On Friday evening, as Doves took flight in the Avivia’s Hall venue, Jez Williams ably headed the lion’s share of the vocal responsibilities with brother Andy, on occasion relinquishing his drums, for the lead on some Doves classics.

Arriving on the stage with a backdrop evoking the Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe film, The Lighthouse, Doves steered their adoring fans through a wonderful night of melodic indie music which has stood the test of time. Cold Dreaming and Renegade being gratefully received offerings from Constellations.

Manchester Evening News Review

Setlist from the second night at the Manchester Aviva. It sounds like this show was much louder than the previous night according to those that was at both nights.

Photo thanks to Gene!

Constellations For The Lonely peaked at #5 on the UK album chart with 13,539 sales. Other note-worthy chart positions:

Official Scottish albums chart: #1
Official vinyl albums chart #2
Official physical sales album chart #2

Setlist thanks to Philip Kelly at Doves forum.

Photo thanks to Gene!

All Music Magazine has interviewed the show:

The Williams brothers interacted warmly with the crowd, expressing their gratitude for the fans’ patience and loyalty. The connection between band and audience was undeniable, forged through decades of shared moments, and the performance at Aviva Studios felt like a celebration of this bond. .

You can read the full interview and see the great pictures of the gig they took on their website.

Only several hundred copies separate Doves from this week’s #1 album. If you can, there are multiple ways you can help the band. There is a lot going on. Here is a complete round-up..

The discounted £4.99 album download features the 3 bonus tracks. Every download goes towards the final sales tally. Download at https://doves.lnk.to/Download Both Doves store & iTunes download goes back to full price at the end of the week. So take advantage of the price drop now.

You can also enter a competition to win Latitude tix or the pictured tour merch bundle. Enter at Doves store at https://doves.lnk.to/OfficialStore

Finally, Andy & Jez are doing an in-store signing next Wednesday in London at Rough Trade Denmark St. Tix available at https://dice.fm/…/q2eegp-doves-album-signing-with-jez…

Liverpool setlist thanks to Gibbo! Note that Rise was played instead of Sea Song. Space Face finished the show!

Less than 500 copies separate Doves & The Lathums from the UK #1 album spot. If you haven’t already got your copy, now’s a good time to get one! Purchases through Thursday will count towards the album sales total for the week.

A digital download is available for £4.99 at https://doves.lnk.to/Download

EMI North is also flogging a version of the album with three bonus tracks. Featuring two more new songs & a remix of Saint Teresa. You can buy that CD at the official Doves website. Edit: The bonus tracks are now included on the download above for £4.99 for a limited time. UK only.

A reshuffled setlist in Sheffield at the Leadmill. Thank you to Maggie for the setlist!

Photo by James King

Setlist courtesy of BretsTypeWriter over at Twitter. Spaceface was played, just as it was the last time Doves performed in Leeds back in 2009.

The Yorkshire Post reviewed the gig and has this to say:

A generous four-song encore includes the crowd-pleasers Here it Comes and There Goes The Fear. Andy Williams evokes fond memories of seeing Run DMC and the Stone Roses while he was living in Leeds in the late 1980s and touchingly duets with his brother in the choruses of Kingdom of Fear, and they bow out impressively with Space Face, from the band’s ’90s Haçienda-inspired incarnation, Sub Sub. “Nothing lasts forever,” their song Renegade might suggest, but on tonight’s evidence, Doves’ creative race is not yet run.

Read the full review here.

Blinded by the Floodlights has reviewed Doves’ recent Edinburgh show, calling it “life-affirming”. Read the full review here.