LONDON:
British band Bastille say they want to take fans on a joyous celebration of their 15 years together when they head off on their first UK arena tour in three years in November.
The foursome, made up of Dan Smith, Kyle Simmons, Will Farquarson and Chris “Woody” Wood, will perform nine shows for their From All Sides – Songs from The First 15 Years tour, starting in the southwestern English city of Plymouth on November 6.
There will be stops in Cardiff, Nottingham, Glasgow, Newcastle, Manchester, Birmingham and Brighton before wrapping up at London’s O2 arena on November 18.
On the list are fan favourite songs, deep cuts, music from their mixtapes as well as unplugged moments, Smith and Simmons told Reuters, adding the shows would be a nod to the group’s different phases.
“This tour is like our opportunity to kind of bottle the euphoria of one of our festivals sets and show everything we’ve done…We just want it to be…like a really joyous celebration of everything that we’ve done,” Smith said.
“Nothing’s off the cards. It’s really interesting to try and build the set,” Simmons added.
Formed in 2010, Bastille shot to global fame with their 2013 hit Pompeii. They have scored three UK no.1 studio albums, starting with their debut Bad Blood, and sold more than 13 million records.
From All Sides, for which tickets went on sale on Friday, comes after the group took a break from touring last year.
“It’s just nice to be able to have the chance, because we took the foot off the gas after sort of 13 years, to be like, ‘Let’s have…a bit of a look back and a bit of a celebration’,” Simmons said.
“We’re seeing this tour as a bit of a restart…We want to come back playing the songs…brilliantly and reframing them,” Smith added. Reuters