Billie Eilish is taking over Liberty Village next weekend
With a little help from James Cameron
On Friday, May 8, alt-pop idol Billie Eilish is popping into Toronto—sort of. To promote her upcoming tour film, Hit Me Hard and Soft: the Tour (Live in 3D), which premieres the same day, Eilish is taking a page out of Harry Styles’s book and setting up a temporary retail space—the only one in Canada—in Liberty Village for three days, stocked with tour merch.
Related: Toronto is getting a Harry Styles pop-up this weekend According to Live Nation, the film—directed by Ontario native James Cameron and Eilish herself—promises an immersive VIP experience of her global tour. The exclusive merch available at the now-or-never Eilish emporium will include limited quantities of Hit Me Hard and Soft jerseys and Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live) three-LP vinyl sets.
Related: Sarah Polley is adapting The Bell Jar and it sounds like Billie Eilish will be in it
If this all feels a little Toronto-coded, you’re on to something: Eilish has never been shy about her love for Justin Bieber (practically a Torontonian), and she’s also in talks with Canadian filmmaker Sarah Polley about starring in an adaptation of The Bell Jar, further tying her to the 6. Now we just need her to pay us an actual visit.
Erin Hershberg is a freelance writer with nearly two decades of experience in the lifestyle sector. She currently lives in downtown Toronto with her husband and two children.
