Paramore is currently touring in support of their recently released album "This Is Why," and sometimes their shows can get a little too rowdy-even for a rock band concert.
As per Stereogum, Hayley Williams is known as an "extremely nice person who cares deeply about the band and its fans," which is probably surprising to the fans when she suddenly stopped the show and began telling off some fans.
During Paramore's last night performing at New York City's Madison Square Garden, while performing their song "Figure 8," some fans began shoving people around them.
"Holy s**t, f**k you. Get out," Williams shouted at a couple of disruptive fans. "Hi. Yes, I will embarrass both of you."
"Both of you need to find somewhere else to take care of that shit because that's not happening here."
Mid-Concert Pause
A video of the altercation was uploaded online, which showed a couple forcing their way through a crowd-perhaps to get a little closer to the stage-but was met with resistance from other fans.
After Williams directly called out the pair, they were quickly escorted out, before she addressed the crowd once more, "How are you going to disrupt one of our favorite songs to play?"
"Let me know when you're good out there. Thumbs up," she added. "Madison Square Garden, get the fuck out of here. Sorry. We were all having a good time, weren't we?"
Paramore then began performing "Figure 8" from the top once again, and the rest of the show went off without a hitch.
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Safe Shows
According to reports, Paramore has always placed their fans' safety and enjoyment at the top of their priority for each and every show.
This was a commitment they openly announced following an alleged altercation between a male and female fan during one of their shows last October.
"After last night's show in SLC, we were made aware of an incident that happened in the crowd while we were on stage
"[...] We did not realize this was happening, as the incident took place out of view from stage. Had we seen any of this happening, we would have stopped the show until the situation was under control.
"To make things as clear as possible: Paramore shows are meant to be a safe place for people. If you can't respect that, do not come," the band's statement read.
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