The Daisy Jones & The Six finale takes us to the infamous Chicago, Illinois concert on October 4, 1977, which then became the rock band’s last performance ever. They were fresh off their award-winning multi-platinum selling album “Aurora” and performed to a sold-out crowd. Daisy Jones & The Six was one of the biggest bands in the world at the time, so why did the band split up?
Warning: This article contains spoilers on the Daisy Jones & The Six finale. Read at your own risk!
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Daisy Jones & The Six: Why Did the Band Split Up?
Too many internal conflicts caused the band to split up. Relationship problems, drug and alcohol addiction, and other personal issues surrounded the band, which eventually led to them falling apart.
First, Billy and Daisy’s ongoing will-they-won’t-they romance. While the two may have started out as enemies, they sooner realize that they have a lot more in common. As they got closer, their songs started becoming hidden messages to each other. This causes a rift between Billy and his wife, Camila. The latter then decides to leave and ditch the Chicago concert.
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Second, Karen and Graham break up for good. Karen discovers she’s pregnant in Boston, which excites Graham. However, Karen refuses to be a mother, so she secretly gets an abortion. She confesses this to Graham and this breaks his heart. Later on, Karen admits that she doesn’t want to have children ever and leaves, but not before Graham tells her: “You’re going to be alone forever. You know that, right?”
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Third, Eddie’s issues with Billy. Eddie always wanted to be the lead singer, and he thinks Billy steals the spotlight from him. He confronts Billy on how he knew that Billy re-recorded his parts on the album. He also gets angry at Billy for taking over from him a song that he and Daisy were supposed to perform. He’s always had a thing for Camila too, and when the latter rejects him, this heightens Eddie’s anger toward Billy. The two end up hitting each other hours before the show.
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Fourth, Billy relapses. Thinking Camila has left him for good, Billy goes back to drinking in a bar after a fan offered him drinks. He misses the band’s soundcheck as he ends up highly intoxicated before the concert.
Fifth, Daisy’s personal issues. She does drugs and gets wasted hours before the concert following her confrontation with Billy and Camila, and her phone call with her mom. After the final performance, she decides to leave the band for her sanity, mostly because she could no longer control her feelings for Billy.
It seems like Warren, the band’s drummer, was the only one without issues.
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What Happened to the Band After They Split Up?
20 years later, the members finally agree to talk about their infamous split after Julia, Billy and Camila’s daughter, starts a documentary of the band. They also reveal where they are now after the band split up.
Daisy started a solo career and became a mother. It is not revealed who the father is, although she mentions falling in love a lot of times. She credits her decision to leave the band as the reason why she now lives in peace.
Billy went to rehab and therapy and eventually wins Camila back. He ends up having a wonderful marriage with Camila before she dies of an illness. He also ends up becoming a better father to Julia.
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Karen ends up being a rock and roll star and she continues to travel the world and play music. Graham moved back to his hometown, Hazelwood. He got married and started a family. He thanks Karen for that because he’d probably “still be pining after her if she hadn’t been brutally honest with me that night.”
Eddie became a lead singer of his own band, and Warren married his girlfriend Lisa of which he has two daughters. He also continued being a drummer.
While the band members may have moved on with their lives, the memories they have of the band will always stick with them. It’s good that they ended up getting what they wanted, even though their happiness is mixed with painful memories.
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Daisy Jones & The Six is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video.
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