Bastille Day

If only every day was...

I willingly admit I was late to get on this 'band wagon' (yes, I went there) but now that I'm on it, I ain't getting off! 

Bastille is a London 4 piece band that has sky rocketed out of a comfortable following. Started as a one man band, Lead singer Dan Smith enlisted 3 other members (Chris Wood, William Farquarson and Kyle Simmons) in 2010 and they collectively haven't looked back. From Glastonbury to sell out shows of their own headline gigs, Bastille is here to stay. 

Having missed out on their gigs earlier in the year, there was no doubt I would be buying tix for their October shows. On the 15th, we finally managed to see them. It was amazing. That's all.

Playing a good mix of their own tracks (checkout the setlist here), covers and new songs (3 in total) they blew the crowd away. As soon as the lights came on I wanted it all to start over again. Or quickly get online to buy tickets for the next night's performance. 

One of the big worries in going to gigs is your fellow fans... having previously had some less than pleasant experiences at the o2 Academy in Brixton, we were a little wary. Unfortunately our fears came to fruition and we were stuck behind a group of girls recording practically the whole concert on their phones interspersed with taking selfies and pouty group pictures. Most of us (who weren't born with extra height) had to struggle to see the gig on someone's phone screen or between waving arms. No fun. (am I being a nanna complaining about this?)

All in all it was still an amazing gig and we were all in agreement that it was one of the best we'd been too in awhile. We go to a lot of gigs so that says a lot. Grab tickets to their show if you can, you won't regret it!

Some personal favourites incase you want to check them out:

• 'Pompei' @ the British Museum.
• Bruno Mars' 'Locked out of Heaven' @ BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge
• Miley Cyrus' 'We Can't Stop' @ BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge
• Acoustic Session of 'Pompeii, Laura Palmer & Bad Blood' on Tenement TV

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Bastille play ANOTHER round of gigs in the new year. They play Alexandra Palace on 6th March 2014 so if you know what's good for you, you'll grab a ticket now!