The Wedding Present are heading to North America with a full US and Canada tour launching this week, performing their classic indie album ‘Seamonsters’ in full alongside material from their catalog and tracks from their brand new EP ‘Maxi’, out April 3rd on HHBTM Records. All shows feature Mark Robinson of Unrest in support.
‘Maxi’ is a six-track EP that revisits the concept of the band’s 1996 motoring-themed release ‘Mini’, but arrives three decades on with considerably more ambition. Frontman David Gedge points to guitarist Rachael Wood as a key reason for the expanded sonic scope. Opening track “Scream, If You Want To Go Faster” builds slowly with a post-rock tension before igniting, flowing directly into the infectious riff of “Grand Prix,” driven by the complexities of Wood’s playing. It is a sharp, energized piece of work from a band that has never stopped moving forward.
‘Seamonsters’, released in 1991 and produced by Steve Albini, remains one of the most visceral and emotionally raw records in the British indie canon. Hearing it performed live in rooms this size is a genuine event. The Wedding Present have always been a live band first, and this tour is built for exactly that kind of direct, unfiltered connection.
Twenty-four dates across the US and Canada take the band from Austin to Los Angeles, with stops in New Orleans, Brooklyn, Toronto, Chicago, Seattle, and beyond.
2026 North American Tour Dates:
March 29 — Austin, TX @ 29th St Ballroom
March 30 — Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
March 31 — New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa
April 2 — Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
April 3 — Charlotte, NC @ Amos Southend
April 4 — Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall
April 6 — Washington, DC @ Black Cat
April 7 — Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
April 8 — Cambridge, MA @ Sinclair
April 10 — Montreal, QC @ Theatre Fairmont
April 11 — Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace
April 12 — Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop
April 13 — Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme
April 14 — Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
April 17 — Milwaukee, WI @ X-Ray Arcade
April 18 — Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center
April 21 — Denver, CO @ Meow Wolf
April 25 — Vancouver, BC @ Wise Hall
April 26 — Seattle, WA @ Crocodile
April 27 — Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
April 29 — Sonoma, CA @ Gundlach Bundschu Winery
April 30 — San Francisco, CA @ Chapel
May 2 — Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room
May 3 — Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy & Harriet’s
