Fantastic photo-blog, Keri’s Vancouver Concert Photos has posted some great pictures from Doves’ recent show at Vancouver’s Commodore Ballroom. Visit the blog by clicking here, to view the collection.
Incidentally, Keri has also noted that Doves’ ‘Pounding’ has been used as the soundtrack to a Canadian TV advert promoting the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.
OregonLive.com has published a great review of Doves’ show at Portland’s Wonder Ballroom venue.
The encore also included a subtle, understated performance of the beautifully melancholic “The Last Broadcast.” “It comes to a point when you feel nothing,” Goodwin sang. “This is the last time.”
Based on the strength of their performance, if the Doves are the last band to ever broadcast, I can’t say I would mind too much.
To read the full review, click here.
Here’s Doves’ setlist from last night’s performance at Seattle’s Crocodile Cafe, as posted by Twitter user jbonz.
Firesuite
Snowden
Winter Hill
Rise
Pounding
Almost Forgot Myself
10:03
Sea Song
The Greatest Denier
Kingdom Of Rust
Ambition
Black And White Town
The Outsiders
Caught By The River
Northenden
Here It Comes
The Last Broadcast
There Goes The Fear
Note: Jez was ill this night, hence the lack Jez sung tracks! No backing vocals either, it sounds weird without them.
L.A.-based music blog, The Scene Star has posted a review of last week’s show at the city’s Wiltern Theater.
The band opened with Kingdom of Rust track “Jetstream,” which seemed to mirror the overall performance, as the night continued to build progressively, just like the song.
To read the full review, click here.
Live Daily.com have posted a great little slideshow of photos from Doves’ recent show at the Fillmore, San Francisco. Click here to view the pictures.
Thanks to Hali for the heads-up!
In a short review posted at their Doves mini-site today, NME.com has described Doves’ recent performance at L.A.’s Wiltern Theater as “a triumphant return”…
“Jesus, man, it’s been a long time since we’ve played here and it’s good that you’re with us,” frontman Jimi Goodwin told the huge crowd, who cheered back in response.
“It’s Saturday night and you’re dressed for a night on the town,” he added, surveying the audience. “There’s even a couple f***ing in the top row.”
To read the full review, click here.
Doves Music Blog reader, Dalal, has posted two galleries of fantastic photos from the band’s recent shows in Anaheim and San Diego.
You can view her galleries by visiting this link:
http://picasaweb.google.com/dallool/
LA Weekly.com has today posted a great review of Doves’ recent show at the city’s Wiltern Theatre.
Doves, on stage and record, are all about consistency: set (and career) standouts are subtle and troughs shallow. They marry baggy Madchester roots to U2’s sense of scale and cop strummy Brit-pop attitude while bristling with “Bristol sound” (Portishead/Tricky) electro/organic textures. Their all-eyes-off-us, bloke-down-the-pub lack of pretense last night only left their music more vivid. There was appreciative between-song bonhomie and de rigueur big screen projections, but essentially this was four musicians playing tunes.
To read the full review, click here. The site also features a slideshow of photos from the concert, here.
The official website for West Yorkshire’s Bingley Music Live festival has announced that Doves will perform at this year’s event.
No specific date has yet been given, but the festival runs from Friday September 4th to Sunday September 6th.
Doves’ official website haven’t confirmed the appearance at the time of writing, but for further information and ticket sales, click here.
Thanks again to REM_Monster at the official Doves messageboard, we can bring you the setlist for last night’s show at L.A.’s Wiltern:
The Wiltern gig was even better than Anaheim! The crowd was much better, and the band was even more amazing.
Jetstream
Snowden
Winter Hill
Rise
Pounding
Almost Forgot Myself
10:03
Words
The Greatest Denier
Kingdom Of Rust
Ambition
Black And White Town
The Outsiders
Caught By The River
Firesuite
Here It Comes
The Last Broadcast
There Goes The Fear
Here’s a selection of audience reactions via Twitter:
The Wiltern couldn’t contain Doves’ sound tonight. ‘Twas immense!
Doves was amazing tonight at the Wiltern:)
The doves played an amazing set tonight at the Wiltern, I needed it…
DOVES WERE SO GOOD! Completely worth it. :)
Doves sounded unbef***inglievable tonight at the Wiltern!
the atmospheric sounds of #doves even better live at Wiltern in LA tonight.
Glad I bought my Doves shirt at the Reading show. Much more limited selection on the US tour.
just saw the doves at the wiltern and am changed for the better
Doves just rocked my socks off. I am also now deaf.
Doves was amazing! They seriously played all their best stuff!!
totally in love w the Doves!! Best live band I’ve seen in a long time!
So odd that the loudest concert I’ve been to might very well be the Doves
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