Awaiting Doves arrival on stage. Picture by @michaelsjin
Doves returned to the live stage today for the filming of the new C4 music show Evo Music Rooms. They played the new single Andalucia (twice) as you would expect. They also did Black And White Town. Cheers to Jagger at doves board for the info. The show airs next Friday on C4 in the UK.
You may have noticed the new look doves.net went live today. I think you will agree it looks great. Don’t think the offish site has looked that good in years. If you haven’t already ordered the best of album, then head over to the bonus section of the site. Assuming you have one of the four studio albums on CD, just fire that into the CD drive let the site do its magic and you will get two quid off the Best Of.
If you have nowt going on Saturday afternoon, switch on BBC Radio 2 at 2pm to hear Doves play a couple tracks live for Dermot O’Leary.
I think that’s it for now, though I probably forgot something. More tomorrow no doubt!
Many of you have been asking about the BBC’s coverage of the Electric Proms. The concert will be aired live on 6 Music, then highlights will be shown later on BBC Two. Here’s how the coverage on radio & TV will pan out:
1600 – 1900 | 6 Music Steve Lamacq at BBC Electric Proms Steve is live from Camden’s Roundhouse ahead of 6 Music’s Electric Proms show with Magazine and Doves, who Steve will be talking to along with guests Rick Wakeman and Jarvis Cocker.
1900 – 2100 | 6 MusicMarc Riley: Magazine Marc Riley presents Magazine live at the BBC Electric Proms.
21:00 – 00:00 | 6 Music Gideon Coe: Doves Gideon Coe presents Doves live at the BBC Electric Proms, plus Florence & the Machine and Metronomy.
23:20 – 00:05 |BBC Two Doves Manchester trio Doves perform an exciting collaboration with the London Bulgarian Choir.
There will also be coverage on the Red Button, with build up from this Saturday. Then footage from the gig will be up til October 31st. If there are any changes I will do my best to flag them up. So get those recorders out.. I will not be posting video/audio up for download or any links to other sites for download. There is always the possibility this could be released.
Expect full coverage on the blog! I have switched my work days to be able to hear/blog the show. Should be a good day/night wherever you are!
Another brief recap of all Doves’ forthcoming scheduled appearances on UK TV and radio, courtesy of UK TV Guide.com. Please note that all scheduling and programme information is subject to change.
XFM Residency XFM London / XFM Manchester Radio, April 19th (TONIGHT) at 09:00pm BST.
Join this week’s Xfm resident DJ who will be playing their favourite music. Go to Xfm.co.uk to find out more.
Colin Murray BBC Radio One, April 27th at 10:00pm BST.
New music and alternative classics, plus Colin is ‘In the Company of’ Doves.
This is just a brief recap of all Doves’ forthcoming scheduled appearances on UK TV and radio, courtesy of the IMDb UK TV & Radio Guide. Please note that all scheduling and programme information is subject to change.
XFM Residency XFM London / XFM Manchester Radio, April 5th (TONIGHT) at 09:00pm BST.
Join this week’s Xfm resident DJ who will be playing their favourite music. Go to Xfm.co.uk to find out more.
Zane Lowe BBC Radio One, April 8th at 07:00pm BST.
Two hours of the best new and cutting-edge music, featuring Doves in session from Maida Vale.
Joining Jools for the second show will be Manchester three-piece Doves, who make a welcome return to the show with tunes from their new album Kingdom Of Rust. Marianne Faithfull will be in the studio to perform numbers from her acclaimed new album Easy Come, Easy Go, which sees her covering songs by the likes of Jarvis and Morrissey. Noisettes, Malian singer/songwriter Rokia Traore and Madeline Peyroux also perform. Plus, Jools chats with Grandmaster Flash who has only just got round to releasing his first solo album.
More from Manchester three-piece Doves, who make a welcome return to the show with tunes from their new album Kingdom Of Rust. Marianne Faithfull will be in the studio to perform numbers from her acclaimed new album Easy Come, Easy Go, which sees her covering songs by the likes of Jarvis and Morrissey. Noisettes, Malian singer/songwriter Rokia Traore and Madeline Peyroux also perform. Plus, Jools chats with Grandmaster Flash who has only just got round to releasing his first solo album.
Doves will be performing live on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Loose Ends’ show today, which starts in about 10 minutes time!
Music comes from Doves, the twice Mercury Prize nominated, Mancunian musical magpies, who play Kingdom of Rust from their forthcoming album of the same title.
U.K. listeners can listen live via the BBC iPlayer, here. Non-U.K. listeners may be able to listen live via streaming Real Audio, here.
BBC 6Music’s6Mix radio show at 09:00pm BST tonight, will apparently feature new Doves music:
The Queens are joined by Brighton drum ‘n’ bass DJs The Qemists for a live mix, plus there are new remixes from Doves, Phoenix and Dizzee Rascal.
U.K. listeners can listen live via the BBC iPlayer by clicking here. Non-U.K. listeners may be able to listen to BBC 6Music live via Real Player by clicking here.