PARAMORE ANNOUNCE 2018 NORTH AMERICAN
“AFTER LAUGHTER SUMMER TOUR (TOUR 5)”
Tickets On Sale to General Public Starting Friday, March 16 at LiveNation.com
(Mar 8, 2018) – Following their massively successful “Tour Two” last fall, GRAMMY® Award-winning band Paramore today announce their 2018 North American “After Laughter Summer Tour (Tour 5).” The summer amphitheater and arena tour kicks off June 12 in St. Augustine, FL and make stops across the U.S. and Canada including Toronto, Brooklyn, Chicago, New Orleans, Los Angeles and more. The 26-city trek will wrap on July 24 in Denver, CO at the famous Red Rocks Amphitheatre. A special guest will also be added to the tour and announced soon.
Paramore will play Heritage Park Amphitheatre in Simpsonville on June 14 and Red Hat Amphitheater Raleigh on Friday June 15. Foster The People will join Paramore for the June 14 Simpsonville date.
In keeping with their commitment to ensure tickets get into the hands of their fans, not scalpers or bots, Paramore has partnered with Ticketmaster to use its Verified Fan platform. Verified Fan will power all ticket presales, providing fans who truly want to attend the show with the best opportunity to get great tickets.
Registration for Paramore’s fan presale powered by Ticketmaster Verified Fan will begin Thursday, March 8 at 10am ET through Sunday, March 11 at 10pm ET HERE. Presale tickets for registered fans will go on sale beginning Wednesday, March 14 at 9am local time through Thursday, March 15 at 10pm local time, while limited supplies last.
Citi® is the official presale credit card of the ‘After Laughter Summer Tour (Tour 5)’, and as such, Citi cardmembers can take advantage of a special Citi Presale powered by Verified Fan opportunity for tour dates in the United States. Citi cardmembers can register starting Thursday, March 8 at 10am ET through Sunday, March 11 at 10pm local time to unlock access to tickets and use their Citi card to complete the ticket purchase if verified. The Citi Presale begins Tuesday, March 13 at 10am local time until Thursday, March 15 at 10pm local time. To register for the Citi Presale powered by Verified Fan visist: www.citiprivatepass.com.
Tickets will go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, March 16 at 10am local time at LiveNation.com.
The 2018 summer amphitheater and arena tour is in celebration of their acclaimed fifth studio album After Laughter, which was released May 2017 through Fueled by Ramen. Produced by Justin Meldal-Johnsen and Paramore's own Taylor York, After Laughter hit number one on Billboard’s U.S. Top Alternative Albums chart and the U.S. Top Rock Albums chart. It was also included on several Best Album of the Year lists in 2017 including Billboard, NME, NPR, Rolling Stone and more. The album featured smash hits “Hard Times,” “Told You So,” “Fake Happy” and most recently, “Rose-Colored Boy” which was released on February 5, 2018 along with their retro morning-news themed music video, which currently has over 3.7 million views.
Foster The People most recently wrapped a world tour in support of their third studio album Sacred Hearts Club. The album released July 2, 2017 and featured hit songs including "Pay the Man", "Doing It for the Money", "SHC,” and “Sit Next To Me.” The band also played a slew of festivals last summer and fall including Lollapalooza, Meadows Music and Arts Festival and Austin City Limits.
For more information or to purchase tickets go to livenation.com.