One of Bristol’s biggest festivals is set to return for its fourth year in a row, welcoming the hottest stars straight off the back of an incredibly successful awards season. Triple Grammy-winning Doechii will head up the Sunday. FORWARDS began teasing her appearance days before the stacked lineup was unveiled,…
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The Last Dinner Party live in Manchester: here for the long haul after a whirlwind breakout year
Before even stepping inside Victoria Warehouse, the evening’s theatricality has commenced. Huge flashes of sheet lightning illuminate the queue between intermittent showers. TLDP’s hardy fans brave the weather and a bit of rain is nothing to the best-dressed crowd in the country – people have gone all out, with gorgeous…
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The Last Dinner Party – Prelude to Ecstasy review: a euphoric debut from indie-pop’s great white hopes
The Last Dinner Party are a band on a meteoric rise. Post-pandemic, they cut their teeth gigging around London, where their distinct style and sound earned them a cult following early doors. A major label deal followed, as did the superb debut single ‘Nothing Matters’. The band cut a distinct…
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The Last Dinner Party live in Manchester: a generational moment for alternative music
Autumn is in full swing in Manchester, and Oxford road is awash with drizzle and revellers. The venue, Manchester Academy, has three separate rooms and, on nights where multiple bands are performing, it is always a delight to see the different queues of fans flocking. You can distinguish who is…