MARC RILEY SESSIONS VOLUME 1

5053760025580 TRACKLISTING: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. LISTENING LINK: https://soundcloud.com/hatchrecords OVERVIEW: It hasn™t been long since The Wedding Present released their latest LP Going, Going„ but there™s already another LP in the pipeline, albeit a collection of old sessions. The Marc Riley Sessions Volume 1 collection comes out on 2nd December via Hatch Records and contains tracks from three memorable studio sessions with DJ Marc Riley from 2007, 2008 and 2010. The sessions feature songs that span the entirety of the cult indie band™s career and the consistency of David Gedge™s songwriting. Marc Riley himself commented on the release of the new album: šThe release of The Wedding Present sessions done for our 6 Music programme over the years is something of an honour. In the great tradition of the Peel/Selwood releases on the Strange Fruit label this record proves that even without John the BBC can still be a place where great bands can continue to grow and be creative„ amongst friends.› Riley also commented on John Peel™s love of the cult band: šThere were many other bands who benefitted from the ˜Peel Effect™. T oo numerous to mention. But one of those was ž as if you can™t see this coming ž The Wedding Present. The constant support. Plays. Sessions. Encouragement. Friendship. John™s love of the George Best LP (which was a heroic support considering John™s affiliation to Liverpool ž Manchester United™s most hated rival) was well known„ and until John passed away he remained a firm fan of all things ˜Gedge™.› PRESS/ONLINE: 9PR Updates to follow http://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2016/09/27/news-wedding-present-marc-riley-se ssions-volume-1/ https://repeatfanzine.wordpress.com/2016/09/23/the-wedding-present-to-release-m arc-riley-sessions-volume-1/ http://www.wordsandguitars.co.uk/2016/09/the-wedding-present-schedule-marc-rile y-sessions-album/ http://www.soundofviolence.net/actu/news/34966/un_disque_de_sessions_pour_the_w edding_present.html http://favoro.us/the-wedding-present-heather-marc-riley-bbc-session-07-12-10/ LIVE: 06/10 : Winchester, UK - Railway Inn with Miranda Lee Richards SOLD OUT 07/10 : Bognor Regis, UK - Butlin's for the Rockaway Beach festival [The Wedding Present will play a 90 minute set from 9PM] 08/10 : Wolverhampton, UK  Slade Rooms with Haiku Salut 09/10 : Morley, UK - Alexandra Hall for the Morley Arts festival [The Wedding Present will play a 90 minute set from 9PM] with The Velveteens THE WEDDING PRESENT'S 2016 EUROPEAN TOUR On these dates The Wedding Present will be performing a mixed 85 minute set consisting of songs selected from 'Going, Going...' together with other material drawn from the band's extensive back catalogue. 13/10 : Bruxelles / Brussel, B  Botanique 14/10 : Utrecht, NL  Ekko 15/10 : Bremen, D  Lagerhaus 16/10 : Hamburg, D  Hafenklang 17/10 : Berlin, D  Privatclub 18/10 : Leipzig, D  Werk 2 with Summer Cannibals 20/10 : Praha, CZ  Klub 007 Strahov with Summer Cannibals 21/10 : Wien, A  Chelsea with Summer Cannibals 22/10 : Lugau, D  Landei with Summer Cannibals 24/10 : Luxembourg, L  Bar National with Summer Cannibals 25/10 : Dijon, F  Novosonic Festival at Atheneum Theatre 26/10 : Lyon, F  Sonic with Summer Cannibals 27/10 : Clermont-Ferrand, F  Bombshell with Summer Cannibals 28/10 : Donostia / San Sebastián, E  Tabakalera with Summer Cannibals 30/10 : Pontevedra, E  Karma with Summer Cannibals 31/10 : Madrid, E  Café Berlin with Summer Cannibals 01/11 : València / Valencia, E  Loco with Summer Cannibals 02/11 : Barcelona, E  Sidecar with Summer Cannibals 03/11 : Bordeaux, F  I.Boat with Summer Cannibals 04/11 : Rennes / Roazhon, F  1988 Club with Summer Cannibals 05/11 : Paris, F  Le Batofar with Summer Cannibals 20/11 : Colchester, UK - Arts Centre 21/11 : Chatham, UK - Britannia Theatre 22/11 : Portsmouth, UK - Wedgwood Rooms 23/11 : Exeter, UK - Lemon Grove 24/11 : Bristol, UK - Fleece 26/11 : Belfast, UK - Limelight 27/11 : Dublin / Baile …tha Cliath, IRL  Whelan™s 28/11 : Limerick, IRL  Dolan™s Warehouse 30/11 : Aberdeen, UK - Tunnels 01/12 : Edinburgh, UK - La Belle Angele 02/12 : Sunderland, UK - Point 03/12 : Kendal, UK - Brewery Arts Centre with Melys 04/12 : Holmfirth, UK - Picturedrome with Melys 06/12 : Liverpool, UK - O2 Academy Arts Club with Melys 07/12 : Derby, UK - Venue with Melys 08/12 : Oxford, UK - O2 Academy with Melys 09/12 : Lowestoft, UK - Aquarium with Melys 10/12 : London, UK  O2 Academy Islington with Melys CONFIRMED WEDDING PRESENT CONCERTS FOR 2017 24/02 : Bratislava, SK  Randal 27/05 : Manchester, UK - Academy ~ The Wedding Present will perform George Best at the Gigantic festival 28/05 : Norwich, UK - Waterfront ~ The Wedding Present will perform George Best at the Down By The River festival The Wedding Present are hoping to play in The United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Japan in the spring of 2017.