As you may know, At The Edge Of The Sea [David Gedge’s annual festival in Brighton] has joined the list of events postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This event will now take place on the 13th and 14th of August, 2021. Click here for more details. However, a ‘virtual’...
Wedding Present bass player Melanie Howard’s solo project - Such Small Hands - will release its debut solo album Carousel on 18 September 2020. Taking in influences such as Bjork, Portishead, Chelsea Wolfe, Sharon Van Etten, Anna Calvi and Joni Mitchell, Such Small Hands blends dark pop with twinges of...
The Wedding Present : ‘Shaun Keaveny Session’ Various Artists : ‘Kiss Kiss Bang Bang’ Two singles - both to be released on Record Store Days 2020 Hatch Records and Where It’s At Is Where You Are Records are pleased to announce the release of two very exceptional, limited edition singles....
The Wedding Present re-released their second single, 'Once More' on the Preston label Optic Nerve Records on 22 May 2020. This two track 7” - which is limited to 1,000 copies - was released as part of Optic Nerve’s ‘Optic Sevens 2.0’ reissue series. The label re-released 'Go Out And...
On 21 February 2020, Hatch Records released the fourth in their series of compilations of BBC radio sessions by The Wedding Present. ‘Marc Riley Sessions : Volume 4’ consists of two studio sessions from 2017 & 2018 and follows, rather unsurprisingly, ‘Marc Riley Sessions : Volumes 1, 2 & 3’....
Scopitones has been publishing David Gedge's biographical comic book since 2012. Tales From The Wedding Present chronicles the enthralling adventures of David and the band. Together with his long-time bass player, Terry de Castro, David has teamed up with celebrated cartoonist Lee Thacker to share stories from his life. David...
The Wedding Present's debut album George Best and accompanying compilation Tommy were re-issued by Play It Again Sam Records on 11 October 2019. George Best was originally released on the band's own label, Reception Records, in 1987. This new version will be available as a limited edition green vinyl LP...
Pomona Books published a new book written by David Gedge on 31 July 2019. This is the fourth release in the imprint's highly collectable 'Sleevenotes' series, where musicians choose tracks from their back catalogue and provide telling insights into their creation, meaning or mood. David follows on from Bob Stanley...
THE WEDDING PRESENT : SOMETIMES THESE WORDS JUST DON’T HAVE TO BE SAID ‘Sometimes These Words Just Don’t Have To Be Said’ - a Wedding Present ‘fanthology’ – was published by Red Planet on 15 September 2017. With an introduction and commentary from David Gedge, ‘Sometimes These Words Just Don’t...
THE WEDDING PRESENT LIVE 2010 BIZARRO PLAYED LIVE IN MUNICH Released : 6 August 2019 In 2010, The Wedding Present played a series of concert dates to commemorate the 21st anniversary of the release of their classic major label debut album, Bizarro. The band decided to record and film the...