That shortcode is correct to show descending order. However if you want most recent event to show first what you need is ascending order. So you can either remove that variable or add event_order='ASC'
And that should work.
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Thanks - is there a way to show them in descending order? I added event_order="DESC" and that didn't change the order. My total code is:
[add_eventon month_incre='-9' show_upcoming="1" number_of_months="9" event_order="DESC"]
I'd like the most recent events to show at the top.
Thanks.