The Wedding Present in Melbourne

Ah joy. We saw The Wedding Present in Melbourne two nights ago. They played their Hit Parade singles and a few more tracks besides. Here's their set list (wonderfully grasped from the stage by Mrs Seahawkeye):

The great man David Gedge himself:

We were right up the front. Rudely, gloriously front row. Here's my big head in the way, in a state of sublime joy as Mr Gedge waxed eloquent mere metres away:
Toward the end of the gig Dave stopped to pull some lyrics from his back pocket. Seems he just can't always remember all the words for No Christmas. Now this is a track I adore but I've never been able to understand all the words he sings in it so softly. He was extraordinarily obliging after the gig when I asked if I could have a look for myself ...

Thank god they've come to Australia so I can finally see them live. Been a fan for 24 years but after seeing them live the last 2 years I feel like I'm almost family.