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Billie Eilish announces mammoth Happier Than Ever 2022 world tour and she could not be more excited to hit the road again
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Billie Eilish is making the most of the upcoming post-pandemic travel freedom by embarking on a world tour in 2022.
The singer, 19, announced the first leg of a global tour to perform the songs from her album Happier Than Ever on Friday.
The star, whose album is set for release on July 30, broke the news by posting a video on Instagram along with the caption: ‘GOING ON TOURRRRRR AGAINNNNNN JSKCHSKCJSLFJKSNDHSK FINALLYYYYYYY “Happier Than Ever, The World Tour” EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE,’ along with three white dove emojis.
In the video, Billie can be seen sitting along in an empty auditorium as a piano plays in the background.
A crowd can be heard chanting her name as she sits on a red seat in a blue top from her Happier Than Ever clothing line.
A title card then appears, which reads: ‘Billie Eilish. Happier Than Ever. The World Tour.’
The shows will kick off in New Orleans on February 3 with a 32-date arena run with stops across North America.
Billie will the perform 18 dates in Europe and the United Kingdom from June 3.
This year has been a good year for the musician whose latest single Your Power debuted at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US, getting more than 150million streams its first two weeks.
She won two Grammys for record of the year for her song Everything I Wanted and best song written for visual media for her James Bond track No Time To Die.
Billie also featured in a critically praised documentary film The World’s A Little Blurry for Apple TV+.
The US star also released a self-titled book earlier this month, documenting a visual narrative through her life.
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