The Last Dinner Party bring pure theatre, classic rock n’ roll and pop camaraderie to Glastonbury 2024

A band made to be large at a pageant embracing their standing. 

Phrases: Abigail Firth.
Images: Patrick Gunning.

An increase each speedy and warranted, The Final Dinner Occasion tackle an enormous reserving on Glastonbury’s second-largest stage simply months after their debut album ‘Prelude to Ecstasy’ dropped, however as a band scouted on the premise of their reside exhibits, it’s enterprise as standard. 

Each TLDP set could possibly be tagged as unmissable, however as the gang stretches out throughout the fields, it’s apparent a second like that is what they’ve been working as much as. Someplace between pure theatre, traditional rock n’ roll and pop camaraderie stands The Final Dinner Occasion, a band made to be large at a pageant embracing their standing. 

It’s a pleasure to see a band like this revive the indie scene on this means, plumping for dress-swishing and head banging to songs about Catholicism, intercourse, and feeling inferior to the lads who might not ‘get’ them. A roaring opening part of ‘Burn Alive’, ‘Caesar on a TV Display’ and ‘The Female Urge’ make a press release for anybody who wasn’t positive who they’re already; giving approach to a softer center part of ‘Stunning Boy’ and ‘On Your Facet’ that present the complete spectrum of emotion.

If Glastonbury isn’t the place for making statements like championing a band recent off debut sufficient to invoice them this extremely, then the place is? TLDP know this too, and stave off any Tory allegations by encouraging the viewers, right here and at house, to vote them out.

There are lots ready to slag off The Final Dinner Occasion’s Saturday slot on Different; thinkpieces churned out with buzzwords like ‘trade plant’ and ‘nepo child’. However fuck em, as a result of none of it issues while you’re this bloody good.