Don't Smile at Me Tour

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Don't Smile at Me Tour
Continental tour by Billie Eilish
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LocationNorth America
Associated album Don't Smile at Me
Start dateOctober 4, 2017
End dateOctober 21, 2017
No. of shows11
Billie Eilish concert chronology

The Don't Smile at Me Tour (stylized as dont smile at me tour) was the first headlining concert tour by American singer-songwriter Billie Eilish. It was launched in support of her debut EP Don't Smile at Me (2017), and consisted of 10 concerts in the United States and one in Canada. The tour was announced in July 2017, with dates being released at the same time. The set list featured all of the songs from Don't Smile at Me. The tour was positively received by critics.

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Synopsis

Eilish would start the tour with "Copycat" over flickering lights. They would slow the show and play "Idontwannabeyouanymore". "Watch" would then come next. She would then perform "Party Favor" while playing on a ukulele and would later transition into a cover of the Drake song "Hotline Bling". She would later perform an unreleased song called "Listen Before I Go". Eilish ended her regular set with "Ocean Eyes". Eilish would return with a performance of "Bellyache" during the encore. [1] [2] [3]

Set list

This set list is representative of the show in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on October 20, 2017. It is not representative of all concerts for the duration of the tour. [4]

  1. "Copycat"
  2. "Idontwannabeyouanymore"
  3. "Watch"
  4. "Six Feet Under"
  5. "Hotline Bling"
  6. "Party Favor"
  7. "I’m in Love Without You"
  8. "listen before i go"
  9. "Ocean Eyes"
  10. "Wish You Were Gay"
  11. "Bellyache"

Shows

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, and venue [5]
Date
(2017)
CityCountryVenue
October 4 Santa Ana United StatesConstellation Room
October 5 Los Angeles The Echo
October 7 San Francisco Rickshaw Stop
October 9 Portland Holocene
October 10 Seattle The Crocodile Back Bar
October 12 Chicago Schubas Tavern
October 14 Toronto Canada Drake Hotel
October 16 Brooklyn United StatesBaby’s All Right
October 19 Cambridge Sonia
October 20 Philadelphia World Café Live
October 21 Washington, D.C. Rock & Roll Hotel

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