Doves released their fourth album, Kingdom of Rust, earlier this year, and it has been widely hailed their best yet. Its bittersweet lyrics and sweeping melodies, delivered in epic rock songs, are not far from their first album, Lost Souls, that won them a loyal fan base in 2000. That's not to say their music hasn't developed – it just hasn't flirted with fads ...
Robbie Williams and Dizzee Rascal go head to head, with Doves, Dame Shirley Bassey, Smokey Robinson and Florence and the Machine also playing this week ...