a long read on Billie Eilish’s shin tape
— Alice Jones (@alicevjones) June 24, 2022
I too would like to know more about the shin tape!
Eilish responds to Roe v Wade decision
Eilish addresses the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v Wade in introducing Your Power, which she plays acoustically with Finneas:
“Today is a really dark day for women in the US and in just gonna say that cos I can’t bear to think about it any longer in this moment. This song is dedicated to that I guess”.
Eilish is a real pro at the lost art of crowd interaction, something that feels a bit unfashionable in pop’s stern-faced current moment. Lots of call and response, asking the audience to get low, playing different sections of the crowd off against each other.
Billie Bossa Nova and Goldwing next: the former is a bit of a palette cleanser after the intensity that came before, the latter a proper big singalong.
Five stars for Sam Fender
Away from Billie Eilish for a moment – Ben Beaumont-Thomas has reviewed Sam Fender’s Pyramid set and it’s a bit of a rave.
“This was the big-hearted post-Covid performance everyone was craving, and had so sorely missed,” he says in his 5-star review.
Next up the deeply beefy You Should See Me in a Crown – the bass is absolutely brutal. It’s so loud that it’s shaking the Guardian cabin, making typing a bit of a challenge. Any chance you turn it down a shade, Billie?
“There are so many of you guys. Jesus fuck!” Not half, Billie – it looks absolutely rammo-ed.
A bit of a change of pace here with the swooning My Strange Addiction and wistful ballad idontwannabeyouanymore. Eilish’s brother Finneas O’Connell, on keys and guitars, is getting a fair bit of screen time. He’s a pretty massive name in his own right these days.
Eilish lollops down her custom Glastonbury catwalk for Therefore I Am. And, four tracks in, finally has a chance to take a breath and say hello to the crowd. What a pulsating opening!
NDA next – it’s pretty striking just how up for it the crowd are here, belting back every last lyric.
