Billie Eilish and the Discussion board are like birds of a feather. Since 2020, the Los Angeles native has carried out within the storied live performance venue a number of occasions, the newest cease being a five-night run that marks her triumphant hometown return.
Eilish kicked off her L.A. stint of the Hit Me Exhausting and Gentle Tour on Sunday, Dec. 15, designating a distinct opener for every evening — The Marías, Towa Fowl, Nat and Alex Wolff, Ashnikko and Finneas, respectively. The 23-year-old started the trek in September, enjoying 36 dates on the North American leg, which wraps in L.A. Following the Grammy Awards on Feb. 2 (the singer is up for seven Grammy nominations), Eilish will head to Australia for the worldwide leg of the tour.
However this week, it’s all about her homecoming on the Kia Discussion board. Listed here are highlights from her five-night run, which is scheduled to finish on Dec. 21.
Eilish debuts trippy and experimental visuals
The 23-year-old singer has all the time been forward of the curve when it comes to visuals – consider the early music movies for “Bury a Good friend” and “All of the Good Women Go to Hell” – so it’s no shock that Eilish introduced that into her dwell present. She integrated visible backdrops to most songs, making the Discussion board really feel like a music video set. She additionally included a video of her skipping by a subject of grass whereas she sang “Birds of a Feather,” an apparent troll to these on-line criticizing her artistic route for the tune’s music video.
Childhood buddies grow to be background singers
Billie Eilish performs onstage for the Hit Me Exhausting and Gentle Tour at The Kia Discussion board on Dec. 15.
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Eilish’s two background singers, Jane and Ava, joined the L.A. native middle stage for a part of her set. She confessed to the gang that the three younger ladies have been buddies since childhood and that this was the background singers’ first tour. “We have been buddies in center faculty then there have been a number of years [where] lives adjustments and issues modified after which every thing got here again the way it was alleged to be,” she defined.
Billie speaks up for abortion rights
Eilish’s 2022 tune “TV” has a rallying cry at her exhibits, and L.A. was no completely different. Throughout these exhibits, together with the remainder of the tour, the gang listened to Elilish sing the lyrics “The web’s gone wild watching film stars on trial” earlier than screaming the following line together with her: “Whereas they’re overturning Roe v. Wade.” The artist momentarily paused, taking the second in, after the lyric. Eilish was very outspoken forward of the 2024 election – she publicly endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris and urged her followers to vote for the vice chairman throughout a cease at her live performance.
Charli XCX, Kim Kardashian and extra celebs noticed
Billie Eilish, Charli XCX on the Hit Me Exhausting and Gentle Tour at Kia Discussion board on Dec. 17.
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The celebrities have been out in full drive throughout the run’s first three days. Charli XCX appeared on the first two L.A. dates in music video kind earlier than Eilish carried out her verse on their “Guess” remix collaboration. Then, she shocked followers by bringing out the British singer at Wednesday’s present.
Eilish’s live performance had loads of movie star friends in attendance. Kim Kardashian, damaged foot and all, was noticed at Tuesday’s efficiency. In the meantime, her sister, Kourtney Kardashian Barker, attended evening one of many run.
Taking a second to rejoice
FINNEAS and Billie Eilish on the Kia Discussion board.
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Eilish couldn’t assist however get into the vacation spirit throughout her exhibits. The 23-year-old was joined onstage by her brother and collaborator Finneas. Donning a Santa hat, the artist carried out numerous Christmas songs at completely different exhibits – “I’ll Be Dwelling for Christmas” and “Have Your self a Merry Little Christmas” amongst them.
The singer’s 23-year-old birthday aligned with Tuesday’s live performance, and Finneas led the gang in singing Comfortable Birthday, bringing out a cupcake with a single candle for the singer to blow out.
Eilish is slated to proceed her run of exhibits on the Kia Discussion board on Dec. 20 and 21.
