Billie Eilish: Where Do We Go? Livestream

WHEN WE ALL QUARANTINE, WHERE DO WE GO?: Billie Eilish was one step away from world domination. After releasing one of the most acclaimed albums of 2019, WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?, which debuted at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200, nearly sweeping this year’s Grammys with accolades including Album of the Year, amassing over 67 million Instagram followers since her career began five years ago, creating the theme song for the 25th James Bond film, and proving herself to be the coolest green-haired teen there is, the 18-year-old musician just had one mission left in order to take over the world of pop music: embark on a worldwide arena tour.



The Where Do We Go? World Tour was expected to run from March to September of 2020, but its run only lasted for three dates due to, well, you know. Since the pandemic ruined the concept of live music as we know it, Eilish has performed virtually several times, including a set during the “One World: Together at Home” charity showcase and a remote NPR Tiny Desk concert. In July, she released “my future”, an ASMR-level breathy, jazz-inspired single that showcases her voice better than ever before, showing the potential for what her future music might sound like. But can a popstar become an internationally renowned name without a world tour to deliver her there?

This month, Eilish presented her attempt at a substitute. For WHERE DO WE GO? THE LIVESTREAM, she spent months again working with Moment Factory, the multimedia company that also worked on her live tour. Using XR technology from her native Los Angeles, Eilish, her production Grammy-winning brother, Finneas, and their longtime live drummer, Andrew Marshall, would perform live virtually from a 60 ft. x 24 ft. stage, surrounded by 100 ft. x 24 ft. 360 LED screens to provide an immersive 3D experience for fans. The stream was hosted on Eilish’s website, powered by interactive platform Maestro with interactive production from lili Studios, and was sponsored by Global Citizen, NIVA, Postmates and Verizon. Tickets for the stream were $30 a pop, which gave fans access to the concert that could be streamed for 24 hours after its premiere, as well as a pre-show filled with special content and a selection of exclusive merch. Additionally, 500 fans would be pre-selected to interact with Eilish prior to and during the show.





Another room, labeled “Vote,” gave fans information on this year’s election (a notable theme of the night, considering the livestream took place just 10 days before Election Day in the US). Elsewhere, viewers could re-acquaint themselves with Billie’s tunes in the “Music” section of the site, or they could check out what their peers have been doing in the “Fans” area, which featured fan art of Billie and covers of her songs.

Billie Eilish was forced to end her North American tour as the coronavirus began to spread in March. But fear not, Eilish is taking her tour virtual, launching a multi-dimensional, interactive livestream concert tonight.



Using state-of-the-art XR technology, multiple cameras, angles and 3D environments, ticket holders will be able to step inside the 18-year-old star's world, as she performs a fully live set. Where Do We Go? The Livestream, produced in collaboration with Moment Factory, is inspired by elements from her arena tour, and will feature never-before-seen experiences made exclusively for the stream. 500 pre-selected fans will also interact with Billie virtually and in real time throughout the show.

The concert will air live from Los Angeles on Oct. 24 at 3 p.m. PT, hosted here on the singer's website and powered by the Maestro interactive streaming platform. Following the show, ticket holders will have access for 24 hours to replay the show on-demand. Purchase tickets here. livestream.billieeilish.com/

When Billie Eilish isn't onstage, where does she go? Backstage with her crew, whom she introduces and interviews in a new behind-the-scenes video released Tuesday (Oct. 27).



On the latest episode of Backstage With Crew Nation, Eilish steps away from the spotlight while rehearsing for her Where Do We Go? The Livestream concert, which took place Saturday night, and showed off the stagehands who help run the show from start to finish.



"They are literally like my family," she says while walking the most recent addition to her family, her adopted pit bull Shark. "... See, most of these people I've been working with since I was a very young girl, so they're all OGs. It is really, really important that I think you guys know that people are losing jobs. Obviously, COVID has been a real struggle, and especially my crew, [they] haven't had enough opportunity because we can't do shows. So it's really important that we do this."

Most of her team members have been working with the "bad guy" singer since she was 15 or 16, including her tour manager Brian Marquis, front-of-house engineer Drew Thornton and drummer Andrew Marshall. When she asked her father Patrick O'Connell what he does as part of her crew, he answered, "I'm a factotum" -- which means "a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities," according to the definition presented in the clip.