By Sally Churchward. Image credit: Joe Horridge. Charlie Barnes’ latest album has been three years in the making and counting. Like so many other musicians, he squeezes his passion – writing, recording, booking gigs in toilet venues – between the demands of his day job, family and the general...
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Review: Storming Bastille – PennFest, Buckinghamshire, Saturday July 22
Image: © GigshotZ – Chris Elliott. Words by Sally Churchward. It could, so easily, have been a wash out. The weather was definitely not on the side of festival-goers on the second day of PennFest in Buckinghamshire. Whilst the weather had been fairly kind to those watching the likes...
Review: Bastille – Bad Blood X Tour, Alexandra Palace, July 14, 2023
By Sally Churchward. Main image by Joe Horridge. Joyous Bastille Day celebrations came to London this weekend. Not with La Marseillaise and processions but thousands of people singing ‘eheu oh!’, ‘shut off the lights’ and an ode to Daniel in the Lion’s Den. It was a special occasion for...
One month to go until Buckinghamshire’s biggest festival, PennFest, returns
It’s now just one month until Buckinghamshire’s biggest music festival, PennFest, returns with its most impressive line-up yet – and tickets are selling fast! The two-day festival with optional camping is held in picturesque countryside near the village of Penn Street – just 26 miles from central London, and...
Bastille on songwriting, being good allies and “the ‘eh, oh’ song”
by Sally Churchward. Being in a globally successful band and fame might seem synonymous. But for the members of Bastille there has always been a distinction, and they’ve worked hard to keep it that way. We’re chatting backstage at Victorious Festival. Later on they will headline at the Castle...
Bastille interview: songwriting, fame & being allies
by Sally Churchward. British band Bastille headlined at this year’s Victorious Festival in Southsea, before heading on tours of South America and Europe. They talked to Sally Churchward about avoiding fame, supporting the LGBTQ+ community, creativity and more. Being in a globally successful band and fame might seem...