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Reception: The Wedding Present Musical
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Brand new musical inspired by and featuring the songs of The Wedding Present. 22 Aug - 6 Sep 2025, the Warehouse in Holbeck (Slung Low), Leeds. https://www.weddingpresentmusical.com/
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TICKETS ON SALE NOW for Reception, a brand new musical written and directed by Matt Aston, inspired by and featuring the songs of hit Leeds indie band, The Wedding Present. A story of love, loss, break ups and breakdowns. Coming to #Leeds this August. www.weddingpresentmusical.com
🎭 Reception: The Wedding Present Musical got a shout-out on BBC Radio 2!
Featured on Jo Whiley’s Culture Club segment about bands making musicals.
🕒 Mention is ~50 mins in.

🎧 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

@weddingpresent

#ReceptionMusical #TheWeddingPresent #BBCRadio2 #JoWhiley #NewMusical
Jo Whiley - Natalie Jamieson's Festival Forecast - BBC Sounds
For the Radio 2 Culture Club, Jo chats to Natalie Jamieson about festivals and musicals.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
🎭 It’s official - auditions for Reception: The Wedding Present Musical have begun @yorkshiredance.bsky.social

Scripts in hand. Pianos warming up. Something’s taking shape.
Watch the behind-the-scenes reel ↓

📍 Slung Low, Leeds
📅 22 Aug - 6 Sept
🎟️ Tickets on sale now

#TheWeddingPresent #Leeds
June 9, 2025 at 4:33 PM
🎭 It’s happening.
Sneak peek from the audition room for Reception: The Wedding Present Musical 🎬
Scripts on the table. Piano ready. Characters incoming.

📅 22 Aug – 6 Sept
📍 Slung Low, Leeds
🎟️ www.leedsplayhouse.org.uk/event/recept...

@weddingpresent
June 4, 2025 at 11:30 AM
🎁 Reception: The Wedding Present Musical just got an upgrade...

A signed 7” picture disc by David Gedge is now included in every Wedding Guest and Top Table goody bag.

Limited edition. Premium tickets only.
June 1, 2025 at 1:12 PM
🎸 This week, Reception writer/director Matt Aston met with original @weddingpresent guitarist and founding member Peter Solowka.

They caught up to talk all things Reception: The Wedding Present Musical - and Peter had a few words to share… 👇
May 31, 2025 at 1:15 PM
After tonight’s cryptic tile reveal on Insta… here’s the full poster for Reception: The Wedding Present Musical 💥

Featuring the music of David Gedge, Cinerama & The Wedding Present

🎭 22 Aug - 6 Sept 2025
📍 Slung Low, Holbeck
🎟️ Tickets: www.leedsplayhouse.org.uk/event/recept...
May 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
🎭 AUDITION CALLOUT – LEEDS 🎭
We're casting local performers (18+) for the Community Ensemble of Reception - The Wedding Present Musical 🎶

A brand-new show featuring the iconic music of @weddingpresent - live this summer at @SlungLow in Holbeck.
May 29, 2025 at 5:31 PM
🎸 Were you at @weddingpresent’s 9th May gig?
We’re still thinking about it - the energy, the crowd, the legacy. It’s exactly the kind of spirit that inspired the new musical we’re making, based on the band’s impact on a generation.
May 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
🚨 BIG NEWS COMING 🚨
We’re about to reveal something very exciting going in the goody bags for our Wedding Guest and Top Table ticket holders 🎁👀
And our mailing list subscribers?
They’ll hear it first.
👇
May 23, 2025 at 11:31 AM
🎸 Why do you love @weddingpresent?

Were you at the Leeds gig last Friday? So were we - and we had a few questions for the fans.

#WeddingPresentMusical #TheWeddingPresent #DavidGedge #Cinerama #LeedsMusic
May 16, 2025 at 4:42 PM
🎭 What is Reception?

Matt Aston talks gig-theatre, @weddingpresent, and turning songs into stories.

🎙️ Hear a clip from his BBC Radio 6 Music interview - more to come…

#WeddingPresentMusical #TheWeddingPresent #DavidGedge #Cinerama #LeedsMusic
May 13, 2025 at 11:25 AM
We’ll be at the #Leeds gig this Friday. Come say hi. Let’s talk Reception: The Wedding Present Musical.

A new show inspired by the music of David Gedge, The Wedding Present, and Cinerama. Built from the songs that got you through it.

@weddingpresent.bsky.social #ReceptionMusical
May 8, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Matt Aston on turning The Wedding Present into a stage show and why it made more sense than you'd think.

🎧 New XS Noize Podcast ep now live: www.xsnoize.com/matt-aston-b...

@xsnoize.bsky.social @weddingpresent.bsky.social #ReceptionMusical
May 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Who's coming to The Wedding Present gig in Leeds on Friday night? 🙋 We'll see you there! In anticipation of the event, here's a throwback to when our writer and director Matt Aston and Wedding Present frontman David Gedge were interviewed by BBC Look North about the show in Leeds a few weeks back.
May 5, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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Why does this song kick ass?
- The locomotive sound
- It's a sonic roller coaster of a ride

Listen to my interview w/ David Gedge, which will arrive on Tuesday, March 6. He takes us on a 'Bizarro' journey!
@receptionmusical.bsky.social #theweddingpresent #indie

music.apple.com/us/album/tak...
May 4, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Did you catch our Matt on Craig Charles' BBC Radio 6 Music show yesterday? If not, never fear! Catch up now to find out more about our exciting plans, what inspired Matt to write the musical and his (current) favourite Wedding Present song. Listen in from 1 h 40 mins. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 6 Music - Craig Charles, Welcome to your midweek pick-me-up
Craig is joined by Theatre Director, Matt Aston.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Reposted by Reception: The Wedding Present Musical
Surprise Cast
David Gedge (The Wedding Present/Cinerama)

Enjoy this short clip of David discussing being a workaholic!

Hear the f-u-l-l interview on Monday, May 5th. Get ready!
#theweddingpresent #indie #interview #podcast #davidgedge #scopitonesrecords @receptionmusical.bsky.social
April 29, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Tune in to BBC Radio 6 Music tomorrow afternoon (Wednesday 30 April) to hear our Matt chatting to Craig Charles about Reception the Musical and The Wedding Present! The programme starts at 1pm and Matt's interview should air around 2.30pm > www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
April 29, 2025 at 10:01 AM
🥳 HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVID! 🥳

Join us in wishing the legend, David Gedge, a very happy birthday!

David is our creative consultant and the main songwriter and vocalist in bands The Wedding Present and Cinerama. We hope you're having a great day, David!

Photo by Northedge Photography
April 23, 2025 at 4:14 PM
It was great to meet up with David Gedge last week at our press day in #Leeds to chat about our plans for Reception the Musical. David even managed to visit some of his old haunts, including the Billiard Studio where the band recorded their debut single ‘Go Out and Get ‘Em Boy’ in 1985!
April 23, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Reposted by Reception: The Wedding Present Musical
Surprise Cast
w/ David Gedge

What an honor, as we discussed...
- The Wedding Present album, 'Bizarro' (35th anniversary)
- At the Edge of the Sea Festival
- Reception: The Wedding Present Musical

Hear the full podcast interview on May 5!

@receptionmusical.bsky.social #theweddingpresent #indie
April 18, 2025 at 1:32 PM
👀 Who spotted David and Matt on BBC Look North yesterday? If you missed us, make sure you catch up!

Head to 17.50 minutes in to watch the feature: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Photos by Northedge Photography
April 15, 2025 at 7:59 AM
"A story of love, loss, breakups and breakdowns. Everything you'd expect from a Wedding Present song really." David Gedge introduces Reception: The Wedding Present Musical.
22 Aug - 6 Sep at the Warehouse in Holbeck (Slung Low) Leeds. Tickets from £16.90.

Book: www.weddingpresentmusical.com
April 8, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Tony Ereira from Clue Records introduces Reception: The Wedding Present Musical!

Coming to #Leeds 22 Aug - 6 Sep, tickets ON SALE NOW. www.weddingpresentmusical.com
March 24, 2025 at 11:47 AM
'Reception: The Wedding Present Musical has been officially launched', news from Scopitones, the official home of The Wedding Present & Cinerama
www.scopitones.co.uk/post/recepti...
‘Reception: The Wedding Present Musical’ has been officially launched
Information about the upcoming Wedding Present musical, premiering in Leeds in summer 2025.
www.scopitones.co.uk
March 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM