Tour Dates

Rehearsals

It's a Tuesday night in Nashville, a perfect night for some band practice. Paramore is down to a three piece, just Hayley, Taylor, and Jeremy. They have no drummer or a rhythm guitarist anymore, but the band is closer than ever. 

This tour is going to be like no other, Hayley thinks to herself. She's got a plan in motion to create the best performance their fans deserve. 

"Hey T," Hayley says to Taylor when she walks into the practice area. When rehearsals for tour start, they rent out an old warehouse that has some pretty good acoustics. It gives a more concert-y vibe and is much better than being cramped in Hayley's basement like usual. 

There's only three people in the room, Hayley, Taylor, and Justin, Taylor's older brother. No sign of Jeremy.

"Wow, showing up before Jerm? That's a first," Taylor replies, not looking up from the guitar he's tuning. 

Justin nods then takes a sip of his coffee. He's leaning against the wall, not a care in the world. 

Just then a loud noise startles everyone. The door to the building opens up wide, blinding everyone. 

"Sorry, I'm here! I'm here," Jeremy yells as he rushes in and slams the door shut. 

"You guys realize practice was supposed to start an hour ago, right?" Taylor asks, standing up and placing his guitar back in its stand. 

"Yeah, and you do realize that scheduling practice for 7am is absurd, right?" Hayley snaps back. 

"Yeah T, this early morning thing is hard, especially when I've got a brand new baby." Jeremy says, rushing to get his bass set up. 

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"No, we can't open up with Daydreaming, it has to be Now. It's our big single right now." Jeremy argued. 

"So what if it's the big single, Fast In My Car, should be the opener. Screw Now. It's not a good opening song. Who's with me?" Taylor argued. 

"Hayley, what do you think? What's the opener?" Jeremy asked, hoping she would say Now. 

"Uhhhh, I have no clue. Can you give me the night to think about it?" Hayley says, right before the door to the warehouse opens. 

Two guys walk through the door, too far away to make out their features. They continue walking closer until they're standing right in front of Paramore, never saying a single word.

"Hey, you're Paramore right? I'm Tyler and this is Josh. We're Twenty One Pilots. We're your opener for the tour. How are you guys?" The dark haired guy, Tyler, says with an outstretched hand. He goes around shaking everyone's hands before waiting for someone else to talk. 

"Hey, I'm Hayley. This is Taylor, Jeremy, Aaron, Justin, and Jon." Hayley says, pointing out the guys while she talks. "I've heard some of your music, you guys are pretty good. Complete surprise we get to tour with y'all." 

That night after practice was over, Hayley was in bed and couldn't get the thought of the two guys out of her mind.