Baroque-pop revivalists the Last Dinner Party were supposed to play a show at the Engine Shed in Lincolnshire, England last Saturday.Multiple male fans who were attending the show alone reported that they’d been screened discriminately before entering.
Then, the show was canceled last minute, due to “a band member unexpectedly falling ill.” A tweet that night from an account that’s now gone private reads: “Just arrived at the gig, been funnelled into a dark corner with other men, told I might be a pervert cus I’m alone and then taken into a room alone with a security guard where I was interrogated and searched.Feel sick.” Others responded with similar experiences: One fan said he “I got asked how long I had liked them for, and to name my favourite song,” while another said he “got whisked away, searched, asked condescending questions.” Then, the Last Dinner Party canceled the evening’s show, apparently after doors had already opened.
The venue issued an apology for the canceled show on Twitter/X the following morning, but didn’t yet address the alleged fan screening until a separate statement a few hours later.The venue said they had carried out “a preliminary investigation” regarding the incident.
Here’s the full statement: Today, the Last Dinner Party issued a statement of their own, clarifying that “those policies were created and enforced by the venue at their own discretion.” And here’s that one in full: The Last Dinner Party also canceled their Cardiff show Sunday night.See the relevant posts below.
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