Author: Jack Oastler

Award-winning British band The Last Dinner Party welcomed their second album to the world on Friday, and chose the East Midlands for their first stage. From the Pyre, the follow-up to 2024’s smash hit Prelude to Ecstasy, was released at midnight to rave reviews. I gave myself two hours at the library in the morning to try and learn the lyrics, before catching the train into Nottingham. At 9pm, the quintet emerged one by one onto the stage – immaculately dressed as ever, their unique style an aspect of the aura which has made them so important to so many…