Hayley Williams has officially announced her first solo tour. The full message from Hayley can be found below.
It feels like the right time to let you all know… I’m going on tour. And I want to get tickets into the hands of my fans, at a price that is as reasonable as I could get it. I’ve had countless conversations with my team, and they’ve spent countless hours trying to find the best solution for fans to be able to buy tickets. It’s been tough (to say the least), and unfortunately, there’s just no way to guarantee that zero tickets get scalped. But we’re doing our best. In short, I’m trying out a platform called Openstage to host a verified presale registration. Openstage’s fan validation system helps verify human fans and reduce bots and scalpers, giving my fans a better chance to access tickets. All registrants will be required to verify both their email address and phone number as a preventative measure against bots and scalpers. Only those registered and verified for the presale will receive a unique code to purchase tickets during the presale period. It’s important to note that receiving a code does not guarantee you will be able to buy tickets - they will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis. There is also no guarantee that tickets will be available outside of this presale, so registering is your best and potentially only chance at getting tickets. To further combat scalping and overpriced resale tickets, we’ve made sure that face value ticket exchanges are available, and have disabled ticket transfers for all shows (except for NYC and Chicago where state laws prohibit us from doing so, and Amsterdam). This gives everyone the best chance to purchase tickets at face value. I know this won’t be perfect. You shouldn’t have to jump through hoops to buy tickets to see the show, but unfortunately, it’s a broken and convoluted system. My team and I are doing everything we can, and I am hopeful that the processes we’ve put into place will get as many tickets into the hands of my fans (at face value) as possible. I can’t wait to be back on the road and see all of your faces. We’ll dance, scream, and cry together. Love you all. Take care of yourselves.