Doves - Best Of *Pre-Order

25 years on from the release of their debut album Lost Souls, Doves are proud to present So, Here We Are – a collection of the band’s best, hand-selected from their six studio albums and more. A compilation that spans a quarter of a century of meticulously fabricated songs of melancholic

euphoria from the Manchester trio. Celebrating a musical career that covers more than a million albums sold, including three UK No.1- charting modern classics, a Mercury Music Prize nomination and sold out tours of the most prestigious venues, such as London’s Royal Albert Hall, Manchester Apollo as well New York’s storied Hammerstein Ballroom.

Three decades of Doves music is celebrated this winter as the band announce further UK Tour dates and the release of an overdue, updated ‘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 via EMI North.

Having last released a ‘Best Of…’ CD and digital-only compilation, The Places Between, in April 2010, following the release of their 2009 fourth album, Kingdom Of Rust, all three members of Doves have selected a new 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.

The band has given fans notice that the compilation will include a previously unreleased track. So, Here We Are: Best Of Doves will arrive on double vinyl, including standard black and collectors’ coloured variants, plus anticipated record shop exclusives. CD editions will also include a fans-only, alternative, deluxe packaging option.

Defiantly pushing through uncertainty to play a run of 16 sold out dates in support of their latest album, Constellations For The Lonely, through late-February and March this year, the Jez and Andy Williams-fronted Doves hint at a busy winter following a hectic summer festival season. Adding new headline dates, opening at Dundee’s LIVEHOUSE on Fri 12 December 2025, the brothers continue to meet fans’ demands to hear popular cuts from Doves’ six studio albums, while co-founding bassist and vocalist, Jimi Goodwin remains absent.

First announcing a revised live line-up in late 2024, the extensive Doves headline tour that followed included their first hometown dates in over a decade, playing two sold out nights at Manchester Aviva Factory. Since then, the band has continued to play Europe-wide headline and festival dates since, faithfully performing the band’s biggest singles, including There Goes The Fear, Pounding and Black And White Town.