Key facts
- Title: Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live)
- Genre: Documentary, music/concert film
- Streaming premiere: Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026
- Theatrical release date: Friday, May 8, 2026
- Artist: Billie Eilish
- Co-directors: Billie Eilish and James Cameron
- Format: Immersive concert film
- Filmed during: Billie Eilish’s sold-out Hit Me Hard and Soft world tour
- Streaming: Paramount+
Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live) streams Thursday, Aug. 6, exclusively on Paramount+. Co-directed by Billie Eilish and three-time Academy Award® winner James Cameron, the 114-minute concert film offers up an immersive VIP pass to Eilish’s record-breaking Hit Me Hard and Soft global tour, pairing the music star’s signature artistry with cutting-edge filmmaking.
Ready to feel as though you’re right smack inside the sound, emotion, and spectacle of the GRAMMY® (and Academy Award®) winner’s sold-out series of shows? We’re ready to get you there. Read on for all the necessary info on how to watch Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live), including when and where it’s streaming, how long it runs, and what to expect from the electrifying new movie.
Where can you watch the movie?
Starting Thursday, Aug. 6, you can watch Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live) on Paramount+ with a subscription to any plan, either Paramount+ Essential or Paramount+ Premium plan. Plans start at $8.99 a month.
Here’s all the streaming release info you need:
Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live)
- Streaming release date: Aug. 6, 2026
- Streaming on: Paramount+
- Rated: PG-13 for some strong language and suggestive references.
What is Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live) about?
Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live) is a concert film and music documentary that gives viewers a crowd-, stage-, and backstage perspective that they wouldn’t normally experience at a live show. The action alternates between footage of the concerts themselves – with screaming fans, jaw-dropping sets, and Eilish’s powerhouse performances – and that of the pre-show rituals, which include the prepwork, banter, and all the little joys and heartbreaks that characterize life on the road.
What songs are featured in the movie?
Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live) features live performances of multi-platinum records from Billie Eilish’s GRAMMY® and Academy Award® -winning discography, including:
- “Bad Guy”
- “What Was I Made For?”
- “Happier Than Ever”
- “Birds of Feather”
- “When the Party’s Over”
Who directed the movie?
The movie is directed by two-time Academy Award® winner Billie Eilish and three-time Academy Award® winner James Cameron. You could say that the two are “birds of a feather” when it comes to winning Oscars®. Eilish won for Best Original Song – along with her brother, Finneas O’Connell – for “No Time to Die” in 2022 and “What Was I Made For?” in 2024. Cameron took home golden statuettes for his work on the 1997 historical romance film Titanic in the following categories: Best Picture (as producer), Best Director, and Best Film Editing. The trophies don’t stop there. Cameron has also won Golden Globe® Awards (Best Director – Motion Picture) for both Titanic and the 2009 epic sci-fi feature Avatar.
We should probably mention that Eilish is also a 10-time GRAMMY® winner, and has been nominated for the award in musical achievement 34 times.
Why fans should watch the concert film
Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live), shot over several nights on the Manchester stop of Eilish’s Hit Me Hard and Soft tour, utilizes immersive cinematography in order to recreate the energy of attending one of the pop artist’s concerts. Because of this filming approach, viewers often feel as though they’re seeing exactly what a front-row audience member would be seeing, or even what Eilish witnessed as sang to crowds of thousands.
Want to feel part of the action? You can. The direction of Eilish and Cameron, coupled with cutting-edge filmmaking technology, absorbs you thoroughly in the show.
Where can fans watch the trailer for the movie?
Fans can watch the trailer for Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live) right here.
