Tonight Doves are performing tonight in Leicester at the awesome De Montfort Hall. Its a misserable day here in Leicester, it should be a good night regardless. Expect a spoiler free update on the show afterwards. Once again those of you attending have a great night.
Set times approx.. last night Cherry Ghost came on 8pm. Doves were on at 9pm. Last night Cherry ghost confirmed the release date for the new album out July 5th. You can now download a track from the album for free at Cherry Ghost’s official website.
by admin · Published April 29, 2010
· Last modified January 16, 2019
Doves opened the Best Of UK tour with an excellent show at the grand City Hall in Hull. Push Me On was performed live for the first time. Other surprises included rare live outings for 11 Miles Out and Catch The Sun.
Doves kicked off their UK tour tonight in glorious fashion with a set full of surprises. Excuse the poor grammer or mistakes here as I type this out whilst using dodgy hotel tv internet & eating Hull’s finest chip buttie! You wouldn’t have thought on tonight’s show they haven’t played a full show in months.
For once I’m lost for words, so I will keep this brief, but will say they probably are playing the best they ever have. Cherry Ghost opened up with a storming set, They let slip the album would be out in July, catch them if you can cause they were brilliant, much better than I remember from 2007. If you want to see the setlist, click the comment as I know some of you regular readers want to be surprised. Next stop on the tor is Leicester tomorrow, until then…
So the tour opens tonight here in Hull at the posh looking City Hall. For those asking about set times etc, I have no idea sorry.. I have been internetless since leaving the US last week. Expect full details on the show later tonight. If your going along, have a great night.
Doves are heading out on tour next week to celebrate the last 12 years. The tour kicks off in Hull on Wednesday. Tickets are still available for most shows, except London which has sold out. You may find some venues only have seated tickets left. Get your tickets here.
The blog may not be updated regularly over the next couple weeks. I’m flying to Manchester tomorrow (touch wood.. baring another major volcanic eruption..) on holiday, and of course luck has it, I will be catching a few shows starting in Hull before finishing up at the London Troxy. But do send in your reviews/pictures/news etc as per usual and I will put them up when I can. Hope to post tour updates/setlists where internet access allows.
An edited video of Doves performing at Maine Road, just after the last ever game back in 2003. The video was used on football focus, on which Jimi & Andy appeared on last week. Filmed by Matthew Norman of Figfilm & the Manchester District Music Archive.
Very cool video, check out the guy in the white tshirt at the end cacking himself when the firework goes off! Great footage. Only ever saw footage of this briefly on Sky Sports News back in the day.
Suavio posted the above picture at doves forum of the Glasgow Academy already set for Doves arrival on May 1st! This blogger shall be there also, ash willing that is!
Earlier this evening Doves chatted to BBC Radio 2’s Mark Radcliffe, they also played a couple acoustic numbers. A rather funny interview as always. Subjects covered, what the Cedar Room is about, dodgy music & insurance fraud!! ;) They played Pounding & Snowden.
Listen to the show, no matter where you are in the world via the BBC iPlayer here.
Tune into the Radcliffe and Maconie Show on BBC Radio 2 tomorrow night (Tuesday) from 8pm to hear Doves talk about the Best Of and other stuff I’m sure. No word on if they are doing a wee session or not. Cheers to gibbo for the heads up!
Doves official website has been updated with some new summer festival shows announced. For all the info visit doves.net
Popmatters have posted up a good review of the Best Of.
Those singles remain the primary reason this compilation works so well, however. One of the smartest things about the first disc that might fly over the head of those who either buy the album on iTunes or purchase the CD solely to rip it is the sequencing. Instead of going chronologically, which would have clearly illustrated just how much stronger Doves’ first two albums clearly are, all 15 tracks are arranged according to feel, and as a result it becomes an even more compelling listening experience, bouncing from opener “There Goes the Fear”, to “Snowden”, to “Kingdom of Rust”, to “Catch the Sun” to the closer “The Cedar Room”. The idea to choose now to put out The Places Between might seem strange, but the music inside is revelatory, even if you’ve already been listening to Doves for the past decade. It’s the strongest best-of to come our way by a UK band since Pulp’s Hits, but unlike that venerable, dearly missed band, we have every reason to be optimistic about hearing more extraordinary music from Doves in the future.
The album dropped down to number 37 on the UK album chart for last week. The album is released tomorrow (Tuesday) in North America at all good record/digital stores.
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