Bastille set to rock the Mother City in a fabulous line-up

IN JUST a few weeks, award-winning British band Bastille will touch down in South Africa for a three-city tour.

The band that wowed the world with the smash album, Bad Blood, and the massive global hit, Pompeii, won’t be the only class act entertaining Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban crowds in October.

Several top local bands will blast out their hits as opening acts.

Singer-songwriter Matthew Mole will be performing at all three concerts. Mole has been nothing short of a sensation on the local music scene since his arrival in 2012.

Adding to the line-up in Cape Town and Johannesburg is Opposite The Other. The young band has quickly risen to musical fame with their first ever single, Ride Away, charting at No 8 on the Spotify Global Viral Charts.

Their second single Stutter Love was No 1 on the 5FM SA Top 30 and voted No 5 in the 5FM Top 100 songs of 2016. They also collaborated with Jimmy Nevis to write the hit song, Control Alt Delete, which charted across the country.

The band more recently opened for The Lumineers (US) on the SA leg of their Cleopatra World Tour and have shared the stage with artists such as Jeremy Loops, Matthew Mole, Beatenberg, Al Bairre and Gangs of Ballet.

Tickets at Webtickets.co.za from R350-R450. Bastille – Live in South Africa will be in Cape Town on Wednesday, October 4 at the Grand Arena, GrandWest. Doors open at 6pm. – Staff Reporter