My Bloody Valentine Returns to Stage After 7 Years

My Bloody Valentine, the influential shoegaze band formed in Dublin in 1983, returned to the stage for their first public concert in seven years on November 19, 2025, at the city's National Stadium. The surprise warmup performance, billed under the alias Isn't Anything after the group's 1988 debut album, drew a crowd of around 2,000 fans after the event was upgraded from a smaller venue due to high demand.

The 19-song setlist spanned the band's catalog, including tracks from their seminal albums Isn't Anything, Loveless from 1991, and their 2013 release m b v. Highlights featured fan favorites such as Only Shallow, Soon, Feed Me with Your Kiss, and the traditional closer You Made Me Realise, known for its intense, noise-filled finale. A key moment came with the live debut of Off Your Face, a track from the 1990 EP Glider that the band had never performed publicly before. Other selections included I Only Said, When You Sleep, New You, You Never Should, Honey Power, Cigarette in Your Bed, Only Tomorrow, Come in Alone, Thorn, Nothing Much to Lose, To Here Knows When, Slow, and Wonder 2. Although a circulating setlist mentioned Who Sees You, reports indicated it went unperformed.