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“I wanted something that, when you hear it, it’s not obvious. I wanted people to go, ‘What is that?’” The Last Dinner Party’s Emily Roberts on why she’s ditching Fenders and Gibsons in favor of this genre-bending guitarist’s signature model

Roberts discusses embracing offsets and off-kilter guitars – and reveals what would top her list if she ever designed her own signature model

Guitar World

The Last Dinner Party - From The Pyre review: an arthouse horror film, a masterclass in raw emotion and irresistible atmosphere

One of the most anticipated follow-up albums of recent times lives up to expectations and then some

Louder

The Cure, Lewis Capaldi and Calvin Harris to headline Isle Of Wight Festival

The event next summer will also feature the Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter, The Last Dinner Party, Wet Leg, and Teddy Swims.

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The Last Dinner Party on class, prejudice and silencing the haters

The Last Dinner Party aren’t entering a new ‘era’, they’re evolving. They talk to Maddy Mussen about shedding the skin of their debut — and all the misconceptions that came with it

Evening Standard

Forwards Festival 2025 review: Orbital and Barry Can’t Swim bring the beats, while Olivia Dean and Jorja Smith do their best to make make fans forget that there’s no Doechii

Nia Archives was drafted in after the US star’s late withdrawal

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The Last Dinner Party and Vampire Weekend condemn festival after Mary Wallopers’ set pulled over Palestine flag

Victorious festival organisers apologised for cutting off the Irish band after they led chants to ‘free Palestine’, and said they would donate to humanitarian relief efforts

The Guardian - UK

Bands pull out of UK festival after The Mary Wallopers cut short during Palestine flag row

The Mary Wallopers had their set at Victorious Festival cut short after the Irish folk band displayed a Palestinian flag and chanted "Free Palestine". Festival organisers initially claimed the band used a "discriminatory chant" but later issued a second statement apologising for mishandling the situation. In solidarity, Brit Award-winning band…

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Mass music festival boycott in UK after band's set cut short over Palestine flag

Several bands pulled out from the Victorious music festival over the weekend, in some cases just hours before their scheduled performances. They were standing in solidarity with the Irish folk group The Mary Wallopers, who had their set cut short for displaying a Palestinian flag.

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Bands boycott Victorious Festival after The Mary Wallopers’ set cut short over ‘Free Palestine’ protest

Organisers have apologised after their initial statement claimed the band used a ‘discriminatory’ chant

The Independent UK

Bands boycott festival after group claim they were ‘cut off’ over Palestine flag

The bands pulled out of the Victorious Festival in Portsmouth after The Mary Wallopers claimed they were ‘cut off’ for displaying a Palestinian flag.

Evening Standard

The Last Dinner Party and Nile Rodgers to curate exhibitions for the David Bowie Centre

The exhibition is set to open in September at the Victoria & Albert East Storehouse

The Independent UK

Ziggy Stardust, wedding suits and Nile Rodgers as curator: V&A announces David Bowie Centre details

Chic’s bandleader and the Last Dinner Party are among the curators selecting from the 90,000+ items in the late star’s archive to go on display when the new London venue opens in September

The Guardian - UK

The substance and silliness of Sports Team

After being robbed at gunpoint last year, indie’s funniest band are back with a joyous new record, encouraging fans to paintball them and leading the rebirth of smart guitar music

Evening Standard

Olivia Rodrigo reveals bill for huge BST Hyde Park headline show in London, with hotly-tipped emerging artists Florence Road, Aziya and Flowerovlove joining The Last Dinner Party, Girl in Red and more

Olivia Rodrigo's headline show at London's BST Hyde Park festival will feature some of the UK and Ireland's finest emerging talent

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CMAT thinks that women in the music industry were 'held down for such a long time'

CMAT thinks that women were "held down for such a long time" in the music industry until now.

The Guardian - UK

Brat awards! Charli xcx wins five Brits for zeitgeist-conquering album

Dance-pop artist picks up album and artist of the year prizes, while Ezra Collective see off big names to become first jazz artists to win British group

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BRIT Awards: Last Dinner Party named Best New Artist

The Last Dinner Party have been named Best New Artist at the BRIT Awards 2025 with Mastercard.

Evening Standard

Brit Awards 2025: Charli XCX leads nominations with five nods as Beatles up for first gong since 1977

The British singer will competes in major categories, including Album of the Year, Artist of the Year and Song of the Year

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Charli XCX leads Brit Award nominations as Beatles up for first gong since 1977

The British singer topped an impressive 12 months by securing nominations in five categories.

The Guardian - UK

Charli xcx leads male-dominated Brit awards nominations – with first Beatles nod since 1977

Brat scores the British pop star five nominations, while male acts make up 53% of the overall field and mixed acts 12%

Evening Standard

Chappell Roan named BBC Radio 1’s Sound of 2025 winner

She follows in the footsteps of previous winners including indie band The Last Dinner Party, three-piece girl group Flo, and singer PinkPantheress.

Evening Standard

Who’d be a musician in London? How creativity in the capital faces a perfect storm

From soaring costs and closing venues to labels taking no risks – the next generation of musicians are struggling to be heard

Evening Standard

This is just the beginning: Myles Smith named as Brits Rising Star for 2025

He beat fellow nominees Elmiene and Good Neighbours to the gong.

Evening Standard

Baroque'n'Roll: meet London's fans of The Last Dinner Party

At the five-piece band’s recent gig in Hammersmith, the fans honoured their heroes with elaborate and stunning outfits

Evening Standard

The Last Dinner Party cancel entire European tour after 'pushing themselves past breaking point'

The news comes after the Brit-winning band cancelled shows in Lincoln and Cardiff before calling off their headline tour dates in Birmingham, Nottingham, Bristol and Southampton ‘following medical advice’

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