Hayley Williams kicked off her ‘Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party’ tour last night in Atlanta, Georgia, welcoming ’68 frontman Josh Scogin for a special performance of her track ‘Parachute’.
Hayley Williams has kicked off her North American tour in support of her solo album, Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party, last night in Atlanta, Georgia, with a powerful performance.
On the night, Williams would perform every track from her most recent album, along with a cover of Nina Simone’s classic song ‘Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood’.
Williams would close out the night by also bringing out ’68 frontman and former The Chariot singer Josh Scogin for a special performance of her track ‘Parachute’.
You can watch fan-recorded footage of the performance below.
For those caught off guard by the surprise collaboration, it’s actually not all that surprising when you think about it. The Paramore frontwoman has had a long history of performing with metal and hardcore faves like Deftones, Turnstile and more.
In 2007, Williams would guest on Scogin’s former band, The Chariot’s track, ‘Then Came to Kill’, cementing her roots in the metalcore/hardcore scene. To see Williams bring Scogin on stage in his hometown is a tremendous payoff for fans who have stuck by both throughout the years.
Williams is expected to tour throughout North America until May, before embarking on a Europe and UK tour later in the year.
Scogin will also be heading on tour in May, as the frontman gears up for the ’68’s farewell shows starting in Orlando, Florida before wrapping a month later in his home city of Atlanta, Georgia.
Last week, Scogin took to social media to shoot down rumours that he’d be joining fellow hardcore outfit Better Lovers. In a social media post, he’d write that he was “humbled” by fans’ but, “I don’t join bands. I start them. And as fun as it would be to lock ourselves in a room and create music together, I just have some other ideas brewing for now, that I want to explore.”
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