To celebrate the success of her latest album, Hit Me Hard and Soft, Billie Eilish is currently on the UK leg of her tour, which kicked off on July 7 at the OVO Hydro in Glasgow. Now in London and in the final stages of her sold-out six-night run, I was lucky enough to be part of a crowd that cried, screamed and healed together.
With over 124 million Instagram followers, nine Grammy wins and two Oscars, Billie Eilish is undeniably one of thebiggest musiciansof her generation. Her album Hit Me Hard and Soft debuted at number one in the UK, marking her biggest opening week in the country to date. It also follows the success of her previous two albums, Where We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? And Happier Than Ever.
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I have to admit that I’ve never been a huge fan of Billie’s music, nor did I think that I’d ever see her performing live. But let me tell you, this was the best concert that I’ve been to. It was the first time that I bawled my eyes out at the concert – and I wasn’t ashamed of it.
’95 minutes of happy tears’
My best friend and I had an incredible view; we could see everything so clearly thanks to the stage design – Billie sang on a large box which was positioned in the centre of the arena, giving fans a good view no matter where they were seated. At 20:15 on the dot, she began the show with her hit song CHIHIRO.
Billie herself said the show was about bonding with one another and forgetting about the problems outside of the arena, even if it was just for a short while.
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Everybody loves her, and now I see why
Throughout the show, she performed her biggest hits from her new and old albums, including LUNCH, NDA, Therefore I Am, WILDFLOWER, when the party’s over, THE DINER, everything i wanted, BLUE, What Was I Made For?, Happier Than Ever, the iconic Guess (though sadly without Charli XCX), and even my all-time favourite song, BIRDS OF A FEATHER. That’s when I completely lost composure and burst into happy tears.