The Wedding Present is just about finished with its North American Seamonsters tour — the band’s in Seattle tonight — but you can now watch a full performance from the beginning of the trek, thanks to Seattle radio station KEXP, which filmed and broadcast this seven-song, 30-minute set at Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop in Austin, Texas, during the group’s visit to South By Southwest last month.
Setlist: The Wedding Present, Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop, Austin, TX, 3/15/12
1. “Brassneck”
2. “Back a Bit… Stop”
3. “You Jane”
4. “524 Fidelio”
5. “Heather”
6. “The Girl from the DDR”
7. “My Favourite Dress”
PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS
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- The Wedding Present to release ‘Live 1990’ — featuring band’s first North American concert
- The Wedding Present to release new album in March, bring ‘Seamonsters’ tour to U.S.
- The Wedding Present, Tanya Donelly, Doug Martsch cover The Smiths for new tribute
Splendid. One of the greatest bands from the eighties, and one of the most underrated.