The Wedding Present

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Critics Consensus

Based on 70 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that The Wedding Present is rated as an impressive live performer, with many notable strengths. The Wedding Present concert reviews describe live shows and performances as exciting, varied, and intense.

How long are their concerts?

How long are The Wedding Present concerts? The Wedding Present concerts usually last from 45 minutes to up to an hour and a half.

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On tour

Whelan's, Dublin, Ireland, (September 27); The Belfast Empire Music Hall, Belfast, United Kingdom, (September 28); O2 Academy Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom, (October 3); O2 Ritz, Manchester, United Kingdom, (October 10); Rock City, Nottingham, United Kingdom, (October 11); The Waterfront, Norwich, United Kingdom, (October 16); 02 Institute Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, (October 23); Feierwerk, München, Germany, (December 1); Schlachthof Wiesbaden (Kesselhaus), Wiesbaden, Germany, (December 3); Tower Musikclub, Bremen, Germany, (December 5); Lido, Berlin, Germany, (December 8);

Artist Info

Genre

experimental

Origin

Leeds, United Kingdom (1985 - present)

Bio

The Wedding Present are an indie rock group formed in Leeds, England in 1984. They evolved from the ashes of The Lost Pandas.

Has Performed With

The Jet Age, Melys, Girl In A Coma

Artist Website

Critic Concert Reviews

Spectrum Culture (USA)

June 8, 2025

The inspired double bill of The Wedding Present and The Tubs was a match made in jangle pop heaven. With one band celebrating the 35th anniversary of one of its most indelible albums and the other making a statement behind a strong sophomore effort, the sold-out crowd at Portland’s Mississippi Studios

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Leftlion (UK)

May 13, 2024

The Wedding Present at Rescue Rooms in Nottingham, UK

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QRO Magazine

November 19, 2021

The Wedding Present have always played the game on their own terms....

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Hot Press Magazine (Ireland)

October 28, 2021

Indie titans blitz Belfast After weathering multiple storms including a series of postponed shows, venue changes and, in the case of some Irish dates, the possibility of the plug being pulled at the eleventh hour thanks to government “guidance,” The Wedding Present's Seamonsters tour finally makes its way to Be

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Birmingham Live (UK)

October 27, 2019

One of the most important bands in the British indie music scene The Wedding Present came to Birmingham for a night filled with cheers and mosh pits.

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Music-News.com (UK)

June 25, 2019

In 1987 The Wedding Present offered us a fine collection of breakneck speed indie classics on their debut album George Best. Songs like Everyone Thinks He Looks Daft and My Favourite Dress became bedroom anthems for a generation of lovelorn and disgruntled teens.

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