Hayley Williams will bring “The Hayley Williams Show” to Sydney and Melbourne in February 2027 for her first Australian solo performances, with ticket registration opening Friday, September 18.
by Paul Cashmere
Hayley Williams will perform her first Australian solo shows in February 2027, with “The Hayley Williams Show” scheduled for Sydney’s Enmore Theatre on Wednesday, February 10 and Melbourne’s Forum on Wednesday, February 17.
The two Australian dates will draw from Williams’ three solo albums and follow her North and Central American performances during 2026 and 2027.
The Australian announcement follows a week of cryptic teasers surrounding the singer’s plans. The concerts will give Australian audiences their first opportunity to see Williams perform a headline solo show, separate from her work with Paramore.
Williams’ solo catalogue began with Petals for Armor in 2020, following more than a decade as the frontperson of Paramore. The album developed a musical identity distinct from the band’s pop-punk and alternative rock foundations, and was followed by Flowers for Vases / Descansos in 2021.
Her third solo album, Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party, expanded that body of work in 2025. Williams released the record through her own Post Atlantic label, with Secretly Distribution handling digital distribution. The album ultimately contained 18 songs and received Grammy nominations across several categories.
“The Hayley Williams Show” brings those three solo records together in a live setting. The format also leaves room for material outside the albums, with the Australian announcement promising additional surprises without specifying what they will be.
Williams’ first planned solo tour, supporting Petals for Armor, was postponed and eventually cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic. She later announced plans for solo concerts, eventually developing the touring programme around Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party before expanding the concept into “The Hayley Williams Show”.
Although this will be Williams’ first Australian solo tour, she has a substantial history with Australian audiences through Paramore.
The most recent visit came in 2023 during Paramore’s Australian dates supporting This Is Why. The Sydney performance at The Domain drew more than 25,000 people, according to the supplied tour information, making it the band’s biggest headline show in Australia.
Paramore’s history stretches back to 2004, when Williams formed the band with Josh Farro, Zac Farro and Jeremy Davis after moving with her mother from Mississippi to Tennessee. Williams had been signed to Atlantic Records as a teenager, initially under plans for a solo career, but pushed to form a band and pursue the pop-punk music she wanted to make.
Paramore’s debut album, All We Know Is Falling, was released in 2005 when Williams was 16. It was followed by Riot! in 2007, Brand New Eyes in 2009, Paramore in 2013, After Laughter in 2017 and This Is Why in 2023. Williams is the only member to have appeared on all six studio albums.
The band’s commercial and critical profile developed considerably over that period. Riot! produced “Misery Business”, while Paramore included “Ain’t It Fun”, which won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song in 2015. After Laughter moved further into pop-influenced territory, while This Is Why represented another shift towards alternative music.
Williams’ work outside Paramore has also included collaborations across rock, alternative, pop and electronic music. Her credits include work with B.o.B, Zedd, New Found Glory, American Football, Taylor Swift, Moses Sumney, Turnstile and David Byrne. Her appearance on B.o.B’s “Airplanes” helped take the singer’s voice well beyond the alternative rock audience, with the single reaching No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
More recently, Williams has continued to operate across different musical contexts. In 2026 she began the Power Snatch project with producer Daniel James, adding another strand to a solo career that has increasingly moved beyond the boundaries established by Paramore.
Her three solo albums now provide the foundation for “The Hayley Williams Show”, giving the Australian performances a catalogue of material that spans the more experimental Petals for Armor, the stripped-back Flowers for Vases / Descansos and the broader Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party.
For Australian fans, the February dates represent the first chance to experience that catalogue as a dedicated Williams live performance rather than as part of Paramore’s touring history.
Tour Dates
Wednesday 10 February, Sydney, Enmore Theatre
Wednesday 17 February, Melbourne, Forum
Ticket Details
Registration opens: 8am AEST, Friday 18 September
Registration closes: 8am AEST, Sunday 20 September
Successful and unsuccessful registrants notified: by 5pm AEST, Monday 21 September
Chance to Purchase opens: 10am AEST, Tuesday 22 September
Registration: The official Hayley Williams ticket registration and FAQ page.
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