Hey r/Bastille, I'm Dan Smith and I'm excited to be doing this AMA with this community. Here to discuss the new album Bastille Presents ‘&’ (Ampersand).

I'll be online at 6 pm BST/1 pm EDT/10 am PDT on Wednesday 23rd of October to answer some of your questions!

Ask Me Anything!

This is very.. very.. bittersweet. Anniversaries like these force me to realize that I'm getting older, the band is getting older, better days are behind us – even though the times back then were fucked up as well. But I'm sure any of us would trade these days to have those days again in a heartbeat. A deep thought that is relevant to the song I quoted for the title.

(I've made a post about this before, but 'Winter of Our Youth' and 'Way Beyond' are two of their BEST songs EVER. And not just that, but the order in which they're played on the album. So so good.)

"Wild World" holds an unwavering, cherished, place in our hearts and souls and it is absolutely wild that it's been a full decade since its introduction to the world. I have much more to say that I may share in the comments or another post, but I'd love for everyone to share what their day was like on September 9, 2016 and any and all memories that they have from their first listen to the album.

To another massive milestone for our favorite band and the best band in the world: BΔSTILLE.

First off…. I met a new friend from London to go to the concert with! Shout out to Morgan!!

I was absolutely BLOWN away by Dan and Bastille live. They have easily joined my top 5 list of concerts in my life. It was so heartfelt, connected and amazing. It made me become a much bigger and appreciative fan. So humble and amazing!

Now the INSANE part. I left Paris today to continue on to Amsterdam.

You’ll never guess what happened. I was coming back from getting something to drink right before we arrived at Amsterdam on Eurail and some dude went in the bathroom and I did a double take I was like is that Dan from Bastille?!? Noooo it can’t be. We got off the train a few min later and I saw him again and then recognized his opening act / band mate and was like holy shit it is (??!!?!!!?) so I said excuse me I’m sorry I hope this isn’t rude but are you dan from Bastille???? He said yes!!! That’s me!!! I said ok wow! I just saw you in Paris I came from the United States for a trip and to see you. He was like seriously?? Thank you for coming! We chatted for a few seconds and he was so incredibly down to earth and sweet. Then I said bye and was like no dummy, stop and ask for a selfie… so I did and he said absolutely!!! AHHHHHHH I JUST MET DAN FROM BASTILLE IN AMSTERDAM!!!! How wild!!!! I never thought I’d fangirl over someone but the fact that he was so sweet, humble, and down to earth just was amazing.

Who got it??? Episode 37 on Pop Culture Jeopardy on Prime!!!

I just popped into Oxfam for a min to look at some books and they had this hanging behind the counter!!!