Billie Eilish appeared to take a nasty fall at Coachella on Saturday night, but she made a graceful recovery. The singer had one of the most talked-about sets of the night, including her brief lapse in coordination. Videos of the fall and Eilish’s reaction have gone viral on social media.
Eilish was transitioning between songs and set dressings when she fell on Saturday night. After dancing wildly around the stage under bright lights, a sudden darkness sent her sprawling. Most fans probably couldn’t see the fall, but Eilish explained it once she had regained her feet. She said: “I just ate s—! Ouch! You guys, I just ate ass up here. I’m good. I stepped on – it was dark! I tripped on the f—ing fire thing. Ugh, OK let’s dance, huh?”
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Thankfully Eilish seemed to bounce back from her fall quickly, and fans applauded her unfiltered reaction. Many felt that moments like this are what make the singer so relatable. Commenters made jokes about their own clumsiness on social media.
“Is the floor okay?” one fan joked. Another wrote: ‘Billie was easy on her right arm/wrist after the fall through the next 2 songs to end the show.You could see her attempting to shake off the pain.Hopefully she’s ok now.”
Graceful or not, Eilish had one of the undisputed biggest sets of the night thanks in large part to her special guest, Hayley Williams of Paramore. During a lull between soft, stripped-down songs, Eilish brought Williams out on stage. She sat down on a stool and said: “Oh look! An empty seat! Who’s that for? Everybody, can we please welcome my friend Hayley Williams!”
Together, Eilish and Williams sang an acoustic rendition of Williams’ old hit “Misery Business” with two guitars accompanying them. They traded verses and harmonized over the chorus, and even Williams seemed taken about by how well the arrangement worked out. After matching Eilish’s low tone on the first chorus, she said: “We sound good!”
Of all the crossovers and team-ups of The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, many fans felt like this was the most impactful. Eilish’s work shows a clear influence from Williams’ early work, and the two are well-suited to working together. It was clearly a big deal for Eilish, too, who said afterward: “Oh my f—ing God. Absolutely what on earth could be cooler than that? I’m dead serious.”
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