Art + Friends

"Art + Friends" (read "Art & Friends") was an event hosted by Paramore as a "celebration of Nashville music, art, and community" that happened on September 7, 2018, at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TN. It was also the last show of the After Laughter touring cycle.

Background[]

"We are pretty close to wrapping up our touring cycle for After Laughter and heading home. So we thought, 'Instead of a throwing a homecoming party for ourselves, why don’t we throw a party for the whole city?'. We want to celebrate our hometown and the fast-growing, wacky, and wonderful alternative music and arts community of Nashville. We want to show you what our fine city has to offer, outside of bachelorette parties and karaoke bars. So here’s your official invite to Art + Friends. We (Paramore) are gonna play a big rock gig, along with some of our friends - it’s a solid lineup of all Nashville based artists. Plus, there will be tons of local art to see and experience, local independent business owners showing off their wares, and some local food & bevs.

Take it from a group of kids who grew up right here in this city - the new Nashville is definitely alright with us. We’re excited to give everyone a chance to experience Nashville the way we do...

P.S. how many times can YOU say Nashville in a DIY press release? Probably not this many..."

- Hayley Williams

Supporting acts and artists[]

The festival featured other bands' performances and a few artists, brands, vendors, curated sessions, etc.

Bands[]

COIN
Bully
Canon Blue
Liza Anne
Nightingail

Others[]

Elephant Gallery
Alex Lockwood
GoodDYEYoung
Grimeys
Kangaroo Press
Mike Kluge
Marcus Maddox
Daddy's Dogs
Epic Girl
Hatch Show Print
Nashville Smile Bar
Second Harvest Food Bank
The Hip Zipper
Congrats Records

Paramore[]

Paramore's last After Laughter-Era's setlist was a mix of Tour Five's set with an addition of a few songs. The album (After Laughter) was played in its entirety, although not sequentially.

Encore:

Trivia[]

"Tell Me How" had its live debut at this show, although it seems that it was the only time they'd ever play that song. Hayley said it was necessary.
"Misery Business" had its "last performance for a while" at this show. It's currently unknown if the band will ever play it again.
All the After Laughter songs were played on this show.
Taylor York shaved his hair right after the show.