🎭 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

🎭 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

🎭 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

🎁 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.

🎸 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… 👇

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...

🎭 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.

🎸 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.

🚨 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. 👇

🎸 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

🎭 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

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

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

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.

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...

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...

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

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...

🥳 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

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!

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

👀 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

"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

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

'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...

'Invitation to a wedding reception at The Warehouse, Leeds'... @broadwayworld.bsky.social www.broadwayworld.com/uk-regional/...

From CharlesHutchPress, 'The Wedding Present’s musical, Reception, to be unwrapped at Slung Low HQ The Warehouse in Holbeck, Leeds, this summer'. Read the full article: charleshutchpress.co.uk/the-wedding-...

Meet Matt Aston, the writer and director of Reception: The Wedding Present Musical! Coming to #Leeds 22 Aug - 6 Sep, info and tickets: www.weddingpresentmusical.com

"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

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