Hayley Williams kicked off her latest solo tour, ‘The Hayley Williams Show’ last night (September 3), with a host of live debuts and a Nina Simone cover.
The Paramore frontwoman took to the stage at the iTHINK Financial Amphitheater, West Palm Beach, Florida, to play a variety of songs from her three solo albums. She kicked off with the live debut of ‘Just a Lover’, from her 2021 solo album ‘FLOWERS for VASES / descansos.’
It would be one of eight live debuts of tracks from her previous releases, although the bulk of the setlist was devoted to songs from her latest LP, ‘Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party’, released last year. Album tracks ‘Mirtazapine,’ ‘Brotherly Hate,’ and ‘Parachute’ made up the three-song encore, while ‘Ice in My OJ,’ ‘Kill Me,’ ‘Glum,’ and more were performed in the main set.
Williams also played a cover of Nina Simone’s classic ‘Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood’, and played a snippet of Portishead’s ‘Wandering Star’ during the performance of ‘Simmer’. Before the final song of the night, she said to the crowd: “Be safe, take care of yourself, look out for each other and fuck Donald Trump!”
Check out videos of the performance, as well as the setlist below.
Hayley Williams at her show last night in West Palm Beach, FL: “Be safe, take care of yourself, look out for each other and fuck Donald Trump!” (Video: Beatriz Gomes / TikTok) pic.twitter.com/wD68DiLgl0
— Marco Foster (@MarcoFoster_) September 4, 2026
Hayley Williams played:
‘Just a Lover’ (Live debut)
‘Over Yet’ (Live debut)
‘Simmer’ (With snippet of ‘Wandering Star’ by Portishead; first time as a solo artist since 2020)
‘Creepin’’ (Live debut)
‘Ice in My OJ’
‘Kill Me’
‘Hard’
‘My Friend’ (Live debut)
‘Leave It Alone’
‘Roses/Lotus/Violet/Iris’
‘True Believer’
‘Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood’ (Nina Simone cover)
‘Cinnamon’ (Live debut)
‘Dead Horse’ (Live debut in front of an audience)
‘Pure Love’ (Live debut in front of an audience)
‘Crystal Clear’ (Live debut as a solo artist)
‘Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party’
‘Glum’
‘Disappearing Man’
‘Dream Girl in Shibuya’
‘Good Ol’ Days’
‘Just a Lover (Reprise)’
Encore:
‘Mirtazapine’
‘Brotherly Hate’
‘Parachute’
Earlier this month, Hayley Williams announced a new run of UK and European solo dates, taking place next summer and stopping at the OVO Hydro in Glasgow as well as London’s Alexandra Palace. Check out the full list of dates as well as ticket information here.
‘Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party’ was previewed for a limited time on Hayley Williams’ website last July under the working title of ‘Ego’, before being officially released along with its title the following month. NME gave the selection a glowing five-star review, calling it “a bold choose-your-own-adventure through hope and heartache.”
“There’s plenty in this brilliant, swaggering new chapter to be excited about,” Ali Shutler wrote. “These songs might be about missed second chances, but Williams is certainly making the most of hers.”
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