Billie Eilish Announces Hit Me Hard and Soft Tour for Upcoming Album
North American leg starts in September, Europe, Australia and UK in 2025
The American singer-songwriter Billie Eilish said on Monday that her Hit Me Hard and Soft tour, which is based on her new album, will begin on September 29 in Quebec, Canada, and travel to Europe, Australia, and the UK in 2025.
Hit Me Hard and Soft, Eilish's third studio album, will be released on May 17. Following that, the tour will commence.
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"THE TOUR: HIT ME HARD AND SOFT. Ticket sales begin on May 3. April 30–May 1 pre-sale! Different pre-sales; information emailed. When using your American Express card to purchase tickets, holders of the card will also receive early access to a restricted number of seats. c u then," the singer penned next to a tour poster.
Eilish will visit Australia, Norway, Denmark, Netherlands, Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, Italy, France, Spain, the UK, and Ireland following the conclusion of her tour in North America.
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The tour's tickets will go on sale on May 3. Tickets can be reserved in advance starting on Tuesday and running through May 1.
Eilish had previously declared that she would want to release a full-length album on May 17 as opposed to releasing singles before then. "I want to deliver it to you all at once, not in singles: PPP We are really excited for you to hear this record, and Finneas and I couldn't be more proud of it.
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At this year's Oscars, Billie and her brother Finneas' Barbie song "What Was I Made For" won the Academy Award for best music (original song). Apart from that, the pair collaborated on the song Happily Ever After from 2021.
The brother-sister team's second Oscar victory, following their first in 2022 for the James Bond theme music No Time To Die, comes from What Was I Made For. At the 81st Golden Globes, the song had also won Best Original Song.
