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EPISODE · Apr 6, 2026 · 59 MIN

The InCureables

from The Wedding Singer Podcast

This week, Nathan and Will are joined by Andy Macleod: promotor, author and ‘Godfather of Goth’ Robert Smith in London-based The InCureables, a tribute to The Cure.A lightbulb moment on Parliament Hill and musician spotting at the local lido led to the fastest ever – and perhaps only – lido-formed tribute band. Andy talks about avoiding the cliches when performing as someone else, his grand ambitions for recreating The Cure in Orange, and the success of his former band manager, Ricky Gervais. We chat about wigs, the fine line between parody and sincerity and the surprising demographics of tribute band audiences and how this impacts setlists. Will reveals that he has run out of revelations.You can check out The InCureables here:https://linktr.ee/theincureables?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=321121f3-9dcf-46ff-b1f6-5feabc14a070You can find out more about Andy and buy his books here:https://afmproductions.co.uk/You can follow The Wedding Singer podcast on Instagram here:https://www.instagram.com/theweddingsingerpod/Catch the UK’s best/sexiest/wittiest/coolest [delete as appropriate] The Strokes tribute band ‘New York City Cops’ live in a city/town/hamlet near you - dates here (you can also book us via the website):https://newyorkcitycops.comThe track featured throughout the podcast is ‘Is This Me?’ by our talented friends Le Groupe Fantastique, find them on Spotify here:https://open.spotify.com/track/1bt8eDSsmV28QDxLCpLpDA?si=P3MSFW34RhGUxeFmm-yLWA Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Nathan and Will are joined by Andy Macleod: promotor, author and ‘Godfather of Goth’ Robert Smith in London-based The InCureables, a tribute to The Cure.A lightbulb moment on Parliament Hill and musician spotting at the local lido led to the fastest ever – and perhaps only – lido-formed tribute band. Andy talks about avoiding the cliches when performing as someone else, his grand ambitions for recreating The Cure in Orange, and the success of his former band manager, Ricky Gervais. We chat about wigs, the fine line between parody and sincerity and the surprising demographics of tribute band audiences and how this impacts setlists. Will reveals that he has run out of revelations.You can check out The InCureables here:https://linktr.ee/theincureables?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=321121f3-9dcf-46ff-b1f6-5feabc14a070You can find out more about Andy and buy his books here:https://afmproductions.co.uk/You can follow The Wedding Singer podcast on Instagram here:https://www.instagram.com/theweddingsingerpod/Catch the UK’s best/sexiest/wittiest/coolest [delete as appropriate] The Strokes tribute band ‘New York City Cops’ live in a city/town/hamlet near you - dates here (you can also book us via the website):https://newyorkcitycops.comThe track featured throughout the podcast is ‘Is This Me?’ by our talented friends Le Groupe Fantastique, find them on Spotify here:https://open.spotify.com/track/1bt8eDSsmV28QDxLCpLpDA?si=P3MSFW34RhGUxeFmm-yLWA Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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This week, Nathan and Will are joined by Andy Macleod: promotor, author and ‘Godfather of Goth’ Robert Smith in London-based The InCureables, a tribute to The Cure.A lightbulb moment on Parliament Hill and musician spotting at the local lido led to...

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