Last-minute ticket release for Billie Eilish Brisbane concerts

More tickets have been released for Billie Eilish’s Brisbane concerts, giving fans another opportunity to secure seats for the previously sold-out shows.

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Frontier Touring has announced a last-minute ticket release for Billie Eilish’s Brisbane concerts, giving fans another opportunity to secure seats for the previously sold-out shows.

At 4.15 pm on Tuesday, the promoter confirmed that extra tickets had been made available for all Brisbane performances due to a late production release, with Frontier Touring urging eager fans to snap them up quickly before they disappeared, directing fans to their official Facebook page.

The announcement sparked a rush online as fans who had missed out on earlier sales scrambled for a second chance to see the Grammy-winning star live.

“Hopefully y’all do this for Melbourne,” one fan commented on the post.

Eilish is set to perform four shows in Brisbane on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday before heading to Sydney and Melbourne for the next leg of her Hit Me Hard and Soft world tour.

It comes after hundreds of Billie Eilish fans camped out for days to get the best spot in the queue as the American pop star kicks off her tour in Brisbane.

Tents set up near the Brisbane Entertainment Centre ahead of the Billie Eilish concert.

There were about 200 campers by Monday night, with those holding tickets for night one packing their things and queuing up at 2.30am Tuesday.

Some of them had been camping since Saturday.

By midday, hundreds of fans had descended on the Sports Centre as the official merchandise stands opened ahead of Tuesday night’s highly anticipated concert.

The exclusive merch hall, which only allowed entry to ticket holders for that night’s show, saw long queues forming well before the doors opened at 12pm. Fans were keen to get their hands on limited-edition tour items, with some waiting for hours to secure their must-have pieces.

Among the sought-after merchandise were a blue canvas belt ($50), a Blohsh necklace ($120), boxer briefs ($50 for a single pair or $90 for a set of three), a blue hat ($60), and a tour-dated canvas print ($60).

Merchandise on sale in the lead-up to the concert.

The merchandise was a hit with long lines from lunch time.

Clothing items such as T-shirts and singlets ($80), long-sleeve sweaters ($100), jerseys ($160), and hoodies ($220) also proved to be fan favourites.

Earlier today, the queue snaked around the entertainment centre and up the paths, with a majority of those having camped out to snag a barricade spot.

To what came as a pleasant surprise for fans, by 10am 500 people were let into the sports centre to relish in the air conditioning, whilst also joining the line for early merchandise at 12pm.

Billie Eilish fans lining up in the middle of the day for Tuesday night’s concert. Picture: Lachie Millard

By midday hundreds more had joined the queue, taking the total number of fans lining up early to above 1000.

Billie Eilish music could be heard from various points of the long line, with many doing their makeup and hair either in the queue or in their cars.

Amy Sheehan, 19, Nadia Van Wegen, 19, and Amy Clarke, 18, camping out at Boondall ahead of Billie Eilish’s run of shows. Picture: Lachie Millard

Meanwhile, the unofficial campsite for fans near Boondall train station was beginning to fill again for her performances on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday night.

Fans who had lined up for Tuesday’s show were armed with umbrellas, camping chairs and bags of supplies as they waited for gates to open.

Amelia, 18, Jasmine, 17, Jacinta, 18, and Rubee, 18, outside the BEC. Picture: Lachie Millard

For Siara Lucas, 17, Milahn Martens, 16, Benji Webb, 17, and Lily Stephens, 18, camping out at the Boondall Train Station since Saturday was worth it to be first in line on Tuesday.

“It’s been extremely hot, but it’s been all worth it and made so many friends, so fun, so many memories,” Ms Martens said.

Siara Lucas, Milahn Martens, Benji Webb and Lily Stephens camped out since Saturday.

“We brought lots of Kmart tents, lots of water, lots of food, honestly just everything from Kmart to be fair, portable charges,” Ms Stephens said.

“Gatorade… electrolytes,” Ms Lucas added.

The line-up on Tuesday outside BEC.

Mr Webb said they had “amazing parents” who delivered food for them and money for Uber Eats.

Police and Queensland Rail workers were also checking on the campers through the night.

Many of the fans lining up were school students, with many skipping class to be first in line at the concert.

The line up snaked around the BEC and up the footpaths Tuesday morning.

“I got an email from my teacher saying she saw me on the news and I was supposed to be sick, so that was really fun but my parents were okay with it,” Ms Martens said.

All said there were “no words” for how excited they were to be seeing Eilish live and while they were running off minimal sleep and Red Bulls, it was all worth it.

Isla Wilkie, 17, Hana Imanari, 16, and Cole Kinder, 16 outside Brisbane Entertainment Centre Tuesday afternoon. Picture: Lachie Millard

The Red Frogs were also in attendance, filling up water bottles and checking in on fans in the line as they stood in stifling heat.

One parent in line had camped overnight with her daughter in order for her to get the best possible spot.

Super fans Paige Anderson, Alexis Stringfellow, Izabel Heath and Emily Harrison.

“We didn’t get much sleep last night - air mattress you know - but it was a good vibe, everyone was having fun, wonderful memories,” Rachel Bailey said.

“For Ruby, today’s the swimming carnival, so she’s not missing anything … and I just put in some annual leave for work.

“I think you’ve got to just think about, you know, making memories, and you’ll always remember that time we camped out at the entertainment centre,” she said.

Tents set up near Brisbane Entertainment Centre ahead of the Billie Eilish concert on Tuesday.

Braydon Monahan, 18, drove from Tweed Heads to arrive at 2am on Tuesday morning.

“I don’t know if there’s a limit to how big … of a fan I can get,” Mr Monahan said.

However, conditions are not for the faint hearted, with stifling heat and no toilets or showers open during the night for campers.

Braydon Monahan at the makeshift campsite.

“It is a challenge to makeshift live for two days out here, especially when you can’t do it naturally in the bush because of the cameras, or can’t go into the train station,” he said.

“I would do this for two weeks if I had to.”

Fans for both night one and night two organised a wristband and number system to ensure those who camped earliest were at the front.

Billie Eilish, ahead of performances in Brisbane on the 18th - 22nd February, leaves Brisbane Domestic Airport, on Monday 17th February 2025 - Photo Steve Pohlner

Eilish arrived at Brisbane Airport Monday wearing a hooded jacket, hat, sunglasses and hospital mask.

Originally published as Last-minute ticket release for Billie Eilish Brisbane concerts