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Hayley Williams Says Bigoted Fans Aren’t Welcome at Her Shows

A new Clash interview links her concert ethos to album themes on the South, gentrification, inclusion.

Overview

  • Williams says all are welcome at her concerts except racists, sexists, and those who view trans people as a burden, calling it a hard line.
  • She adds that people who hold such beliefs should feel unwelcome as audiences unite around something positive.
  • The remarks were made in a new Clash interview and reported across multiple outlets over Nov. 30–Dec. 1.
  • She connects the stance to her solo album Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party, discussing True Believer’s focus on Nashville, gentrification, misplaced Southern pride, and a racist legacy.
  • USA TODAY reports the project’s title track labels a “racist country singer,” a line interpreted as referencing Morgan Wallen’s 2021 slur controversy.