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MBV returns to SoCal in October for first shows since 1992
May 6, 2008 4:01pm

My Bloody ValentineFor those of you still upset at Goldenvoice for failing to convince England’s My Bloody Valentine to play Coachella this year, it’s time to get over it. The noise-pop legends will play two dates, Oct. 1-2, at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, which has a capacity of around 3,000.

Tickets go on sale Friday Saturday via Ticketmaster; you can buy six maximum. They will likely go very fast, as word is surely out to every scalper in the state. The SoCal engagements are part of a just-announced string of North American teaser shows, including a Sept. 27 date at Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom and two nights at Roseland in New York in September.

This summer, the band will employ a similar strategy in Europe, playing sold-out smallish venues in London (including four nights in June at Camden’s Round House) and Glasgow, among other cities, for hardcore fans. In addition, Kevin Shields and company will hit a select festival or two, such as this event in Norway.

MBV is also curating and playing at the American edition of music festival All Tomorrow’s Parties in upstate New York this year, which takes place Sept. 19-21.

But before you start looking into pricey nonstops to Oslo or London, we suggest you start practicing your “refresh page” skills at Ticketmaster, which just posted the October L.A. dates. We’ll say it one more time: These tickets will go right quick.

– Charlie Amter

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  • Posted by The Guide: Los Angeles Times on 05/07/08 11:23 am

    […] of you hip to colleague Charlie Amter’s blog on the subject already know the big news this week: Shoegaze legend My Bloody Valentine is once again a going […]

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