My Bloody Valentine announced a handful of North American shows today. The legendary shoegaze band will play New York, Chicago, Seattle, Philadelphia, Oakland, and Saint Paul. Tickets go on sale this Friday, April 27th. Don't forget your ear plugs!
My Bloody Valentine have been working on new material which may or may not come out in 2018. Kevin Shields has done several interviews over the last year and told Pitchfork in November that a new MBV album will "100% be released in 2018":
"Oh, we one hundred percent will. One hundred percent. Basically, the record started off as an EP, and I realized it has to be, like, a mini-album, because it’s going to be at least 40 minutes long. So it’s going to be an album, but I don’t really know how many tracks it’s going to be. It’ll probably be seven or eight, by the looks of it."
However in a recent interview with Sound On Sound, Shields claims MBV will release a new EP this summer, with a second EP to follow in 2019.
As MBV fans know all too well, Shields loves to talk a pretty big game so don't hold your breath waiting for new material -- just enjoy it when it finally does arrive!
My Bloody Valentine - U.S. tour
Jul 17 -- Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
Jul 19 -- Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
Jul 25 -- Saint Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre
Jul 27 -- Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre
Jul 30 -- Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore
Aug 01 -- New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom
Published April 24th, 2018