Bastille started out as a solo project by singer-songwriter Dan Smith in 2010 but is now a four piece after Smith, who was born on the French national holiday of Bastille Day – hence the band name – was joined by Chris ‘Woody’ Wood, Will Farquarson and Kyle Simmons. Bastille debuted in June 2011 with their 7″ single, “Flaws/Icarus”. This was then followed by their “Laura Palmer EP” later in 2011. After adding a few more tracks online, the band received a lot of attention, helping secure some support slots. During the summer of 2011, they performed at a number of major UK festivals; including Glastonbury, Isle of Wight and Blissfields. EMI Music announced Bastille as one of their new signings to Virgin Records on 1 December 2011. In April 2012 “Overjoyed” was released; the debut Virgin Records single from Bastille which was later followed by “Bad Blood”. Bastille performed at the major UK Reading and Leeds Festivals in August 2012 and later announced they would be supporting Emeli Sandé during her tour. Their long awaited debut album, “Bad Blood”, will be released during their tour which starts on February 28th 2013 in Liverpool.

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