Hayley Williams and Zedd Reunite at Hollywood Bowl

Hayley Williams brought Zedd out on stage at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Monday night, performing 'Stay The Night' together live for the first time since 2014. It was a moment twelve years in the making, and the crowd at one of LA's most iconic venues got to witness it in person.

The 2013 EDM crossover hit peaked at number 18 in the US and number 2 in the UK, making it one of the bigger pop moments of Williams' career outside of Paramore. The last documented live performance of the track was at LA radio station KIIS FM's Wango Tango concert in 2014. Zedd, real name Anton Zaslavski, walked out and sat at Williams' piano for a stripped version of the song. No bass drops, no build-ups. Just the melody and Williams singing with everything she had.

What Brought Hayley Williams and Zedd Back Together on Stage

Williams' current run, billed as the Hayley Williams Show, has been teasing these pop-crossover callbacks since the tour was announced. Venue social posts dropped lyric clues ahead of each date. A Forest Hills Stadium post teased lines from her 2010 B.o.B. collaboration 'Airplanes.' A post outside the Hollywood Bowl used lyrics from 'Stay The Night.' The fanbase picked up on both and started speculating. Williams delivered on both.

At a New York date last month, she performed 'Airplanes' for the first time since the song was current, with tourmate Rico Nasty taking B.o.B.'s verses. She repeated that performance at the Hollywood Bowl, then went further. During the encore, she told the crowd she wanted to bring up an old friend, introduced Zedd by his given name Anton, and let the moment breathe before they launched into the song.

It is worth noting what this tour is doing more broadly. Williams is revisiting a chapter of her career she has been pretty open about distancing herself from, the mainstream pop crossover era, and doing it on her own terms and at her own pace. These are not nostalgia cash-ins. They feel more like a person working through her own catalog and deciding what she actually wants to reclaim.

Why This Hollywood Bowl Moment Matters Beyond the Song

Hayley Williams is carrying a lot right now. She is in the middle of a full tour, recently confirmed as a headliner for Primavera Sound 2027, and has been publicly grieving the death of her ex-husband Chad Gilbert. She also made news this past week for doubling down on her political stance after drawing criticism from the Department of Homeland Security. Her side project Power Snatch dropped a cover of mark william lewis. The volume of what she is moving through makes these live moments feel more significant, not less.

The Hollywood Bowl show was not just a greatest hits run. It was a statement about what she chooses to carry forward. Performing 'Stay The Night' with Zedd in the city where the song was last performed over a decade ago closes a loop in a way that feels intentional.

For LA's creative community and live music watchers, this is also a reminder of what the Hollywood Bowl can hold. The venue has been home to landmark performances for decades, and nights like this one add to that record. If you want to stay on top of live moments like this one as they happen, check out our [events calendar](/events) for what is coming through the city.

The Hayley Williams Show still has dates remaining. Whether she pulls out any more crossover-era surprises is an open question, but given what she has already done on this run, it would not be smart to bet against her. Watch for where this tour goes next and whether the Primavera 2027 booking brings a bigger production or something more in line with the intimate, direct energy she has built on this solo run. Either way, Williams is in a creative moment worth tracking closely.