It's been 12 years since their gold-selling debut album All We Know Is Falling', but Paramore are back - in a big way.
The Nashville three-piece bring 'Tour Three' to Manchester Arena this weekend, led by frontwoman and driving force Hayley Williams.
Not just a pin up for aspiring rock stars and feminist icon, she's also a smart business operator.
Williams landed herself a spot in the Forbes Magazine 30 under 30, thanks to her mix of musical talent and commercial know-how.
At just 28, Williams is the boss of her own hair dye company, Good Dye Young. But the best bit is that $1 from a sale of each pot if dye gets donated to a not-for-profit organisation with creativity at its heart - a different one for each colour.
The philanthropist is impressive, although the path to social justice does get clumsy occasionally.
Last year, CityLife was offered an interview with Williams, but was told that she would only talk to a female journalist.
I refused.
Williams' camp claimed it was because she wanted to allow women a chance to be given chances in the workplace. Ironically, the interview would have been carried out by one of the all-female CityLife staff team anyway.
Good intentions, badly executed.
No such worries on the music front though. After a few line up changes along the way, former drummer Zac Farro is back in the fold and After Laughter has been winning rave reviews from fans and critics.
Tickets are still on sale for Friday night's gig, priced from £29.50 (booking and facility fees apply). You can buy them from eventim or Ticketmaster.
Stage times
Doors 6pm
Check back here on on the Manchester Arena website for details.
Support
Support for the tour will come from American rockers mewithoutYou.
Frontman Aaro Weiss featured on a track from Paramore’s latest album ‘After Laughter‘, while Hayley Williams lent her voice to mewithoutYou’s ‘Fox’s Dream of the Log Flume‘ in 2012.
Set list
(based on their recent show at Birmingham Genting Arena)
Hard Times (w/ snippet of Blondie’s Heart Of Glass)
Ignorance
Still Into You
Forgiveness
Fake Happy
That's What You Get
I Caught Myself
Pool
Hate to See Your Heart Break
Caught in the Middle
Told You So
Idle Worship
No Friend (with vocals from Aaron Weiss)
Misery Business (two fans chosen to sing bridge)
Ain't It Fun
Encore:
Grow Up
French Class (HalfNoise cover)
Rose-Colored Boy
Paramore / Manchester Arena / Friday February 19 / 6pm / £29.50
