Billie Eilish praised for stopping her concert to get fan an inhaler as she makes subtle dig at Travis Scott

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By Carina Murphy

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People are praising Billie Eilish after she stopped a concert to help a fan in need.

The 20-year-old singer was halfway through a show at Atlanta's State Farm Arena in Georgia, when she spotted someone in the audience who needed medical attention, TMZ reports.

As well as directing staff to the fan's aid, Eilish also appeared to take a dig at rapper Travis Scott, whose failure to stop his disastrous Astroworld concert last November resulted in ten audience members tragically losing their lives.

After noticing the fan in need, Eilish called for the show to stop and used her vantage point on stage to guide medical staff to them.

In a video of the moment posted to Instagram by a concert-goer, Eilish can be heard calling for someone to get an inhaler.

"Do we have an inhaler?" she asked the crowd, adding; "We got one."

The Grammy-award winner went on to ask other members of the audience to stand back and give them some space.

"Guys give her some time. Don't crowd," she said, before reassuring the audience: "Guys relax it's okay, it's okay."

She then appeared to allude to Scott's behavior at Astroworld on November 5, telling the crowd: "I wait for people to be OK before I keep going."

Her words drew a huge cheer from the audience.

When the fan had recovered, Eilish made double sure they were fine before resuming the concert.

"Do you need to come out or are you okay? Are you sure?" she asked, before blowing them a kiss and saying "I love you."

The moment has since been widely shared on social media, where many fans are singing Eilish's praises.

"She cares so much its insane," one wrote.

"@billieeilish made every person on the floor take one giant step back in Atlanta tonight, listened to the crowd when a fan needed an inhaler AND got it for them within 2mins of asking," another tweeted with the hashtag "#truequeen".

Meanwhile, others have taken the opportunity to compare her behavior to Scott's, who many hold responsible for the tragic events at Astroworld.

"Hey @trvsXX you seeing how she stopped the show to give assistance to the audience?" one tweeted, tagging Scott. 

"I literally never wanna see people defending Travis Scott again after what Billie Eilish did last night at her show," commented another, adding: "THAT'S SOMEONE THAT CARES ABOUT THEIR FANS."

Ten people - including a 9-year-old child - were killed at Astroworld when a crowd surge early on in Scott's set saw thousands crushed against the main stage.

The concert was designated as a mass casualty event by emergency responders before Scott had even stopped performing. Despite pleas from the audience to stop, the rapper continued to perform and brought Drake on to finish his set.

Following the controversy around the concert, Scott has been dropped from several high-profile events, including Coachella, where he was replaced by Eilish on the festival's line-up.

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