The Last Dinner Party Brings From the Pyre to Palace Theatre
With a thunderstorm brewing and a venue packed with Free People Bloomer Pants, lacey ruffles, and a wonderful collection of Doc Martens, The Last Dinner Party brought their “From the Pyre” tour to St. Paul, MN’s Palace Theatre June 5th. Kicking off the show was LA rock band Automatic who is a band that I’ve only seen at festivals but am so glad to finally cross them off my concert bucket list. Their stand alone set was much more intimate and true to their style as it was accompanied by the ambience of the venue and well thought out lights. They paid the perfect ode to each of their albums by kicking off their set with “Turn Away” from their 2022 album Excess, followed by “Signal” from their 2019 album Signal . They closed out with “Mercury” from their recent 2025 album Is It Now?. Their set was the perfect mix of modern rock and synth pop and while they bring a different meaning to modern femme rock, it was cohesive and vibey and they presented as the coolest people I’ve ever seen. I’m glad I got to see them bring the energy at festivals but ground themselves in stand alone shows. Both different energies but equal out to the same cool vibe that is Automatic. I aboluseyle loved being surprised by an opener, regardless if i’ve seen them live before. When they come back to Minnesota on a headlining tour (fingers crossed) you can bet that I’ll be there.
After a quick 30 minute turn over between bands, The Last Dinner Party made their entrance and jumped straight into “Agnus Dei” and “Count the Ways” both from their 2025 album From the Pyre. The Last Dinner Party is a band I’ve seen a handful of times and have become residence on my annual top 5 favorite favorite bands list. No matter the atmosphere in which I see them or no matter the tour, the theatrics and energy they bring to each show out performs the last. With a curated stage look of drapery, bells, moss, and well thought out outfits, The Last Dinner Party creates a vision on stage that allows the audience to take a step into their project and see the world with a touch more drama and whimsy, ugh Abigail Morris, the woman that you are. Medieval and Victorian fashion is having rivalval and I couldn’t be more pleased to start normalizing coresets, flowy skirts, and feminine rage back into modern culture and The Last Dinner Party concert is the perfect space for this revivalist energy.
Even thought this tour was in celebration of From the Pyre, TLDP paid the up most respect ot their debut album Prelude to Ecstasy with core songs like “The Feminine Urge”, “My Lady of Mercy”, “Gjuha”, and of course “Nothing Matters”. With the range of vocals and instruments on the stage, The Last Dinner Party once again delivered a phenomenal set and provided a space for me and my friends to jump and dance in one of St. Paul’s prettiest venues. Closing out the show with one of the longest encore pauses i’ve seen at a show, they closed their set with “This is the Killer Speaking” which isn’t their most popular from From the Pyre but it was the first song released from the album and packed quite the punch to close out their show. My lasting thoughts is this band will always be one that I’ll bend over backwards to see live. While their albums stay streaming on repeat, nothing can be the energy and attention to detail they captivate during their live performance. They’re a band that demands to be listened to simply by the aura they emit on stage. I love live music, I love feminine rage, and more than anything else I love a curated theme and that perfectly describes what The Last Dinner Party delivers, every. single. time.
Photos by James Perovich
