Alternative and Indie
All-female indie outfit bring the buzz with their own brand of baroque 'n roll
The Last Dinner Party are part of Ticketmaster New Music’s Breakthrough 2024 list – our pick of the hottest new artists you must see live in 2024.
You’d be hard pressed to remember a debut single quite as impressive, as memorable and as striking as The Last Dinner Party’s ‘Nothing Matters’, which released in April 2023.
Still yet to release their first album, The Last Dinner Party are lead singer Abigail Morris, with Emily Roberts on lead guitar, Lizzie Mayland on rhythm, Georgia Davies on bass, and Aurora Nishevci on keyboard.
The band follow a tried and tested tradition in British music history (see: Pink Floyd, Coldplay…) of meeting at University, with all five members coming together during their first year studying in London. Since then, The Last Dinner Party’s rise has been nothing short of meteoric, and it’s hard to remember a band causing quite so much of a stir without even releasing an album, this side of The Arctic Monkeys.
Listen to the music though, and it all makes sense. From the insanely catchy chorus of ‘Nothing Matters’, to the hugely atmospheric second single ‘Sinner’.
The Last Dinner Party have already supported The Rolling Stones at Hyde Park, but you’d have to look away from the blues and a little closer to the glam-rock side of the 60s for the band’s true inspiration, with Syd Barrett and Marc Bolan nods alongside bigger hat-tips to Kate Bush. In ‘Nothing Matters’ you even get an endearing sense of ABBA.
Bowie can be heard, but so can Arcade Fire and Sparks. The Last Dinner Party walk the line between class and novelty and fall somewhere else entirely – there’s something cinematic about this band; a mixture of baroque and folk-horror, while even their music videos are Lynchian.
Always promoting the idea that anyone can be whoever they want to be, The Last Dinner Party encourage their fans to dress up, with long queues outside venues now looking like a line for banquet 300 years ago. But the band have a modern swagger that’s hard to match, true autonomy over their sound and style, with a raw, hedonistic energy.
Rolling Stone called them the “most exciting British band of 2023”, yet it’s 2024 that The Last Dinner Party should be truly excited about – and for good reason. This is a band with such a clear vision of who they are and what they want to be, and they’re already well on their way.
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The Last Dinner Party selected for Ticketmaster’s Breakthrough 2024 list – our pick of the hottest new artists you must see live in 2024
The most talked about rising stars in the country take over the Trades Club for a memorable evening in support of War Child
The whole performance was amazing I loved every second of it; Abigail's stage presence is perfect. It might have been better if there were screens people with seats further back could see the band
First time seen last dinner party and they were so good live well worth seeing Abigail Morris dominates the stahe has such an Aura around her Emily on Guitair is so good as was the Drummer They bind well as a tight group and live so good just an 80 minute show but with time and more of a catalogue I am sure will be 2 hours Would have one of the good covers on playlist ie call me or this town overall awesome show would go again
If you get a chance go!! The show is great, lovely atmosphere and the eventim Apollo is a great venue
Everything was amazing! Band was on time and played call me which made my day
I was blown away by TLDP's performance. The band were all extremely talented and beautiful to watch. The sound was excellent and the staging/ lighting was really good too. The band are very slick and together. They are very obviously well rehearsed but not sterile or cliched. They are worthy of playing bigger and better venues than the O2 Victoria Warehouse. I believe most, if not all, of the crowd, left happy I recommend them greatly and will definitely go to see them again Thank you ladies
Great to see a dynamic group enthusiastic about playing to a live audience. Fully engaged crowd who loved everything about the gig. Fantastic night.
Played for 70 mins they did all the songs expected, missed the support, fans were dressed as the band which is so funny😂. Good gig not perfect, quite a lot of interaction
Brilliant venue to host this talented band. Brilliant sound quality, vocals and music were outstanding, perfectly clear, completely absorbing, emotive, uplifting and inspiring. Atmosphere was relaxed, friendly, spacious and welcoming. My daughter and I had an amazing night, thanks LDP. 🥰
After watching the support act (who you couldn't hear properly as the microphone of the lead singer seemed to be turned down or the guitars too loud) we were crammed in for another 45 minutes of waiting in a hot packed auditorium only to be told they weren't going to appear...don't suppose I'll get a refund for the £200 I paid for my hotel...
Was really looking forward to seeing 'The last dinner party' at the Engine Shed in Lincoln, not a venue I've been too before. I didn't have a problem going into the venue, I found security and staff friendly, contrary to what is being reported in the media. What I did find annoying was that the band announced that they weren't going to be performing due to one of their members being ill. This was after we had watched the support act and then waited for them for 45 minutes before they told us it was being cancelled! I understand events have to be cancelled late due to illness but by the time they let us know at 9.30pm and after a 45 minute wait, it was a bit late to arrange anything else that evening. My friend had come from Bournemouth to see the show, so a disappointing drive back
