An apt metaphor for the speed and intensity of her meteoric rise to pop superstardom, Billie Eilish began her show at the O2 arena by being propelled up from a springboard under the stage. The 20-year-old has seven Grammys and an Oscar under her belt. She also has a headline show at Glastonbury next week. In fact, she has been uncontainable throughout her whole short career, and her performance at the O2 Arena was no different.
“I want everybody to flop their limbs”, she declared towards the start of her performance, readying the 20,000-strong audience. Other dictums were jump around, hug your neighbour, purge negative thoughts and “don’t be an asshole”. All dutifully responded to the Ten Commandments of Billie, who is seen as the influential voice of Generation Z for good reason.
