
I was beyond excited to see The Last Dinner Party in Montreal this weekend. The five-piece English rock band formed only three years ago and consists of Abigail Morris, Lizzie Mayland, Emily Roberts, Georgia Davies, and Aurora Nishevci. Their brilliant debut album, Prelude to Ecstasy, was released in February, and I’ve been rotating the songs through my everyday playlist for the last two months. The prelude to Prelude to Ecstasy was their popular song “Nothing Matters,” which was easily one of the best songs of last year and attracted legions of fans long before the album was announced.

Miss Grit, who is joining The Last Dinner Party on their first tour of North America, opened the show at MTelus, the first Canadian date ever for The Last Dinner Party.
The Last Dinner Party began with “Burn Alive” and “Caeser on a TV Screen.” Both songs played into the crowd’s energy and truly got the party going. For the most part, the setlist followed the order of Prelude to Ecstasy, with a few adjustments in the middle. Morris asserts that they refer to this section of the set as the “Weeping Hour,” which I believe started with “Beautiful Boy” and ended with Nishevci’s Albanian song “Gjuha.” With “Sinner,” the party recommenced.

“Nothing Matters” was the song that catapulted The Last Dinner Party onto everyone’s radar. It was clear that it’s still a crowd favourite even after the release of Prelude to Ecstasy. By far, the most energetic part of the night was when they closed with this song. The crowd were jumping, dancing, and singing along harder than they had for any other song.
The Last Dinner Party seemed to enjoy playing the Montreal show as much as the Montreal crowd enjoyed having them. Despite some technical difficulties after the first song, it was a beautiful set, and I look forward to seeing them again when they return.






Review – Lauren Mosely
Photos – Steve Gerrard











