“I’m going to try and finally play some shows next year that would’ve happened nearly 5 years ago now,” singer says of Covid-canceled Petals for Armor trek
Five years after Hayley Williams’ first-ever solo tour was canceled amid the Covid pandemic, the Paramore singer has hinted that she might embark on the trek next year.
In an Instagram story marking the singer’s 36th birthday, Williams looked forward to 2025, telling fans, “I’m going to try and finally play some shows next year that would’ve happened nearly 5 years ago now. That is, if the world doesn’t fucking stop before then. Here’s hoping.”
In March 2020, just weeks before the coronavirus took hold of North America, Williams announced that she would tour in support of her then-upcoming solo albums Petals for Armor.
“Wow. I am going on tour. Myself. It’s not Paramore and truthfully, it’s just a little terrifying,” Williams wrote at the time. “But if I know anything, it’s that there’s no safer place (besides at home with my dog) than to be in a room, on a stage, in front of the people who I’ve grown up singing my lungs out for. There was a time I thought I wouldn’t tour Petals for Armor. What a joke. I must.”
However, the pandemic disrupted those plans, and Williams was forced to stage a series of virtual performances — like NPR’s Tiny Desk from Nashville — during the album’s promotional push. By the time the lockdown subsided, Paramore had reunited, releasing a new album This Is Why and embarking on their own jaunt that included a stretch on Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour.
With her schedule now clear, it appears Williams is revving up to finally set out on that solo tour, though it’s unclear if the trek will focus on Petals for Armor or new material.
“35 felt like tilling soil and throwing little seeds down. Waiting, waiting, waiting to see,” Williams added in her birthday post. “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?”