2013 Favourites // Bastille, Interview & Live Review

“Even being number two, or three or four or five is totally unbelievable. We literally can’t believe it, it’s the weirdest thing in the world.” Dan Smith, Bastille

Next up in our look back over 2013 are Brit favourites- Bastille. It’s early evening on Sunday 10^th March and Bastille’s debut album “Bad Blood”, after fending off the likes of Emeli Sande, has just been announced as scoring the prestigious number one spot in the Official Top 40 Chart. The band’s recent success may have come as a surprise to some, however a huge underground following has made Bastille the UK’s worst kept secret; word of mouth has seen their fan base grow and grow even before the album release, and quite rightly so. 

Est.1987 caught up with Dan and Kyle at their sold out Leeds show…

Don Broco // Live Review & Photo Set, Leeds Met

Headlining their first festival, bagging a top 40 single and playing main stage at Reading and Leeds, Don Broco’s 2013 hasn’t been half bad. The Bedford four-piece is currently storming the UK on another headline tour and, with all dates near sell-outs, it’s the perfect pre-Christmas treat before the guys take time away to work on album number two.

Last time the Bedford four-piece were in Leeds they were storming the main stage at the festival so we were excited to see what their live headline show had to offer. Click below to read our live review and to view all the photos from the show…

Lower Than Atlantis // Live Review, Leeds Met

Lower Than Atlantis are currently storming the UK on their “F**k It To The Man Tour”, their biggest headline tour to date. And having just released the video for next single, “Something Better Came Along”, the Watford four-piece are busier than ever. Est.1987 headed down to Leeds Met to check out what their live show had to offer.

And, stay tuned to watch what happened when we sat down with the guys pre-show to chat about touring, the new single and who’s best at FIFA.  Video Interview and exclusive photo shoot coming soon…

Interview - Asking Alexandria [Ben Bruce] // Blessthefall [Elliott Gruenberg]

Asking Alexandria

Blessthefall

While most people spend their Sunday evening's chilling out before the week ahead, we spent ours hanging out with Asking Alexandria & Blessthefall - two metal bands taking on Leeds Met.