Doves are comin' to SF!

Fantastic news - Doves are playing the Fillmore on Sunday, May 1. This is a show I've been waiting for since I started getting into them back in early 2003. Naturally I went and bought 8 tickets right away.

If you haven't listened to Doves much, get yourself to the nearest illegal P2P application and download some of their songs immediately, particularly 2002's 'The Last Broadcast.' They have such an amazing, distinct sound; you'd never call them derivative. Sure, there are influences (I've heard U2 referenced often in album reviews), but when you hear a Doves song, there's little doubt who it is.

Tickets can be found here for the May 1 Fillmore show.

Here is the full list of North American tour dates:

May:
Sun 01 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
Tue 03 - Seattle, WA - The Showbox
Wed 04 - Portland, OR - Aladdin Theatre
Fri 06 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom
Sun 08 - Salt Lake City, UT - Club Sound
Mon 09 - Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre
Thu 12 - Minneapolis, MN - Quest
Fri 13 - Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre
Fri 20 - Boston, MA - Avalon
Sun 22 - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre Of Living Arts
Mon 23 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club