Why Billie Eilish Skipped the 2024 Met Gala

This year would have marked Billie Eilish’s fourth appearance at the Met Gala, but she skipped the 2024 red carpet—a big disappointment to fans who were looking forward to her look!

It’s unclear what Billie did instead of attending the Met Gala, but she’s been online today (May 6) and took a moment to drop a free ticket link to a listening party for her upcoming album, Hit Me Hard and Soft.

Billie has spoken in the past about what a surreal experience the Met Gala can be, telling Howard Stern after her first year that “It’s nuts” and basically consists of “famous people famous people-ing.”

“You know what, the main thing that night made me think or feel was how famous people are just literally nobodies,” she explained. “Just randos, and it’s so weird. I was like, ‘Wow, all these people are just somebody that’s in class with you,’ and you think this person’s kinda annoying, you really like this person, you get along with this person, and everybody’s just, like, embarrassed and insecure about what they’re doing and saying. It was amazing though. It was just beautiful in there.”

Billie added, “What’s nice about other people that are in the same kind of world that you’re in is they’re not getting their phone out and shoving it in your face because they don’t want that themselves, and that’s really relieving. That’s my problem with the world is no matter what’s going on or where you are, people just shove that phone in your face.”

Sounds like a vibe—here’s to hoping Billie makes it to the Met Gala next year!