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The Last Dinner Party
The Last Dinner Party - Glastonbury Festival 2023
The Last Dinner Party performing at Glastonbury 2023
Background information
OriginLondon, United Kingdom
Genres
Years active2021 (2021)–present
LabelsIsland
Members
  • Abigail Morris
  • Lizzie Mayland
  • Emily Roberts
  • Georgia Davies
  • Aurora Nishevci
Websitethelastdinnerparty.co.uk

The Last Dinner Party are a British indie rock band from London, formed in 2021. The band consists of Abigail Morris (vocals), Lizzie Mayland (vocals, guitar), Emily Roberts (lead guitar, mandolin, flute), Georgia Davies (bass), and Aurora Nishevci (keyboards, vocals). Despite having no permanent drummer, they are currently joined during live performances by Rebekah Rayner.

The band signed with Island Records before releasing their debut single "Nothing Matters" in April 2023, which became a top 25 UK hit. They were awarded the Rising Star Brit Award in December 2023,[2] subsequently winning the BBC Sound of 2024 poll.[3] Their debut studio album, Prelude to Ecstasy, was released on 2 February 2024.

History

Morris, Davies and Mayland met in 2020 in London before starting university and decided to form a band after frequently attending gigs together at The Windmill, feeling inspired by being part of an important scene after watching bands such as Black Midi and HMLTD.[4] Their original name The Dinner Party was "inspired by the idea of a huge debauched dinner party where people came together to celebrate with a hedonistic banquet".[5] A mutual friend recommended Roberts as a guitarist to Morris and they then brought in Nishevci.[6]

The band initially struggled to find time to rehearse together because of the COVID-19 lockdown in the UK, and they did not perform live until their first gig at The George in London in November 2021.[7] They signed with management group Q Prime in early 2022.[8] They spent the following year honing their sound and building word-of-mouth support on the live circuit in London, including playing a set as the opening act (while still called The Dinner Party) for the Rolling Stones in Hyde Park in July 2022.[9]

After signing with Island Records as 'The Last Dinner Party' (to avoid confusion with the Dinner Party hip hop supergroup),[5] they released their debut single "Nothing Matters", which was produced by James Ford, on 19 April 2023.[10] The song was later announced as being part of the soundtrack for EA Sports FC 24.[11] During the summer of 2023, the band supported Hozier,[12] and played several festivals in the UK, Ireland, and Europe including Glastonbury and Latitude.[13][14] They were also invited to play a live session on the BBC Radio 6 Music show, New Music Fix Friday.[12]

They released their second single "Sinner" on 30 June 2023,[13] and their third single "My Lady of Mercy" on 9 October 2023, both of which were also produced by James Ford.[15] They made their first appearance on the BBC show Later... with Jools Holland on 21 October 2023, performing "Nothing Matters" and "My Lady of Mercy".[16] In January 2024 they followed up with a performance on the BBC’s The Graham Norton Show. [17] After their music was played on an episode of the BBC's Football Focus, Garth Crooks cited the band as potential future stars, stating in his weekly Team of the Week column that "these fine young women are making really exciting pop music. Lovely Stuff".[18][19]

Musical style

"Nothing Matters", was described as "art-rock bombast" by Rolling Stone UK,[13] while the Evening Standard described their music and live shows as having a "distinctive baroque-pop sound and look".[20] The band have been compared to Kate Bush,[13] Siouxsie and the Banshees,[21] Roxy Music,[22] ABBA,[23] Queen,[24] Sparks,[21] Florence and the Machine,[25] and Warpaint.[1] The band's members cited David Bowie as a leading influence.[6]

Members

  • Abigail Morris – lead vocals
  • Lizzie Mayland – vocals, guitar, flute
  • Emily Roberts – lead guitar, mandolin, flute, vocals
  • Georgia Davies – bass guitar, vocals
  • Aurora Nishevci – keyboards, organ, piano, synthesizer, vocals

Live members

  • Rebekah Rayner – drums, percussion

Discography

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected details
Title Album details
Prelude to Ecstasy

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[27] 		UK
Sales
[27] 		CAN
Rock
[28] 		IRE
[29] 		JPN
Over.
[30] 		NZ
Hot
[31] 		US
AAA
[32] 		US
Alt
[33] 		US
Rock
[34] 		US
Rock
Air.
[35]
"Nothing Matters"[10] 2023 22 16 38 22 — 34 5 7 37 19 Prelude to Ecstasy
"Sinner"[36] — — — — — — 17 — — 37
"My Lady of Mercy"[37] — — — — 5 — — — — —
"On Your Side"[38] — — — — — — — — — —
"Caesar on a TV Screen"[39] 2024 — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes release did not chart.

Videography

Music videos

List of music videos
Title Year Director(s)
"Nothing Matters"[40] 2023 Saorla Houston, The Last Dinner Party
"My Lady of Mercy"[41] Harv Frost, Dora Paphides
"On Your Side"[42] Cal Mcintyre
"Caesar on a TV Screen"[43] 2024 Harv Frost

Tours

The band's first tour was announced in June 2023, a 10-date UK tour scheduled for October 2023, kicking off in Blackpool Central Library as part of Get It Loud In Libraries.[44] This was followed by their first U.S. tour, five dates scheduled from 31 October to 9 November.[45]

The band announced their second tour in November 2023, with 8 dates throughout Europe in February, 2024.[46] They announced dates for the North America leg of the tour in January, 2024[47], as well as the UK and Ireland dates a few days after.[48] The tour lasts from February until October.

Supporting

  • Hozier Unreal Unearth tour[51] (2023; thirteen shows)

Awards and nominations

Award Year Category Work Result Ref.
MTV Push 2023 MTV Push 2024 Themselves Nominated [52]
BBC Sound of... 2024 Sound of 2024 Won [3]
Brit Awards Rising Star [2]

References

Citations
  1. ^ a b Mumford, Gwilym (5 May 2023). "The Guide #85: The brouhaha over The Last Dinner Party, indie's buzziest band". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b Savage, Mark (7 December 2023). "Brit Awards: Indie band The Last Dinner Party win rising star prize". Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b Savage, Mark (5 January 2024). "The Last Dinner Party win BBC Radio 1's Sound Of 2024". Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  4. ^ Hunt, El (19 April 2023). "The Last Dinner Party: the best new band you haven't heard yet". NME. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  5. ^ a b Von Pip, Andy. "The Last Dinner Party on..." Under the Radar. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  6. ^ a b Reilly, Nick (20 April 2023). "Meet The Last Dinner Party, who might just be your favourite new band". rollingstone.co.uk. Rolling Stone UK. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  7. ^ Shutler, Ali (19 April 2023). "The Last Dinner Party Have Arrived". readdork.com. Bunker Publishing Ltd. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  8. ^ Rania, Tom (19 September 2023). "CHARTBREAKER: THE LAST DINNER PARTY IS 'NOT F–KING AROUND' FOLLOWING ITS DEBUT HIT". billboard.com. billboard. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  9. ^ Williams, Sophie (26 April 2023). "The Last Dinner Party live in London: do believe the hype". nme.com. NME. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  10. ^ a b Hunt, El (19 April 2023). "The Last Dinner Party: the best new band you haven't heard yet". nme.com. NME. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  11. ^ Arts, Electronic (20 September 2023). "EA SPORTS FC 24 - Official Soundtrack - EA SPORTS Official Site". Electronic Arts Inc. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  12. ^ a b "The Last Dinner Party in session". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  13. ^ a b c d Reilly, Nick (30 June 2023). "The Last Dinner Party". rollingstone.co.uk. Rolling Stone UK. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  14. ^ Savage, Mark (22 July 2023). "Pulp: Jarvis Cocker celebrates the band's comeback at Latitude". BBC News. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  15. ^ Duran, Anagricel (9 October 2023). "The Last Dinner Party share new single 'My Lady Of Mercy'". nme.com. NME. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  16. ^ "BBC Two Later... with Jools Holland". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  17. ^ "BBC One The Graham Norton Show". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  18. ^ Petridis, Alexis (1 February 2024). "The Last Dinner Party: Prelude to Ecstasy review – the year's most hyped band totally deliver". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  19. ^ Dean, Jonathan (4 February 2024). "The Last Dinner Party: 'It's fun to be pretentious'". The Times. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  20. ^ Aubrey, Elizabeth (23 June 2023). "The Last Dinner Party: the most talked-about band in Britain". standard.co.uk. Evening Standard. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  21. ^ a b Hann, Michael (3 May 2023). "A phenomenally exciting new band: The Last Dinner Party, at Camden Assembly, reviewed". spectator.co.uk. The Spectator. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  22. ^ Savage, Mark (5 January 2024). "The Last Dinner Party win BBC Radio 1's Sound Of 2024". BBC. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  23. ^ Carty, Pat (2 February 2024). "Album Review: Prelude To Ecstasy - The Last Dinner Party'". Hot Press. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  24. ^ Cairns, Dan (28 January 2024). "The best albums of 2024 so far". The Times. Archived from the original on 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  25. ^ Evans, Georgia (5 January 2024). "The Last Dinner Party win BBC Radio 1's Sound Of 2024". Timeout.com. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  26. ^ Skinner, Tom (2 November 2023). "The Last Dinner Party announce debut album Prelude to Ecstasy and share new single 'On Your Side'". NME. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  27. ^ a b "Last Dinner Party". officialcharts.com. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  28. ^ "Canada Rock: Week of February 10, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  29. ^ "Official Irish Singles Chart on 2/2/2024 - Official Charts". officialcharts.com. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  30. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Overseas". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 10 January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  31. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  32. ^ "Adult Alternative Airplay: Week of September 30, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  33. ^ "Alternative Airplay: Week of February 10, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  34. ^ "Hot Rock & Alternative Songs: Week of February 10, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  35. ^ "Rock Airplay: Week of December 30, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
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  37. ^ "My Lady of Mercy". Last.fm. CBS Interactive. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  38. ^ Skinner, Tom (November 2023). "New single 'On Your Side'". nme.com. NME. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  39. ^ Carter, Daisy (4 January 2024). "The Last Dinner Party aim to conquer with new track 'Caesar on a TV Screen'". DIY. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  40. ^ "The Last Dinner Party - "Nothing Matters"". 19 April 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023 – via YouTube.
  41. ^ "The Last Dinner Party - "My Lady of Mercy"". 9 October 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023 – via YouTube.
  42. ^ "The Last Dinner Party - "On Your Side"". 1 November 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023 – via YouTube.
  43. ^ "The Last Dinner Party - "Caesar on a TV Screen"". 4 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024 – via YouTube.
  44. ^ Duran, Anagricel (27 June 2023). "The Last Dinner Party announce 2023 UK tour with Picture Parlour". nme.com. NME. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  45. ^ Duran, Anagricel (18 September 2023). "The Last Dinner Party announce first ever North American tour". nme.com. NME. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  46. ^ "Europe... we promised we'd come back for you". Instagram. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  47. ^ "North America Dinner Guests!!! We are thrilled to unveil that we will be gracing your beauteous towns and charming cities from March, with support from @miss_grit". Instagram. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  48. ^ "UK & IRELAND, we're going to be gracing your hot, sweaty and chaos filled venues later this year on our 2024 Tour!!!". Instagram. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  49. ^ "Benee announces 2022 world tour". NME. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  50. ^ "It is with the sincerest joy, honour and delight to announce that we are supporting Florence + The Machine at Musgrave Park, Cork on the 26th of June!!". Instagram. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  51. ^ "Thrilled to announce my Unreal Unearth European tour dates with special guests @lastdinnerparty". X (formerly Twitter). 16 June 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  52. ^ Murray, Robin (29 November 2023). "MTV Push 2024: Nominations Confirmed". Retrieved 2 February 2024.
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