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Doves have been confirmed as the Saturday headliners for the Bingley Weekender festival.

Tickets for the festival are on sale here.

In other festival news. Gabe Gurnsey (Factory Floor) will join Doves at Somerset House, London on July 16th. Tickets are long sold out for this show. Tickets are available for the London, Gunnersbury Park show on September 6th here.

Today’s issue of the Guardian ran a cool piece on Sub Sub’s Ain’t No Love (Ain’t No Use). Andy Welch interviewed all involved including Melanie Williams. A fascinating insight into how the track come about, read the full interview here.

Uncut has run a similar feature on the August edition of the mag. There feature is focused on how Doves wrote There Goes the Fear. Go check it out!

This past Sunday saw Doves join Noel Gallagher at Malahide Castle in Dublin. Here’s the setlist..

Here’s some great shots from the show taken by Robert Madden..

Next up for Doves is a slot at the Eden Project in Cornwall with Nile Rodgers & Chic on Sunday.

Radio X spoke to Andy at the Heaton Park. Some nice comments regarding playing live and recording new material.

In other News. Further support acts have been confirmed for a couple gigs. At Birmingham Innercity Live, The Twang have been added to the bill that already included Johnny Marr & The Coral.

Feeder will join Doves in Brighton along with The Coral. Busy times..

Doves are pleased to announce another Innercity Live  show, this time in Hull at Zebedees Yard on August 22nd with Idlewild.

Tickets go on sale Friday at 10am.

Another day, another setlist, just like old times! :) The universal reaction post gig is nothing but unanimous praise, sounds as if the band are starting to take flight live. Here’s a snap from the back stage…

Love this shot posted on twitter by lien yelnam

This evening Doves joined Noel Gallagher at Heaton Park, Manchester for their first Manchester gig since 2010. Here’s the setlist played, more as I get it!

Heaton Park Setlist

Snowden
Rise
Black and White Town
Words
Kingdom of Rust
Pounding
Last Broadcast
Winter Hill
10:03
Caught by the River
The Cedar Room
There Goes the Fear

Here are the reissued vinyl final chart placings on both the vinyl & top 200 albums chart with sales info:

Lost Souls #2 on the vinyl chart. No 50 in the top 200 albums chart with 1784 sold

The Last Broadcast #3 on the vinyl chart. No. 56 in the top 200 album chart with 1633 sold.

Some Cities – #4 on the vinyl chart. No.124 in the top 200 album chart with 1,033 sold.

The vinyl reissues have invaded the UK midweek album chart update. Here are the midweek chart placings: The Last Broadcast (22), Lost Souls (23) & Some Cities (46).

The official end of the week chart placings will be revealed on Friday.

Doves play their first Manchester show since 2010 on Friday, playing Heaton Park with Noel Gallagher. Doves are due on at 7:15pm. You may want to check the weather forecast, it could be a bit wet!