Doves Celebrate 30 Years With Compilation Album & Tour (Music News)

30 years of music, in one compilation & celebrated with a tour.

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Three decades of Doves music is celebrated this winter as the band announces further UK Tour dates and the release of a ‘Best Of…’ compilation, inclusive of unreleased music.

Bringing the band’s frequently euphoric and occasionally brooding hits and rarities to record store shelves and stages, a night at London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town is included in a run of four, newly announced dates accompanying news that So, Here We Are: Best Of Doves is to be released on multiple formats on Fri 14 November 2025.

All three members of Doves have hand-picked a collection of tracks to feature on So, Here We Are: Best Of Doves. The first such compilation to be pressed to vinyl, Doves promise singles, album tracks and rarities spanning their entire 27-year releasing history, a journey which began with their debut Cedar EP in November 1998. The full running order is to be announced in the coming months.

To celebrate the launch, the trio will be heading on tour. Including their upcoming, landmark headline show at Halifax’s historic Piece Hall and all four newly announced dates in Dundee, London, Bournemouth and Cambridge, all upcoming Doves UK Tour Dates are confirmed as follows:

Fri 22 Aug - Cumbria, Solfest
Sat 23 Aug - Halifax, Piece Hall
Fri 29 Aug - Lindisfarne, Lindisfarne Festival
Sun 31 Aug - Birmingham, Moseley Folk & Arts Festival
Fri 12 Dec – LIVEHOUSE, Dundee - NEW
Sun 14 Dec – London, O2 Forum Kentish Town - NEW
Mon 15 Dec – Bournemouth, O2 Academy - NEW
Tues 16 Dec – Cambridge, Junction - NEW

Their last tour, which was more than six years in the making, was earlier this year. While there was some trepadation seeing the band without Jimi at the helm, it was a stellar performance across the board. Catch our 7/10 review from Birmingham here.