Name: The Wedding Present
Start: 2025-10-09T19:00:00+01:00
Location: Boiler Shop

The Wedding Present: Established 1985
A 40th Anniversary Tour
David Lewis Gedge and his semi-legendary band
celebrate a special anniversary live across Ireland
and the United Kingdom this September and October
The Wedding Present was born in Leeds, in 1985.
Rising from the ashes of a band called The Lost Pandas, The Wedding Present
was assembled by David Gedge [singing & guitar] and Keith Gregory [bass], when
they enlisted the services of Peter Solowka [guitar] and Shaun Charman [drums].
The band’s first single – ‘Go Out And Get ’Em, Boy!’ – was released in May 1985
and now shares its title with the first volume of David’s autobiography, in which he
describes the early days of playing in and around Leeds.
Since 1985, The Wedding Present have had eighteen UK Top 40 hit singles; not
bad for a group that has, from its inception, stubbornly refused to play the record
industry’s game. That pioneering spirit has been at the core of the band’s
philosophy throughout. From George Best [“an unmitigated delight” (NME)]
onwards, the band has charted an appealing, if often eccentric, course of its very
own.
The band are planning several events [including a Wedding Present musical!] to
celebrate their forty years in existence, including this wide-ranging tour throughout
Ireland and the United Kingdom. These concerts will feature the band playing
tracks from across their extensive repertoire and include many of their hits. They
will be joined on the tour by some very special guests.