The Last Dinner Party has postponed their show in Cardiff tonight (September 29) due to illness.
The 2024 Mercury Prize-nominated band are currently on a sold-out UK and Ireland headline tour in support of their debut album ‘Prelude To Ecstasy’, which was the biggest UK Number One debut album in nine years. They are set to follow it with a European tour later this year.
However, the band confirmed on their Instagram story that their show tonight at Cardiff Tramshed will not be going ahead. However, they did suggest the show will eventually take place at a future date.
“With great regret tonight’s performance at the Cardiff Tramshed is cancelled due to illness. We are truly sorry for those of you that were looking forward to the show” they wrote.
“Thank you for understanding, we appreciate you guys so much and we look forward to seeing you next time. Please keep a hold of your tickets and a further announcement will be made as soon as possible.”
Damn. There really is a curse with Cardiff 😭 second time The Last Dinner party have cancelled a show here 😔 pic.twitter.com/BtkuZenvbJ
— Scientists of Sound (@sos_musicblog) September 29, 2024
The Last Dinner Party also called off their show at Lincoln’s Engine Shed last night (September 28) at short notice. Although their support acts performed, the venue later confirmed on social media that the show had to be pulled last minute “due to a band member falling ill”. They added that they were “working to confirm a new date”.
Unfortunately, we had to cancel the performance last minute due to a band member falling ill. We’re working to confirm a new date. Please hold onto your tickets; they will be valid for the rescheduled show. We apologise for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.
— The Engine Shed (@engineshed) September 29, 2024
The band’s next show will be in Birmingham on Tuesday (October 1). Find a full list of forthcoming dates below – any remaining tickets can be found here.
OCTOBER
1 – O2 Academy, Birmingham
2 – Rock City, Nottingham
4 – O2 Academy, Bristol
5 – O2 Guildhall, Southampton
7 – 3Olympia, Dublin
8 – 3Olympia, Dublin
10 – O2 Academy, Glasgow
11 – O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
12 – Mountford Hall, Liverpool
14 – Corn Exchange, Cambridge
16 – Eventim Apollo, London
17 – Eventim Apollo, London
28 – L’Olympia, Paris
29 – Cirque Royal, Brussels
31 – Paradiso, Amsterdam
NOVEMBER
2 – E-Werk, Cologne
3 – TivoliVredenburg, Ultrecht
5 – L’Épicerie Moderne, Lyon
6 – Tonhalle, Munich
7 – Astra Kulturhaus, Berlin
9 – Inside Seaside Festival, Gdansk
12 – MuseumsQuartier – Halle E, Vienna
13 – X-TRA, Zurich
14 – Barezzi Festival, Teatro Regio, Parma
16 – Rockhal Club, Luxembourg
In other news, The Last Dinner Party recently spoke to NME at the 2024 Mercury Prize, and recalled how they managed to build a “sense of community” with their fans.
While on the red carpet for the event, bassist Georgia Davies and guitarist Emily Roberts caught up with NME, and explained what it was like to see their first record resonate with fans on such a vast scale.
“A lot of people seem to connect with the themes of the album,” Davies said when asked what they’re most proud of. “There are kids who were ostracised in school for their sexuality or the way that they presented [themselves] with their appearance or the music they were into. They now feel like they’ve found a sense of community in us.”
“That’s always a very beautiful and very moving thing to experience when people tell you [that],” she added. “It’s very emotional.”