The Wedding Present

United Kingdom

The whole story

The band today
  • David Gedge
  • Melanie Howard
  • Simon Cleave
  • Simon Pearson
  • Terry de Castro
  • The Legendary Len Liggins
    • Keith Gregory joins
    • Peter Solowka joins
    • Shaun Charman joins

    The band in 1985: David Gedge, Melanie Howard, Simon Cleave, Simon Pearson, Terry de Castro, The Legendary Len Liggins, Keith Gregory, Peter Solowka, Shaun Charman

    • Go Out and Get ’em Boy! Single · August 1985
    • The Peel Sessions Live · 1986
    • Don’t Try and Stop Me, Mother EP · 1986
    • Once More Single · February 1986
    • You Should Always Keep in Touch With Your Friends Single · July 1986
    • Live Tape No. 1, Leicester Polytechnic, 5 May 1987 Live · 1987
    • Live Tape No. 2, Munchen Alabama-Halle, 22 November 1987 Live · 1987
    • My Favourite Dress Single · February 1987
    • Anyone Can Make a Mistake Single · September 1987
    • Album · October 1987 George Best
    • Shaun Charman leaves
    • Simon Smith joins

    The band in 1988: David Gedge, Melanie Howard, Simon Cleave, Simon Pearson, Terry de Castro, The Legendary Len Liggins, Keith Gregory, Peter Solowka, Simon Smith

    • Radio 1 Sessions: The Evening Show Live · 1988
    • Live Tape No. 3, Rotterdam 30 March 1988 Live · 1988
    • Live Tape No. 4, Valencia 18 November 1988 Live · 1988
    • The BBC Sessions Live · 1988
    • Nobody’s Twisting Your Arm Single · February 1988
    • Tommy July 1988
    • Why Are You Being So Reasonable Now? Single · September 1988
    • Pukkelpop 1988 Aeroclub Sanicole, Hechtel-Eksel
    • Ukrainski Vistupi V Johna Peela Live · 1989
    • Live Tape No. 5, Middleton 30 April 1989 Live · 1989
    • Live Tape No. 6, Frankfurt 3 November 1989 Live · 1989
    • Kennedy Single · October 1989
    • Album · October 1989 Bizarro
    • Live Tape No. 8, Kilburn, 20th November 1990 Live · 1990
    • Live Tape No. 7, Hoboken, 10th June 1990 Live · 1990
    • Corduroy Single · 1990
    • Brassneck Single · 5 Feb 1990
    • Corduroy EP · September 1990
    • 3 Songs Single · 17 Sep 1990
    • Peter Solowka leaves
    • Paul Dorrington joins

    The band in 1991: David Gedge, Melanie Howard, Simon Cleave, Simon Pearson, Terry de Castro, The Legendary Len Liggins, Keith Gregory, Simon Smith, Paul Dorrington

    • Live Tape No. 9, Wakefield, 28 August 1991 Live · 1991
    • Live Tape No. 10, Uppsala, 13 November 1991 Live · 1991
    • Dalliance Single · 29 Apr 1991
    • Album · 1 Jun 1991 Seamonsters
    • Lovenest Single · 21 Jul 1991
    • Wedding Present at Cambridge Corn Exchange Cambridge Corn Exchange, Cambridge
    • Live Tape No. 11, Den Haag, 30 October 1992 Live · 1992
    • Live Tape No. 12, Windsor, 28 October 1993 Live · 1992
    • Blue Eyes Single · 6 Jan 1992
    • Go-Go Dancer Single · 3 Feb 1992
    • Three Single · 2 Mar 1992
    • Hit Parade 1 8 Jun 1992
    • + 9 singles
      • Silver Shorts Single · 6 Apr 1992
      • Come Play With Me Single · 4 May 1992
      • California Single · 1 Jun 1992
      • Flying Saucer Single · 6 Jul 1992
      • Boing! Single · 3 Aug 1992
      • Loveslave Single · 7 Sep 1992
      • Sticky Single · 5 Oct 1992
      • The Queen of Outer Space Single · 2 Nov 1992
      • No Christmas Single · 7 Dec 1992
    • Keith Gregory leaves
    • Darren Belk joins

    The band in 1993: David Gedge, Melanie Howard, Simon Cleave, Simon Pearson, Terry de Castro, The Legendary Len Liggins, Simon Smith, Paul Dorrington, Darren Belk

    • Hit Parade 3 1993
    • Hit Parade 2 January 1993
    • John Peel Sessions 1987–1990 Live · 8 Nov 1993
    • The Phoenix Festival 1993, Day 3: Zine Stage Long Marston Airfield, Stratford-upon-Avon
    • Live Tape No. 13, Strasbourg, 16 December 1994 Live · 1994
    • Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah EP · September 1994
    • Album · 27 Sep 1994 Watusi
    • It’s a Gas Single · 7 Nov 1994
    • Paul Dorrington leaves
    • Hugh Kelly joins
    • Jayne Lockey joins

    The band in 1995: David Gedge, Melanie Howard, Simon Cleave, Simon Pearson, Terry de Castro, The Legendary Len Liggins, Simon Smith, Darren Belk, Hugh Kelly, Jayne Lockey

    • Live Tape No. 15, Portsmouth, 22 November 1995 Live · 1995
    • Sucker Single · 1995
    • Darren Belk leaves
    • Hugh Kelly leaves

    The band in 1996: David Gedge, Melanie Howard, Simon Cleave, Simon Pearson, Terry de Castro, The Legendary Len Liggins, Simon Smith, Jayne Lockey

    • Live Tape No. 16, Detroit, 21 March 1996 Live · 1996
    • Live Tape No. 14, L’exo Rouen, France, 17 March 1995 Live · 1996
    • Live Tape No. 17, Munich, 21 December 1996 Live · 1996
    • Mini EP · 22 Jan 1996
    • 2, 3, Go Single · 25 Aug 1996
    • Album · 23 Sep 1996 Saturnalia
    • Reading Festival 1996, day 3: Main Stage Little John’s Farm, Reading
    • Simon Smith leaves
    • Jayne Lockey leaves

    The band in 1997: David Gedge, Melanie Howard, Simon Cleave, Simon Pearson, Terry de Castro, The Legendary Len Liggins

    • Montreal Single · January 1997
    • Evening Sessions 1986–1994 Live · 30 Jun 1997
    • John Peel Sessions 1992–1995 Live · 7 Jul 1998
    • Singles 1989–1991 9 Mar 1999
    • Singles 1995–97 27 Sep 1999
    • The Hit Parade 17 Feb 2003
    • Kari Paavola joins

    The band in 2004: David Gedge, Melanie Howard, Simon Cleave, Simon Pearson, Terry de Castro, The Legendary Len Liggins, Kari Paavola

    • Interstate 5 Single · 15 Nov 2004
    • I’m From Further North Than You Single · 31 Jan 2005
    • Album · 14 Feb 2005 Take Fountain
    • 2005‐04‐23: Double Door, Chicago, IL, USA Live · 23 Apr 2005
    • 2005‐04‐24: Double Door, Chicago, IL, USA Live · 24 Apr 2005
    • Ringway to SeaTac Single · 24 Oct 2005
    • 2006‐03‐12: Double Door, Chicago, IL, USA Live · 12 Mar 2006
    • Search for Paradise 15 May 2006
    • The Complete Peel Sessions Live · 26 Mar 2007
    • Live 1987 Live · 22 Oct 2007
    • Ye Ye: The Best of the RCA Years 12 Nov 2007
    • Holly Jolly Hollywood EP · 2008
    • Shepherd’s Bush Welcomes The Wedding Present Live · 14 Jan 2008
    • Album · 20 May 2008 El Rey
    • The Thing I Like Best About Him Is His Girlfriend EP EP · 26 May 2008
    • How The West Was Won EP · 27 Oct 2008
    • Live in Leeds Live · 18 Jan 2010
    • Live 1988 Live · 29 Mar 2010
    • 2010‐04‐16: Double Door, Chicago, IL, USA Live · April 2010
    • Bizarro: Live in Tokyo 2010 Live · 22 Sep 2010
    • Live 1989 Live · 18 Oct 2010
    • Metal Men / Unthinking Single · 2012
    • Live 1990 Live · 9 Jan 2012
    • Album · 19 Mar 2012 Valentina
    • 4 Chansons EP EP · 21 Apr 2012
    • Live 1991 Live · 29 Oct 2012
    • SXSW 2012, day 2: Swan Dive Swan Dive, Austin
    • SXSW 2012, day 4: The Iron Bear The Iron Bear, Austin
    • Live 1992 Live · 16 Sep 2013
    • Meet Cute (Welsh version) Single · 18 Apr 2015
    • Live 1993 Live · 11 Mar 2016
    • Album · 2 Sep 2016 Going, Going…
    • Marc Riley Sessions, Volume 1 Live · 9 Dec 2016
    • The Wonder Stuff, The Wedding Present and The Lottery Winners in Southampton Engine Rooms, Southampton
    • The Wonder Stuff, The Wedding Present and The Lottery Winners in Brighton The Concorde, Brighton
    • The Wonder Stuff, The Wedding Present and The Lottery Winners in Cardiff TramShed Cardiff, Cardiff
    • The Wonder Stuff, The Wedding Present and The Lottery Winners in Bristol O₂ Academy Bristol, Bristol
    • + 6 dates
      • The Wonder Stuff, The Wedding Present and The Lottery Winners in London O2 Forum Kentish Town, Kentish Town
      • The Wonder Stuff, The Wedding Present and The Lottery Winners in Birmingham O₂ Academy Birmingham, Birmingham
      • The Wonder Stuff, The Wedding Present and The Lottery Winners in Glasgow O₂ ABC Glasgow, Glasgow
      • The Wonder Stuff, The Wedding Present and The Lottery Winners in Newcastle NX Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne
      • The Wonder Stuff, The Wedding Present and The Lottery Winners in Leeds O₂ Academy Leeds, Leeds
      • The Wonder Stuff, The Wedding Present and The Lottery Winners in Nottingham Rock City, Nottingham
    • The Home Internationals E.P. EP · 19 May 2017
    • Live 2007 Live · 14 Jul 2017
    • Album · 22 Sep 2017 George Best 30
    • Mark Riley Sessions, Volume 2 Live · 6 Oct 2017
    • Huw Stephens Session Live · 8 Nov 2018
    • White Riot / The Name of the Game Single · 7 Dec 2018
    • Marc Riley Sessions, Volume 3 Live · 15 Feb 2019
    • Live 2017, Part 2 Live · 22 Mar 2019
    • The Complete Ukrainian John Peel Sessions Live · 26 Apr 2019
    • Jump In, The Water’s Fine Single · 2 Aug 2019
    • Album · 9 Aug 2019 Tommy 30
    • Live 2010 Live · 6 Sep 2019
    • Shiiine On Weekender Butlins, Minehead
    • Album · 2020 Not From Where I’m Standing
    • Marc Riley Sessions Volume 4 Live · 21 Feb 2020
    • Shaun Keaveny Session Live · 26 Sep 2020
    • Rockaway Beach Butlin’s Bognor Regis Resort, Bognor Regis
    • Album · 26 Feb 2021 Locked Down and Stripped Back
    • Live 2012 Live · 23 Jul 2021
    • We Should Be Together / Don’t Give Up Without a Fight Single · 21 Jan 2022
    • I Am Not Going to Fall in Love With You / A Song From Under the Floorboards Single · 18 Feb 2022
    • Go Go Go / La La La Single · 18 Mar 2022
    • Album · 1 Jul 2022 Locked Down and Stripped Back, Volume 2
    • We All Came From the Sea (Utah Saints remix) 6 Dec 2022
    • + 9 singles
      • Monochrome / You’re Just a Habit That I’m Trying to Break Single · 15 Apr 2022
      • X Marks the Spot / Strike! Single · 22 May 2022
      • Once Bitten / Kerplunk! Single · 17 Jun 2022
      • We Interrupt Our Programme / Telemark Single · 15 Jul 2022
      • Each Time You Open Your Eyes / That Would Only Happen in a Movie Single · 19 Aug 2022
      • We All Came From the Sea / Summer Single · 16 Sep 2022
      • Astronomic / Whodunnit Single · 21 Oct 2022
      • Science Fiction / Plot Twist Single · 18 Nov 2022
      • The Loneliest Time of Year (7″ version) / Memento Mori Single · 16 Dec 2022
    • 24 Songs 19 May 2023
    • The Wedding Present at Brotfabrik Brotfabrik, Frankfurt am Main
    • 40 19 Sep 2025
    • Maxi EP · 5 Dec 2025
    • The Wedding Present at Kesselhaus Schlachthof Wiesbaden: Kesselhaus, Wiesbaden