: After attempting to flee into the desert in a stolen car, Smith realizes he has also been affected. The video ends with him looking out from a mountain peak as his own eyes turn black.
: The video follows frontman Dan Smith as he wanders through a seemingly empty Los Angeles. He soon discovers that the few people he encounters have unnatural, vacant black eyes , signaling they have been "infected". Bastille - Pompeii (Official Music Video)
The official music video for Bastille's "Pompeii" was filmed in and Palm Springs, California . Released on January 20, 2013, the video serves as a modern allegory for the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Video Plot and Themes : After attempting to flee into the desert