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Bastille: Royal Albert Hall, London

Rick Pearson, The Evening Standard, 17 April 2018

"AS YOU CAN see," said Bastille's Dan Smith, looking round at the orchestra and choir, "we're doing things a little differently tonight." That's something of an understatement. The band's show at the Royal Albert Hall was more Proms than pop concert. 

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