WEDDING PRESENT NEWS : JUNE 2008

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!

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WEDDING PRESENT NEWS : 26 MAY 2008

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!

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

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!

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New single out now!! Blackpool date rescheduled...

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!

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April / May Newsletter... Another gig added! Bestival Date Confirmed!

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

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Hello from New Mexico!

Hello from New Mexico, near Old Mexico, or... Regular Mexico? I don’t know exactly what it would be,

We’re on our way out to SXSW in a big white car. It’s the only way to travel! Taking photos and listening to iPods... who needs planes?!

We’ve Put out  a couple of news letters since I last posted... so here they are last first, first last... please read all the way to the bottom so you don’t miss anything!

Jessica xx

ANOTHER LATE EDIT:  Bradford gig NOT confirmed! We are having some techincal difficulties with the concert... please do not book anything until you hear from us!!

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Indietracks tickets on sale!

Hello!

Just had an email from the Indietracks organisers...

Tickets go in Sale today, 1 March. They will be available from www.indietracks.co.uk or by calling 01773 747 674.

More festival info below. We're all looking forward to this one!

THE WEDDING PRESENT TO HEADLINE UNIQUE MUSIC FESTIVAL ON STEAM RAILWAY

Tickets will go on sale on Saturday March 1st for the Indietracks festival, headlined by John Peel favourites The Wedding Present. The festival, which takes place on July 26-27, 2008, will be held in the grounds of a picturesque 1950s steam railway in Derbyshire.

The Wedding Present, who have had eighteen UK Top 40 hit singles, reformed in 2004 and are now working on a new album with acclaimed record producer Steve Albini. Other bands playing the festival include Darren Hayman, former singer with seminal 90s indie band Hefner, hotly tipped three-piece The Wave Pictures and Brighton ukelele popsters The Bobby McGees.

More than 20 bands have already been confirmed as playing the festival, which is being held at the Midland Railway in Ripley. Other acts confirmed so far include indie legends Comet Gain and Ballboy. A host of upcoming bands will also be playing the festival, including KateGoes and The Kabeedies, who have both recently recorded live sessions for BBC Radio One DJ Huw Stephens.

The Midland Railway, which is set deep in the heart of the Derbyshire countryside, houses a whole range of lovingly restored steam diesels and locomotives. Festival goers are allowed to have unlimited rides on the steam railway over the weekend and full access to other railway attractions.

Weekend tickets are £45 and are available from March 1st at www.indietracks.co.uk or by calling 01773 747 674. 

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WEDDING PRESENT NEWS : FEBRUARY 2008

Hello Myspace friends!

This is the third time I've tried to post this... hopefully it will go this time!

Just wanted to post the latest Scopitones newsletter and let you know that the first Emo's date on the concert list is wrong, and for some reason will not delete.

Here's some juicy news anyway!

j x

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

NEW WEDDING PRESENT ALBUM : TITLE AND RELEASE PARTY ANNOUNCED
UK SUMMER FESTIVALS : SECOND DATE ADDED
DIGITAL DOWNLOADS : GEDGE & DE CASTRO LIVE AT SXSW

NEW WEDDING PRESENT ALBUM : TITLE AND RELEASE PARTY ANNOUNCED

The title of the new Wedding Present album will be EL REY, which means 'the king' in Spanish. The LP, which is being scheduled for a May 2008 release was recorded and mixed in Chicago by Steve Albini. Speaking in the current issue of the UK's MOJO magazine, Wedding Present head honcho David Gedge says: "I've been living in West Hollywood for the last year or so, and while I'm not going to claim that this is my 'L. A.' album, there are some references, I suppose. The album themes are lust, jealousy, betrayal, regret, obsession, super-heroes… the usual! We chose to record with Steve this time because the new songs were sounding very guitarry and quite dark. It's been good. As you'd imagine, really; Albini knows his stuff". The Wedding Present's 'George Best' album goes on to feature in the same magazine's list of Top 50 'Indie' records.

To celebrate the new album's release the band have confirmed that they are to play a full set at the "El Rey Release Party", a special event taking place at The Corn Exchange, Brighton, England, on Friday 30 May 2008. It will be the band's first appearance in Brighton in over three years. In addition to 'Special Guests' there will be a few other surprises, the details of which will be revealed in future newsletters. It is an 'all ages' show [under 14's must be accompanied by an adult] and tickets are available from: http://www.seetickets.com/?c=299717&filler2=299717

UK SUMMER FESTIVALS : SECOND DATE ADDED

In our previous mailing we announced that The Wedding Present would be playing on the Isle Of Wight as part of this year's 'Bestival' in September. We are now pleased to tell you about another festival appearance. The band will be headlining the 'Indietracks' Festival on July 26th. This unique event takes place on a 1950s steam railway in Derbyshire, England and as well as being able to watch over forty bands [including our old friends Ballboy and Darren Hayman from Hefner] festival goers will be allowed unlimited rides on the steam railway over the weekend and full access to the railway attractions. The event takes place at the Swanwick Junction station site of the Midland Railway Butterley, Ripley, Derbyshire. For further information visit http://www.indietracks.co.uk/ and http://www.bestival.net/

DIGITAL DOWNLOADS : GEDGE & DE CASTRO LIVE AT SXSW
 
Scopitones recently signed a digital distribution deal which means that Wedding Present and Cinerama fans will now be able to purchase Scopitones releases from their favourite digital download sites. In honour of this new partnership, David Gedge and Terry de Castro have agreed to a special duet performance in Austin, Texas to help kick off the South By South West Music Festival for our new digital distributor, IODA.

The concert is part of the IODA's 'Opening Day Bash' and will take place at Emo's Annex [603 Red River, Austin, TX] on Wednesday 12 March. David & Terry will be the last act to appear, at 5PM, but the event starts around noon and is free and open to the public. Other artists scheduled to play are Sean Hayes, Jason Collett, Chikita Violenta, Frightened Rabbit, Curumin, Modey Lemon, Chris Bathgate, Emily Jane White and Oliver Future. All the artists are represented by IODA and will be featured on their free SXSW music sampler. To hear this collection of music, go to www.iodasxsw.com.

For more information contact Jessica at ScopitonesUK@aol.com
www.scopitones.co.uk

Enjoy the ride!

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Record Release Concert in Brighton!

Hello!

Just a short one today. Wanted to anounce that The Wedding Present have just confirmed a concert for the release of their new record, El Rey, in Brighton, UK on the 30th of May 2008. Support info to follow.

J x

Info below:

Lout presents

The Wedding Present

Friday 30th May 2008

At The Corn Exchange, Brighton

Doors: 7.30pm

Tickets: £14.50 adv 

All Ages show, under 14's must be accompanied by an adult

Ticket link for your website:http://www.seetickets.com/?c=299717&filler2=299717

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HELLO AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Hello out there in Internet Land!

Sooo we've been really busy, we've been flying all over the place. I for one, am sick of airplanes, but the show must go on. The band are in the middle of recording the new album and I make them sandwiches... I like to think it's an important job, but if I weren't here... they would probably just buy some!

Here's the latest Newsletter... sorry I'm a bit late! It went out on the email mailing list a few days ago.

xx

HELLO AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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