Hayley Williams Pauses Paramore Show Due to Fan Fight – ‘Detention for Everyone!’

Paramore lead singer Hayley Williams said a Canadian crowd had her "acting like a teacher" when she intervened in an audience altercation from the stage.

Currently touring North America, Paramore were performing at the Toronto music venue History on Monday (Nov. 7) when the fight broke out and Williams stepped in.

Footage of the incident subsequently emerged on social media.

Watch the video down toward the bottom of this post.

"Everybody okay?" Williams asks the crowd after she stops Paramore's performance of their 2018 After Laughter single "Caught in the Middle."

"Okay, we got a fight?" she continues, as Louder reported, before adding, "Oh, man. What do you guys think this is — like, a Terror show?"

Williams goes on to add, "We're not a hardcore band, bro. We're gonna dance tonight, we're gonna have fun."

She then joked, "You got me up here acting like a teacher. Detention for everyone!"

Several other rock artists have also had to stop their recent performances, often to curb audience violence. Examples this year include Pearl Jam, Shinedown, The Cult, WILLOW and even country star Luke Bryan, who joked that his show "isn't Limp Bizkit or nothing."

In September, Paramore released their first new song in five years, "This Is Why." Paramore's sixth studio album, also called This Is Why, arrives Feb. 10, 2023.

See Paramore's upcoming tour dates below. Get tickets here.

Hayley Williams Stops Fight at Paramore Show - Nov. 7, 2022

Paramore Tour Dates

Nov. 9, 2022 – Chicago, Ill. @ Chicago Theatre
Nov. 11, 2022 – Cincinnati, Ohio @ Brady Music
Nov. 15, 2022 – Atlanta, Ga. @ Tabernacle
Nov. 16, 2022 – St. Augustine, Fla. @ St. Aug. Amp.
Nov. 19, 2022 – Mexico City, Mexico, @ Corona Capital Fest
March 18, 2023 – Glendale, Ariz. @ State Farm Stadium
May 23, 2023 – Charlotte, N.C. @ Spectrum Ctr
May 25, 2023 – Atlanta, Ga. @ State Farm Arena
May 27, 2023 – Atlantic City, N.J. @ Adjacent Fest
May 30, 2023 – New York, N.Y. @ Madison Square Garden
June 2, 2023 – Washington, D.C. @ Capital One Arena
June 4, 2023 – Cleveland, Ohio @ Rocket Fieldhouse
June 5, 2023 – Indianapolis, Ind. @ Gainbridge Fieldhouse
June 7, 2023 – Detroit, Mich. @ Little Caesars Arena
June 8, 2023 – Toronto, Ontario @ Scotiabank Arena
June 10, 2023 – Columbus, Ohio @ Schottenstein Ctr
June 11, 2023 – Pittsburgh, Pa. @ PPG Arena
June 13, 2023 – Orlando, Fla. @ Amway Ctr
June 14, 2023 – Hollywood, Fla. @ Hard Rock Live
July 6, 2023 – New Orleans, La. @ Smoothie King Ctr
July 8, 2023 – Fort Worth, Texas @ Dickies Arena
July 9, 2023 – Austin, Texas @ The Moody Ctr
July 11, 2023 – Houston, Texas @ Toyota Ctr
July 13, 2023 – Denver, Colo. @ The Ball Arena
July 16, 2023 – San Diego, Calif. @ Viejas Arena
July 19, 2023 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ Kia Forum
July 22, 2023 – San Francisco, Calif. @ Chase Ctr
July 24, 2023 – Seattle, Wash. @ Climate Pledge Arena
July 25, 2023 – Portland, Ore. @ Veterans Coliseum
July 27, 2023 – Salt Lake City, Utah @ Vivint Arena
July 29, 2023 – Tulsa, Okla. @ BOK Center
July 30, 2023 – St Louis, Mo. @ Enterprise Ctr
Aug. 2, 2023 – St. Paul, Minn. @ Xcel Energy Ctr