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Billie Eilish review – a bravura arena set offers both energy and intimacy
The singer continues a wildly successful year with a major tour that gives fans a fast and furious ride through her biggest hits
Photograph: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Live NationWhile I recall walking down a quiet, dark set of stairs to mix in with a scattered crowd back in 2016, in order to attend her first night at the Garden I took at least four escalators to make my way inside. Aptly, even the merch for The Hit Me Hard and Soft Tour reflected this similar mood: bright yellow T-shirts (retail price $50) and oversized hoodies ($125) with bold, exaggerated designs seemingly borrowed from the early 90s playbook of hip hop acts like the Beastie Boys and NWA. She knows full well that these are the people who helped her ascend from her parent’s house and small clubs to a modern form of global fame few ever reach, all while managing to maintain the intimacy that effectively endears her.
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