Roxanne De Bastion

A concert by Roxanne de Bastion, the Berlin-born, London-based singer-songwriter, at YES in Manchester, drawing on pop, rock and indie with songs from the album Here Lies Human.

Roxanne de Bastion is a singer-songwriter born in Berlin and based in London, who has built an international career independently. The artist also works as an author and as an artist activist. The newer album, Here Lies Human, presents ten energetic alt-pop songs about the end of days, produced with Tony Visconti and Steph Marziano. It follows Me and You, We Are the Same, the 2021 record produced by Bernard Butler.

The literary debut, The Piano Player of Budapest, appeared in 2024 through Little, Brown. It traces the true story of the singer's grandfather, who was persecuted during the Second World War, and of the piano that survived alongside him. A companion album, Songs from the Piano Player of Budapest, was made with Simon Tong of The Verve, and Roxanne de Bastion featured as a guest on Jools Holland's BBC3 programme Earlier.

This concert at YES, a Manchester venue that hosts concerts and shows, brings this singer-songwriter's pop, rock and indie material to the city on this visit.