DOVES detail forthcoming intimate live dates without Jimi Goodwin

Earlier this week, DOVES – AKA Jimi Goodwin, Andy Williams and Jez Williams – returned to announce their sixth studio album, Constellations For The Lonely.

Whilst the forthcoming album, Constellations For The Lonely – the follow up to their 2020 UK number one album, The Universal Want, features Goodwin’s contributions throughout, the singer’s ongoing recovery from personal wellbeing issues will keep him from accompanying bandmates, Andy and Jez Williams, on the road. The brothers, who have interchanged with Goodwin on vocals throughout the band’s studio and stage career, will take on a broader role as vocalists to play songs from both their last two albums and Doves classics.

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“We were beyond heartbroken to have missed out on touring our last record, The Universal Want, one that we are still really proud of, but Jimi’s health came first," the band shared in a statement. "Recording is one thing but, we are compelled to play live, we always were, and not being able to do so has affected us all, personally, in ways we couldn’t have imagined. We’ll have some extremely talented friends with us to make the shows go off as Doves shows always did. It’s exciting to be starting off in really intimate venues, going back to our roots."

"It’s wild to think of a Doves show I might be watching instead of hitting the stage for," Goodwin continued, "but life just hasn’t led us all to the same place. I am doing so much better, taking looking after myself seriously and making music every day, but for now I just can’t commit to a lengthy tour. I need to work and trust in the process of my recovery. I am fully committed to it and right now it’s not compatible with a mad, city-to-city schedule."