Following the COVID-related postponement of the “At The Edge Of The Sea” festival, The Wedding Present have announced the “At The Edge Of The Sofa” streaming festival. The virtual festival will be free to watch during the evenings of August 14 and 15 with plans to stream the festival on Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Details are forthcoming, but currently the plan is for the event to be hosted by “Sea”-host David Gedge and will feature the premiere of nine lockdown videos from The Wedding Present, including a brand new song.
According to the announcement, current bands appearing include the following:
Amelia Coburn / Badly Drawn Boy / Chorusgirl / CUD / Darren Hayman [Hefner] / French For Cartridge / Helen McCookerybook [The Chefs] / Jake Shillingford [My Life Story] / Jetstream Pony / Martin [British Sea Power] / Melys / Miles Hunt [The Wonder Stuff] / Si,irene / Such Small Hands / Syndromet / Terry de Castro / The Catenary Wires / The Popguns / The Primitives / The Sleazoids / The Ukrainians / Umut Adan / Vinny Peculiar / Witching Waves / Young Romance
For now, you can watch The Wedding Present cover The Go-Go’s “Our Lips Are Sealed” at the 2019 “At The Edge Of The Sea” festival below.
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