BastilleTigertown gave a killer performance to a sold out crowd. With their catchy melodies and vocal magic, they had the crowd jumping and amped for the main act. This talented Aussie clan had the daunting duty of opening for Bastille, the UK foursome that is widely being acclaimed as the next Coldplay.
Led by frontman Dan Smith, Bastille entered the stage amidst a blinding flash of lights chorused by a deafening roar from a sea of adoring fans. With his gravity defying hairdo, flawless vocals, endless energy and rock star good looks, Smith had the crowd eating out of the palm of his hand from start to finish. The singer jumped, played keyboards, drums and even made his way through the crowd, breaking a few hearts along the way, as screaming girls rushed to get close to him.
Last night was the boys' first ever gig in Australia, with a few members of the crowd even welcoming them to the stage with a round of “Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, oi, oi, oi!”s. Although it was their first gig down under, it was clear that their music has already made its mark, with the entire audience knowing every lyric to every song and happily singing along in unison.
The guys played a mix of their own hits as well as some fun cover songs that really pumped up the crowd, including the 2001 hit from City High, What Would You Do? and the early '90s hit Rhythm Is A Dancer, with Smith announcing, “I am actually a really bad dancer, so if any of you could join in that would be really good, so I feel like less of a twat.”
The standout performance of the night was the final track, Pompeii, a song that has easily been the band's biggest hit to date. The entire crowd joined in with a chorus of “eh, eh, oh, eh, oh”s with Smith shooting a cheeky grin to keyboard player Kyle Simmons; it was clear that the guys were moved by how involved the audience were.
As the guys left the stage the audience chanted, “One more song, one more song,” but with a quick throw of a sweaty towel into the audience by drummer Chris 'Woody' Wood, the guys were gone and the show came to an end.
