She smiled, looking out over the audience briefly before launching into 'bury a friend,' one of the standout tracks from 2019's WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? It felt like the air in the 3Arena had cracked open like an egg, the high pitched screaming spilling out over the stage. Suddenly, she was onstage and the audience lost their minds. The stage lit up in bright, pure white, disjointed noises and blinding flashes of light announcing Eilish's arrival. A wide range of people were in attendance - from teenagers decked out in merch, older fans loitering among the upper seats to kids, some looking as young as eight years old, Billie Eilish's face looking out from their bright green t-shirts. What followed was a rapturous performance, Reyez practically spitting each word, a righteous anger bleeding into the track, as if saying "see, look at me now!"Īfter Jessie Reyez exited the stage and the house lights came up, an anxiously excited buzz began to fill the space. "We're gonna get deep," she prefaced, before sharing the story of her early career - when she chased a music opportunity only for a big-shot producer to tell her that she would have to perform oral in order to get famous. Like before her performance of 'Gatekeeper,' for example, she sat on the edge of the stage and looked out over the sea of upturned faces. It's rare to see a support act win over an audience like Reyez managed to do, gently commanding attention by engaging and being unashamedly honest. From the bluesy, acoustic ballad 'Figures' to the sweetly crescendoing tribute to her parents 'Great One,' the Canadian singer showcased her unique flavour of pop, pairing it with jokes and anecdotes that painted her as more than just a singer songwriter she was a performer through and through. If there's one thing to say about her set everyone in that crowd knew exactly who she was by the time she stepped offstage.įull of infectious, unbridled energy, Reyez delivered an impeccable performance. Where some may have been daunted by hundreds of people who don't know their name, Reyez took it in stride kicking off her set by asking "how many of you don't have any idea who the fuck I am?" She laughed at the hands that shot up. So, support act Jessie Reyez had a singular experience as an opener: a full crowd. Now, with a top 15 EP, two chart topping albums, seven Grammys, three Brits, a Golden Globe and an Oscar to her name, she is touring the world in support of Happier Than Ever, the aesthetic-shattering 2021 album that told the world 'I'm not a kid anymore.' Releasing her first single, 'Ocean Eyes' in 2015 (at 14 years old), she was put on the map, its soaring harmonies and gentle instrumentation proving Eilish as a talented musician with a built in master producer her brother, Finneas O'Connell. This phenomenon speaks to the her near mythic status - and she has the record to back it up. Right from the tall stage walls to the gaping mouth of the arena entrance, Billie Eilish fans were elbowing each other for the chance of a closer look. Normally, arriving to a show right at doors sees a few disparate superfans packed in close to the barrier, a couple of new concert-goers who don't know about openers, fans of the support act or some people who thought, 'hey, might as well get what I paid for.' That's why, arriving right at 7:30pm, the scene that greeted us at the arena was unexpected - the pit was completely full. That's why, on Saturday night at the 3Arena, there was an air of bated breath as countless fans packed in to catch a glimpse of the myth. Billie Eilish, the 20-year-old LA native who built her brand on dark, wandering pop, is one of these celebrities someone you expect to see everywhere except in-person. There are some artists who have risen to the level of almost transcendental fame - skyrocketing to unimaginable success, their names becoming synonymous with the modern music industry.
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