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Philadelphia Review

An excellent review of last night’s show at Philadelphia’s Trocadero:

The Doves thankfully hit the stage to musically deodorize the stage after that Hampshire funk was spread out like grandma wrecking the bathroom after fudge and crab cakes on a humid July day.

I came away with two things after seeing The Doves live : #1 Jimi Goodwin’s voice is f***ing amazing, #2 The Doves really write great songs. I was blown away at the endurance of Jimi Goodwin’s pipes. This guy belts out each song with everything he’s got, yet from song one to the final encore, his voice was perfect. And it’s no lilting, Thom Yorke-y type voice, it’s powerful, soulful, and gravely.

To read the full review, click here.

New York City Setlist

Picture by Juan, a friend of Twitter user Ellovater

Setlist: Thanks to dremartin for the encore info!

Jetstream
Snowden
Winter hill
Rise
Pounding
Almost Forgot Myself
10:03
Words
Greatest Denier
Kingdom of Rust
Ambition
Black and White Town
Outsiders
Caught by the River
—
The Cedar Room
Here It Comes
The Last Broadcast

The fear
For an early review, check out Hope Gilmore’s review:

I was surprised by how nice the venue was, especially for being so far on the West Side of Manhattan. They showed videos throughout the whole show on a big screen behind them, it was more entertaining than some shows that just shine bright lights or show swirlies on a screen the whole time. They came out for an encore after perhaps 3 minutes of clapping. I’d guess the audience was about 2,000 people maybe, give or take a thousand, kidding…probably 2,000.

For the rest of the review, click here.


Montreal Photos

Photo by agdfairplay

To see more photos from the Montreal show and find out about the special guest who appeared onstage, click here.

Minneapolis Review

Check out the ickmusic site review of doves Minneapolis show:

They opened with “Jetstream”, the first track from their new album Kingdom of Rust. They wrote it to be an alternate soundtrack to the opening moments of the 1981 film, Blade Runner. How cool! After that was “Snowden,” with the twins, Andy Williams (drums) and Jez Williams (guitar) sounding magnificent. And then came “Winter Hill”. On first listen to this track, it might seem to the small minded that the lads from Wimslow are straying into “Every Breath You Take” territory. But no…no no. “Winter Hill” is about sacred love – the kind that you get from being on a journey filled with heart…the kind that stays with you forever.

Click here, to read the full review. Great read, with some great pictures.

Minneapolis Setlist

Doves last night played to a loud sold out crowd at the Varsity Theater in Dinkytown. The band were in good spirits, as they put on a solid show. I wasn’t expecting much from Minneapolis in truth, but the crowd were there to have a good time. I’m useless at reviews, but yeah the show was excellent. Nice wee venue too, though they could cut back on the carpet no? ;)

I didn’t get any pictures. I just wanted to go and enjoy the show, may take a few the next couple nights.

Quote of the night goes to the young lass I over heard as I was leaving, saying “I thought they were supposed to sound like Coldplay?”. Such is life, eh? :)

Set played:

Jetstream
Snowden
Winter Hill
Rise
Pounding
Almost Forgot Myself
10.03
The Heat Is On (Jimi & Martin)
Words
Denier
Kingdom Of Rust
Ambition
Black & White
The Outsiders
Caught By The River
—
Lonely
Northenden
Here It Comes
Last Broadcast

The Fear

Minneapolis Setlist

Photo of setlist by rocknrollstar.

Sasquatch Setlist

Photo of setlist & review courtesy of earcandybeat.com

Doves 2005 record, “Some Cities,” was one of my favorite albums that year and I had heard nothing but good things about the live sets by this Brit-pop band so I was excited and curious to hear what they were going to offer up on the main stage. I wasn’t disappointed as Doves definitely is a band that has to be seen live. Their sound becomes more full, loud and really downright impressively impactful in a live setting.

However, while they did sound great The Gorge setting didn’t seem like the right way to get the full effect of Doves’ live show. They would be better off playing KeyArena (a la Muse) than an outdoor set in the middle of the day. Unfortunately, Doves don’t make it stateside often and they played the Crocodile a few days before Sasquacth! so it looks it’ll probably be a while before they come back to town.

Portland Review

OregonLive.com has published a great review of Doves’ show at Portland’s Wonder Ballroom venue.

OregonLive.com

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.

Doves in Washington State

Thanks to cut_here for bringing this one to our attention, from the Seattle music & nightlife publication Line Out. A cracking read…

For a more positive spin on the show. Check out the three imaginary girls review:

Musically, Doves were pristine. Highlights were the mesmerizing “Sea Song,” accompanied by a surfing video lulling slowly on the back-stage screen to hypnotic effect. “Black and White Town” strikingly recalled Martha & the Vandellas’ R&B classic “Heat Wave,” further illustrating that these Manchester lads never shy too far from their influences (Think the heavy gospel feel of “Satellites” and the Warren Zevon-laden “Hit the Ground Running.”) At the conclusion of “There Goes the Fear,” each band member grabbed a percussion instrument for a raucous ending, sending us off into the night.

To read the full review, click here.
Doves are back in Washington state today to play the Sasquatch festival. Doves are scheduled to play the Gorge Amphitheatre from 2:20pm til 3:05pm. If your attending the festival, do let us know of the setlist or if you would like to sumbit a review, email us.

Vancouver Review

More straight talking from the Vancouver press. This time its a very positive review of the Commodore Ballroom show:

Since this was my first chance to experience the boys live, it was all new and shiny to me, so I can only assume they left “Catch the Sun” off the set list for a good reason—in fact, 2000’s Lost Souls was largely ignored—but among the new material was a reliable sprinkling of the old barnburners like “Black and White Town” and the most appropriately monikered “Pounding”. Doves’ signature sound has always had that unique ability to sound both melancholic and uplifting at the same time, and on this particular night the sound mix at the Commodore brought out the best of both—the soaring guitars on “Words” and new favourite “Kingdom of Rust” sounded good enough to lift me straight up to a heaven I don’t believe in.

To read the full review, click here.

Breakfast at Sulimay’s

This is the best Kingdom Of Rust review, you are going to see this year. I love it, this is basically three grandparents Bill, Ann, and Joe (Is he even alive?!) reviewing Kingdom Of Rust. Doves are three minutes in: