DOVES head into an optimistic New Year of SOLD-OUT UK Tour dates and the countdown to their expansive, sixth studio album with the release of the dramatic, synth-and-strings, psychedelic soul single, Cold Dreaming. Clearing another misted window for listeners to peer through in anticipation of upcoming long-player, Constellations For The Lonely, the single crashes in on a tall wave of recurrent synth riffs, deep beats and sky-reaching soundtrack orchestration.
Inherently adaptive with a history of near constant challenge and change, Cold Dreaming finds Doves hitting rude form in the midst of a new period of flux, seeing Andy and Jez Williams taking on lead vocal duties in the studio as well as on stage. Carried by the avalanche of goodwill, joy and relief of their fans following the release of Jimi Goodwin-fronted single, Renegade, in November, the response to the band’s 2025 touring plans has been equally rapturous. 12 of 16 dates, including two dates at Manchester’s Aviva Studios SOLD OUT within hours.
While this year’s live dates will go ahead without Goodwin, Constellations For The Lonely found the three-piece together in the studio, circling shared ambitions for a new, classic Doves album. Where Renegade’s sense of rainy dystopia reigned, Cold Dreaming finds the band exploiting their deep love for psych-soul’s fast-burning golden era of the late-60s and early-70’s, quoting visionary producers, Charles Stepney and David Axelrod as creative references.
Expanding their touring plans to take on the rest of the country over three weeks this year, all dates on Doves’ largely SOLD-OUT Constellations For The Lonely 2025 UK Tour were confirmed as follows:
Tue 25 Feb – Glasgow, SWG3 – Limited tickets
Wed 26 Feb – Edinburgh, La Belle Angele – SOLD OUT
Thu 27 Feb – Newcastle, Boiler Shop – SOLD OUT
Sat 1 Mar – Leeds, Beckett SU – SOLD OUT
Sun 2 Mar – Sheffield, Leadmill – SOLD OUT
Tue 4 Mar – Liverpool, O2 Academy – SOLD OUT
Thu 6 Mar – Manchester, Aviva Studios, home of Factory International – SOLD OUT
Fri 7 Mar – Manchester, Aviva Studios, home of Factory International – SOLD OUT
Sun 8 Mar – Birmingham, O2 Institute – Limited tickets
Mon 10 Mar – Nottingham, Rock City – Limited tickets
Tue 11 Mar – Norwich, Waterfront – SOLD OUT
Thu 13 Mar – London, O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire – SOLD OUT
Fri 14 Mar – Bristol, SWX – SOLD OUT
Sat 15 Mar – Southampton, Engine Rooms – SOLD OUT
Mon 17 Mar – Brighton, Chalk – SOLD OUT
Tue 18 Mar – Oxford, O2 Academy – Limited tickets
Any remaining tickets and returns will be available via links hosted on www.dovesofficial.com with fans urged to join the band’s mailing list to be alerted to future touring and festival announcements.
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