Doves finally land in Minneapolis

After cancelling their last two shows in Minneapolis in 2002 and 2005 (2005 cancelled to play Letterman), the Brit-rock band Doves finally landed in Minneapolis on Thursday, May 28th, 2009.  The sold-out show was at the historic little Varsity Theater in the Dinkytown section of the city.

The trio of Manchester, England rockers (with unofficial fourth member on keys) were in good form and in good spirits as their sound pounded through the carpet lined confines of the Varsity.  On tour to support their long-awaited fourth album, Kingdom of Rust, the band worked through a majority of the new album while also touching on plenty of their classic older tunes.  Highlights for me were “Snowden”, “Here it Comes” and “Black & White Town”.  “There Goes the Fear” was a fantastic closer with everyone in the band banging percussion to end the night.

It seemed this show was an introduction to many in the crowd as a majority of concert-goers were oftentimes emotionless, but the band still brought large applauses throughout the night.  Doves played a very fine show, but I wasn’t much impressed with the opening band, Wild Light, whose redundant indie sound couldn’t keep me interested for a minute.

Minneapolis Setlist:
Jetstream
Snowden
Winter Hill
Rise
Pounding
Almost Forgot Myself
10.03
The Heat Is On tease (Jimi & Martin)
Words
Denier
Kingdom Of Rust
Ambition
Black & White
The Outsiders
Caught By The River
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Lonely
Northenden
Here It Comes
Last Broadcast
The Fear