My Bloody Valentine are back with a bang, bringing their unique 80s/90s sound to Glasgow for the first time in 10 years. The band has announced their long-awaited return to the UK with three headline shows this November, following the instantaneous sell-out of their Dublin 3Arena concert.
The tour kicks off in Manchester on 24th November 2025 at state-of-the-art Aviva Studios, followed by a show at London’s OVO Arena Wembley on 25th November, before concluding in Glasgow’s OVO Hydro on 27th November. The tour will celebrate the band’s entire career, spanning from 1983 until today, so fans can look forward to some of their best hits, including Only Shallow, To Here Knows When and When You Sleep.
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Like other iconic bands Velvet Underground, Sonic Youth, and The Jesus and Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine redefine what noise means within the context of pop music. Led by guitarist Kevin Shields, the group started out as a doomy post-punk outfit, gradually adding more melody to their sound by the time of 1988’s ‘Isn’t Anything‘, an album that merged the ethereal approach of Cocteau Twins with crushingly loud, shimmering distortion, creating their own distinctive sound.
Though My Bloody Valentine’s notorious lack of movement onstage was branded “shoegazing” by the British music press, soon legions of other shoegazers – like Ride, Lush, the Boo Radleys, Chapterhouse, Slowdive – dominated late ’80s and early ’90s British indie along with the rolling dance-influenced Glasgow scene, so you could say My Bloody Valentine are intrinsically linked to our city.
Not only is this Glasgow My Bloody Valentine show a rare opportunity to see these masters at work, with only three UK dates scheduled, but being held at Aviva Studios, it really is one for lovers of music and sound. The technology used at Aviva Studios ensures every single person is enveloped by the music, prioritising quality over volume, and has been used to huge success by the likes of Fontaines D.C., FKA Twigs, Mumford and Sons, and so many more.
The My Bloody Valentine Glasgow show this November is not one to miss, and promises to be a nostalgic performance like no other.
My Bloody Valentine 2025 UK tour dates:
- Monday 24th November: Aviva Studios, Manchester
- Tuesday 25th November: OVO Wembley Arena, London
- Thursday 27th November: OVO Hydro, Glasgow
Tickets go on general sale Friday 4th April at 10am here. Fans can access a pre-sale by signing up here by Monday, March 31st at 9am. The pre-sale starts at 10am on the same day.