The Wedding Present

The Wedding Present play The Engine Shed on Sunday 14 March 2027, with doors opening at 19:00. It's a single-band bill, so the night is built around them.

They're an English indie rock group formed in Leeds in 1985, led by vocalist and guitarist David Gedge, who's been the band's only constant member. They built their reputation on bittersweet, guitar-driven love songs and a fierce independence: Gedge pressed and distributed the debut single 'GO OUT AND GET 'EM BOY!' himself and later released music on his own Reception Records label. Their major-label debut, UKRAINSKI VISTUPI V JOHNA PEELA, looked to Eastern European folk, followed by BIZARRO, which brought their first hit 'KENNEDY', and SEAMONSTERS, recorded in Minnesota and engineered by Steve Albini.

1992 was their landmark year: they released twelve 7" singles, one every month, tying Elvis Presley's record for most top 40 hits in a single calendar. That run led to the HIT PARADE albums and the lo-fi WATUSI. Gedge later launched the film-music side-project Cinerama in 1997, before returning to the band with TAKE FOUNTAIN (2005), VALENTINA (2012) and the double album GOING, GOING... (2016). They've been playing for over forty years, and Gedge has been at the front of it the whole time.

General admission is £35.40 including fees, and the venue is The Engine Shed at the University of Lincoln, Brayford Pool, LN67TS. Doors open at 19:00.