The Last Dinner Party - Zenith de Paris - 25/02/2026

Two years and some months ago, The Last Dinner Party made their French debut on the stage of the Paris Zenith, accompanying Hozier. A show the lead singer Abigail Morris seems to look back fondly at, measuring the distance between that night in November 2023, and the night they are about to spend in the company of the 6000 fans who’ve come to see them.

If that opening slot had allowed much of the unintiated audience to discover the theatricality of The Last Dinner Party, it quickly becomes clear that it was only a mise en bouche for what the band has in store. With gained confidence and experience, and their splendid sophomore album From The Pyre, The Last Dinner Party made the Parisian stage theirs a second time.

From sentimental ballads to neck-endangering, headbanging-prone numbers, the show is a succession of vignettes and stories, in the continuity of From The Pyre’s narrative : a dance class interlude during This is the Killer Speaking  turns the entire venue into a saloon, while the hypnotic poem chanted by bassist Georgia Davies sets the scene of a mythical creature’s lair. The Scythe and Sail Away, undisputed emotional crests of the night, are the heartbreaking lullabies of a not-so-far-away past, hanging mobiles projecting the shadows of what once was.

There is a profound sense of community that emanates from the act of collectively screaming, and sometimes crying, to the same songs; it is hard not to be taken away by the spirits of both the band and the bewitched audience. Anyone who can manage to take their eyes away a from the stage for a few seconds will find people dancing, embracing and taking part in the festivities in any way they can.

That enthusiasm is easily explained, for each of the five members take turns in displaying an outrageous amount of talent and musicality. Abigail Morris’ notorious stage presence is as captivating as ever, while Emily Roberts’ guitar solo somehow keep outshining one another. Lizzie Maryland’s ethereal singing voice delicately introduces the eruptive Sinner, followed by Georgia Davies’ booming bass riff. Aurora Nishevci, on piano and saxophone duties, thrives just as much on vocals, with a powerful I Hold Your Anger and the live debut of Let’s Do It Again.

But the highlight of the show is indisputably the moment where all five voices unite in a haunting Woman is a Tree. The song, echoing in an otherwise silent and enthralled Zenith, takes on a whole new dimension.

The goodbyes, uttered to the reprise of Agnus Dei’s bridge, have the feelings of a high-school graduation : everyone leaves feeling bittersweet yet hopeful, hoping that the next time we’ll see each other won’t be in too long. It’s impossible to leave this show without feeling cheerful, songs stuck in your head, already looking forward to the next party.