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Bastille's beautiful chaos: 15 years of breaking the indie rulebook

Fifteen years in, Bastille have outlasted most of their peers, defied an industry that loves to eat up the new big thing, and somehow made being weird in the mainstream work for them. As they take their Dork cover hat trick and return to the legendary 100 Club for A special DORK 100 celebration, they reflect on a career built on doing whatever the hell they wanted – and why they’re still hungry for more.

by Ali Shutler17 Jul 2025

Bastille's beautiful chaos: 15 years of breaking the indie rulebook

BASTILLE'S BEAUTIFUL CHAOS: 15 YEARS OF BREAKING THE INDIE RULEBOOK

Fifteen years in, Bastille have outlasted most of their peers, defied an industry that loves to eat up the new big thing, and somehow made being weird in the mainstream work for them. As they take their Dork cover hat trick and return to the legendary 100 Club for A special DORK 100 celebration, they reflect on a career built on doing whatever the hell they wanted – and why they’re still hungry for more.

17 Jul 2025•By Ali Shutler
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News3 Sept 2026

Bastille’s Dan Smith and To Kill A King’s Ralph Pelleymounter have made a Marilyn Monroe musical

News23 Jun 2026

War Child has revealed the artists behind this year's Secret 7" sleeve designs

News23 Oct 2026

Fatboy Slim, Robbie Williams and Kings of Leon will headline Isle of Wight Festival 2027

Fatboy Slim, Robbie Williams and Kings of Leon will lead the Isle of Wight Festival’s 25th edition since its 2002 revival.

News9 Apr 2026

War Child’s Secret 7" has returned with tracks from John Lennon, The Last Dinner Party, The Maccabees and more

News5 Feb 2026

Bastille and The Wombats have booked a Crystal Palace Bowl show for August

News24 Nov 2025

Bastille are going to perform at Eden Sessions and Dreamland Margate next summer

News21 Nov 2025

Bastille have released their new single 'SAVE MY SOUL' after a three-year hiatus

News20 Nov 2025

Big Feastival has confirmed 2026's headliners: Basement Jaxx, The Streets and Bastille

Features & interviews

Features23 Feb 2018

Bastille: "It’s fun to fuck with people's expectations"

Features21 Oct 2024

The Agenda Setter: Bastille's Dan Smith is telling stories with new album '&'

Features17 Jul 2025

Bastille's beautiful chaos: 15 years of breaking the indie rulebook

Fifteen years in, Bastille have outlasted most of their peers, defied an industry that loves to eat up the new big thing, and somehow made being weird in the mainstream work for them. As they take their Dork cover hat trick and return to the legendary 100 Club for A special DORK 100 celebration, they reflect on a career built on doing whatever the hell they wanted – and why they’re still hungry for more.

Features4 Aug 2023

Dylan is teaming up with Dan Smith from Bastille for the first taste of her new era, 'Liar Liar': "Oh god, what if people hate it?"

Features
Bastille: "It’s fun to fuck with people's expectations"

With a new tour, a new mixtape, and a new album, Dan Smith and co. are busier than ever.

by Dork23 Feb 2018

Bastille: "It’s fun to fuck with people's expectations"

BASTILLE: "IT’S FUN TO FUCK WITH PEOPLE'S EXPECTATIONS"

With a new tour, a new mixtape, and a new album, Dan Smith and co. are busier than ever.

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Bastille and Friendly Fires have fun at Citadel 2019

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News

News3 Sept 2026

Bastille’s Dan Smith and To Kill A King’s Ralph Pelleymounter have made a Marilyn Monroe musical

News23 Jun 2026

War Child has revealed the artists behind this year's Secret 7" sleeve designs

News23 Oct 2026

Fatboy Slim, Robbie Williams and Kings of Leon will headline Isle of Wight Festival 2027

Fatboy Slim, Robbie Williams and Kings of Leon will lead the Isle of Wight Festival’s 25th edition since its 2002 revival.

News9 Apr 2026

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News5 Feb 2026

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News23 May 2019

Bastille are hosting a super fancy immersive theatrical experience to launch their new album

The event is called Still Avoiding Tomorrow.

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News2 May 2019

'Doom Days' are coming - Bastille have announced their new album, and it's out in June

They've also announced an intimate UK tour.

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News1 May 2019

Bastille are dropping a brand new track 'Joy' tomorrow

It follows up on 'Doom Days', which was debuted last week.

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News
4 Feb 2022

Bastille: "I would be lying if I said we set out to make this album"

Features28 Aug 2019

Bastille talk pretending to be rappers, surprise guests, and new music backstage at Reading 2019

Features6 Dec 2018

Bastille: "We want Other People's Heartache to become a project in its own right"

Features23 May 2018

Get a Hobby: Bastille's Will Farquarson on Flying

As they prepare to hit Glastonbury 2019 later today, Bastille smashed it at Rock Werchter yesterday

Reviews11 Jun 2019

Bastille - Doom Days

Live11 Feb 2019

At a packed-out London's Brixton Academy, Bastille gear up for a mammoth year

Live25 Aug 2017

Bastille prove no stage is too big at Reading 2017

News24 Nov 2025

Bastille are going to perform at Eden Sessions and Dreamland Margate next summer

News21 Nov 2025

Bastille have released their new single 'SAVE MY SOUL' after a three-year hiatus

News20 Nov 2025

Big Feastival has confirmed 2026's headliners: Basement Jaxx, The Streets and Bastille

25 Apr 2019

'Doom Days' are coming - Bastille have dropped the title track from their forthcoming third album

It's short, snappy and streaming now.

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News20 Mar 2019

Bastille have joined the line-up for Citadel

They'll play alongside Catfish and the Bottlemen, Dream Wife, Friendly Fires and more.

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Live11 Feb 2019

At a packed-out London's Brixton Academy, Bastille gear up for a mammoth year

Dan Smith is kicking back on the sofa. His hood is over his head; his knees pressed tight to his chest - it’s the sort of things we’ve all done on a Sunday afternoon. Except, there’s something a bit different about the situation Dan finds himself in - just the small matter of singing an unreleased s

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News25 Jan 2019

Bastille have debuted their new video for Seeb collab, ‘Grip’

Rooooooooad triiiiiip!

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News6 Dec 2018

Bastille are about to drop their new mixtape, check out teaser cut 'Grip'

It's coming on Friday.

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Features6 Dec 2018

Bastille: "We want Other People's Heartache to become a project in its own right"

The fourth instalment of the band's signature mixtape series has landed. We caught up with Dan Smith to find out what's going on with Bastille.

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News5 Oct 2018

Bastille have extended their tour with new shows in Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow and London

They're hitting the road in January.

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News1 Oct 2018

Bastille have announced a new headline tour for January-March 2019

The European run includes five nights in the UK.

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News17 Aug 2018

Bastille's new Marshmello hook-up 'Happier' is here

it's a chart friendly banger under the influence of the man in the helmet.

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News25 Jul 2018

Watch Bastille storm through 'Quarter Past Midnight' at the Royal Albert Hall

There's a new video with some very special backing, filmed around the band's 'Reorchestrated' tour earlier this year.

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News28 May 2018

Watch a re-energised Bastille perform 'Quarter Past Midnight' at The Biggest Weekend

A shaven and shorn band return to the stage.

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News23 May 2018

Not to be OTT, but Bastille's new video for 'Quarter Past Midnight' features an earth shaking moment in modern indie pop

“Music isn’t about haircuts and shoes,” the boring ones cry. But they’re wrong, Dear Reader. Pop music is all about haircuts and shoes - and absolutely...

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Features23 May 2018

Get a Hobby: Bastille's Will Farquarson on Flying

Want to pick up a new hobby? Bastille have a suggestion for you...

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News14 May 2018

Here's Bastille doing their new single 'Quarter Past Midnight', and a big old mash-up, on BBC Radio 2

The band performed for Dermot O'Leary over the weekend.

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News10 May 2018

Dan from Bastille is answering that mysterious phone number, 'FYI'

We've got his number, so call him maybe?

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News10 May 2018

Grab a first taster of Bastille's third album with 'Quarter Past Midnight"

A tale of a time well past our bedtimes, Dear Reader.

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News9 May 2018

Bastille's new song 'Quarter Past Midnight' will be with us today, 'FYI'

“We had a really good time making this record and wanted it to very much be one concise thing with a very distinct sound.”

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News7 May 2018

Phone numbers, teaser videos and endless hype - Bastille are building up to something big

The path to album three, 'Other People's Heartache Pt. 4' and that new track 'Quarter Past Midnight' is starting to look clearer.

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News2 May 2018

Bastille are teasing something - perhaps a new song 'Quarter Past Midnight'?

2nd May - everything is going off, as Bastille start teasing what looks like a new track, set to arrive next week.

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News5 Apr 2018

Here's a sneak peak of Bastille rehearsing with a choir

Their stripped back and rearranged ReOrchestrated tour kicks off next week.

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News6 Mar 2018

Bastille are headlining Kent festival, Neverworld

The latest evolution of LeeFest, it'll take place from 2nd-5th August.

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