Hayley Williams Adds Second Shows at Hollywood Bowl and Forest Hills Stadium

When Hayley Williams announced solo shows at Forest Hills Stadium and Hollywood Bowl, it was already a massive deal. Now she's gone and added second nights at both venues, and honestly, it makes perfect sense. The demand for these is clearly there.

The updated dates are September 16 and 17 at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, New York, and October 5 and 6 at Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. Presale is happening now, and the general public on-sale goes live Wednesday, May 6 at 10 AM local time. Grab tickets through Ticketmaster or head to HayleyWilliams.net for all the details.

What Is "The Hayley Williams Show"?

These aren't just regular tour stops. The performances are being billed as "The Hayley Williams Show," and per the press release, they'll feature material from all three of Williams' solo albums plus "some exciting surprises." That's a big shift from her current tour, where she's been performing Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party in full along with select covers.

So if you've been wanting to hear deep cuts from Petals for Armor and FLOWERS for VASES / descansos alongside the new record, this is the one. I'll be real, the idea of hearing that full range of her solo work in venues like Hollywood Bowl and Forest Hills is pretty special.

A teaser at Forest Hills Stadium also displayed a lyric from her 2012 collaboration with Zedd, "Stay the Night," in her signature yellow. So yeah, the surprises could go in a lot of directions.

Anti-Scalping Measures

Williams has been vocal about fighting the resale market on this one. She's using Ticketmaster's Face Value Exchange for these shows and has disabled ticket transfers entirely. The presale required two-factor authentication with fans verifying both email and phone number through a unique code. It's not a perfect system, and Williams herself acknowledged that on Instagram, saying "You shouldn't have to jump through hoops to buy tickets to see the show, but unfortunately, it's a broken and convoluted system." But it's a real effort to keep tickets out of scalpers' hands and in the hands of actual fans.

The Current Tour Is Completely Sold Out

For context, the "At A Bachelorette Party" tour that Williams is currently on is sold out across the board. Every single remaining date, from Phoenix to Oakland to Los Angeles to the European leg through Milan, Amsterdam, Cologne, Berlin, London, Manchester, and Glasgow. All of it. Gone. This is her first actual solo concert series after the original 2020 tour dates for Petals for Armor were canceled due to the pandemic, so the demand has clearly been building for years.

The current run features Water from Your Eyes opening most dates, with Snuggle and Tiberius b on select shows. No support acts have been announced yet for The Hayley Williams Show dates.

She's been having incredible moments on this tour already. At her recent three-night run at The Ryman in Nashville, she brought out Noah Kahan and gave her Power Snatch project with Daniel James its live debut.

More Dates Beyond the Bowl and Forest Hills

The Hayley Williams Show isn't limited to just these two venues. Williams is also playing All Things Go at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD on September 25-26, and she has two dates at Espaço Unimed in São Paulo on November 12 and 13. She's also been revealed as a 2026 performer at Newport Folk Festival.

Why This Matters

Williams is riding a wave right now that's hard to overstate. Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party earned a 91 on Metacritic, landed at number 9 on Rolling Stone's 100 Best Albums of 2025, and pulled in four Grammy nominations including Best Alternative Music Album, Best Rock Performance for "Mirtazapine," Best Rock Song for "Glum," and Best Alternative Music Performance for "Parachute." The album was self-released on her own Post Atlantic imprint, produced entirely by Daniel James, and she played a variety of instruments across all 20 tracks. That's the kind of creative control that makes a project like The Hayley Williams Show feel earned.

And then there's the Paramore of it all. The band won two Grammys for This Is Why in 2023, becoming the first female-fronted rock band to win Best Rock Album in the category's 31-year history. Williams has collaborated with everyone from Turnstile to Taylor Swift to Moses Sumney. She's operating at a level where doubling up Hollywood Bowl and Forest Hills just makes sense.

Don't Sleep On This

General public on-sale is Wednesday, May 6 at 10 AM local time. Given how fast everything on the current tour sold out, I wouldn't wait around on this. Head to Ticketmaster or HayleyWilliams.net for all ticket info. If you haven't seen her live yet, this is the one to make happen.

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