LIVE BLOG

Bastille

Posted:
7:17 PM

If electro-pop at its very finest is what you had planned on ordering for tea tonight, then Bastille are just the treat you need! From the very opening moments, vocalist Dan Smith’s ethereal, echoing vocals glide out over infinitely danceable synth-heavy beats, that mean you can’t help but sway along to the heavy thump of the bass.

The set was packed with more hits than you can shake a stick at – from the low, swinging groove of ‘Good Grief’, to the sunny disposition of ‘survivin’, the entire band looked as though they were having just as much fun as the audience! Smith looked as though he was in the midst of an intense sugar rush, as he went jumping around from a platform over the drums, down to the front of the stage and back again, and then to lounging elegantly on a recliner chair in front of the kit, all in less than 30 seconds!

However, his efforts paid off, and the entire set felt like one exclusive dance party – so much so that the gang vocals in new track ‘Shut Off The Lights’ felt like a karaoke moment, with the lyrics pasted in huge letters across the back of the stage. Even the incredible backing vocalists (whose supreme talents cannot be overlooked!) joined in the party, bringing even more buzzing energy to the stage. As if things needed another gear, the plinking xylophone melody of ‘Rhythm of The Night’ set a night of raving ahead off in style, and the closing number – which was, of course, their huge smash-hit ‘Pompeii’ – felt positively biblical. It’s going to be a fun night ahead now, that’s for sure!