Taking to her Instagram Story, Hayley Williams thanked those who shared birthday wishes with her. "It's beautiful to feel seen and celebrated." Whilst she described 35 as "tiling dirt soil and throwing little seeds down," she said that "36 is exciting and a little scary, already".

Alluding to what she may be plotting, she added a strikethrough paragraph which reads: "I'm going try and finally play some shows next year that would've happened nearly 5 years ago now. That is, if the world doesn't fucking stop before then. Here's hoping."

HAYLEY WILLIAMS SOLO TOUR 2025 THIS IS NOT A DRILL pic.twitter.com/acFWVie5Rd

— hayley stan 5ever (@enbymargarita) December 28, 2024

After releasing the first part of her debut solo album, Petals For Armor, in 2020, Williams announced a small headline tour. At the time, she wrote: "Wow. I am going on tour. Myself. It’s not Paramore and truthfully, it’s just a little terrifying. But if I know anything, it’s that there’s no safer place (besides at home with my dog) than to be on a stage, in front of the people who I’ve grown up singing my lungs out for. There was a time I thought I wouldn’t tour Petals For Armor. What a joke. I must."

The tour was cancelled due to the pandemic, and whilst she has performed a handful of benefit shows solo – as well as her own NPR's Tiny Desk At Home – Williams instead has used Paramore's tour for their sixth studio album, This Is Why, to debut some of her solo tracks.