Billie Eilish Invites ‘Vogue’ Backstage During Her ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’ Tour

[crew chattering]

[ethereal music]

[car door thuds]

[ethereal music continues]

[crew chattering]

[ethereal music continues]

[burps] Ooh, that wasn't a good one.

Damn it. [burps]

It felt like it would be.

[gentle cheerful music]

Here is my wardrobe room.

Super glamorous.

We fit 40 looks in, like, two days.

The beginning of the last tour that I did,

I left for that tour with three looks total.

And so I had to, like, make all the outfits myself

on the road.

It was such a mess,

so I'm really happy to have this all planned.

And then I have this look book,

which has all of the outfits

and all of the accessories in them,

all in, like, an order.

Thank God for this, truly.

I'm not gonna spoil all of them,

but I'm excited for all of 'em.

[somber music]

[crew chattering]

[laughs] But what's new?

[crew chattering]

I mean, it's a very different tour

than I've ever done before for a lot of reasons,

many, many reasons.

One, I'm in the round,

which I've never done before.

I've always done a show on one side of the arena

and then the crowd is on the other.

And now I'm right in the center

and everyone's looking at me

from every direction the entire show,

which is a complete different experience.

♪ My congratulations ♪ ♪ My congratulations ♪

♪ All my love and patience ♪ ♪ All my love and patience ♪

♪ All my admiration ♪ ♪ All my admiration ♪

♪ All the times I waited ♪ ♪ All the times I waited ♪

♪ For you to want me naked ♪ ♪ For you to want me naked ♪

♪ Made it all look painless ♪ ♪ Made it all look painless ♪

♪ Man, am I the greatest ♪ ♪ Man, am I the greatest ♪

It's been a really long, grueling process

of getting all the visuals and the colors

to be right for each song.

And it's funny, people sometimes ask me like,

Why do you think those ideas for those songs?

And I literally don't know. They just are there.

They are preexisting.

It's like, you know, someone's like,

You know, what are those?

You're like Shoes, duh. They're shoes.

And that's kind of how it feels, I'm like,

But it's in my brain

and then I have to create it.

[bouncy merry music]

[crew chattering]

Hey. [laughs]

Guys, this is Vogue.

[crew member cheers]

Vogue is just a camera.

I have a full band, which I have never had.

It's always just been me and my brother

and then our drummer, Andrew.

And now, you know, Finneas isn't out with me on tour.

I don't have my parents on the road for the first time.

And I'm a grownup too.

I've never been a grownup on tour,

so this is all very new for me.

Y'all, this is my band's room,

and here's the band.

Here they all are. Say hello, everyone.

Hi. Hey. Hey.

[Billie chuckles] I'm so-

[Band Member] What did you say last night

that was so stupid before the show?

Well, I've never done a chant before.

[band member chuckles] Like, one of these.

Yeah. Oh, yeah.

[Billie] Because I've never had a group

to really do it with or-

[Band Member] But what was it?

I said, Another show.

[band laughing]

Well, thanks guys. Love you all.

We're gonna have a great show tonight.

Hell yeah. Absolutely.

Another show. [laughs] Another show.

[melancholic piano music]

♪ Don't be that way ♪

♪ Fall apart twice a day ♪

♪ I just wish you could feel ♪

♪ What you say ♪

♪ Show, never tell ♪

♪ But I know you too well ♪

♪ Got a mood that you wish ♪

It's always, like, very exciting to play stuff

that I've never played live for the first time

and, like, feel people's reactions and how people feel.

And I just, like, get this giant whoosh

of everybody's energy.

It's really cool.

I mean, it's been like nothing but good, so.

Been shredding on the guitar

for Happier Than Ever lately,

which has been nice.

BIRDS OF A FEATHER is great at the ending.

It's a nice little finale and there's confetti

and it's just like a sweet moment.

THE GREATEST is amazing.

That's a really special moment for the show for me.

You know, that song is not really, like,

in the mainstream world from that album.

And so honestly,

I've been really surprised and so ecstatic

about how the fans really, really...

Like, they just are screaming the lyrics

for the entire thing and it's just so special to me.

It's like imagine, you know,

writing something that meant so much to you

and then an entire arena of people

is, like, shouting it back at you.

It's amazing.

[solemn music]

♪ I had a dream ♪

♪ I got everything I wanted ♪

[Crew Member 1] Oh my God. She falls that way.

♪ Not what you'd think ♪ [crew member chatters]

♪ And if I'm being honest ♪

♪ It might've been a nightmare ♪

[bouncy solemn music]

♪ To anyone who might care ♪

[sound system clicks]

It's the same amount of time. I have the same...

Does it repeat twice on the real song?

Oh my God.

♪ Do it again ♪

♪ Would I do it again ♪

♪ If they knew what they said would go straight to my head ♪

♪ What would they say instead ♪

[bouncy solemn music]

The end of recording. Oh, it stopped recording.

I don't- The end.

Jam after the show every night.

[Producer] Oh, okay.

[Billie] 'Cause instead of drinking.

[producer laughs]

[gentle soothing music]

[bright poignant music]

[crew members chattering]

[Crew Member 2] It looks so cute. Was I?

[crew members chattering] [bright poignant music]

[crowd faintly cheering]

Why don't you...

Wow.

Hey. Sick!

[crowd faintly cheering]

[Crew Member 2] What's up, superstars?

How's it going? [band member chuckles]

[Billie] I got the name too.

Oh, yeah. Sick. [Billie laughs]

They're not too bad.

[Billie] Alright, everybody ready?

Let's do that. Ready?

Yeah. Let's do it. [band members laughing]

[Band Members] Another show!

[band members laughing]

[crowd cheering] [rousing music]

[crew member chatters]

[crowd cheering continues] [rousing music continues]

[bright reflective music] [crowd cheering]

This is my last song, Toronto!

I love you so much! Have a good night!

♪ I want you to stay ♪

[spectator shouts]

♪ 'Til I'm in the grave ♪ ♪ 'Til I'm in the grave ♪

[crowd cheering]

♪ 'Til I rot away, dead and buried ♪

♪ 'Til I'm in the casket you carry ♪

♪ If you go, I'm goin' too ♪

♪ Uh ♪

♪ 'Cause it was always you ♪

♪ Alright ♪

♪ And if I'm turnin' blue ♪ ♪ And if I'm turnin' blue ♪

♪ Please don't save me ♪ ♪ Please don't save me ♪

♪ Nothin' left to lose ♪ ♪ Nothin' left to lose ♪

♪ Without my baby ♪ ♪ Without my baby ♪

[bright reflective music]

♪ Birds of a feather ♪ ♪ Birds of a feather ♪

♪ We should stick together ♪ ♪ We should stick together ♪

♪ I know ♪ ♪ I know ♪

♪ I said I'd never think I wasn't better alone ♪

♪ Can't change the weather, might not be forever ♪

♪ But if it's forever, it's even better ♪