Billie Eilish fans camp out at Glasgow's Hydro before show
Ecstatic fans piled into tents inside the red pedestrian walkway bridge over the Clydeside Expressway last night and in the early hours of this morning.
The dedicated 'Eyelashers' have been lining up in the hopes of getting to the front of the sold-out crowd.
The star will play two sold-out shows (Image: Archive)
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The 23-year-old global superstar will kick off her UK leg of the tour in Glasgow tonight and tomorrow, before heading to London and Manchester.
Casey Eve, 17, from Newcastle, shared her experience camping out in the tunnel next to the venue after arriving around half 4 in the morning.
On her camping experience, Casey described it as "Tiring. Literally fell asleep in like an hour" but added, "it was actually really comfortable".
When asked why she chose to camp out so early, she stated, "It's Billie Eilish. That's it, it's just Billie Eilish, isn't it really?"
Casey Eve (Image: Newsquest)
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Three fans – Micha Hubar, 16, from Germany; Connor Baird, 17; and Ellie Farrell, 17 – arrived at the venue around 5 AM. They all also camped out in the tunnel.
Describing their camping experience, they said: "It wasn't that bad. I thought it was going to be worse." They found the tunnel "warmer there" because "it was like enclosed, so we were quite warm, it was kind of fun".
Their main reason for camping out was clear: "We really want to get barricade". One passionately declared, "I would do anything for the diva."
Ellie had a special hope for the night, she explained: "I made a sign. My uncle passed away a few days ago. So I made a sign, hoping she'll dedicate a song to him."
Micha Hubar, 16, from Germany; Connor Baird, 17; and Ellie Farrell, 17 (Image: Newsquest)
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Lucy Noel (Image: Newsquest) Lucy Noel, 16, travelled from Jersey and arrived at 4am to secure a spot for her first time seeing Billie live.
Her motivation for camping out was to get a prime viewing spot, she said: "I really want Barricade because she does barricade run. So that'll be fun".
Eilidh Newlands, 16, from Bishopton, and Finn Loose, 17, from Renfrew, arrived at the venue around half past nine in the morning.
Eilidh Newlands, 16, from Bishopton, and Finn Loose, 17, from Renfrew (Image: Newsquest)
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Finn said: "I love to queue. I feel like I get really bad FOMO if I'm not queuing. So, I need to be in the queue."
"We also like meeting people even if we don't get to the barrier.
"I'm just happy to be here and be hanging out with people and getting hyped for the concert.
"Some of my best friends I've made while queuing. Like my whole friend group, I met at a concert I was queuing for at 8am."
Eilidh added: "You make friends in such the weirdest ways and cues."
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