A musical based on the songs of Cinerama and The Wedding Present is being put together by writer and director by Matt Aston, with David Gedge acting as creative consultant on the project. Matt, whose previous work includes Touched by Stephen Lowe with Vicky McLure, Bomber’s Moon by William Ivory...
Wedding Present bass player Melanie Howard’s solo project – Such Small Hands – released 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 quirky...
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 published David Gedge's autobiographical comic book between 2012 and 2019. 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 teamed up with celebrated cartoonist Lee Thacker to share stories from his life. David has...
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...
The Wedding Present released 'Tommy 30' - featuring new re-recordings of the tracks from their 'Tommy' compilation album of 1989 - on 9 August 2019 via Scopitones Records. The album was released in three forms: CD, LP [with CD included], and blue vinyl LP [with CD included]. The tracks on...