Paramore: This is Why 2023 North American Tour in Toronto at Scotiabank Arena

Paramore at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto
Paramore at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto
Paramore at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto
Paramore at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto
Paramore at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto
Paramore at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto
Paramore at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto
Paramore at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto
Paramore at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto
Paramore at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto
Paramore at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto
Paramore at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto\
Paramore at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto
Paramore at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto
This was my 6th time seeing Paramore live in the last 18 years, and they somehow get better and more impressive with every album cycle. Last night's two-hour setlist was a great mix of old and new, upbeat and mellow, and cynical and contemplative, with some incredibly nostalgic moments:

1. You First
2. The News
3. That's What You Get
4. Playing God
5. Caught in the Middle
6. Rose-Colored Boy
7. Running Out of Time
8. Decode
9. Last Hope
10. Big Man, Little Dignity
11. Liar
12. Crystal Clear (Hayley Williams song)
13. Hard Times
14. Told You So
15. Figure 8
16. The Only Exception
17. Baby (HalfNoise song)
18. Crave
19. Misery Business (with fan performance)
20. Ain't It Fun
21. Still Into You
22. This Is Why

It's crazy to think that I discovered them totally by accident in 2005 — my friends and I arrived early at a small dingy bar in London, Ontario, to see Armor for Sleep and Funeral for a Friend, and decided to stay inside to watch this underage band open for them. (I was so impressed that I decided to buy a copy of their debut album after the show. They were selling them out of a suitcase.) And now they sell out arena tours. 

Thank you, Paramore, for deciding to stay together and letting me grow up with you.