"We loved playing for the Swifties" — Paramore shares sincere thank-you note to Taylor Swift post Eras Tour set

The rock band Paramore recently shared a moment of joy from their Eras Tour trek with Taylor Swift. Paramore took to Instagram on August 26 to express appreciation for the pop singer. They uploaded a photo featuring the band's frontwoman Hayley Williams, and the other members smiling alongside Taylor Swift. The Love Story was seen giving a thumbs up to the camera.

The caption read:

"@TaylorSwift, Thank you for asking us to be a part of such an incredible moment in your life and career. We loved playing for the Swifties, we loved watching you tell your life story through this show. And we truly fell in love with your whole crew. Congrats on one more leg of this giant, history making tour. We love you! Paramore"

The band served as an opening act for many of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour concerts. They first opened for the Eras Tour on March 17, 2023, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, and returned during the tour's European leg in May 2024.

Since then, the band has opened shows in many European cities including Stockholm, Madrid, Dublin, Amsterdam, Zurich, and Munich. They finished the last round of concerts at London's Wembley Stadium.

This isn't the first time Paramore has shared a stage with Swift. During the latter's Speak Now tour in September 2011, Hayley Williams joined the singer on stage to perform That's What You Get.

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More about Paramore's singer Hayley Williams' friendship with Taylor Swift

Paramore's lead singer Hayley Williams and Taylor Swift have been friends for many years. During an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in October 2023, Hayley revealed that she met the singer at Timbaland's Grammy party in 2009.

"I was very nervous, but a woman came up to me and she said, 'I'm Taylor Swift's mom and, you know, Taylor doesn't have a lot of friends her age that do music. And I would love to, like, you know, introduce you guys or get your number.'"

On June 22, 2024, Taylor Swift welcomed Williams for a special performance on Castles Crumbling from her 2023 album Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) at Wembley Stadium. Before introducing Hayley to the audience at the venue, Swift said that while she was re-recording this track, she was trying to reach out to artists she admired. She mentioned:

"I asked an artist who I was such a huge fan of to be on one of the songs, and she said yes. London, we are so lucky because when I asked Hayley Williams to come to this show, she said yes."

Moreover, in April 2024, Hayley Williams took to her Instagram Story to show love to Swift before the release of her album titled The Tortured Poets Department. In the Story, she praised the pop singer's storytelling in the tracks, and called Taylor's lyrics "impressive." Hayley added, 'I'm so ready to be tour-mates."

Since that day, Taylor and Williams have shared a close friendship and collaborated on music projects like Castles Crumbling. The duo have been showing support for each other publicly.