Doves have been revealed as the latest headline act set for this year’s Moseley Folk and Arts Festival (Friday 29 to Sunday 31 August 2025, Birmingham).
The news comes as the band prepare for their first live dates in six years and the release of their much anticipated sixth studio album, Constellations For The Lonely.
Fronted by Andy and Jez Williams, Doves will headline the long-running festival on the Sunday, joining a line-up that includes the also just-added This Is The Kit and Muireann Bradley, plus previously announced Father John Misty, BC Camplight and Fisherman’s Friends.
Formed in Manchester in 1998, Doves’ first two albums – Lost Souls (2000) and chart-topper The Last Broadcast (2002) – were both nominated for the Mercury Prize, with third album, Some Cities (2005), also hitting number one. Kingdom Of Rust followed in 2009.
Pieced together by Andy, Jez and Jimi Goodwin over a series of recording sessions in the four years since the release of their third UK Official Album Chart No.1, The Universal Want, Doves’ Constellations For The Lonely features the recent single Renegade, and is released on Friday 14 February 2025.
Led by Paris-based songwriter Kate Stables, This Is The Kit are no strangers to Moseley Folk and Arts Festival, having made acclaimed appearances in 2016 and 2018. Their most recent release is 2024’s Live At The Minack Theatre, which featured tracks from critically praised albums Careful of Your Keepers, Off Off On and Moonshine Freeze.
Muireann Bradley (pronounced ‘moor-un’) is a blues and folk guitarist and singer from Ballybofey in County Donegal, Ireland. Initially signed to cult label Tompkins Square when she was just 13, her debut album, 2023’s I Kept These Old Blues, was universally lauded by critics and is set for a transatlantic re-issue in February via Verve/Decca.
John Fell, Moseley Folk and Arts Festival’s Manager, said: “Doves are one of the great bands of the last 25 years and make a fantastic addition to our ever-expanding 2025 line-up – look out for more exciting announcements over the coming weeks.”
Moseley Folk and Arts Festival runs from Friday 29 to Sunday 31 August 2025. Situated in a lush hidden park not far from Birmingham city centre, it’s been a regular fixture on the UK’s festival calendar since 2005, attracting an eclectic line-up of leading British folk artists, Americana stars, UK independent artists, international singer-songwriters, and more.
For tickets and more information, visit: moseleyfolk.co.uk
– Friday 29 August 2025 –(TBA)
– Saturday 30 August 2025 –
Father John Misty
BC Camplight
This Is The Kit
– Sunday 31 August 2025 –
Doves
Fisherman’s Friends
Muireann Bradley
More line-up announcements coming soon…
ABOUT MOSELEY FOLK & ARTS FESTIVAL
Moseley Folk and Arts Festival is an annual family-friendly immersive event, exploring the very best of contemporary Folk, Arts and Crafts, which is held in Moseley Park – a stunning 11-acre woodland glade in the heart of Moseley Village.
Although the site is just two miles from the centre of Birmingham, it’s a world away from city life, and the perfect setting for a festival – with sloping grounds, creating a natural amphitheatre in front of a stunning lake.
Established in 2005, each year Moseley Folk and Arts Festival brings incredible artists, workshops, arts, crafts, and a selection of Birmingham’s most loved street food and drinks vendors to Moseley, for one epic weekend.
Previous headliners have included Dexys, Belle and Sebastian, Wilco, Laura Marling, Don Mclean, The Waterboys, The Monkees, The Jayhawks, Richard Thompson and Supergrass.