My Bloody Valentine End Seven Year Live Hiatus with Surprise Show in Dublin

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Last night, My Bloody Valentine ended their seven-year touring hiatus with a surprise hometown show. The legendary shoegaze pioneers’ return at Dublin’s National Stadium was subtly billed as “Isn’t Anything,” the title of their 1998 debut studio album, and drew such overwhelming demand that it was relocated from a smaller club venue.

My Bloody Valentine’s show on Wednesday was their first since their 2018 Desert Daze headline set and preceded their official resurrection performance and first show in Ireland since 1992, set for Saturday at Dublin’s 3Arena. Like any warm-up show for a long-dormant touring force, the stand gave the storied quartet a chance to shake the dust off before their imminent four-show European tour and worldwide stops in 2026. BrooklynVegan reported that venue issues scanning in attendees held many fans from entering until 9 p.m., at which point they opted to just let the line in.

MBV set off their show with the Loveless classic “I Only Said,” then rounded through 16 essentials drawn from throughout their discography, including the live debut of “Off Your Face.” After hitting key tracks like “When You Sleep,” “Only Shallow,” “Only Tomorrow,” “Soon,” “Feed Me With Your Kiss” and a started and abandoned “To Here Knows When,” the band closed with “You Made Me Realise”; “Who Sees You” and “Wonder 2” were included on the printed setlist but cut for time.

My Bloody Valentine will take the stage again in Dublin, Manchester, London, and Glasgow through Nov. 27, then head to Hong Kong for Cockenflap on Dec. 7. In 2026, they’ll deliver four shows in Japan in February and headline Primavera Sound Barcelona in June. Find tickets and more information at mybloodyvalentine.org.

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