The Wedding Present tours North America, Europe

After a foray into Ukranian music, a side project/name change and an ever-rotating cast of characters, '80s Brit-poppers The Wedding Present returned in 2004 with Take Fountain, the band's first studio album under the "Present" moniker since 1996's Saturnalia.

The group kept the good times rolling this past May with the release of El Rey. In its latest incarnation, the band includes David Gedge, Terry DeCastro, Chris McConville and Graeme Ramsay, all of whom you can catch throughout the summer, fall and winter as they tour North America and Europe.

Dates:

July
20 - Carhaix, France @ Festival Des Vieilles Charrues
25 - Swindon, U.K. @ 12 Bar
26 - Nr. Ripley, Midlands, U.K. @ Indietracks Indiepop Festival
27 - Blackpool, U.K. @ Blackpool Tower Lounge

September
2 - Cambridge, U.K. @ Junction
3 - Southhampton, U.K. @ Joiners
5 - Isle of Wight, England @ Bestival
12 - Murcia, Spain @ Lemon Pop Festival
25 - Portland, Ore. @ Doug Fir Lounge

October
1 - Chicago, Ill. @ Empty Bottle
3 - Toronto, Ontario @ Lee's Palace
6 - Cambridge, Mass. @ Middle East Downstairs
8 - New York, N.Y. @ Bowery Ballroom
9 - Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Southpaw
11 - Washington, D.C. @ Black Cat
12 - Chapel Hill, N.C. @ Cat's Cradle
15 - Birmingham, Ala. @ Bottletree
17 - Austin, Texas @ Mohawk

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

Related links:
The Wedding Present and Cinerama online
The David Gedge Fancier's Club
Review: The Wedding Present - El Rey

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