Latest Bastille News
Lewis Capaldi Co-writing With Snow Patrol's Johnny Mcdaid
Lewis Capaldi is working with Snow Patrol's Johnny McDaid on his new album.The Scottish superstar has been co-writing with a number of famous stars, including Bastille's Dan Smith, OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder and JC Stewart, for...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 01 April 2022
Bastille's Dan Smith Has Been Writing With Lewis Capaldi And Yungblud
Bastille frontman Dan Smith has been writing with Yungblud and Lewis Capaldi.The 'Pompeii' hitmaker has been working with the two stars - and a host of new artists - on new material, including tracks for...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 17 February 2022
Craig David Tests Positive For Covid-19
Craig David has tested positive for COVID-19.The Garage legend has been forced to reschedule his BRITs War Child charity gig at London's Under The Bridge on Thursday (17.02.22) after waking up feeling "a touch funky"...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 15 February 2022
Bastille Admit Sci-fi Album Give Me The Future Was Changed By The Pandemic
Bastille frontman Dan Smith admits the pandemic changed plans for a sci-fi album.The 'Pompeii' hitmakers - whose new LP 'Give Me The Future' was released on Friday (04.02.22) - started working on the record as...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 04 February 2022
Bastille's Dan Smith Takes Up Filmmaking
Bastille's Dan Smith is working on projects in the "film and TV world".The 35-year-old singer finally found the time to work on his passion projects with touring off amid the COVID-19 pandemic.And after co-directing the...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 05 January 2022
Bastille's Dan Smith Has Been Writing With Lewis Capaldi
Bastille frontman Dan Smith has been working with Lewis Capaldi on his new album.The 'Pompeii' hitmaker - whose band took the 'Someone You Loved' singer on tour in 2019 - has been writing with the...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 17 December 2021
Damon Albarn, Bastille And More Set For Brits Week Gigs
Damon Albarn, Bastille and Anne-Marie have announced shows as part of BRITs Week presented by Mastercard for War Child.Just like previous years, a bunch of intimate gigs will take place in London around the time...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 14 December 2021
Bastille Record Mtv: Unplugged
Bastille are "ridiculously excited" to have recorded an 'MTV Unplugged' special.The 'Pompeii' hitmakers were filmed during an intimate show at London's Porchester Hall, at which they performed stripped-back versions of their hits including 'Happier' and...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 10 December 2021
Reading And Leeds Festival Headliners Announced: Megan Thee Stallion, Bring Me The Horizon And More
Megan Thee Stallion, Bring Me The Horizon and Halsey are headlining Reading and Leeds Festivals next year.The dual site event has confirmed its six headline acts for 2022, with Arctic Monkeys, Rage Against The Machine...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 08 December 2021
Becky Hill, Bastille, Feeder And More Set For National Lottery's Revive Live Tour 2022
Becky Hill, Bastille, Feeder and more are set to play one-off gigs when The National Lottery’s Revive Live Tour returns early next year.The Music Venue Trust (MVT) unveiled the artists who will be playing grassroots...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 30 November 2021
Bastille Unveil Sci-fi Album, Give Me The Future, Release Single No Bad Days
Bastille have unveiled their new sci-fi-themed album, 'Give Me The Future', and released the new single, 'No Bad Days'.Dan Smith and co are set to provide fans with the ultimate escape on February 4, 2022,...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 20 October 2021
Bastille Frontman Dan Smith Has Body Dysmorphia
Bastille frontman Dan Smith has body dysmorphia.The 'Pompeii' hitmaker has reflected on how he was a "pretty heavy kid" and even though he shed "a load of weight" while at university, he still feels self-conscious...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 30 September 2021
Nile Rodgers And Chic Set For Hampton Court Palace Festival 2021
Nile Rodgers and CHIC have been added to the bill for this summer's Hampton Court Palace Festival.The 'Le Freak' hitmakers will headline the concert series at the royal landmark in Richmond upon Thames on August...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 21 April 2021
Sir Tom Jones And Van Morrison Set For August's Hampton Court Palace Festival
Sir Tom Jones and Van Morrison are set to headline Hampton Court Palace Festival in August.The Welsh music legend is set to play two consecutive nights kicking off on August 23 at the royal landmark...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 01 April 2021
Rita Ora To Make Comeback With New Single Co-written By Dan Smith And Mnek
Rita Ora's comeback single, 'Flame', is co-written by Bastille's Dan Smith and MNEK.The 30-year-old singer is gearing up to make her return with the new track later this month. And it's been revealed that she...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 12 January 2021
Sam Tompkins: It's A Bit Scary Having A Public Platform
Sam Tompkins finds it a “bit scary” having a public platform.The 23-year-old singer is “pretty insecure” and finds it hurtful if he’s attacked on social media by trolls, though he acknowledged he’s “lucky” to be...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 07 December 2020
Stormzy And Dave Feature On Fraser T Smith's Debut Lp
Stormzy, Dave and Bastille are among a host of artists set to feature on producer Fraser T Smith's upcoming Future Utopia album '12 Questions'.The studio wizard - who teamed up with Stormzy to produce his...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 13 August 2020
Lewis Capaldi Set To Headline Virtual Festival
Lewis Capaldi is set to headline the UK's first-ever virtual festival.The 23-year-old star is set to perform an intimate set as part of the Share The Stage gigs, which have been recorded this month and...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 29 June 2020
Interpol's Paul Banks Didn't Respond To Matthew 'Murph' Murphy's Album Request
Matthew 'Murph' Murphy didn't get a response when he messaged Interpol's Paul Banks to ask him to guest feature on Love Fame Tragedy's upcoming debut album.The Wombats' frontman's side project's first full-length release, 'Wherever I...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 17 June 2020
Dua Lipa, Chris Martin And More Joining Forces For Charity Foo Fighters Cover
Dua Lipa, Chris Martin and Rita Ora are among a host of stars who are set to record a version of Foo Fighters' 'Times Like These' for charity.The 'Physical' hitmaker, Coldplay frontman and 'Lonely Together'...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 21 April 2020
Upcoming Releases: What's Coming Up For June 2019?
The indie and pop worlds go hand in hand when it comes to releasing super infectious and thoroughly uplifting tunes. June promises to get the summer off to an anthemic start with these seven albums,...
By Holly Mosley in Music / Festivals on 31 May 2019
Our Guide To Record Store Day 2017
Much has been made of the ‘vinyl revival’ in albums sales over the last five years or so, with old-fashioned records going ever upwards while CD sales and download sales plateau or tumble. The upsurge...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 14 April 2017
Bastille's Chris Wood Believes Music Is 'Important' In Everyone's Lives
Bastille's Chris Wood believes music is an ''important'' in everyone's lives. The band's 31-year-old drummer has urged schools to put more emphasis on teaching music in schools because he thinks it plays a vital...
By Clive King in Music / Festivals on 03 April 2017
Dan Smith Opens Up About Mental Health
Bastille's Dan Smith doesn't want to have a ''false rock star image''. The 30-year-old British singer and songwriter - who makes up one quarter of the band alongside Kyle Simmons, Will Farquarson, and Chris Wood...
By Clive King in Music / Festivals on 17 March 2017
Bastille Don't Want Fame
Bastille don't want to be famous.The 'Good Grief' hitmakers - comprised of Dan Smith, Chris 'Woody' Wood, Will Farquarson and Kyle Simmons - have no interested in being in the limelight and would rather people...
By Clive King in Music / Festivals on 05 October 2016
"The Pound Kept Tumbling Down" Bastille Change Lyrics After Referendum Result
British group Bastille have expressed their dismay over Britain choosing to leave the EU following yesterday’s referendum. The five piece even changed the lyrics to their hit ‘Pompeii’ this morning, during an appearance on BBC...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 24 June 2016
Bastille Struggle To Name Album
Bastille are stuck on what to name their second LP.The indie rock band gained commercial acclaim with their 2013 debut record 'Bad Blood' and have since released EPs 'Laura Palmer' and 'Haunt' but they are...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 17 September 2015
Sam Smith On Fifa 16
Sam Smith is featured on this year's 'FIFA 16' soundtrack.The British solo star's collaboration with Disclosure 'Omen' is among the tracks chosen for the annual football game's latest incarnation.Sam - who this week was announced...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 10 September 2015
Bastille 'Don't Want To Repeat' First Lp
Bastille ''don't want to repeat'' their first album.The band gained commercial acclaim with their debut record 'Bad Blood' but are conscious they want their second offering to be different, which they admit might not please...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 14 August 2015
Lorde To Judge International Songwriting Competition
Lorde, Tom Waits and Kesha are set to judge the International Songwriting Competition.The 18-year-old 'Royals' hitmaker along with the iconic singer/songwriter and 'Tik Tok' singer are among some of the many high profile artists who...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 21 July 2015
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