When was Billie Eilish’s first tour? Singer opened up about creating Copycat ahead of the EP tour

In her nine-year-long musical career, Billie Eilish has been on seven tours, out of which three were in support of her debut EP - dont smile at me. The first headlining tour that the Ocean Eyes singer ever embarked upon took place in October 2017, shortly after dont smile at me's release in August. Eilish's tour was, in fact, announced ahead of the EP's release, in July 2017.

In the concert, Billie Eilish performed in 11 different cities, only one of which was outside of the US, in Canada.

A few months after the North American venues of her first tour were released, Eilish dropped three more dates for her Australian concerts. Billie's setlist for her first tour included 11 songs, seven of which were from her debut EP, alongside four singles. The Oscar winner had also included her then-latest release - COPYCAT - in her concerts.

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Billie Eilish's Copycat was about her impatience for lack of originality

Billie Eilish included her then-latest release - COPYCAT - in the concerts of her first tour. Talking about the creation process behind the song ahead of the tour with Billboard, Billie Eilish revealed how it was created out of her impatience for lack of originality. The singer-songwriter further shared:

"I knew exactly what I wanted to write about. It’s really cliché of this to happen, because yeah, as you get more recognized and [are] more of a big deal, then people start copying everything you do. But if you’re going to do everything I do, what’s the point of even trying to be you, if you’re not even you at all?”

Finneas, who was the co-writer and producer of Eilish's song, was also responsible for its signature grungy bassline. Talking about it, the bury a friend singer said:

“He played this weird, creepy bass sound, and I thought it was so cool.”

The official audio of COPYCAT dropped on Billie Eilish's YouTube channel on July 14, 2017, and has since amassed 140 million views. Although Eilish never released a music video for the track, her fans have made several for her.

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Eilish's upcoming world tour will take place on 3 continents

Seven years after Billie Eilish first hit the North American roads for her debut tour, the singer-songwriter is all set to kickstart her seventh world tour in September 2024. It's an accompanying tour for the Grammy winner's third studio album - Hit Me Hard and Soft - which was released earlier this year on May 17.

Her tour will kickstart in Canada on September 29, with the first US show taking place in Baltimore on October 4. From October 4 to December 17, Eilish will tour all around the country, with her shows taking place in 20 different states. The you should see me in a crown singer will perform the highest number of concerts (five) in her home state, California.

Between December 17 and February 17, Billie Eilish will take a break from the tour, resuming it in Australia on February 17, where she will perform 12 concerts. Eilish will be in the continent till the first week of March, after which another short break will be followed by the European leg of her tour.

Eilish's first European show will be held in Sweden on April 23, followed by Norway, Denmark, Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Austria, Italy, France, and Spain. On July 7, the bad guy singer will commence the UK leg of her tour in Glasgow, concluding it on July 27 in Dublin.

Eilish's Hit Me Hard and Soft has 10 tracks, out of which the music videos of only two have been released so far - Lunch and CHIHIRO. While her fans await other music videos, the singer hasn't yet announced when they could drop.