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This article is from the The Wedding Present FAQ, by Kevin Behrens (kbehrens@cscmail.csc.com) with numerous contributions by others.

1.1 Who are The Wedding Present?

The Wedding Present are a rock band from Leeds, England.
They have been in existence since 1985.

There have been many line-up changes in the history of
the band. The following chart shows each member, their
instrument, and years spent in the band:

                           85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96
        David Gedge   v g  ************************************
        Peter Solowka   g  ********************
        Keith Gregory   b  *************************
        Shaun Charman   d  **********
        Simon Smith     d            **************************
        Paul Dorrington g                      ************
        Darren Belk     b                           *******
                        g                                  **
        Jayne Lockey  v b                                  ****
        Hugh Kelly      d2                                 **
        Simon Cleave    g                                    **

v- vocals, g - guitar, b - bass, d - drums,
d2 - second drums

Peter Solowka went on to form The Ukrainians.
Keith Gregory went on to form Cha Cha Cohen.
Shaun Charman went on to form The Popguns.
Darren Belk and Hugh Kelly continued with Beach Buggy.

Chris Cooper, formerly of Pale Saints, was the second drummer
on the Winter 96 UK tour.
Debby Vander Wall of Butterglory was the second drummer on the
Spring 96 US tour.

 

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