The Hackney shows are the only dates set in Europe for Baker’s tour, which has taken her around the United States and Canada; the tour will be ending with these British stops, only to resume in April of next year where Baker will begin playing summer festivals, so far announced only in the US.

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Baker had previously toured around the UK and Europe, playing many smaller cities around various countries, in her 2021 and 2022 tour. She has played in the UK London, Leeds, Glasgow and Dublin. Baker didn’t comment on why she chose to play multiple nights in London rather than travelling across the country; surely however this decision didn’t bother fans who still managed to sell out every single UK show set for this tour.

Over social media, fans have discussed Baker’s setlist which appears to be changing for every show. Back in the United States, Baker had invited some musician friends to join her on stage, for example Lucy Dacus. In the UK, however, little is known about the shows besides the fact that they are fully sold-out. She previously sang fan-favourite songs such as “Appointments”, “Hardline” and “Everybody Does”.

Baker is an indie artist whose rise to fame happened in relation to the super group Boygenius, of which she is part along with Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus. Baker only has one album recognized in the UK charts: “Little Oblivions” released 2021 peaked at 51 in the UK. But Baker has a big fan-base in the UK. Last year, along with Boygenius, she headlined Gunnersbury Park in London, played two sold-out nights at iconic Piece Hall in Halifax and headlined Connect Festival in Edinburgh.

With Boygenius, on the other hand, Baker does have a UK number one: their album “The Record” released in 2023.

Baker released her debut album in 2015 while she was a student in Tennessee, her home state. After the album, titled “Sprained Ankle” received good critical acclaim, Baker went on to release “Turn Out the Lights” in 2017 and “Little Oblivions” in 2021. Her music resonates with fans for its softness and confession-like lyricism. Some of her songs, such as “Sprained Ankle” and “Hardline” have gone viral on TikTok in the past few years, gaining Baker more recognition. But her loyal fan-base is more mesmerised by Baker’s extraordinary lyricism and ability to describe with such understanding depth emotions, feelings and the journey of each human being.

Tonight and tomorrow are the last two dates on Baker’s UK tour, but it’s likely that the American singer will announce more dates to take place next summer.

The show was packed with special guests and a very excited crowd as Eilish herself had to stop the show four times and ask the crowd to calm down.

Amongst the guests was London-based rapper, singer and producer Labrinth who came out to perform their collaborative track, ‘Never Felt So Alone’ from Labrinth’s album Ends & Begins, released earlier this year.

Eilish wasn’t done with special guest appearances however as super group Boygenius took to the stage after wowing audiences at Gunnersbury Park just over a week ago (August 20) to perform ‘When the Party’s Over’, a single from Eilish’s first album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?

Another angle of boygenius performing When The Party’s Over with Billie Eilish at her show tonight!! pic.twitter.com/v3vO7CLSd3

— phoebe on tour (@bridgersontour) August 29, 2023

Her set comprised of huge fan-favourite singles such as ‘Bad Guy’ and ‘Happier Than Ever’ but she also performed rarities for the crowd such as ‘My Boy’ and ‘Wish You Were Gay’.

It wasn’t such a straight forward show however, as three songs into her set she stopped mid-performance during ‘Therefore I Am’ two times in order to encourage the crowd to check on the crowd amid crowd crushing, urging security to give out water to the crowd. “Can we get some water for these folks? Like where is security? Am I security now?” she frustratingly exclaimed to the audience.

The show was marred with crowd and security concerns from Eilish as she repeatedly addressed her frustration to the crowd by saying: “I haven’t played a small venue in literally six years. I’ve forgotten how to do this… I’m having an anxiety attack right now,” later following this up by adding “This felt like a good idea… Once. You guys look like you’re gonna die, take a step back.”

Her frustrations with security did not stop there as later on in the set she was still not happy as she addressed the crowd once more: “No one is answering me,”. She later had a break in the set to allow security to give out water and to provide a break for the excitable crowd, saying to the crowd: “Who needs an inhaler? I feel like I’m babysitting. Do you feel ok for me to keep going?”.

The intimate show was a surprise one that was only announced 3 days prior, in between her headlining sets at Reading and Leeds festival. Unsurprisingly, tickets for the show sold out instantly and fans were clearly fanatic about seeing a megastar such Billie Eilish at such a small venue.

Dacus has just recently finished up a 2021 tour in support of her Home Video, where the Winter 2022 tour will be the continuation of the previous tour. On the 19th of November she will link up with her Boygenius bandmates for their first show in three years, where they will play a benefit show in San Fransisco.

The track, which recalls an evening where Dacus met a friends estranged father and fantasised about killing him, was influenced by her own struggles with her birth father: Dacus tells the Rolling Stone, “it ends with those lines, ‘You don’t owe him shit/Even if he said you did. That’s me speaking to her, but I needed to hear that for myself.” 

The original track “Thumbs” was so highly anticipated earlier in the year that it had its own fan-run Twitter account. “Thumbs” managed to entice a visceral reaction from Dacus herself, saying that “like most songs I write, I wasn’t expecting it. It made me feel weird, almost sick,” telling the Rolling Stone. Listen to the original below:

The tour she is to embark on is expansive, covering most of North America and Europe. See ticket information here and tour information below:
* = Indigo De Souza supporting
**= Fenne Lily supporting

02/09/ 2022 – Stage AE – Pitts, PA *
02/10 – Majestic – Detroit, MI *
02/11 – Ovation – Newport, KY *
02/12 – Egyptian Room – Indy, IN *
02/14 – Turner Ballroom Valentine’s Day – Milwaukee, WI *
02/15 – Thalia Hall (Rescheduled Date) – Chicago, IL – SOLD OUT
02/17 – First Ave (Rescheduled Date) – Minneapolis, MN – * – SOLD OUT
02/18 – Englert Theatre – Iowa City, IA (Rescheduled Date) * – SOLD OUT
02/19 – Liberty – Lawrence, KS *
02/20 – Tower Theatre – OK City, OK *
02/23 – Georgia Theatre – Athens, GA – *
02/24 – Orange Peel – Asheville, NC *
02/25 – Jefferson- C-Ville, VA *
02/26 – Stone Pony- Asbury Park, NJ *
03/01 – Danforth Music Hall – Toronto, ONT (Rescheduled Date) *
03/02 – Corona Theatre – Montreal, QUE (Rescheduled Date) *
03/03 – The Strand – Providence, RI
03/05 – Ram’s Head – Baltimore, MD
03/18 – Brudenell Social Club – Leeds, UK SOLD OUT
03/19 – Brudenell Social Club – Leeds, UK
03/20 – St. Lukes – Glasgow, UK – SOLD OUT
03/21 – The Button Factory – Dublin, IE **
03/23 – Gorilla – Manchester, UK
03/24 – Trinity – Bristol, UK
03/25 – Kentish Town Forum – London, UK
03/29 – Rotonde – Brussels, BL **
03/30 – Paradiso Noord – Amsterdam, NL **
03/31 – Artheater – Cologne, DE **
04/02 – Molotow – Hamburg, DE **
04/03 – Loppen – Copenhagen, DK **
04/04 – Atlas – Aarhus, DK **
04/06 – Parkteatret – Oslo, NO**
04/07 – Nalen Klubb – Stockholm, SE **
04/09 – Lido – Berlin, DE **
04/10 – Trafo – Jena, DE **
04/11 – Chelsea – Vienna, AT **
04/13 – Milla – Munich, DE **
04/14- Bogen F – Zürich, SU  **
04/15 – La Maroquinerie – Paris, FR **

Boygenius will feature six tracks, three of which were released on the 21st of August 2018. According to NME each artist brought one song and one idea to the recording session, which they then worked on together. The three song released are the Dacus-led “Bite The Hand,” the Bridgers-led “Me & My Dog,” and the Baker-led “Stay Down.”

“When we met, Lucy and Phoebe and I were in similar places in our lives and our musical endeavours, but also had similar attitudes toward music that engendered an immediate affinity. Lucy and Phoebe are incredibly gifted performers, and I am a fan of their art outside of being their friends, but they are also both very wise, discerning and kind people whom I look up to in character as much as in talent,” says Baker.

Speaking about the EP “It seemed obvious to record a 7-inch for tour, although many adult men will try to take credit for the idea,” says Bridgers. “When we got together, we had way more songs than we expected and worked so well together, that we decided to make a full EP. Everyone seemed both confident enough to present ideas and fight for their individual vision, but considerate and humble enough to make decisions which ultimately served the song. It was a process that required a balance of determination and forthrightness with graciousness and pliability, and I think that we all did a good job of enacting that,” Baker continued.

The US tour will see Baker and Bridgers co-headline with support from Dacus. Each musician will play a solo set, while a press release suggests fans “might be able to hear some Boygenius songs along the way.” The trio are set to hit the road on the 4th of  November in Nashville and are expected to conclude their tour on the 30th of November in Los Angeles. While, Bakers UK leg of her tour begins on the 24th of August in Manchester and is set to conclude on the 29th of August in London. Meanwhile, Dacus’ UK leg of her tour begins on the 22nd of September in Norwich and is set to conclude on the 31st of September in London.

Julien Baker and Phoebe Bridgers with Lucy Dacus — 2018 Tour Dates
04/11/2018 – Ryman Auditorium
06/11 – Brooklyn Steel – New York
07/11 – Brooklyn Steel – New York
08/11 – Orpheum Theatre – Boston
10/11 – Danforth Music Hall – Toronto
11/11 – Majestic Theatre – Detroit
12/11 – Thalia Hall – Chicago
13/11 – Thalia Hall – Chicago
15/11 – The Pageant – St Louis
16/11 – The Sylvee – Madison
17/11  – First Avenue – Minneapolis
19/11 – Ogden Theatre – Denver
20/11 –  The Depot – Salt Lake City
23/11 – Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver
24/11 – The Moore Theatre – Seattle
25/11 –  Crystal Ballroom – Portland
27/11 –  Fox Theatre – Oakland
29/11 – The Observatory North Park – San Diego
30/11 – The Wiltern – Los Angeles

Julien Baker — 2018 Tour Dates
24/09 – Gorilla – Manchester
25/09 – St Luke’s – Glasgow
27/09 – Vicar Street – Dublin
29/09 – O2 Shepherds Bush Empire – London

Lucy Dacus — 2018 Tour Dates
22/10 – Norwich Arts Centre – Norwich
23/10 – Thekla – Bristol
25/10 – The Cookie – Leicester
26/10 – Mono – Glasgow
27/10 – Now Wave – Manchester
29/10 – The Haunt – Brighton
31/10 – Islington Assembly Hall – London