Watch This: Billie Eilish Creates Insane Vocal Loop at Ball Arena

With more than one million views of Westword's Instagram, this is a video you'll have on replay.

November 27, 2024

Image: Billie Eilish creates a vocal loop at Ball Arena November 19.

Billie Eilish creates a vocal loop at Ball Arena November 19. Katrina Leibee

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Fans packed Ball Arena to see Billie Eilish's Denver concerts on November 19 and 20 during her Hit Me Hard and Soft Tour, performing hits from her recent album and classics for which fans scream every word.

Noise is a hallmark of a pop concert with thousands of fans alike, so when Eilish asked the entire arena to be silent for the iconic start of her song "When the Party's Over," it was a moment everyone wanted to capture. Once the arena was quiet, she began harmonizing with herself to create the intro.

"I'm actually surprised that there was not one person there who was selfish enough to ruin the moment," one Instagram user commented on our video of the moment, which has racked up over a million views on Instagram — our first to do so. While one person did scream into the silent arena during a break between harmonies, it didn't ruin the effect of the loop.

Watch the video here:

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Katrina Leibee is the social media editor at Westword where she’s worked since August 2020. In her role, Katrina oversees and creates strategies for all of Westword’s social channels, including Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, X and LinkedIn. During the day, she can often be spotted at community events or at local businesses filming content. At night, she’s a musician singing her original songs at various Denver venues. Katrina graduated with honors from Colorado State University. While attending school, she was editor of the student newspaper, the Rocky Mountain Collegian.

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