The Last Dinner Party to headline Manchester’s Aviva Studios
The Last Dinner Party return with From The Pyre
The Last Dinner Party have confirmed details of their second album From The Pyre, set for release in October. The record follows their chart-topping debut Prelude to Ecstasy and was produced by Grammy Award winner Markus Dravs.
As well as revealing further details about the album, The Last Dinner Party have also unveiled a UK tour including a Manchester gig at Aviva Studios. The Manchester gig is one of 12 UK and Ireland dates they have confirmed.
Announced alongside lead single This Is The Killer Speaking, the album finds the London five-piece embracing darker, rawer textures while expanding their storytelling.
Front Row: The Last Dinner Party in pictures at Victoria Warehouse
Speaking about the new album, The Last Dinner Party explained:
“This record is a collection of stories, and the concept of album-as-mythos binds them. ‘The Pyre’ itself is an allegorical place in which these tales originate, a place of violence and destruction but also regeneration, passion and light.
“The songs are character driven but still deeply personal, a commonplace life event pushed to pathological extreme. Being ghosted becomes a Western dance with a killer, and heartbreak laughs into the face of the apocalypse. Lyrics invoke rifles, scythes, sailors, saints, cowboys, floods, Mother Earth, Joan of Arc, and blazing infernos. We found this kind of evocative imagery to be the most honest and truthful way to discuss the way our experiences felt, giving each the emotional weight it deserves.”
“This record feels a little darker, more raw and more earthy; it takes place looking out at a sublime landscape rather than seated an opulent table. It also feels metatextual and cheeky in places, like a knowing look reflected back at ourselves.”
The new material will be performed at Manchester’s Aviva Studios on Wednesday 26 November, part of their first UK arena run.
BRIT Award winning The Last Dinner Party release From The Pyre on Friday 17 October 2025 via Island EMI
When do The Last Dinner Party headline at Aviva Studios in Manchester?
The Last Dinner Party headline Aviva Studios in Manchester on Wednesday 26 November 2025. Full UK headline tour dates:
- Friday 14 November 2025 – Dublin, 3Arena
- Monday 17 November 2025 – Edinburgh, Corn Exchange
- Thursday 20 November 2025 – Newcastle, O2 City Hall
- Sunday 23 November 2025 – Bridlington, Bridlington Spa
- Wednesday 26 November 2025 – Manchester, Aviva Studios
- Saturday 29 November 2025 – Wolverhampton, The Civic Hall
- Sunday 30 November 2025 – Bristol, The Prospect Building
- Tuesday 2 December 2025 – Cardiff, Utilita Arena
- Thursday 4 December 2025 – Plymouth, Plymouth Pavilions
- Friday 5 December 2025 – Brighton, Brighton Centre
- Sunday 7 December 2025 – London, O2 Academy Brixton
- Monday 8 December 2025 – London, O2 Academy Brixton
When do tickets go on sale for The Last Dinner Party at Aviva Studios?
Tickets for The Last Dinner Party’s Aviva Studios show in Manchester go on general sale from 10am on Friday 12 September 2025. Fans who pre-order From The Pyre via the official store will gain access to presale tickets.
