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A CASA VERDE : TERRY DE CASTRO'S FANTASTIC SOLO ALBUM IS OUT NOW

SUMMER TOUR UPDATE : NEWS ABOUT OUR CONCERTS AND DJ SETS

DIGITAL DOWNLOADS : CINERAMA LIVE ALBUMS NOW AVAILABLE

A CASA VERDE : TERRY DE CASTRO'S FANTASTIC SOLO ALBUM OUT NOW

Wedding Present bass player Terry de Castro’s debut solo album is out now on Scopitones. On it, she takes a novel approach… one that is especially charming and, well... curious. She’s chosen to take a wonderfully unusual course and recorded an album comprised entirely of cover versions, but these are not necessarily well-known songs by famous artists. Each songwriter on A Casa Verde is a personal friend and musical collaborator of Terry's. The record comes with elaborate sleeve notes delineating the stories, alliances and histories of all the artists and her connections to them, placing each song into it’s unique context, thus strengthening the overall coherence and concept of the album.

It’s a deliberately understated exercise. There is a warm, inviting humility in the basic premise of devoting a record to the telling of stories by your friends, and it informs the entire endeavour, setting a tone of intimacy and empathy. Each song is a story unto itself, and all of the songs hang together in a vivid and illuminating way.

Nationality comes into play here as well: A Casa Verde is replete with the intrinsically soothing and unmistakably American strains of steel guitar and banjo, among other instruments. de Castro’s maturity as an artist is apparent from the first track, as she adapts “Dalliance” by The Wedding Present, readily making it her own by layering pedal-steel and acoustic guitars. It’s a wry, subtly arch choice to launch this particular solo debut.

In one of the album’s highlights, de Castro strikes a darker tone with “East St. O’Neill” by Hank Starrs. With a deceptively languid start and sparkling imagery, it builds slowly, on a theme of murder and sorrow, rising on the strength of rousing chord changes that are disturbingly catchy, given the subject matter.

As the record progresses, a rich array of styles and subjects take their spin across the dance floor. “The Sun Is Always Sweetest” by Dean Hawksley is a bittersweet Country-tinged waltz. Two tracks by Astrid Williamson (from Goya Dress, of which Terry was also a member); “Glorious” and “To Love You,” are swirling torch songs. The authors also include Mike Chylinski (Drugstore), Simone White (Audi’s ‘Beep Beep’ song), Johnny Daukes (Eurotrash), and Paul Hiraga (Downpilot). de Castro does an expert job of filtering their material through her own self-assured aesthetic, while directing an outstanding band in the process.

A Casa Verde is an unpretentious, lovingly assembled pop record; a simple collection of songs. But as a project, the record hangs together in a positively conceptual way, one that vivifies de Castro’s life, and the lives of her friends.

Early reviews:

 "A low key delight (8/10)" [NME], "I like de Castro's voice a lot" [Pennyblack Music"]

Terry will be celebrating the release of this album by playing concerts in the UK supporting The Wedding Present in this month and on her own in July. Please see below for further details...

SUMMER TOUR UPDATE ; MORE NEWS ABOUT CONCERTS AND DJ SETS

The Wedding Present have added a couple more Spanish appearances to what has become their July 2009 "European festival mini-tour". Firstly they will be appearing at the Cultura Quente Festival near Vigo on July 11th and then they will be playing at The Contemporary Art Gallery in Sevilla on 23 July, two days before their appearance at Contempopranea in Alburquerque, also in Spain. As previously announced, in between these dates they will be appearing at the Melt Festival in Grafenhainichen, Germany on July 18th.

And now a "David Gedge The DJ" update! David will be DJ-ing at The Opera Quarter Bar on Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, London from 9PM until 10:30 on Wednesday 5 August [Admission Free] and also in Putney, Bristol and Brighton as part of Terry de Castro’s solo UK tour in July.

There is a full list of forthcoming concerts and DJ appearances in the "LIVE 2009" section below.

DIGITAL DOWNLOADS : CINERAMA LIVE ALBUMS NOW AVAILABLE

Scopitones are pleased to announce that both of our official Cinerama live albums: “Live In Los Angeles” TONE CD 009 [originally released in 2002] & “Live In Belfast” TONE CD 015 [originally released in 2003] are now available for digital download. The CD versions of both these titles are now out of print. For the complete track listings please see below.

Live in Los Angeles : Film / 146 Degrees / Superman / Honey Rider / Your Time Starts Now / Après Ski / Lollobrigida / Dance, Girl, Dance / Heels / Because I'm Beautiful / Hard, Fast And Beautiful / Your Charms / Wow

Live in Belfast : Bewitched / 146 Degrees / Careless / Get Up And Go / Kansas / Cat Girl Tights / It’s A Gas / Starry Eyed / Corduroy / Your Time Starts Now / Quick, Before It Melts / Octopussy / And When She Was Bad / Brassneck / Wow / Health And Efficiency

LIVE 2009 : 

WEDDING PRESENT & TERRY DE CASTRO CONCERTS

DAVID GEDGE DJ SLOTS

JUNE

19 : Northampton, UK - The Wedding Present perform at The Roadmender [with Terry de Castro]

20 : Plymouth, UK - The Wedding Present perform at The Hippo [with Terry de Castro]

21 : Exeter, UK - The Wedding Present perform at The Phoenix [with Terry de Castro and The Sonix] in support of 'Music Against Domestic Abuse'

JULY

3 : London, UK - Terry de Castro performs at The Putney Half Moon [with Decoration and The Container Drivers, followed by a DJ set from David Gedge]

4 : Bristol, UK - Terry de Castro performs at Big Pink Cake at The Mother's Ruin [with The Beatnik Filmstars, followed by a DJ set from David Gedge]

5 : Brighton, UK - Terry de Castro performs at The Latest Musicbar [with Astrid Williamson, followed by a DJ set from David Gedge]

11 : Vigo, E - The Wedding Present perform at the Cultura Quente Festival

18 : Grafenhainichen, D - The Wedding Present perform at The Melt! Festival [The Wedding Present's only appearance in Germany in 2009]

23 : Sevilla, E - The Wedding Present perform at Nocturama at the Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporaneo

25 : Albuquerque, E -  The Wedding Present perform at The Contempopranea Festival

AUGUST

5 : London, UK - David Gedge DJ Set at The Opera Quarter Bar, Covent Garden

22 : Brighton, UK - The Wedding Present headline their very own 'At The Edge Of The Sea' Festival at Concorde 2 [more bands to be announced shortly]. Please note that this event runs from 3PM until 10PM and for those people wishing to travel from London, there are trains back until 11:37 PM.

OCTOBER

23 : Waterford, IRL - The Imagine Festival at Electric Avenue [The Wedding Present's only appearance in Ireland in 2009]

Please note that, aside from these shows, neither The Wedding Present, David Gedge nor Terry de Castro intend to tour extensively in 2009, although one-off appearances are always possible. With any concert dates there can always be last minute changes… so please check with the venue before making travelling arrangements.

AND FINALLY...

For those readers in the U.S.A. and Canada who could swear they've heard a Wedding Present track on a TV commercial... yes, a section of The Wedding Present's Interstate 5 [taken from the 2005 album “Take Fountain”] was used in a 60-second television advertisement by GM Motors.

Enjoy the ride! [Quite literally]

 

Hello from Scopitones, the home of Cinerama and The Wedding Present.

AT THE EDGE OF THE SEA : THE INAUGURAL "WEDDING PRESENT" FESTIVAL
DAVID GEDGE TO HOST THE JD SET
BIG BAND BROADCAST ANNOUNCED
DAVID GEDGE'S 7" CHARITY AUCTION

AT THE EDGE OF THE SEA : THE INAUGURAL "WEDDING PRESENT" FESTIVAL

Scopitones are particularly excited to announce that The Wedding Present will be headlining their very own all-day festival at Concorde 2 this summer in Brighton on England's sunny south coast. The event, which is called AT THE EDGE OF THE SEA [in honour of the David Gedge song of the same name] will run from 3PM on Saturday 22 August 2009. Further details of this eagerly anticipated festival will follow in future newsletters.

The Wedding Present will also be playing at the "2009 Imagine Festival" which takes place in Waterford in the Republic of Ireland. The band will play at Electric Avenue in Waterford on Friday 23 October. For further details, please visit: www.imagineartsfestival.com

Finally, David Gedge will be performing a short acoustic set at the Rift Shop in Barrcelona, Spain at 6PM on Wednesday 27 May.

There is a full list of forthcoming concerts in the "LIVE 2009" section below.

DAVID GEDGE TO HOST THE JD SET

David Gedge has accepted an invitation from Jack Daniel’s to host “The JD Set” for May 2009.

The JD Set began life in 2002 and has since established a reputation for delivering a snapshot of some of the most forward thinking and dynamic musicians in the ever-changing British music scene. During its six year history, it has played host to artists such as The Wombats, Futureheads, Rosie And The Goldbug, Fight Like Apes, Little Boots and Foals. The artists and venues included in the forthcoming JD Set Tour are listed below and David will be following in the footsteps of Don Letts, Peter Hook and Hugh Cornwell by hosting each event and performing a one-off collaboration with one of the bands every night. The tour will also form part of a Channel 4 TV series.

For further information please visit www.thejdset.co.uk

THE JD SET TOUR MAY 2009

7 : Belfast, UK – Spring & Airbrake : Dan Black; Two Door Cinema Club
8 : Glasgow, UK – ABC2 : Hatcham Social; Eugene McGuiness
9 : Newcastle, UK, – The Cluny : Broken Records; White Belt, Yellow Tag
14 : Manchester, UK – Night & Day : Dinosaur Pile-up; The Temper Trap
15 : London, UK – Luminaire : The Asteroids Galaxy Tour; Official Secrets Act

BIG BAND BROADCAST ANNOUNCED

David Gedge's recent one-off performance with the BBC Big Band at the Fuse Festival in Leeds will be transmitted by BBC Radio 2 over two half hour programs next month. "Big Band Special" goes out on air every Monday at 10PM [British Summer Time] and we have been told that the dates for the broadcast of David's collaboration are June 1 and June 8.

DAVID GEDGE'S 7" CHARITY AUCTION

Once again David has been thinning out his personal collection of Wedding Present and Wedding Present - related items, and this time he has donated a huge box of 7" vinyl to be auctioned off with the proceeds going to 'Music Against Domestic Abuse' after our expenses have been deducted. Included in the auction are rare artifacts such as test pressings, promotional discs and long deleted releases. This will be a silent auction meaning that bidders can bid as many times as they like but will be unable to see what anyone else has bid. Bids will be accepted by the administrator, Jessica McMillan by email at twpcontact@aol.com up until and including Monday 18 May 2009.

Jessica's Bidding Rules

1. Please put your name in the subject of the email.

2. In the body of your email please include the item number and your maximum bid.

3. In the body of your email please also include your full name and shipping address together with any other delivery instructions.

4. In the event that a lot gets identical bids, Jessica will email the two bidders and offer them the option of conceding or bidding further against each other.

We regret that any bids received which do not contain all of the above information will be discounted. Following the closure of the auction, Jessica will email all winning bidders to request payment by Paypal or personal cheque [cheques must be in UK pounds sterling only]. Losing bidders will not be notified. Shipping will be £1.50 .

For the full list of items to be auctioned, please refer to the list at the end of this newsletter. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email Jessica on twpcontact@aol.com. Good luck!

LIVE 2009

WEDDING PRESENT & TERRY DE CASTRO CONCERTS AND DAVID GEDGE DJ & ACOUSTIC SLOTS

MAY

27 : Barcelona, E - David Gedge performs an acoustic set at the Rift Shop [at 1800]

JUNE

17 : Hull, UK - The Wedding Present perform at The Welly [with Terry de Castro]
18 : Gloucester, UK - The Wedding Present perform at The Guildhall [with Terry de Castro]
19 : Northampton, UK - The Wedding Present perform at The Roadmender [with Terry de Castro]
20 : Plymouth, UK - The Wedding Present perform at The Hippo [with Terry de Castro]
21 : Exeter, UK - The Wedding Present perform at The Phoenix [with Terry de Castro and The Sonix] in support of 'Music Against Domestic Abuse'

JULY

3 : London, UK - Terry de Castro performs at The Putney Half Moon [with Decoration and The Container Drivers, followed by a DJ set from David Gedge]
4 : Bristol, UK - Terry de Castro performs at Big Pink Cake at The Mother's Ruin [with support, followed by a DJ set from David Gedge] www.myspace.com/bigpinkcake
5 : Brighton, UK - Terry de Castro performs at Latest Musicbar [with support, followed by a DJ set from David Gedge]
18 : Grafenhainichen, D - The Wedding Present perform at The Melt! Festival
25 : Albuquerque, E -  The Wedding Present perform at The Contempopranea Festival

AUGUST

22 : Brighton, UK - The Wedding Present headline their very own 'At The Edge Of The Sea' Festival at Concorde 2 [more bands to be announced shortly]

OCTOBER

23 : Waterford, IRL - The Imagine Festival at Electric Avenue

Please note that, aside from these shows, neither The Wedding Present, David Gedge nor Terry de Castro intend to tour extensively in 2009, although one-off appearances are always possible. With any concert dates there can always be last minute changes… so please check with the venue before making travelling arrangements.

DAVID GEDGE'S 7" CHARITY AUCTION LIST

Wedding Present Flexis

1. Red flexi given away with Issue 33 of ‘Pop Culture Press’ (song - Him Or Me – from the Watusi Sessions)

2.‘Ablaze Magazine’ black flexi (song – Undercurrent – from the Hit Parade Sessions)

3. FLOS- 1 USA 199? ‘Overcome Some’ flexi – 1.1 Crawl, 1.2 Queen of Outer Space, 2.1 Come Play With Me (all live 12.12.1992)

Wedding Present 7”s (compilations or splits)

4. First Warning LOC 001 - USA 1991 Christmas split single, side one Step Into Christmas - TWP, side two song one Hoodoo Gurus - Little Drummer Boy, song two Silent Night – The Primitives. In black sleeve.

5. Sounds Waves 3 - UK 1987-88? Free with Sounds Magazine. Sugarcubes, Pixies, The Pogues, and The Wedding Present’s ‘Go Out And Get ‘Em, Boy!’ – Live at the Reading Majestic.

6. JEWEL 9 (Guiding Lights Records) – DK 1992? – Side A – Blonde (Live Brixton Academy 12.12.92) Side B – Read Only Memory – All The Way Down.

7. LEAD003 (Leadmill Records) UK 1995 – Prince Charles side – The Wedding Present – Jet Girl, Speedy – The Sporting Life. Leonard Nimoy side – Heights of Abraham, The Apartments. Numbered Single 2039.

8. GUM 001 (Ti-Moog, Bristol 2 – Leeds 3) F 1994 – Beatnik Filmstars – Long Way To Go, Hem – Love To Listen, The Wedding Present – So Long Baby (Live Reading August 1994), Beatnik Filmstars – Apathetic English Swine, Boyracer – Yo Pizza Jump. Blue Vinyl.

9. HOD 004 (Hod Magazine) UK 1988 side one – The Wedding Present – Unfaithful, The Trudy – Living On A Moon, side two - The Hunter’s Club – Little Sister, Claytown Troupe – Real Life.

Wedding Present 7”s (Reception Records)

10. REC 001 UK 1985 – side one – Go Out And Get ‘Em, Boy!, side two – (The Moment Before) Everything’s Spoiled Again.

11. REC 002 UK 1985- side one – Once More, side two – At The Edge Of The Sea.

12. REC 003 UK 1986 – side one – You Should Always Keep In Touch With Your Friends, side two – This Boy Can Wait.

13. REC 005 UK 1987 – side one – My Favourite Dress, side two – Every Mothers Son, Never Said.

14. REC 006 UK 1987 – side one – Anyone Can Make A Mistake, side two – All About Eve.

15. REC 009 UK 1988 – side one – Nobody’s Twisting Your Arm, side two – I’m Not Always So Stupid.

16. REC 009 UK 1988 Gatefold sleeve– side one – Nobody’s Twisting Your Arm, side two – I’m Not Always So Stupid.

17. REC 011 UK 1988 – side one – Why Are You Being So Reasonable Now?, side two – Not From Where I’m Standing.

18. REC 011F UK 1988 (Cadeau de Mariage) – side one - Pourquoi Es Tu Devenue Si Raisonnable?, side two – Give My Love To Kevin (Acoustic Version). Specify white and blue or pink and blue cover.

The Wedding Present 7”s (RCA)

19. RCA PB43117 UK 1989 – side one – Kennedy, side two – Unfaithful.

20. RCA PB43403 UK 1990 – side one – Brassneck, side two – Don’t Talk, Just Kiss.

21. RCA PB43471 UK 1990 Hand painted sleeves - side one – Brassneck, side two – Don’t Talk, Just Kiss. (sleeve numbers: 1543, 1396, 2973, 1509 all out of 3000).

22. RCA PB44021 UK 1990 (3 Songs EP) – side one – Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me), side two – Corduroy, Crawl.

23. RCA PB44495 UK 1991 - side one – Dalliance, side two – Niagara. Specify shiny or matt sleeve.

24. RCA WP1 Ukrainians promo - UK 1989 side one – Davni Chasy, side two - -Katrusya.

Hit Parade 7”s

25. RCA PB45185 UK 1992 ONE – side one – Blue Eyes, side two – Cattle And Cane.

26. RCA PB45183 UK 1992 TWO – side one – Go-Go Dancer, side two – Don’t Cry No Tears.

27. RCA PB45181 UK 1992 THREE – side one – Three, side two – Think That It Might.

28. RCA PB45311 UK 1992 FOUR – side one – Silver Shorts, side two – Falling.

29. RCA PB45313 UK 1992 FIVE – side one Come Play With Me, side two Pleasant Valley Sunday.

30. RCA PB45315 UK 1992 SIX – side one California, side two – Let’s Make Some Plans.

31. RCA 74321101157 UK 1992 SEVEN – side one – Flying Saucer, side two – Rocket.

32. RCA 74321101177 UK 1992 EIGHT – side one – Boing!, side two – Theme From Shaft.

33. RCA 74321101167 UK 1992 NINE – side one – Loveslave, side two – Chant Of The Ever Circling Skeletal Family.

34. RCA 7432111691 UK 1992 TEN – side one - Sticky, side two - Go Wild In The Country.

35. RCA 74321116927 UK 1992 ELEVEN – side one – The Queen Of Outer Space, side two – U.F.O.

36. RCA 74321116937 UK 1992 TWELVE – side one – No Christmas, side two – Step Into Christmas.

37. RCA 1992 - All 12 Hit Parade 7” singles, in the special Hit Parade Box

The Wedding Present 7”s (Other labels)

38. MRG 092 – USA 1995 Sucker – side one – Sucker, side two – Waiting On The Guns.

39. Siesta 33 – E 1995 Sucker – side one – Sucker, side two – Waiting On The Guns.

40. MAIL 1 (The Wedding Present is the record label) – UK 1995 Sucker – side one - Sucker, side two – Waiting On The Guns.

41. Cooking Vinyl FRY048 UK 1997 – side one – 2,3,Go, side two – Up.

42. FRY 053 – UK 1996/97 Montreal – side one – Montreal, side two - Project Cenzo.

43. FRY 053X – UK 1996/97 Montreal – side one – Montreal, side two – Where Everybody Knows Your Name (Theme from Cheers).

The Wedding Present 7” White Label / Test Pressings

44. Dalliance TP

45. Kennedy TP

46. Anyone Can Make A Mistake TP

47. Pourquoi Es Tu Devenue Si Raisonnable? TP.

48. Nobody’s Twisting Your Arm TP

49. Once More TP (says: ‘David Lewis Gedge, Once More/At The Edge Of The Sea, Test Pressing’ on the cover in David’s handwriting)

50. LEEDS 1X – Radio sampler 7” – side one – A Million Miles, side two – What Did Your Last Servant Die Of? (very limited, never sold)

Reception Records and Other bands

51. This Poison! - REC 004 UK 1986 – side one – Engine Failure, side two – You;- Think!!

52. This Poison! - REC 008 UK 1987 – side one - Poised Over The Pause Button, side two – I’m Not Asking.

53. Class – Double Agent 004 USA 1996 – includes cover of I’m Not Always So Stupid and Blur’s Yuko and Hiro. (nice clear vinyl)

Cinerama 7”s

54. Cooking Vinyl FRY 072 UK 1998 – side one – Kerry Kerry, side two – 7x.

55. Cooking Vinyl FRY 072x UK 1998 – side one – Kerry Kerry, side two – Mr Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.

56. Elefant Records ER-210 ES 1999 – side one – Pacific, side two - King’s Cross. (beautiful pink vinyl).

57. Scopitones TONE007 UK 2001 – side one – Superman (version en espanol), side two – Dura, Rapida Y Hermosa (Hard, Fast and Beautiful en espanol). Heavy green vinyl.

Cinerama Test Pressings

58. Kerry Kerry TP.

59. Superman (version en espanol) TP.

60. Health and Efficiency side A TP.

61. Health and Efficiency side B (Ears, As If) TP.

Enjoy the ride!

Hello everybody out there!

Haven't written anything in here for a while...very sorry for the silence!

After finishing the biggest Wedding Present tour ever at the end of 2008, David and the band have gone back home to get some much earned rest...

Of course David only rests for but a moment... and then he's
off again! He's been busy setting up the following:

David Gedge will be performing with the BBC Big Band in Leeds on 29 April 2009. The event will take place at the West Yorkshire Playhouse as part of FUSELEEDS 09.

FUSELEEDS is a major biennial music festival that celebrates
the wealth and diversity of the music scene by encouraging
artistic risk-taking across genres through commissions and
collaborations presented in new and exciting ways. Previous festivals have
given Radiohead’s Johnny Greenwood and Sister Bliss their first
opportunities to compose for an orchestra (The London Sinfonietta),
presented Michael Nyman’s collaboration with Hanif Kureishi and commissioned a major new work from acclaimed sound artist Bill Fontana, to name just
a few. David will be working with arranger Tommy Laurence to adapt
a selection of Wedding Present and Cinerama songs which he
will then be performing with the BBC Big Band, conducted by Steve
Sidwell. Tickets for the event are £17.50.

The full FUSELEEDS 09 programme, featuring over 30 events,
will be announced on 27 February at a launch event at The Leeds
College of Music but you can also visit the festival web site: http://www.fuseleeds.com/.

Fuseleeds sounds like great fun and we're all looking forward to hearing TWP and Cinerama songs done slightly differently.

David and I met up with Nash from Russian band Blast on
Thursday, several pints of Guinness later, we're now firm friends... please
check out their Myspace page:www.myspace.com/blastmoscow

Blast will be supporting The Wedding Present on their upcoming mini tour of the UK.

March 2009

02 : Portsmouth, UK - Wedgewood Rooms with Blast
03 : Colchester, UK - Arts Centre with Beatglider
04 : Wrexham, UK - Central Station with Blast.
05 : York, UK - Fibbers with Blast
06 : Southend, UK - Chinnery’s with Blast

I'll be in touch with more TWP news in the near future.

Best wishes to everyone!

Jessica x

HELLO from Scopitones, the home of Cinerama and The Wedding Present.

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR GETS OFF TO A STAR-STUDDED START
OTTAWA DATE CANCELLATION
NEW WEDDING PRESENT VIDEO ON YOUTUBE

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR GETS OFF TO A STAR-STUDDED START

The Wedding Present's 2008 tour of North America has kicked off with a bang in Southern California with concerts in San Diego and bass player Terry de Castro's home town of Los Angeles. The band's rocking new live set was incredibly well received in both cities and a gang of Hollywood celebrities attended the Los Angeles show. Actors Keanu Reeves and Dawson's Creek's Joshua Jackson joined Joe Matt [one of David Gedge's favourite comic book writers] and Jeff Spear [writer for Jay Leno] in the audience. Keanu Reeves was especially wowed by the concert and was later seen chatting to both David and guitarist Chris McConville as paparazzi photographers clicked away.

The North American tour continues into October and the remaining dates are listed below:

September 2008

21 : San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
23 : Eugene, OR - John Henry's
24 : Seattle, WA - Neumo's
25 : Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
26 : Vancouver, BC - Media Club
29 : St. Paul, MN - Turf Club
30 : Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon

October 2008

1 : Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
2 : Pontiac, MI - Pike Room
3 : Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace [early concert]
5 : Montreal, QC - Le National [early concert]
6 : Cambridge, MA - Middle East Downstairs
8 : New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
9 : Brooklyn, NY - Southpaw
10 : Philadelphia, PA - North Star
11 : Washington, DC - Black Cat
12 : Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506
13 : Asheville, NC - Rocket Bar
14 : Atlanta, GA - Earl
15 : Birmingham, AL - Bottletree
17 : Austin, TX - Mohawk

Support groups for these concerts are:

Earlimart : September 23 - 26; Dirty On Purpose : September 29 - October 3; The Jealous Girlfriends : October 6  & 10 - 17; Taxi Taxi : October 9; & Teen Getaway : October 15. In Montreal on October 5th., The Wedding Present will be supporting Wire, one of David Gedge's favourite bands.

With any tour dates there can always be last minute changes, so please check with the venue before making travelling arrangements. Following these dates the band will be touring in Europe. For more details, please visit the tour page of our web site : www.scopitones.co.uk

OTTAWA DATE CANCELLATION

We regret to announce that The Wedding Present's concert at Babylon in Ottawa on 4 October 2008 has been cancelled due to reasons beyond our control and we would like to apologise for any inconvenience that this might cause.

NEW WEDDING PRESENT VIDEO ON YOUTUBE

You can watch Tim Middlewick's cool new video for The Wedding Present's DON'T TAKE ME HOME UNTIL I'M DRUNK on YouTube here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-eMNU3qsTo

If you have any questions or concerns please contact Jessica : ScopitonesUK@aol.com

Enjoy the ride!

CHRISTMAS COMES EARLY : DECEMBER UK & IRISH TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED
SPANISH FESTIVAL APPEARANCE CONFIRMED : MORE EUROPEAN & NORTH AMERICAN GIGS TO FOLLOW
WEDDING PRESENT WEB SITE RELAUNCHED WITH SPECIAL OFFER

CHRISTMAS COMES EARLY : DECEMBER UK & IRISH TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED

Whilst being interviewed for the BBC 6MUSIC Breakfast Show recently, David Gedge hinted that The Wedding Present would be playing some British concerts in December 2008. These concerts, along with two appearances in The Republic Of Ireland, are now confirmed and are listed below along with the band's forthcoming summer dates.

July

25 : Swindon, UK - 12 Bar
26 : Ripley, UK - Indietracks [www.indietracks.co.uk//tickets/4527452028]
27 : Blackpool, UK - Tower Lounge

December

2 : Colchester, UK - Arts Centre
3 : Portsmouth, UK - Wedgewood Rooms
4 : Oxford, UK - Academy
5 : Leicester, UK - Princess Charlotte
6 : Manchester, UK - Academy
8 : Cork, IRL - Pavillion
9 : Dublin, IRL - Andrews Lane Theatre
10 : Belfast, UK - Limelight
12 : Edinburgh, UK - Liquid Rooms
13 : Aberdeen, UK - Moshulu
14 : Glasgow, UK – QMU
15 : Newcastle, UK - Academy
16 : Leeds, UK - University
17 : Bristol, UK - Academy
18 : London, UK - The Forum

With any tour dates there can always be last minute changes, so please check with the venue before making travelling arrangements.

SPANISH FESTIVAL APPEARANCE CONFIRMED : MORE EUROPEAN & NORTH AMERICAN GIGS TO FOLLOW

The "Lemon Pop" Festival in Spain has also just been added to the The Wedding Present's tour itinerary for September. This festival takes place in Murcia and David, Terry, Chris & Graeme will be playing on September 12. The band are also currently organising further tours of Iceland, USA and Canada for September into October and The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Austria and The Czech Republic for November. We will, of course, email you more details of these concerts as soon as we receive confirmation.

WEDDING PRESENT WEB SITE RELAUNCHED WITH SPECIAL OFFER

The Wedding Present's web site has been redesigned by our friend Rachel Queen. The revamped design matches the sleeve of the band's new album 'EL REY' and now features new merchandise, including the El Rey Rabbit, Thing I Like Best About Him Is His Girlfriend, George Best 20th Anniversary, and Go Out And Get 'Em, Boy! t-shirts. Some of the new t-shirts are also available in children's sizes. Other items include Wedding Present hats and My Favourite Dress dresses as well as the full complement of box sets, cds and dvds.

Scopitones have decided to celebrate the site's relaunch by offering the recent double Wedding Present CD 'LIVE 1987' for sale by mail-order at the remarkable price of just £5 plus postage and packing until 1 August 2008. 'LIVE 1987' compiles the first two of the band's popular 'Live Tapes', a series of official bootleg cassettes that were sold by mail order in the 1980s. The re-mastered album features live versions of ten songs from 'George Best' and comes with sleeve notes written by The Wedding Present's original drummer, Shaun Charman.

Visit the new Wedding Present web site at : www.theweddingpresent.co.uk

And before we leave the subject of web sites, we are very pleased to announce that The Wedding Present's Myspace site recently passed the 10,000 friends mark. Thanks to everyone who's asked to be our friend!

Visit The Wedding Present's Myspace site at www.myspace.com/theweddingpresent and listen to Santa Ana Winds, the opening track of The Wedding Present's fantastic new album 'EL REY' [out now on CD through Manifesto Records in the USA & Canada, CD & LP through Vibrant Records elsewhere in the world and via download everywhere].

For more information please email Jessica at ScopitonesUK@aol.com

Enjoy the ride!

HELLO from Scopitones, the home of Cinerama and The Wedding Present

LONG LIVE THE KING : THE NEW WEDDING PRESENT ALBUM IS OUT NOW
ALBUM LAUNCH PARTY : SPECIAL PRIZE DRAW ANNOUNCED
THE WEDDING PRESENT ON TOUR : SUMMER 2008

LONG LIVE THE KING : THE NEW WEDDING PRESENT ALBUM IS OUT NOW

"El Rey" - The Wedding Present's new album - written while David Gedge was living in Los Angeles - is out now on CD through Manifesto Records in the USA & Canada, CD and limited edition 12" vinyl through Vibrant Records elsewhere in the world and via download everywhere.

El Rey [the title means 'The King' in Spanish] is the first new Wedding Present album since 2005 and was recorded earlier this year by Steve Albini in Chicago. The album has already been receiving great reviews:

"A beauty. Some of the funniest, cleverest and most relevant indie you're likely to hear this year" [NME (UK)]

"Gedge has consistently been way ahead of other, more lauded musicians" [The Guardian (UK)]

"The Wedding Present's finest LP in a respected 23-year career. Don't miss!" [The Big Takeover (USA)]

"A triumphant and momentous homecoming" [CMJ (USA)]

"Hooray for Hollywood! El Rey is The Wedding Present in widescreen. The emotions were always this big but the streets were narrower" - Andrew Collins [writer and broadcaster].

As well as celebrating the release with the current UK mini-tour [details below], the band will also be playing a live radio session during Marc Riley's BBC 6 Music show in Manchester on Wednesday 28 May. Marc recently described El Rey as "the perfect post-millennium Wedding Present album".

Here's a link to the show: http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/brain_surgery/

ALBUM LAUNCH PARTY : SPECIAL PRIZE DRAW ANNOUNCED

The Wedding Present have announced that there will be a special prize draw at their 'El Rey Album Launch Party' in Brighton on May 30th. when the band will be giving away the actual costume worn by the mysterious rabbit which appears on the sleeve of the new album. Free prize draw tickets will be given to the first five hundred people through the door of the venue.

THE WEDDING PRESENT ON TOUR : SUMMER 2008

The Wedding Present are now on tour in England. Below is a complete list of all the band's summer concerts.

May 26 : Exeter, UK - Hub, with Dawn Landes
May 27 : Shrewsbury, UK - Buttermarket, with Dawn Landes
May 29 : Norwich, UK - Waterfront, with Dawn Landes
May 30 : Brighton, UK - Corn Exchange, with Dawn Landes and Everett True
July 25 : Swindon, UK - 12 Bar
July 26 : Ripley, UK - Indietracks [www.indietracks.co.uk//tickets/4527452028]
July 27 : Blackpool, UK - Tower Lounge

With any tour dates there can always be last minute changes, so please check with the venue before making travelling arrangements.

For more information please email Jessica at ScopitonesUK@aol.com

www.theweddingpresent.co.uk

Enjoy the ride!

LONG LIVE THE KING : THE NEW WEDDING PRESENT ALBUM IS OUT NOW

"El Rey" - The Wedding Present's new album is out now on Manifesto Records in the USA & Canada. The album will be out on the 26th of May on Vibrant Records elsewhere. El Rey, which means 'The King' in Spanish, was recorded earlier this year by Steve Albini in Chicago. Written while David Gedge was living in Los Angeles, "El Rey" burns with West Coast sunlight; Hollywood seen through the eyes of a gritty Northerner. As well as celebrating the release with the current mini-tour of the UK [details below], the band will also be playing a live session during Marc Riley's BBC 6 Music show on Wednesday 28 May.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/brain_surgery/

There are tours being planned for the US and Europe later in the year. In the meantime here are the dates for 2008 so far...

May 26 : Exeter, UK - Hub, with Dawn Landes
May 27 : Shrewsbury, UK - Buttermarket, with Dawn Landes
May 28 : Live Session for Marc Riley on BBC 6Music.
May 29 : Norwich, UK - Waterfront, with Dawn Landes
May 30 : Brighton, UK - Corn Exchange, with Dawn Landes and Everett True
July 25 : Swindon, UK - 12 Bar
July 26 : Ripley, UK - Indietracks [www.indietracks.co.uk//tickets/4527452028]
July 27 : Blackpool, UK - Tower Lounge

With any tour dates there can always be last minute changes, so please check with the venue before making travelling arrangements.

For more information please email Jessica at ScopitonesUK@aol.com

www.theweddingpresent.co.uk

Enjoy the ride!

THE SUMMER STARTS HERE : THE NEW WEDDING PRESENT SINGLE IS OUT NOW !
BLACKPOOL CONCERT DATE RESCHEDULED

THE SUMMER STARTS HERE : THE NEW WEDDING PRESENT SINGLE IS OUT NOW !

"The Thing I Like Best About Him Is His Girlfriend" - The Wedding Present's first ever 'download only' single - comes in four different versions and is out now on Vibrant Records [Catalogue No. VIBD01] and Manifesto Records.

Please note that there will not be a CD or vinyl release of this single, so the only way to obtain a copy is via sites like iTunes, 7digital & Emusic.

For iTunes go to:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=279385514&id=279385395&s=143444
 
For 7digital go to: http://www.7digital.com/artists/wedding-present/the-thing-i-like-best-about-him-is-his-girlfriend [High resolution, 320kbps MP3 version]

The song, which was written by David Gedge and Terry de Castro, has been released in four versions, namely a snappy rendition mixed by Eric Tischler, an old friend of the band in Washington D.C., an extended version recorded and mixed by Steve Albini in Chicago, an acoustic version recorded in Los Angeles and a dance remix assembled by the band's drummer, Graeme Ramsay in Edinburgh.

The four track titles are:

1. THE THING I LIKE BEST ABOUT HIM IS HIS GIRLFRIEND [JET AGE REMIX]

2. THE THING I LIKE BEST ABOUT HIM IS HIS GIRLFRIEND [ACOUSTIC VERSION]

3. THE THING I LIKE BEST ABOUT HIM IS HIS GIRLFRIEND [GR'S MAN-MADE ISLAND EDITION]

4. THE THING I LIKE BEST ABOUT HIM IS HIS GIRLFRIEND [SANTA MONICA AND LA BREA VERSION]

Tracks 1, 3 & 4 were recorded by Steve Albini. Track 2 was recorded & mixed by Ulysses Noriega. Track 1 was mixed by Eric Tischler. Track 3 was mixed by Graeme Ramsay. Track 4 was mixed by Steve Albini and taken from the forthcoming album 'El Rey', to be released by Manifesto Records in the USA and Canada on 20 May 08 and everywhere else by Vibrant Records on 26 May 2008.

BLACKPOOL CONCERT DATE RESCHEDULED

We are very sorry to announce that, due to circumstances beyond our control, The Wedding Present's concert in Blackpool has been rescheduled and will now take place on Sunday 27 July 2008. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience that this might have caused.

Below, therefore, is The Wedding Present's revised concert schedule for Summer 2008. It is unlikely that any further dates will be added and, hopefully, there won't be any more changes.

May 26 : Exeter, UK - Hub, with Dawn Landes
May 27 : Shrewsbury, UK - Buttermarket, with Dawn Landes
May 29 : Norwich, UK - Waterfront, with Dawn Landes
May 30 : Brighton, UK - Corn Exchange, with Dawn Landes and Everett True
July 25 : Swindon, UK - 12 Bar
July 26 : Ripley, UK - Indietracks [www.indietracks.co.uk//tickets/4527452028]
July 27 : Blackpool, UK - Tower Lounge, with Dawn Landes

With any tour dates there can always be last minute changes, so please check with the venue before making travelling arrangements.

For more information please email Jessica at ScopitonesUK@aol.com

www.theweddingpresent.co.uk

Enjoy the ride!

SUMMER 2008 : ANOTHER LIVE DATE ADDED
MAY TOUR : SUPPORT ARTIST ANNOUNCED
ALBUM LAUNCH PARTY : CELEBRITY MC & DJ

SUMMER 2008 : ANOTHER LIVE DATE ADDED

The Wedding Present have announced that they will be playing at the 12 Bar
in Swindon on Friday 25 July, the day before they play at the Indietracks
festival in Derbyshire. The band have also been told that they will be
appearing in a Friday afternoon slot at the Bestival festival in September,
tickets for which have now sold out.

The band's concert schedule for 2008 so far now looks like this:

May 26 : Exeter, UK - Hub
May 27 : Shrewsbury, UK - Buttermarket
May 28 : Blackpool, UK - Tower Lounge
May 29 : Norwich, UK - Waterfront
May 30 : Brighton, UK - Corn Exchange - Tickets going fast!!
July 25 : Swindon, UK - 12 Bar
July 26 : Ripley, Derbyshire, UK - Indietracks
Sept 5 : Isle Of Wight, UK - Bestival [SOLD OUT]

MAY TOUR : SUPPORT ARTIST ANNOUNCED

The Wedding Present are very pleased to announce that New York-based
singer-songwriter Dawn Landes will be supporting the band at their five
British dates in May 2008. Reminiscent of the raw traditionalism of Woody
Guthrie and the experimental alt-folk lyricism of artists like Joanna
Newsome, the Kentucky native plays a variety of instruments including the
optigon, an odd instrument which Gedge fans will know from The Wedding
Present's 'Spangle' and 'Shivers'. For further information,
please visit: dawnlandes.com

ALBUM LAUNCH PARTY : CELEBRITY MC & DJ

Brighton based music journalist and author Everett True has agreed to be the
master of ceremonies and to DJ at the launch party for The Wedding Present's
new album EL REY at The Corn Exchange in the city on 30 May 2008.

EL REY will be released in Canada and the USA by Manifesto Records on 20 May
2008 and everywhere else in the world by Vibrant Records on 26 May 2008.

For more information contact Jessica at ScopitonesUK@aol.com

www.scopitones.co.uk