It’s been four, yes four years, since the Doves have toured America. While we’re not entirely sure how that happened – I blame Perry Farrell, don’t ask me why – we do know that the English outfit will soon return to the road. In support of their forthcoming studio album, Kingdom of Rust, due for release on April 7th, the Manchester trio has announced plans for a 18-date tour that will help the Doves introduce America to the album they’ve been working nearly three years on. The trek will launch in mid-May taking the band up around the west coast until its scheduled appearance at this year’s Sasquatch! Music Festival. At that point, they’ll head east, hitting all the necessary locations.

Doves 2009 Tour Dates:
03/12 – Warrington, UK @ Parr Hall
03/13 – Middlesborough, UK @ Empire
03/15 – Glasgow, UK @ ABC
03/17 – Coventry, UK @ Kasbah
03/18 – Portsmouth, UK @ Pyramids
03/19 – London, UK @ The Forum
04/15 – Cambridge, UK @ Cambridge Corn Exchange
04/16 – Brighton, UK @ Brighton Dome
04/17 – Birmingham, UK @ O2 Academy
04/19 – Belfast, IE @ Belfast Ulster Hall
04/20 – Dublin, IE @ Olympia Theatre
04/22 – Glasgow, UK @ Barrowland
04/23 – Edinburgh, UK @ Edinburgh Picture House
04/24 – Leeds, UK @ O2 Academy
04/26 – Manchester, UK @ Academy
04/27 – Newcastle, UK @ Academy
04/28 – Sheffield, UK @ O2 Academy
04/30 – Reading, UK @ Hexagon
05/04 – London, UK @ Brixton Academy
05/05 – Nottingham, UK @ Nottingham Rock City
05/06 – Norwich, UK @ UEA
05/07 – Bristol, UK @ O2 Academy
05/14 – San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
05/15 – Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
05/16 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
05/18 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
05/19 – Eugene, OR @ McDonald Theatre
05/21 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
05/22 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
05/23 – George, WA @ Sasquatch! Music Festval
05/26 – Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre
05/28 – Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theatre
05/29 – Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre
05/30 – Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre
06/01 – Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus
06/02 – Montreal, QC @ Le National
06/04 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
06/05 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero
06/06 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
06/07 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues