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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

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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’

Evening Standard

“I got to meet the new British Rock Royalty tonight”: The Last Dinner Party's Emily Roberts moonlighted as Brian May in a Queen tribute band – now the guitar legend is endorsing her band

The Queen legend attended The Last Dinner Party's London show at the Eventim Apollo, praising their “good ol' dose of Rock Tonic”

Guitar World

“My original guitar hero has always been Brian May”: The Last Dinner Party’s Emily Roberts on her new (red) special friend

She loves a guitar solo you can sing along to

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"I got to meet the new British Rock Royalty tonight" - Brian May praises The Last Dinner party after attending sold-out London show

It turns out Queen's Brian May is a big fan of the Queen-influenced The Last Dinner Party

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“Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend our shows. We are appalled and disappointed that anyone was made to feel otherwise.” The Last Dinner Party apologise after male fans are subjected to 'discriminatory' security screening at gig venue

The Last Dinner Party speak out after security staff at The Engine Shed in Lincoln quiz men on their knowledge of the band

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The Last Dinner Party cancel 4 more tour dates due to 'unforeseen illness'

BRIT Award-winning band The Last Dinner Party have cancelled four more tour dates, following the axing of two last weekend, due to "unforeseen illness".

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The Last Dinner Party 'appalled' as they address controversial security policy at Lincoln gig

Male attendees were reportedly questioned about their knowledge of the Nothing Matters hit-makers and searched by security staff

Evening Standard

The Last Dinner Party issue statement over controversial security policy

Lincoln venue The Engine Room has issued an apology and vowed to investigate the matter further

The Independent UK

Lincoln venue apologises for treatment of male gig-goers at Last Dinner Party concert

Men who attended planned concert alone tell how they were searched and asked ‘condescending questions’ by security

The Guardian - UK

"This is no night for naysayers." The Last Dinner Party's Glasgow show proves Gen Z hasn’t given up on rock bands quite yet

The Last Dinner Party take charge of Glasgow's O2 Academy, creating magic for a legion of new fans

Louder

The Last Dinner Party review – Victoriana pomp and bombastic baroque rock

Clearly having a whale of a time leaning into classic guitar rock it’s refreshing to see a group embracing the imaginative and unexpected

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Leeds indie band English Teacher win Mercury prize

The band take home the £25,000 prize for their debut album, This Could Be Texas, beating artists including Charli xcx and the Last Dinner Party

Guitar World

“Brian May is my main influence for writing guitar parts. I like how melodic and catchy his playing is. It’s not trying to show off”: The Last Dinner Party’s Emily Roberts on bringing jazz into pop, and how St. Vincent shaped her playing (and her gear)

Her band has the biggest-selling debut album in nearly a decade in her native UK, and secured tours with Hozier and Florence & The Machine. Guitarist Emily Roberts explains how her background in jazz, theater and a Queen tribute band inspired her evocative playing style

Louder

“It's very joyful, a bit sexy, a bit playful.” Watch The Last Dinner Party cover a classic Blondie single

Fast-rising UK indie-rockers The Last Dinner Party cover Blondie for Australian broadcaster triple j's Like A Version series

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The Mercury Prize nominees for 2024 have been revealed

Charli XCX, The Last Dinner Party and Beth Gibbons are amongst this year's nominees

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The Independent UK

Mercury Prize 2024: Brat Summer continues as Charli XCX among shortlisted artists

Pop star receives her second nomination alongside artists including The Last Dinner Party, singer Cat Burns, rapper Ghetts and producer Nia Archives

The Guardian - UK

Mercury prize 2024: Charli xcx, the Last Dinner Party and Beth Gibbons among nominees

The British music industry’s award for outstanding albums features eight debuts, from the likes of Nia Archives and Barry Can’t Swim, as the prize fails to find a sponsor

Evening Standard

Roskilde festival review: A European knees-up that we Brits could learn from

Charli XCX, Overmono, and The Last Dinner Party were just a few highlights from this Danish festival staple

Guitar World

“It wasn’t a conscious decision to invent our own scale! The idea was to do something inspired by Jeff Buckley... but we added a mandolin”: The Last Dinner Party’s Emily Roberts is the jazz schooled Queen-inspired indie guitar hero you’ve been waiting for

Roberts reveals how their hit debut album was created, and how her unique approach to the instrument was shaped by jazz greats and one rock legend in particular…

Evening Standard

Glastonbury 2024, the Saturday roundup: the celeb spots, the standouts, and not-so-secret sets

From buzzy band The Last Dinner Party levelling up to the Other Stage, to a not-so-secret Kasabian set, Saturday delivered in spades

The Independent UK

The Last Dinner Party review, Glastonbury 2024: Ambitious band deliver a thrilling set on the Other Stage

Relentless touring has honed them into a fine live act, bound together by the considerable prowess, poise and star wattage of frontwoman Abigail Morris

The Guardian - UK

Glastonbury live: Saturday with Coldplay, Little Simz, Orbital and more – as it happened

Cyndi Lauper, Jessie Ware, the Breeders and more performed on the second day at Worthy Farm, along with a secret set from Kasabian

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