Billie Eilish has stunned fans over just how much she’s charging for merchandise at her gigs as the American pop star kicks off her n tour.
Posts to social media showed a number of items at a stand, set up at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Queensland, where Billie has a gig on Tuesday night.
On offer was a range of branded shirts for AUD $80, caps for AUD $60, single pairs of boxer briefs for AUD $50 or a set of three for AUD $90.
While short sleeved tour shirts and tank tops could be bought for AUD $80, long sleeved versions were more, ringing in at AUD $100.
Also on sale was a Blohsh necklace for AUD $120, a canvas belt for AUD $60 and a canvas tour poster for AUD $60.
The most pricey items included an AUD $220 hoodie and a football jersey style shirt for AUD $160.
Billie Eilish (pictured) has stunned fans over just how much she’s charging for merchandise at her gigs as the American pop star kicks off her n tour
Fans in the comments section of the TikTok post were aghast, with many stunned at the cost.
’60 for a poster is wild,’ said one person while another wrote, ‘$220 for a jumper is crazy omg’.
‘Did they forget to convert it from USD to AUD or something?!?! Like these prices are INSANE,’ one more chimed in.
‘120 for a necklace is insane and 220 for a jumper is insane,’ someone else said with another writing, ‘Billie please we are in a financial crisis’.
‘$80 for a tank is a crime,’ complained someone else while another said, ‘How much money does she think we have’.
‘It’s actually wild what artists & their teams charge these days – especially considering is experiencing such a bad cost of living crisis. Seems inconsiderate,’ wrote one more.
Several fans pointed out that some of the merch cost as much as a ticket to the show.
‘BRO MY TICKET COST 220$ WTH,’ said one fan while another added, ‘The jumper is the same price as a seat B ticket??’
Posts to social media showed a number of items at a stand, set up at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Queensland, where Billie has a gig on Tuesday night
On offer was a range of branded shirts for AUD $80, caps for AUD $60, single pairs of boxer briefs for AUD $50 or a set of three for AUD $90. While short sleeved tour shirts and tank tops could be bought for AUD $80, long sleeved versions were more, ringing in at AUD $100
Also on sale was a Blohsh necklace for AUD $120, a canvas belt for AUD $60 and a canvas tour poster for AUD $60. The most pricey items included a AUD $220 hoodie and a football jersey style shirt for AUD $160
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‘When the jumper is basically the equivalent of another ticket,’ said one more.
Billie slipped into largely undetected on Monday ahead of her first n tour in over two years.
The 23-year-old was completely unrecognisable as she strolled through the airport sporting a grey jacket over a blue hoodie, face mask, sunglasses and baseball cap to conceal her identity.
The Los Angeles-born singer will be performing 12 sold-out n shows across Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne as part of her Hit Me Hard and Soft world tour.
Her first concert will be on Tuesday night at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre and she will finish up on Saturday, March 8 at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena.
It is the first time Billie has performed in since 2022.
In April, the Grammy and Oscar winning artist unveiled her impressive 81-date tour on Instagram for her new album, Hit Me Hard and Soft.
The What Was I Made For? artist will begin her Aussie stint at Brisbane Entertainment Centre on February 18, 19, 21 and 22.
Several fans pointed out that some of the merch cost as much as a ticket to the show. ‘BRO MY TICKET COST 220$ WTH,’ said one fan while another added, ‘The jumper is the same price as a seat B ticket??’
She will then travel to Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena for four nights on February 24, 25, 27 and 28.
The singer will perform four more concerts at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena in early March.
The tour saw Billie first hit the road in September in Quebec, Canada, before concluding in July in Dublin, Ireland.
She captioned her post: ‘HIT ME HARD AND SOFT: THE TOUR. tickets on sale may 3rd. pre-sale april 30th-may 1st! various pre-sales – details emailed. C U then ;).’
The tour announcement came just weeks before the release of her third studio album of the same name.
Her previous tours include the Don’t Smile at Me Tour, When We All Fall Asleep Tour, and Happier Than Ever World Tour.
In September 2022, Billie made the crowd go wild at a packed Melbourne concert after showing off her impressive Aussie accent.
She revealed to the sold-crowd at Rod Laver Arena that her two favourite shows as a child were Aussie children’s programs H2O: Just Add Water and The Saddle Club.