The Wedding Present have announced that, in a series of special and intriguing events, they will be playing in Liverpool, Stowmarket and at Rochester Castle in Kent this summer, in addition to the previously announced appearances opening the Primavera Sound 2012 Festival in Barcelona and David Gedge's own mini-festivals in...
The Wedding Present are releasing a 4-track 10” coloured vinyl EP [with a free download code for all four tracks] on 21 April 2012. What started as a little idea for a Record Store Day EP has become a reality, via Paris, Maine-et-Loire and Los Angeles. David Gedge likes to...
Some very old friends of The Wedding Present have agreed to play at David Gedge's mini-festivals, 'At The Edge Of The Sea' and 'At The Edge Of The Peaks' this year. We are pleased to announce that the recently reformed Cud [who, like The Wedding Present, originated from Leeds in...
The Wedding Present have released a free 'app' for Apple and Android users. Within the app you can keep up to date with Wedding Present news & concert announcements and follow David Gedge's missives on Twitter. You can also watch videos, download music, buy merchandise, view tour photographs, interact with...
Following the success of our 'Bizarro' cycling jersey last year, Scopitones has once again teamed up with our friends at Milltag to bring you this little beauty. This time we are celebrating the fact that The Wedding Present are performing Seamonsters live throughout 2012. David Gedge has collaborated on the...
Scopitones are pleased to announce that we have now published a comic book! From a launderette in Cincinnati, Ohio to a seaside music festival in Brighton, England... "Tales From The Wedding Present" chronicles the sublimely quixotic adventures of David Gedge and his band. For Issue 1, Gedge's long-time former bass...
With a new Wedding Present album on the horizon, we thought it only right and proper that we should have a new web site, too. We haven't changed the content, all your favourite pages are still here, we've just updated the navigation and upgraded the look. We are thankful to...
The Wedding Present have agreed to be one of the bands opening the 2012 Primavera Sound Festival at a free concert in Barcelona on Wednesday 30 May. According to the event organisers, the festival will considerably increase its scope this year, with a large-scale event open to all. The Lluis...
The Wedding Present have premiered a couple of tracks from their forthcoming album 'VALENTINA'. The first, the brilliant 'YOU JANE', with Gedge comparing yet another flailing love affair to classic Hollywood romances, is a digital single which should be downloadable from all the usual digital distribution services. You can watch...
The Wedding Present will be releasing their much-anticipated eighth studio album, 'Valentina', in March. It was recorded in France, California and England during 2011 and mixed by Andrew Scheps [whose past credits include Metallica, Iggy Pop and Johnny Cash]. Valentina comes four years after 2008’s 'El Rey' and is performed...