Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour

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Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour
Tour by Billie Eilish
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Location
  • Europe
  • North America
  • Oceania
Associated album Hit Me Hard and Soft
Start dateSeptember 29, 2024 (2024-09-29)
End dateJuly 27, 2025 (2025-07-27)
No. of shows83
Supporting acts
Website billieeilish.com
Billie Eilish concert chronology

Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour is the ongoing seventh headlining concert tour by American singer-songwriter Billie Eilish, in support of her third studio album Hit Me Hard and Soft (2024). [1] The tour, which was announced on April 29, 2024, started on September 29, 2024, at the Videotron Centre in Quebec City, and will conclude on July 27, 2025, at the 3Arena in Dublin. Nat & Alex Wolff, Towa Bird, The Marías, Ashnikko, and Finneas are set to serve as supporting acts.

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Background

Billie Eilish announced the release of her third studio album, Hit Me Hard and Soft , on April 8, 2024. [2] A few days before the album's release, on April 29, she announced the dates for Hit Me Hard And Soft: The Tour. The announcement was followed by a tour trailer posted on her official YouTube account consisting of a compilation of videos from her previous concerts and a teaser of the song "Lunch", which she previously teased during Coachella Festival. [3] She announced 81 dates across North America, Oceania, and Europe. On September 30, Billie announced two additional dates for Inglewood to be held on December 20 and 21 at the Kia Forum, bringing the total to five shows at the venue. [4]

Ticketing

Tickes for this tour were sold by Ticketmaster and the sales started on April 30 with a pre-sale for American Express Card Members only. There were some additional pre-sales throughout the week, with the remaining tickets being sold during the general sale, which began on May 3. [5]

To prevent scalpers from buying tickets and reselling them for a much higher price, Eilish used the Ticketmaster's Face Value Exchange, where fans could only resell their ticket for the same price they initially paid. Eilish also chose to make the tickets mobile only and restricted from transfer. To further support fair access, ticket delivery was delayed until two weeks prior to the date of the concert. [6] [7]

Critical reception

The tour was received with rave reviews from critics. Lindsay Zoladz of The New York Times praised Eilish's ability to bringing the intimacy of her songs to the arena stage, noting Billie "suddenly transforming acoustic numbers into arena-rocking power ballads and playing the adoring audience like a well-tuned instrument". [8] Melissa Ruggieri of USA Today pointed Billie's authenticity with her audience, saying that "There is no artifice to her. No questioning her level of sincerity when she tells fans at the end of the show, 'I will always cherish you ... I will always fight for you'". [9]

Writing for The Guardian , Rob LeDonne complimented Billie's ability to connect with the audience, calling her "the master of playful confidence, a quality on full display". [10] Kyle Denis from Billboard highlighted the fact that Billie plays multiple instruments throughout the show, showcasing her ability on piano, acoustic guitar and electric guitar: "From writing to acting, the world has been getting familiar with Billie's countless talents for years — but seeing her flaunt most of them in one setting never gets old". [11]

For Variety, Chris Willman called Eilish "a special gift (...) to the pop landscape", complimenting her vocals during the show and noting that she became "one of pop’s best vocalists". [12] Brendan Hay of Spin wrote that every element of the show "highlighted her unique ability to blend pulse-pounding beats with gentle vocals for a vibe I can only describe as 'grandly intimate'". [13] While Deadline's Anthony D'Alessandro pointed that the show has a lot of standout moments, noting that Eilish "performance wattage is what’s bedazzling in how she can take the singles from her recent chill, self-reflective album Hit Me Hard and Soft and turn them up onstage to 11 (in Spinal Tap volume speak), whether it’s bass or belting". [14]

Set list

This set list is from the September 29, 2024, concert in Quebec City. [15] It does not represent all of the concerts for the duration of the tour.

  1. "Chihiro"
  2. "Lunch"
  3. "NDA"
  4. "Therefore I Am"
  5. "Wildflower"
  6. "When the Party's Over"
  7. "The Diner"
  8. "Ilomilo"
  9. "Bad Guy"
  10. "The Greatest"
  11. "Male Fantasy"
  12. "Skinny"
  13. "TV"
  14. "Bury a Friend"
  15. "Oxytocin"
  16. "You Should See Me in a Crown"
  17. "Guess"
  18. "Everything I Wanted"
  19. "Blue"
  20. "Lovely" / "Idontwannabeyouanymore" / "Ocean Eyes"
  21. "L'Amour de Ma Vie" / "Over Now" (extended edit)
  22. "What Was I Made For?"
  23. "Happier Than Ever"
  24. "Birds of a Feather"

Notes

Tour dates

List of 2024 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening acts, attendance and gross revenue [26]
Date (2024)CityCountryVenueOpening act(s)AttendanceRevenue
September 29 Quebec City Canada Videotron Centre Nat & Alex Wolff 17,931 / 17,931$2,475,992
October 1 Toronto Scotiabank Arena ——
October 2
October 4 Baltimore United States CFG Bank Arena ——
October 5 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center 18,236 / 18,236$3,376,805
October 7 Detroit Little Caesars Arena ——
October 9 Newark Prudential Center 17,106 / 17,106$3,094,655
October 11 Boston TD Garden 16,057 / 16,057$2,907,737
October 13 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena ——
October 16 New York City Madison Square Garden 54,865 / 54,865$9,497,503
October 17
October 18
November 2 Atlanta State Farm Arena Towa Bird ——
November 3
November 6 Nashville Bridgestone Arena ——
November 8 Cincinnati Heritage Bank Center ——
November 10 Saint Paul Xcel Energy Center ——
November 11
November 13 Chicago United Center Nat & Alex Wolff——
November 14
November 16 Kansas City T-Mobile Center ——
November 17 Omaha CHI Health Center ——
November 19 Denver Ball Arena ——
November 20
December 3 Vancouver Canada Rogers Arena The Marías ——
December 5 Seattle United States Climate Pledge Arena ——
December 6
December 8 Portland Moda Center ——
December 10 San Jose SAP Center ——
December 11
December 13 Glendale Desert Diamond Arena ——
December 15 Inglewood [a] Kia Forum ——
December 16Towa Bird
December 17Nat & Alex Wolff
December 20 Ashnikko
December 21 Finneas
List of 2025 concerts [27]
Date (2025)CityCountryVenueOpening act(s)AttendanceRevenue
February 18 Brisbane Australia Brisbane Entertainment Centre Ashnikko ——
February 19
February 21
February 22
February 24 Sydney Qudos Bank Arena ——
February 25
February 27
February 28
March 4 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena ——
March 5
March 7
March 8
April 23 Stockholm Sweden Avicii Arena ———
April 24
April 26 Bærum [b] Norway Unity Arena ———
April 28 Copenhagen Denmark Royal Arena ———
April 29
May 2 Hanover Germany ZAG-Arena ———
May 4 Amsterdam Netherlands Ziggo Dome ———
May 5
May 7
May 9 Berlin Germany Uber Arena ———
May 29 Cologne Lanxess Arena ———
May 30
June 1 Prague Czech Republic O2 Arena ———
June 3 Kraków Poland Tauron Arena ———
June 4
June 6 Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle ———
June 8 Bologna Italy Unipol Arena ———
June 10 Paris France Accor Arena ———
June 11
June 14 Barcelona Spain Palau Sant Jordi ———
June 15
July 7 Glasgow Scotland OVO Hydro ———
July 8
July 10 London England The O2 Arena ———
July 11
July 13
July 14
July 16
July 17
July 19 Manchester Co-op Live ———
July 20
July 22
July 23
July 26 Dublin Ireland 3Arena ———
July 27
Total124,195 / 124,195 (100%)$21,352,692

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Labelled as Los Angeles in promotional material.
  2. ↑ Labelled as Oslo in promotional material.

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