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Bastille Play Surprise Set At Glastonbury
The rockers gave fans just an hour's notice to their show in the the William Green tent, posting the news on Twitter.com. Frontman Dan Smith wrote, "So happy to be back at...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 26 June 2015
Bastille Played 'Amazing' Secret Gig At Glastonbury
Bastille played a secret set at Glastonbury.The band announced the gig via Twitter and Instagram just an hour before they came onstage in the William Green tent.They posted: ''So happy to be back at Glastonbury!...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 26 June 2015
Azealia Banks Cancels Glastonbury Set
Azealia Banks has pulled out of performing at Glastonbury.The 24-year-old New York rapper was due to appear on The Other stage at 9pm tomorrow night (27.06.15) but news of her late cancellation broke on Twitter...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 26 June 2015
Lowlands 2015! We Have Good News And Bad News...
The 23rd edition of the Netherlands' Lowlands Festival sees yet another wave of incredible artists hit the bill ahead of the date this summer. Hot Chip and Kendrick Lamar are among the major new additions,...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 11 May 2015
Bastille Play Intimate Gig Inside London Home
British rockers Bastille performed a special charity gig in the living room of a London apartment on Monday night (23Feb15).The Pompeii hitmakers played to one hundred lucky fans who had been selected through a lottery...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 24 February 2015
Grammy Newcommers Bastille Preparing For A Surreal Night
So um, the Grammys are about to get really interesting this year – mostly because there are so many fresh faces on the nominees list. From Bastille to Sam Smith, you could call this the...
By Victoria Pavlova in Music / Festivals on 08 February 2015
Reading & Leeds Festival 2015 Line-up Add Further Names To Line-up
Reading & Leeds Festival goers will be happy to hear the line up for this year has been released, and it is already looking like an incredible weekend for music enthusiasts. The bank holiday weekend...
By Ruth Buxton-Cook in Music / Festivals on 03 February 2015
Ellie Goulding Wants To Turn Buckingham Palace Into Homeless Shelter
Ellie Goulding wants to turn Buckingham Palace into a ''homeless shelter''.The 27-year-old pop star says if she could buy any property in London she'd purchase the royal residence - the London home of Queen Elizabeth...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 12 December 2014
One Direction Take Band Aid First Line
One Direction have been given the opening lines of Band Aid 30's 'Do They Know It's Christmas Time?'.The star-studded charity single - which will raise money for the fight against the Ebola virus - was...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 17 November 2014
Ella Eyre: Rudimental Needed Me For No1
Ella Eyre insists Rudimental wouldn't have reached No1 without her.The 20-year-old star features on the foursome's UK No1 hit single 'Waiting All Night' and claims that although she wasn't their first choice to provide vocals,...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 18 July 2014
Bastille Invite Ella Eyre On Stage At The Parklife Weekender
Bastille were joined on stage by Ella Eyre at the Parklife Weekender in Manchester on Sunday (08.06.14).Frontman Dan Smith and his bandmates - Kyle Simmons, Chris ''Woody'' Wood and William Farquarson - welcomed the 20-year-old...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 10 June 2014
Bastille Won't Be Enlisting Any "Big Producers", Opting To Go It Alone
Bastille’s breakout success entitles them to their pick of the bunch. With such a stellar rep, they can attract some of the world’s top producers to their next project. But, as they did with their...
By Jack de Aguilar in Music / Festivals on 26 May 2014
Experience Sun, Sand And Sensational Sounds At Hangout Festival 2014
Alabama's sun-soaked, sold-out Hangout Music Fest begins officially today (May 16th 2014) following yesterday's kick-off party - and there's almost too much fun to take in.Set against the glorious backdrop of Gulf Shores' pure white...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 16 May 2014
Bastille Love Damon Albarn's Solo Material
Bastille are big fans of Damon Albarn.The 'Pompeii' hitmakers were impressed with the Blur and Gorillaz musician's long-awaited first solo effort, 'Bad Robots', and think his comeback was a stroke of genius.In an interview discussing...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 16 May 2014
Lana Del Rey And Foster The People Headline Sweetlife 2014 This Weekend!
Billed as 'a music and food festival', Sweetlife 2014 is set to offer the best of both with their single day event this weekend (May 10th 2014) at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland.With...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 07 May 2014
Bastille Are Most-streamed Band In U.k.
British rockers Bastille have been named the most-streamed band in the U.K., according to a new poll.Data compiled by officials at music app Spotify reveals the Pompeii hitmakers are the top choice of users in...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 01 April 2014
Bastille Drummer Turns Soccer Commentator For The Day
Bastille drummer Chris Wood turned sports commentator on Saturday (22Feb14) after sitting in with U.K. soccer pundit Gordon Sparks to cover his beloved Plymouth Argyle's win at Dagenham & Redbridge.The rocker made his debut as...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 24 February 2014
The Act That Should Have Won A Brit Award, London Grammar
Bastille may have walked away with the BRIT Award for Best British Breakthrough Act, but were they the most deserving winners of the gong? Their 2013 debut album ‘Bad Blood’ did reach number one in...
By Sophie Miskiw in Music / Festivals on 24 February 2014
Coachella Festival 2014: Your Guide To This Year's Lineup
The Coachella festival always manages to bring out the big names for its annual two weekend spectacular in April. This year, organizers have outdone themselves with a feast of big name acts that will take...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 24 February 2014
Tonight's Brit Awards Preview: Who's Performing, Who's Up For A Prize?
All set for the BRIT Awards this evening? Indeed, Britain's biggest night of music awards will take place today and we're feeling pretty excited for the ceremony, which is set to be as spectacular as...
By Lauren James in Music / Festivals on 19 February 2014
One Direction, Justin Timberlake Rack Up Brit Awards Nominations
We are again right in the middle of awards season, and that doesn't just mean the Oscars. The Brit Awards have announced their 2014 nominations, and there aren't many surprises.Bastille performs at Koko in LondonThe...
By Jaclyn Brandt in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 10 January 2014
Brit Awards 2014 Nominations: Disclosure, Bastille, Rudimental Emerge On Top
The nominees have been announced for this year's Brit Awards, which will be presented live in a ceremony on ITV on the 19th February. The annual awards celebrate the year's biggest British music stars, in...
By Lauren James in Music / Festivals on 09 January 2014
Bastille And Disclosure Score Four Nods For 2014 Brit Awards
Rockers Bastille and dance duo Disclosure will lead the way at the U.K.'s 2014 Brit Awards after landing four nominations apiece.The quartet's Pompeii hit will go head-to-head with Disclosure's White Noise for British Single, while...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 09 January 2014
Music Streaming Services Record Their Biggest Year To Date In 2013, As Cd Sales Continue To Decline
Music streaming services such as Spotify and Deezer experienced their most successful year to date during 2013, as online streaming continues to rapidly ascend past traditional means of music sales. Membership and usage of online...
By Joe Wilde in Music / Festivals on 02 January 2014
Hayley Fox's Top Albums Of 2013
Darkside 'Psychic' - After an EP in 2011, Darkside released their debut album this year. The duo - the project of Nicolas Jaar and Dave Harrington - gave as good as they got on 'Psychic',...
By Staff Writer in Music / Festivals on 23 December 2013
Bastille Not Ready For Stadiums
Bastille say they aren't ready for stadium shows.The 'Pompeii' hitmakers - consisting of Dan Smith, Chris Wood, William Farquarson and Kyle Simmons - reveal they don't have ''lofty ambitions'' and were shocked to find themselves...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 11 November 2013
In One Last Bout Of Summer Festival Euphoria, Snoop Dogg And Franz Ferdinand Rock Bestival
Snoop Dogg and Franz Ferdinand dominated Saturday at Bestival on the Isle of Wight. Festival goers enjoyed a rare bit of sunshine yesterday (September 7) and Snoop Dogg performed a set, featuring some of his...
By Victoria Pavlova in Music / Festivals on 08 September 2013
Leeds Festival 2013 Flooding Fails To Bring The Rapturous Crowd Down
Leeds Festival 2013 may not have brought with it the best weather of the year, with torrential downpours and heavy flooding putting a damper (pardon the pun) on everyone's camping weekend, but the line-up was...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 28 August 2013
A Week In Music, Kings Of Leon Unveil New Album's First Taste 'Supersoaker', Tom Odell Plays Mesmerising London Gig And Mazzy Star Make A Long-awaited Return
A week in music videos... We finally get the first glimpse of what's in store for Kings Of Leon's sixth album 'Mechanical Bull' with their new single 'Supersoaker'. It's probably one of the most highly-anticipated...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 23 July 2013
Sxsw Movers And Shakers: The Biggest Names And Best New Acts At South By Southwest 2013
As the annual South By Southwest festival heats up over there in Austin, Texas, we’ve cast a jealous eye over the line-up and picked out five of some of the bigger names that you really...
By Hayley Avron in Music / Festivals on 13 March 2013
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