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July 8, 2009

Hop Farm Report

Here is short report of doves Hop Farm set from doves board regular richtdev.

Jimi was on form talking to the audience especially a little girl who was on her dads shoulders telling her she was a little cutie and then had a tirade at hellmans mayonnaise for pinching the logo idea from kingdom of rust. He had problems with the levels at the beginning but i have never heard Snowden Winter Hill or Kingdom Of Rust played better. As you can see by the pics on here they were smiling and having fun. Total class. The audience seemed as big as for Wellar which then makes me wonder why they didnt play the sat night headline instead of Fratellis.

You can see Rich’s photos of doves set here. Rich also provided the setlist, he noted that most of the bands were having to cut songs, due to time issues.

Setlist

Jetstream
Snowden
Winter hill
Kingdom of rust
10 03
Pounding
Greatest denier
Black and White Town
The Outsiders
The Cedar Room
There Goes The Fear

According to virtualfestivals.com doves attracted the largest crowd of the weekend:

Doves pulled the biggest crowd of the weekend as they ran through tracks like ‘Black And White Town’, ‘Kingdom Of Rust’ and a samba version of ‘There Goes The Fear’, but it was the band’s gripe with Hellman’s Mayonnaise that was perhaps the most memorable moment.

“I was reading the papers over the weekend,” mused singer Jimi Goodwin, “and I came across this Hellman’s Mayonnaise advert. It looks like they’ve taken it from our backdrop. Have a look and see if we can sue them. Boycott Hellman’s Mayonnaise!”

Doves continue the festival circuit tour this weekend. On Saturday the band head over to Ireland for the Oxegen festival. Doves will play on the 02 stage before Nick Cave. Then on Sunday its a short hop over to Scotland for T in The Park. Doves will perform on the Radio 1 NME stage just after 5pm.

If you are attending either of these festivals, and you want to submit a review, setlist or photos we would love to hear from you. Just email us here.

July 1, 2009

Bingley Music Live Info

As we already reported. Doves will headline the Bingley Music Live 2009, Saturday Sept 5th. The festival takes place at Myrtle Park in Bingley West Yorkshire. The line-up for Saturday looks like this:

DOVES
The Zutons
Ocean Colour Scene
The Sunshine Underground
Detroit Social Club
TBC
The Moons
Local Band
Local Band

Weekend tickets are still available at a pretty cool £25. Get your tickets here.

June 23, 2009

Doves Almost Never Flew

Doves spoke to the Sun about the upcoming headline set at Glastonbury. Its an interesting watch, with Jimi admitting the band almost called it a day after their debut performance at Glastonbury back in 1998.

After a shambolic appearance at Glastonbury in 1998, the boys nearly split up following their first festival.

Frontman JIMI GOODWIN said: “We came home with the worst hangover and we just got the horrors.

“We had a meeting in the pub… It was ridiculous.

“We’d not even put out our first single and after all the hardship of SUB SUB (their former band) and all of the ups and downs, we come home from Glastonbury with a bit of a hangover and decide before we’ve even put anything out to split up!”

To see the the full article, and watch the video of the interview click here.

June 17, 2009

Splendour In The Grass Confirmed

The official Splendour In The Grass website has confirmed that doves will be appearing at the festival. This will be doves third appearance at Spendour, having appeared at the festival in 2002 & 2005.

June 10, 2009

Doves To Play Ã˜yafestivalen

The official website of Oslo’s annual Ã˜yafestivalen, has stated that Doves will be playing the Norwegian music festival on Friday, August 14th 2009.

For further information, click here.

June 9, 2009

Win Hop Farm Tickets

Music Festival listings site, Virtual Festivals.com, currently has a competition to win tickets to this year’s Hop Farm Festival (featuring Doves).

After the success of its inaugural year in 2008, The Hop Farm Festival is set to return in July as an extended three-day event. The event will be held on The Hop Farm, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge in Kent, which is less than an hour from London and is set to bring the festival back to basics. With acts like Paul Weller, Pigeon Detectives, Florence & The Machine, Editors, Doves, Noah and the Whale, 2 Many DJs, Super Furry Animals, The Fratellis. It’s set to be an amazing 3 days of pure festival feeling, with no sponsorship, VIP areas or registration.

The closing date of the competition is June 25th. Click here to enter the competition. You will need to register at the site, prior to submitting your entry.

June 1, 2009

More Live Photos!

Member of the official Doves messageboard, DevelopingStory, has posted a fabulous gallery of photos on Flickr, from the band’s appearance in Chicago at the weekend.

Click here, to see the full set.

Also, Music Blogs, The Color Awesome and Brooklyn Vegan have some fantastic pictures of the band’s recent performance at Sasquatch. Click here, to view The Color Awesome’s gallery and here, to view Brooklyn Vegan’s article.

May 27, 2009

Sasquatch Videos

Check out these awesome videos from Sasquatch. Recorded from the side of the stage, offering a unique view of the band playing. Shame the crowd seem a bit dead!

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May 24, 2009

Sasquatch Reviews

Picture courtesy of Alan Wiley at ChordStrike.com

Here are some of the reviews coming out from doves short performance at today’s Sasquatch.

Doves played a majestic set on the main stage that wrapped up just a few minutes ago. Their songs are pleasant, yet rocking. The crowd seems seems to be enjoying the tunes and the energy feels like everyone is warming up to the idea of 3 days of blistering heat–by the way, it’s really hot here–especially for those of us more accustomed to rain and clouds than full sun. Sunscreen and skin are everywhere you look and there is much vitamin D being created. Gonna go run and catch Dent May!

I love Doves, and I’m really glad they came out of their hiding place and put out a new album this year (I blame them for all the British accents I keep hearing everywhere), but they’re another one of those pop bands that you’ll only enjoy live if you’re already in love with their music. Someone who just walked up to the band’s set probably wouldn’t have found anything remarkable about these self-designated “fucking Limeys,” but they are remarkable. You just need to get to know them. I promise.

Doves Set Tone For Big Names To Follow

By Jeremy Dutton

I’ve been into the Doves since their masterpiece: 2002’s “Last Broadcast.” They just finished a great set that included “Kingdom of Rust” and fan favorite “There Goes the Fear Again. They set the bar pretty high for the rest of the night. Although I’m sure someone can do little better in the rapport department. In addition to calling concert attendees “limey f***s.” they also begged the question of “What the f*** is a corndog?” and “What’s with the stick?” Silly Brits.