My Bloody Valentine Plays First Show in Five Years With Surprise Dublin Concert
My Bloody Valentine, the influential Irish shoegaze band, returned to the stage November 17th, 2023, with a surprise concert at Dublin’s National Stadium. The performance marked the band’s first show since 2018 and served as a warm-up for their upcoming European tour.
The unexpected gig, announced just days prior, drew a large crowd of attendees. Despite technical difficulties causing a late start and resulting in the removal of “Who Sees You” and “Wonder 2” from the setlist, the band delivered a 17-song performance including the live debut of “Off Your Face.” The concert arrives amidst ongoing questions surrounding the disappearance of the band’s seminal albums, Isn’t Anything and Loveless, from various streaming services over two months ago. current label Domino Recording Co. has yet to provide a reason for their removal, while the 2013 album m b v remains available.
SETLIST:
01 “I Only Said”
02 “When You Sleep”
03 “New You”
04 “You Never Should”
05 “Honey Power”
06 “Cigarette In Your Bed”
07 “Only Tomorrow”
08 “Come In Alone”
09 “Only Shallow”
10 “Off Your Face”
11 “Thorn”
12 “Nothing Much To Lose”
13 “To Here Knows When”
14 “Slow”
15 “Soon”
16 “Feed Me With Your Kiss”
17 “You Made Me Realize”
