Viral sensation The Last Dinner Party took to the stage at Dublin’s 3Arena last night, a pretty horrible night in the weather outside, considering the storm and the orange weather warning, thousands of people still turned up for this concert nonetheless.
A band I have seen now three times, once as support for Hozier in Belfast, and once on their own last year, and once again they did not disappoint.
A five piece all female band from England, who make music that is very hard to pin a genre to, but would be somewhere along the baroque pop lines. With haunting music and enchanting vocals, they are certainly a hard band to imitate today.
The first stop of their tour for their second album “From the Pyre”, an album just as a good, if not better than their first outing.
They delivers an amazing show, with high energy throughout, and amazing band to crowd interaction and chemistry.
I also had the privilege of meeting the band earlier that day, in an organised meet and greet in Spindizzy Records in Georges Arcade, which was also a good bonus.
Stage Setup: 10/10, One of the best stage setups I have ever seen, with their baroque-art pop style, they had to have a stage to match, and they matched it well, incredibly intricate designs that must’ve taken innumerable hours to design.
Band Performance: 8/10, the band delivering a wonderful performance, with every member doing everything right, and an all round good live sound and band chemistry.
Support: 8/10, Support last night was a band from Nottingham called Divorce, certainly an interesting name, and makes it very difficult to say “I am a fan of Divorce” to someone who isn’t aware of the band, but they gave an amazing support slot for a band that isn’t used to the stage sizes they occupied last night.
Merchandise: 8/10, The Last Dinner Party have always had great merchandise designs, much like their stage designs, their merch never disappoints, with every piece designed with a familiar style unique to the band, and also a partnership with a food bank charity, where upon donating you got a The Last Dinner Party ribbon, fittingly called “Ribbons for Provisions”.
Crowd: 7/10, a very standard crowd, but a crowd that you could tell was truly passionate about the music, with many there knowing every single word that was being sung and singing them right back.
Overall: 8/10, The Last Dinner Party are showing the world what they can deliver onstage live, and I for one am glad I’ve gotten to see it multiple times, and despite the torrential rain, and some of the strongest winds I’ve felt in my life, I’m glad I went and I would absolutely go again.
Next up: CMAT 5/12/25
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