Paramore Postpone Dates Over Hayley Williams' Laryngitis

Paramore's opening date on their North American jaunt in support of the recently released Brand New Eyes was going really well last Wednesday... until frontwoman Hayley Williams lost her voice.

The band were forced to postpone a gig in Los Angeles the next day, and have since pushed back a string of other shows because Williams has laryngitis and wants time to recover.

The tour will resume Oct. 10 in Chicago, and tickets for the postponed dates will be honoured at all rescheduled shows. Fans who can't make it to the new dates can get refunds at point of purchase.

"This week I saw one of the best doctors in the country to check on my vocal cords," Williams wrote on Paramore's website on Friday. "I knew it wasn't going to be good but knowing that we were just starting our tour, I was trying to remain positive about it.

"In short, I've got laryngitis and need several days of vox rest. Luckily, we caught it early on. it's not like I've got some impending doom hanging over my head in which every time I play a show I'm going to wonder if it's the last one... I just have to be smart about this whole thing.

"So - we may have to rework the way I do stuff on the road.. like not only do I need to watch what I eat - but how much I talk at meet and greets and signings and press. I might have to go back to wearing that 'I'm on voicerest' button that I used to wear all the time. Ha. Ha. IT SUCKS!!! BUt I'm doing every thing I can, taking every precaution, to get it right."

Here is Paramore's reworked tour itinerary:

Oct. 10 Chicago, IL @ House Of Blues w/ Paper Route and The Swellers
Oct. 11 Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Detroit w/ Paper Route and The Swellers
Oct. 15 Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus w/ Paper Route and The Swellers
Oct. 16 Montclair, NJ @ The Wellmont Theatre w/ Paper Route and The Swellers
Oct. 17 Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory w/ Paper Route and The Swellers
Oct. 19 Boston, MA @ House Of Blues w/ Paper Route and The Swellers
Oct. 21 New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom w/ Paper Route and The Swellers
Oct. 23 Baltimore, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion w/ AFI, Dead By Sunrise and Kid Cudi (Ulalume)
Oct. 24 Norfolk, VA @ The NorVA w/ Paper Route and The Swellers
Oct. 26 Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House Of Blues w/ Paper Route and The Swellers
Oct. 27 Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle w/ Paper Route and The Swellers
Nov. 1 Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium w/ Paper Route
Nov. 3 St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant w/ Paper Route and The Swellers
Nov. 4 Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theatre w/ Paper Route and The Swellers
Nov. 6 St. Paul, MN @ Roy Wilkins Auditorium w/ Paper Route and The Swellers
Nov. 8 Denver, CO @ The Fillmore Auditorium w/ Paper Route and The Swellers
Nov. 10 San Francisco, CA @ Warfield Theatre w/ Paper Route and The Swellers
Nov. 11 Los Angeles, CA @ The Palladium w/ The Swellers
Nov. 29 Helsinki, Finland @ Jaahalli
Nov. 30 Stockholm, Sweden @ Arenan
Dec. 1 Copenhagen, Denmark @ Vega
Dec. 3 Hamburg, Germany @ Grunspan
Dec. 4 Berlin, Germany @ Huxley's Neue Welt
Dec. 6 Cologne, Germany @ Palladium Koln
Dec. 7 Paris, France @ Casino De Paris
Dec. 8 Tilburg, Netherlands @ 013
Dec. 10 Glasgow, Scotland @ Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre
Dec. 11 Birmingham, England @ The National Indoor Arena
Dec. 12 Dublin, Ireland @ The O2 Dublin
Dec. 14 Cardiff, Wales @ Cardiff International Arena
Dec. 16 Manchester, England @ Manchester Evening News Arena
Dec. 17 Brighton, England @ The Brighton Centre
Dec. 18 London, England @ Wembley Arena