Hayley Williams Doesn’t Want Racist, Sexist, Transphobic People at Concerts

Hayley Williams has a message for her viewers.

talking with Conflict magazine for a recent cover story for his new album, ahead of his first solo tour. Ego death at the bachelorette partyThe Paramore frontwoman said that she wants all members of the crowd to feel welcome at her concerts.

Williams, 36, told the outlet, “I always feel very grateful that our band can be a part of that conversation. It’s so important that people feel welcomed to the party.” “I’ve always said, everyone is welcome on our show. But I don’t want racists around, and I don’t want sexist people around, and I don’t want people who think trans people are a burden.”

Williams continued, “I think it’s a hard line for me now. I hope that it will naturally happen that people who harbor those harmful ideologies will not be welcomed, because they will walk in the door and realize that the gang is here, all together doing something positive.” “If you believe everyone should be welcome then everyone is welcome… If you don’t believe that, then you are not welcome!”

Williams has long been an outspoken advocate for marginalized communities. In 2023, the singer called for two bills in Tennessee that targeted the LGBTQ+ community in the state. During Paramore’s set at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in September 2024, Williams also spoke out against the Project 2025 initiative launched by allies of President Donald Trump, which targeted reproductive rights, immigration, and DEI initiatives, among other issues.

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The artist’s new album — which earned Williams four Grammy nominations, including Best Alternative Music Album — sees the rocker reflect on his upbringing in the Southern Christian community as well as the history of racial tension in the area.

“I’ve never been willing to openly shout about racial issues,” Williams said during an appearance. New York Times Popcast Podcast on October 1. “I don’t know why it became the thing that makes me the most angry. I think because it’s so conflicting that it overlaps with everything from climate change to LGBTQIA+ issues.”

She added, “When I was in denial of my faith and my religious upbringing since I was about 19, I didn’t really realize how much of a religious experience paramour was for me, a God pillar in my life.”

Williams has released several solo records, including in 2020 petals for armor and 2021 Flowers for Vase/Descansothe singer told Conflict Making his latest album felt like “going back to the beginning of what made me love music.”

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“This whole experience has been an exercise in capturing a lot of truth,” Williams said. “It’s a lesson I keep coming back to, and in 2025 it hits me like a hammer. You know, it’s like a brick to the face, and this album was my way of moving through it.”

Williams’ cross-country solo tour will begin on March 27, 2026, in Atlanta and end on May 15, 2026, in Los Angeles.