Roxanne De Bastion

Roxanne de Bastion is a Berlin-born, London-based singer-songwriter and author, bringing the live show to Exchange Basement in Bristol. The concert takes place at a venue for music and performance on Old Market Street.

Roxanne de Bastion, born in Berlin in 1986, is a British singer-songwriter who has built an international career on an independent footing, alongside writing books and working as an artist and activist. The latest album, Here Lies Human, contains ten energetic alt-pop songs about the end of days. It was produced by Tony Visconti, whose credits include David Bowie and T-Rex, and by Steph Marziano, a Grammy-nominated producer who has worked with Hayley Williams.

The album follows Me and You, We Are the Same from 2021, which was produced by Bernard Butler and which The Observer described as a more ambitious broadening of the artist's sound. Roxanne de Bastion's literary debut, The Piano Player of Budapest, published by Little, Brown in 2024, tells the true story of the author's grandfather, who was persecuted during the Second World War, and of how he and his piano survived. A companion album, Songs from the Piano Player of Budapest, was made with Simon Tong of The Verve.

Exchange Basement is a concert and performance venue on Old Market Street in Bristol. The evening offers the chance to hear the singer-songwriter's recent material in a live setting, with the new album's songs at the centre of the programme.