austin Moody Center 12,262 / 12,262 $1,297,850July 11 Houston Toyota Center 12,234 / 12,234 $1,155,830July 13 Denver Ball Arena 13,324 / 13,324 $1,316,045July 15 Thousand Palms Acrisure Arena 9,954 / 9,954 $1,133,420July 16 San Diego Viejas Arena 9,447 / 9,447 $1,174,914July 19InglewoodKia Forum 28,968 / 28,968 $3,345,439July 20July 29 Tulsa BOK Center 12,003 / 12,003 $1,021,371July 30 St. Louis Enterprise Center 12,993 / 12,993 $1,128,722August 1 Milwaukee Fiserv Forum 11,914 / 11,914 $1,073,453August 2 Saint Paul Xcel Energy Center 14,090 / 14,090 $1,125,035August 7 San Francisco Chase Center 13,651 / 13,651 $1,485,423August 9 Seattle Climate Pledge Arena 14,707 / 14,707 $1,468,932November 18 Auckland New Zealand Spark Arena Remi Wolf 10,309 / 10,745 $779,999November 22BrisbaneAustraliaBrisbane Entertainment Center 22,148 / 22,148 $1,856,876November 23November 25 Sydney The Domain 26,283 / 26,283 $2,243,828November 27MelbourneRod Laver Arena 41,079 / 41,079 $3,717,120November 28November 30 Total 654,586 / 660,227 (100%) $58,785,849

Cancelled shows + List of cancelled concerts Date City Country Venue ReasonAugust 10, 2023PortlandUnited States Veterans Memorial ColiseumIllnessAugust 13, 2023 Salt Lake City Delta CenterJanuary 13, 2024AnaheimHonda CenterUnforeseen circumstancesMarch 17, 2024Mexico CityMexicoAutódromo Hermanos RodríguezMarch 21, 2024BogotáColombiaSimón Bolívar ParkMarch 24, 2024São PauloBrazilAutódromo de Interlagos

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