South-London High Flyers perform their debut album to a sold out crowd.
Playing two nights at a sold out Shepard’s Bush Empire were
the pop charts newest success story Bastille. I managed to see them on Good
Friday and believe me; the day should have been called Epic Friday. Watching
the South London outfit for the third time in 9 months, it has become the norm to
expect a fantastic show. But this was the first time since their album went to
number one and their big hit Pompeii went to number two in the singles chart.
The change was evident with a horde of screaming young fans giving deafening
cries throughout the whole performance. Even the surprise appearance of Radio
DJ Greg James and TV’s Russell Kane didn’t help with the fans eagerness to
decrease the volume of their wailing.
Their set list has been near enough the same since the start
of last year, why try and fix something when it’s not broken. Playing all the
tracks off the Bad Bloods record and a few track off their EP Other People’s
Heartache including Of The Night and my personal favourite, the City High cover
of What Would You Do.
The one criticism I would have for Bastille’s performance is
that a few of their songs start and sound very similar. When performing a
similar sounding track, acts should play songs sounding similar apart so it’s
not merging into what seems one long melody and they should try performing the
two songs differently. Bastille didn’t do either so I was constantly thinking
‘isn’t this the same song’ and ‘is it this These Street or Icarus’.
Nonetheless, Bastille have a sustained a strong following of
yearning followers and despite my nit pics, I doubt there will threaten their dominance
of the charts at this moment. Finishing with their catchy hit Flaws; ironically
they note how everyone has their flaws, even Bastille. Even with these
drawbacks, Bastille will hopefully continue their popular trend.
Verdict: I can honestly say that nobody wanted to know how
to get themselves home and so stay and watch Bastille all night.
