Billie Eilish Surprises Fans With ‘Happier Than Ever’ Anniversary Performance at Amoeba Hollywood

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EJ Panaligan editorWith just a few hours notice, a line at Amoeba Hollywood had formed all the way around the block. But patrons weren’t queued for an exclusive record release; instead, they were there for an impromptu live performance from 20-year-old Grammy award-winning singer Billie Eilish.This weekend, her second studio record, “Happier Than Ever,” celebrates its one-year anniversary, and on Friday afternoon she took to her iconic hometown record store to perform an acoustic set of selections from the record.Fans crowded every nook and cranny of Amoeba’s new Hollywood location to see the singer play a four-song set.

Finneas, the singer’s brother, producing partner and tourmate, joined her onstage with an acoustic guitar and supporting vocals.

After opening with “Billie Bossa Nova” and performing “TV” off her recent “Guitar Songs” EP, Eilish left it up to the crowd to decide the next song, which resulted in an impassioned shouting match that settled on “Getting Older.” Finally, the dynamic energy of the record’s title track translated incredibly well into acoustic form, spurring an inspired crowd singalong that Eilish effortlessly led as the set’s closing number.

At the end of the performance, the singer thanked the crowd and left fans with the most Billie Eilish mic drop possible: “And happy ‘Happier Than Ever’ anniversary, bitch.” Between songs, Eilish thanked fans for coming out on very short notice to see her and Finneas play, noting that the one-year anniversary of “Happier Than Ever” also falls on her brother’s 25th birthday.Reflecting on the record’s anniversary, Eilish told the crowd: “You guys are just the best.