Weddings Parties Anything

**Weddings Parties Anything** (sometimes called **WPA** and **Weddoes**) were an Australian folk rock band. They started in 1984 in Melbourne, Victoria. The band stopped playing together in 1998. They took their name from The Clash song "Revolution Rock". Music expert Billy Pinnell said their first album _Scorn of the Women_ was the best first Australian rock album since Skyhooks' album _Living in the '70s_.

### Albums

- _Scorn of the Women_ - WEA (1987) <small>#52 AUS</small>
- _Roaring Days_ - WEA (1988) <small>#46 AUS</small>
- _The Big Don't Argue_ - WEA (1989) <small>#63 AUS</small>
- _No Show Without Punch_ - (Utility Records - UK release) (1990)
- _The Weddings Play Sports (and Falcons)_ - Virgin Records (1990) <small>#95 AUS</small>
- _Difficult Loves_ - rooArt (1992) <small>#26 AUS</small>
- _King Tide_ - rooArt (1993)
- _Donkey Serenade_ - WPA/Oz (1995)
- _River'esque_/_Garage Sale_ - Mushroom Records (1997)
- _Trophy Night: The Best Of Weddings Parties Anything / Benched_ - Mushroom Records (1998)
- _They Were Better Live_ - Mushroom Records (1999)

### Singles/EPs

- _Weddings Parties Anything_ (EP) Suffering Tram (1985) - 1,000 copies
- "Sergeant Small"(live)/"Go! Move! Shift!"(live) Suffering Tram (1986) - 600 copies
- "Away, Away"/"Bourgeois Blues" WEA (1987) <small>#92 AUS</small>
- "Hungry Years"/"The Swans Return" WEA (1987)
- "Shotgun Wedding"/"Australia Goodnight"/"The Bells of Rhymney" WEA (1987)
- "Goat Dancing on the Tables" (EP) WEA (1988)
- "Say The Word"/"Bright Lights Tonight" WEA (1988)
- "Tilting At Windmills"/" Misfits" (Kinks cover) WEA (1988)
- "Darlin' Please" (1989)
- "Streets Of Forbes"/"Missing In Action" WEA (1989)
- "The Wind And The Rain"/"Marie Provost" WEA (1989)
- "Reckless"/"The Great North West" Virgin (1990)
- "Father's Day" (1991) <small>#35 AUS</small>
- "Monday's Experts" (1992)
- "Step In, Step Out"/"Shores of Americay"/"Wrapped Up and Blue"/"Over in the West" rooArt (1992) <small>#60 AUS</small>
- "The Rain In My Heart"/"Chewin' On Her Fingernails"/"Everybody Moves"/"All Over Bar the Shouting"/"Everywhere I Go" rooArt(1993)
- "Island Of Humour"/Bring 'em Home" rooArt (1994)
- "Luckiest Man"/"Lights Of Devonport"/"Reason To Believe"/"Sweet Thames Flow Softly" Mushroom Records (1996)
- "Don't Need Much" (1997)
- "Anthem"/"Traffic Goes By" Mushroom Records (1998)

### DVD/Video

- **Live in Richmond/Christmas at the Central Club** VHS - An 18 song live recording at the Central Club in Melbourne, 1993. The video also contains interviews with members of the band in between songs.
- **Into Time On** VHS - 20 song recording of the band playing at the Metropolis Nightclub in Perth on Friday, October 16, 1998.
- **Siren** VHS - Live recording of the band's last official performance at the Belvoir Amphitheatre in Perth, in January 1999.
- **Long Time Between Drinks** DVD/CD - Recorded live at the Queenscliff Music Festival, November 2006. Extras include Music Videos & Roaring Days film. Released in December 2007.

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: Weddings Parties Anything
- **background**: group_or_band
- **origin**: Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia
- **genre**: Rock music, Rock
Aussie Rock
Folk rock
Alt-Country
- **years active**: 1984-1998, 2008-present
- **label**: Warner Music Group, WEA
Utility Records
Virgin
rooArt
Mushroom Records
Independent record label, Independent/WPA
Mushroom Records
- **url**: [http://www.mickthomas.com/wpa.html Official website]
- **current members**: Mick Thomas
Mark Wallace
Paul Thomas
Michael Barclay
Stephen O'Prey
Jen Anderson