The pop superstar’s new studio album will be released on May 17. She will perform 12 dates on the east coast.
Billie Eilish at the 66th Grammy Awards.Invision
These include the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on February 18,19,21 and 22,Qudos Bank Arena at Sydney Olympic Park on February 24,25,27 and 28,and Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena on March 4,5,7 and 8).
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TheHit Me Hard and Softtour,promoted by Live Nation and Frontier Touring in Australia,will begin in North America this September,then head to Australia,before Europe,the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Eilish,22,first gained public attention in 2015 with her debut singleOcean Eyes,written and produced by her brother,with whom she still collaborates on music and live shows.
Billie Eilish last toured Australia in 2022.
It was 2019’sBad Guy,the song whose chorus includes a sample of the sound made by a Sydney traffic light when the light turns green at a pedestrian crossing,that changed her career.
The song,from her debut albumWhen We All Fall Asleep,Where Do We Go?,went on to win her a Grammy and debut in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100,peaking at No.1 in 2019,making her the first artist born in the 21st century to top the US album charts.
In Australia,the song won 2019’s Triple J Hottest 100,making Eilish the first female solo artist,and the youngest act – she was 18 – to top the fan-voted poll.
Last month,she and her brother won the best original song Academy Award for the songWhat Was I Made For?Written for Greta Gerwig’s blockbuster filmBarbie,the pair delivered a powerful performance of it at the ceremony.
It was the second time the pair have won the category at the Oscars,having previously been honoured in 2022 forNo Time to Diefrom the James Bond film of the same name. Tickets for the Australian leg of the tour go on sale via on Friday,May 3.
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