British rockers the Doves will kick off their second North American tour of the year September 7th in Chicago, the first of a month's worth of club and theater dates. The tour, which comes in continued support of their second release, this year's The Last Broadcast, is scheduled to wrap up with a pair of Los Angeles shows October 8th and 9th.

The Last Broadcast, the Doves' follow-up to their 2000 debut Lost Souls, has earned nominations for the U.K.'s Mercury Music Prize and the newer U.S. equivalent, the Shortlist Music Prize.

Doves tour dates:

9/7: Chicago, Guinness/Q101 Oysterfest
9/8: Pontiac, MI, Clutch Cargo's
9/9: Toronto, Kool Haus
9/10: Montreal, Club Soda
9/12: Washington, DC, 9:30 Club
9/13: Providence, RI, WBRU Show/India Point Park
9/14: Rochester, NY, Water Street Music Hall
9/15: Philadelphia, Trocadero
9/19: Boston, Avalon
9/20: New York, Hammerstein Ballroom
9/21: Nashville, AmSouth Ampitheater/Buzzfest
9/22: Charlotte, NC, Verizon Wireless Ampitheater
9/23: Atlanta, Cotton Club
9/25: Houston, Engine Room
9/26: Austin, La Zona Rosa
9/27: Dallas, Gypsy Tea Ballroom
9/29: Boulder, CO, Fox Theater
9/30: Salt Lake City, Bricks
10/2: Portland, OR, Crystal Ballroom
10/3: Seattle, The Showbox
10/4: Vancouver, BC, Commodore Ballroom
10/7: San Francisco, The Fillmore
10/8-9: Los Angeles, Mayan Theater

AUGUSTIN SEDGEWICK
(August 12, 2002)