Billie Eilish adds S.F. tour dates, responds to ‘trash' Met Gala look: ‘I wasn't even there'
Billie Eilish is extending her global tour — and setting the record straight.
The Grammy-winning pop star announced a major expansion of her 'Hit Me Hard and Soft' world tour, adding 21 new U.S. shows — including a return to the Bay Area with back-to-back concerts at Chase Center in San Francisco on Nov. 22 and 23.
The 23-year-old singer, currently touring through Europe, is set to kick off the second U.S. leg of the tour Oct. 9 in Miami, with stops scheduled in cities such as Philadelphia, Long Island, Austin and Phoenix, before concluding in San Francisco.
American Express cardholders can access presale tickets starting Tuesday, May 20, with general sales opening Thursday, May 22 at noon via billieeilish.com.
In December, Eilish performed two nights at SAP Center at San Jose.
The announcement comes as Eilish finds herself at the center of unexpected online scrutiny over a Met Gala appearance she never made.
After images of Eilish in a supposed Met Gala outfit were widely shared and criticized as 'trash,' the singer clarified that the photos were fabricated.
'Seeing people talk about what I wore to this year's Met Gala being trash — I wasn't there,' she said on Instagram Stories last week. 'That's AI. I had a show in Europe that night. Let me be! I wasn't even there!'
Eilish performed in Amsterdam the night of the event. The viral images appear to be part of a growing trend of AI-generated celebrity content circulating online.
Her third studio album, 'Hit Me Hard and Soft,' debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 in May 2024.
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