Billie Eilish Reveals She's Working on ‘Something Very Special' With James Cameron
'So you may have noticed there's like more cameras than usual,' she told the sold-out crowd at the first show of her four-night stint in Manchester. 'Basically I can't say much about it, but what I can say is that I'm working on something very, very special with James Cameron.'
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While Eilish did not divulge many details, such as what the apparent film project specifically entails or when it can be expected to arrive, she did say 'it's gonna be in 3D.'
Eilish added that the filmmaker was actually in attendance at Saturday's concert, and hinted that the filming will continue to take place throughout her four dates in Manchester. 'You and me are part of the thing that I'm making with him,' she added. 'Also, I'll probably be wearing this exact outfit for like four days in a row.'
In addition to Saturday's set, she is performing in Manchester tomorrow night (July 20), and July 22 and 23, before she heads to Dublin for a two-day stint July 26 and 27.
Last month, Eilish performed a cover of Paramore's 'The Only Exception' at her tour stop in Paris, and in May she covered Radiohead's 'Creep' while in Amsterdam.
Her current European tour run wraps up at the end of this month. Eilish then heads to Japan in August for a couple of dates before returning to the United States in mid-October for an extended Hit Me Hard and Soft U.S. trek that concludes in San Francisco with a two-show run Nov. 22 and 23 at Chase Center.
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