Bastille performs at Greek Theater in Berkeley on Oct. 11, 2019. Photos: Alessio Neri. About six years ago, Dan Smith of Bastille wrote a little song about looking for optimism in a disaster. Now, he and his bandmates are playing songs about simply surviving one. On the road in…

Bastille performs at Popscene on July 22, 2013. Photos: Roman Gokhman We’re reserving judgement about the performance because Dan Smith was obviously under the weather and unable to sing in his higher range. We will catch them again Sept. 19 at Great American Music Hall. Bastille performs at the Rickshaw…

Bastille, with Dan Smith second from right. Courtesy. Bastille has seemingly come out of nowhere in 2013, but band leader Dan Smith has been working on his project since 2010. Now the band has two Bay Area shows coming up. Monday, July 22 at Popscene and Sept. 19 at…