The Real Tuesday Weld

This article is about the band founded by Stephen Coates. For the economist, see Stephen Coate.

The Real Tuesday Weld
Singer and producer Stephen Coates
Singer and producer Stephen Coates
Background information
OriginUnited Kingdom
GenresIndie pop, lounge, electro swing, dark cabaret, music hall, hauntology
Years active1999–present
LabelsAntiqueBeat Crammed Six Degrees Records
MembersStephen Coates
Jacques Van Rhijn
Clive Painter
Don Brosnan
Matt Snowden
Past membersDavid Guez
Brian Lee
Josephine Lloyd
Geraldine McEwan
Jed Woodhouse
Websitewww.tuesdayweld.com

The Real Tuesday Weld is a British band founded in 1999 by lead singer and producer Stephen Coates, who studied at the Royal College of Art.[1] They have released several albums, singles and EPs, and many tracks on compilations. Their combination of big-band jazz era sounds with electronica and vintage-style animations has been influential on the current range of electro swing artists and DJs.[2] Their live shows are usually accompanied by visuals in the form of bespoke films and animations.

The band is named after American film actress Tuesday Weld. Coates once had a dream involving Weld and 1930s vocalist Al Bowlly and cites it as inspiration for the band's particular style.[3] (A German alternative/indie rock band by the name of Tuesday Weld, that released two albums and four singles in the 1990s, is not related.)[4]

Coates lives in Clerkenwell, London.[5] "The Clerkenwell Kid", often cited or credited as the band's producer/re-mixer, is an alter ego for Coates himself.[5] Their 2009 album The Clerkenwell Kid: Live at the End of the World is an imaginary live recording of a concert on the "eve of the apocalypse".[6] The Clerkenwell Kid is also the main character in a London-based mythology that Coates has developed around his love of the city's history and stories.

In early 2021 Coates announced on the band's website that the Real Tuesday Weld would be winding up "in the next year or so" after the release of three final albums – Blood (released in May 2021), Dreams (released in September 2022) and Bone.[7]

  1. ^ "Online tour around Bone Music with the exhibition's curator Stephen Coates". Garage. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  2. ^ Raggenau, Nicholas (12 January 2012). "Interview with Stephen Coates (The Real Tuesday Weld, english version)". Paris Djs. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Dreams was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Tuesday Weld". Discogs. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  5. ^ a b Leonard, Christine (11 July 2016). "The Clerkenwell Kid – The Real Tuesday Weld : Stephen Coates Interviewed by Christine Leonard". The Born Interviewer. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  6. ^ Gill, Andy (20 November 2009). "Album: The Real Tuesday Weld, The End Of The World (Six Degrees)". The Independent. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  7. ^ Coates, Stephen (2021). "This is the End". The Real Tuesday Weld. Retrieved 16 April 2021.