Paramore postpone shows due to Hayley Williams illness
She writes a heartfelt note to fans
Paramore have postponed two shows in Southeast Asia at the eleventh hour after Hayley Williams was struck down with illness.
In a heartfelt note on the band’s Facebook page, Hayley says that since Paramore’s dates in Australia and New Zealand, she has been battling “a throat & upper-respiratory infection” and her throat got worse ahead of the scheduled show in Jakarta tonight (16th February).
Their date in Manila has now been postponed until 23rd August and they’re working with promoters to rearrange the Indonesia show.
Hayley wrote:
“Friends in Jakarta and Manila, this is Hayley.
“I wanted to write personally to tell you that I've been fighting a throat & upper-respiratory infection for the last 2 days. It's a pretty nasty sickness but if I would've been able to get my voice to come through for me, the guys and I would've done the show tonight anyway.
"Unfortunately, my throat hasn’t loosened up and the rest of my symptoms have only gotten worse.
“After getting an official diagnosis from a doctor here in Jakarta, our team decided that it would be the right thing to postpone the show tonight in Jakarta as well as the next show in Manila to later this year. We'll return to Manila on August 23rd and are hard at work with the promoters to secure a date for our return to Indonesia. Please hold on to your tickets if you already have them.
“Just to be transparent - the reason for also delaying the Manila show is to reduce the amount of travel we’d have to do within the next few days of the tour. We’ve been flying a LOT on this tour. Traveling by plane can make it hard to heal because of the dry, recycled air, the extreme altitude, and the fact that planes are basically just flying petri dishes. Minimizing flights and having those few extra days off should give my antibiotics time to kick in and allow my voice time to recover from all this coughing.
“As for now, I'm in the doctor's care and I’m going to rest as much as possible so that we don't have to postpone any more shows on this tour.
“I'm so sorry for the disappointment this will inevitably cause everyone who's been looking forward to these two shows. I know nothing I say will alleviate that letdown.
“We've been looking forward to coming back to Indonesia since our first trip in 2011. The people who've built a community around the support of our music here are so special. And we were so ready to get back to Manila because every show we’ve played for our Filipino friends has been a wild time.
“We're coming back for you so please hang on 'til August.
“Last thing, to lighten the mood, if that's at all possible: google "The Cryptkeeper - Crypt Jam"... a frightening resemblance to what I sound (and look) like right about now.
“Hayley”
After responding to a series of well-wishing messages from fans on Twitter, Hayley shared an image of her Cryptkeeper likeness.
She wrote: “okay sweet friends, i gotta go back to sleep now. on an intense amount of medication. **a note to all press outlets: please use this current image of me, resting and recuperating in my hotel room, for your reports of our postponed dates. thank you.**”
Get well soon Hayley!