On 28th September 2019, Billie Eilish appeared on the Jimmy Fallon Show. She discussed her plans on making her 'Where Do We Go' world tour, which will begin on March 2020, more eco-friendly.
Who is Billie Eilish?
Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O’Connell is an American singer/songwriter born on 18th December 2001, in Los Angeles, California, USA. Her mother Maggie Baird is a well- known actress who appeared in several TV shows and movies, such as “Life Inside Out”, while her father Patrick O’Connell, who is also an actor, acted in the movie called “Iron Man”.
Billie first rose to fame in 2016, after signing with Interscope Records when she released her first single “Ocean Eyes”. The song was originally published on Soundcloud on 18th November 2015. "Ocean Eyes" achieved double platinum in Australia, three times Platinum in Canada and Gold in the United Kingdom.
In an interview with the Paper on 16th March 2017, when asked the question on who her musical influences are, she said, “Rappers. Tyler, The Creator, Drake, Earl Sweatshirt, A$AP Rocky and Miguel. I really respect Tyler (The Creator) because he’s a genius musician. I grew up listening to the Beatles, Green Day and Avril Lavigne.”
Billie was raised vegetarian and regularly advocates for veganism on her social media accounts.
Eco-friendly world tour
Billie explained that she will be partnering with a non-profit organization called ‘Reverb’. They associate with musicians, festivals, and venues to green their concert events. Moreover, Reverb creates a platform where representatives from their organization interact with fans at the show to discuss issues regarding the environment and social actions.
During her interview on the Jimmy Fallon show, she said, “We’re actually bringing someone from Reverb, this company that basically specializes in the best and most healthy and green ways to do everything”.
Billie then explained that in her concert no plastic straws will be allowed, fans will have to bring their own water bottles, and recycling bins will be available everywhere in the venues of her concert.
In every tour venue, there will be a ‘Billie Eilish Eco-Village’ area which will be allotted to the fans where they can learn about climate change and become more environmentally conscious.
On 28th September 2019, the singer was featured as a musical guest on the season premiere of "Saturday Night Live." The show was hosted by Woody Harrelson who is an actor and an environmental activist.
Before Billie’s performance on "SNL," she shared a video on Instagram with Woody in which they talked about the impact on climate change on our earth. One of the environmental organizations that was mentioned in the video was 'Fridays for Future', a movement that was created by climate change activist Greta Thunberg.
