In a post on Doves’ X account, external, Williams said Goodwin “needs more time to recover”, adding he and his twin brother Andy Goodwin, who plays drums, would be joining him in singing some of the songs.
“I hope this is cool and you understand/are accepting,” he said.
Goodwin said the band had been “working really hard” and was looking forward to playing a mix of new material, their 2020 album Universal Want, and “the old songs you know”.
Doves’ newly-announced gigs include shows in Stoke, Birkenhead and Hebden Bridge all in the last week of November.
