To say The Last Dinner Party’s live reputation precedes them would be a sinful understatement. Tales of the Brixton-formed quintet’s onstage theatrics have become so renowned among London gig-goers over the past couple years that they’ve sold out their “intimate” show at Camden’s Roundhouse tonight – on the eve of their debut album’s release – with so few singles you can count them on one hand.
The five-piece were recently made BBC Radio 1’s Sound of 2024 and named winners of the Brits Rising Star award.
The band recently appeared on The Jo Whiley Show on March 6 to play a Sofa Sessions. The Last Dinner Party arrived at Maida Vale studios, where the revealed their chosen cover to be from Sparks. You can listen to the full show here.
The Last Dinner Party played:
‘Beautiful Boy’
‘Caesar On A TV Screen’
‘The Feminine Urge’
‘Burn Alive’
‘On Your Side’
‘Gjuha’
‘Sinner’
‘Portrait Of A Dead Girl’
‘My Lady Of Mercy’
‘Mirror’
‘Prelude To Ecstasy’
‘Godzilla’
‘Nothing Matters’
The rebellious glam goth quintet are a cross between Sparks, Roxy Music, Kate Bush and Arcade Fire The band from Brixton became a sensation with their debut single Nothing Matters.
Produced in London by James Ford (Arctic Monkeys, Florence + The Machine, Foals), ‘Prelude To Ecstasy’ was further previewed last November with the track ‘On Your Side’.
The Last Dinner Party will soon be your new favourite band. They look like a gang of feral Catholic schoolgirl misfits who have staged a rebellion, raided the drama club’s wardrobe room and are throwing a goth party on the hockey pitch. The band are set to embark on their UK and European tour in the coming weeks too – kicking off on January 30 with a slot at The Fleece venue in Bristol. From there they will play the Roundhouse show before continuing with a run of record store dates and live shows in Germany, France, Italy and more.
Recently at Brits Awards, the band shared their love for St Vincent after the musician praised the band.
“She’s a crafter of amazing songs and riffs which we love. And I play her guitar!” said guitarist Emily Roberts, going on to explain how the influence of St Vincent can be heard in ‘Prelude To Ecstasy’: “Particularly in ‘Sinner’. One of her songs called ‘Marrow’ [featured the collaborative album with David Byrne, ‘Brass Tactics’] inspired the guitar line for ‘Sinner’ that I wrote,” she said. “So she’s a big inspo!”
