The Return Of My Bloody Valentine

Oh the irony if MBV finally come to Seattle just before or after Ned is here for EMP Pop Music Conference

What, so Mike McG and I can both miss the show and compare non-notes? :-D

Well, if the MBV come to the PacNW, I think there would be a Portland show. Although, many shows with more appreciate Portland fans have been Seattle-only, so I dunno. I kinda figure Portland is as much as shoegazer haven as it is a rivethead/goth haven.

GREAT story on MBV by occasional ILM lurker Josh Glazer in the coachella online mag (which is kind of annoying to navigate, but has some good articles)

http://www.coachelladigital.com/

I didn't have to enter anything to view it.

which is kind of annoying to navigate

130mb offline or 7mb offline PDF versions available though. downloading the latter now

oh hell yes: http://pitchfork.com/news/34818-my-bloody-valentine-announce-us-tour/
A Denver date! :D

which is kind of annoying to navigate

No shit. Is there really no "export text" option? Whatever the future of traditional print media might be: this isn't it.

Oh damn, a Seattle date on April 27th right near downtown.

And it looks like the last U.S. date for MBV for the time being too

so is this band worth checking out?

kidding!

Just got mah tickets for the Austin show! Much cheaper than Leonard Cohen.

^^^ me toooooo

Really where are you playing? I'm sick of paying for overpriced Leonard Cohen tickets.

so is this band worth checking out?

dunno, are you into classic rock?

"It's Freedom Shoegaze, man!"

the show is in 3-D right?

Just got mah tickets for the Austin show! Much cheaper than Leonard Cohen.

― f. hazel, Thursday, March 12, 2009 1:15 PM (9 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

^^^ me toooooo

― Marrakesh and Ashley Olsen (m bison), Thursday, March 12, 2009 6:22 PM (4 hours ago) Bookmark

Me three! See you guys in the pit?

It's going to be much sweatier than the Leonard Cohen pit.

But oh so much sweeter.

Just got mah tickets for the Austin show! Much cheaper than Leonard Cohen.

― f. hazel, Thursday, March 12, 2009 1:15 PM (9 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

^^^ me toooooo

― Marrakesh and Ashley Olsen (m bison), Thursday, March 12, 2009 6:22 PM (4 hours ago) Bookmark

I read that as 'bison is much cheaper than Leonard Cohen'

I think Alex in SF did as well!

i am much cheaper, for one i will play for arcade tokens, which i am fairly certain cohen would not (95% confidence interval)

i am seriously seriously considering buying a ticket for this

BIG HOOS you seriously seriously have to go, it's one of the best shows you'll see in your life and if not I'll personally refund your ticket after the show.

hoos you shd go, i am meeting two all-time bros as well as my actual irl bro, it is going to be a night for stories and tinnitus

and you can finally replace your threadbare girl lying in the grass with knife t-shirt!

Morley and I got our tixxxx for SEA

It's like they're a band you want to see or something.

cum on see the noise
the waves rock the boys
and they BLURRRGH BLUUUURGH BLURRRGH
on the FLOOOOR FLOOOR FLOOOOOR

god, 105 for two tickets. WTF

"vintage volume"

so my buddy is flying from LA to SF to see Throbbing Gristle and then flying out the next day to see MBV with me in Denver! The things some people will do to avoid Coachella ... :D

god, 105 for two tickets. WTF

that's how much it is for ONE ticket to David Byrne here in June (not going to that), so it almost seems reasonable!

finally braved the super shitty livenation site and bought tix for the Denver show. (thanks for reminding me, livenation, why i rarely go to concerts these days). SO EXCITED.

HOOS do you have a ticket yet?

Guys, if you haven't seen them yet you're in for a real fucking treat. I flew out to NY last fall and they were out of this world. Just spellbinding, fucking incredible music. Transfixing.

shut up, just shut the fuck up.

(btw, if anyone is willing to cover airfare costs to an MBV-specific location for a really nice, poor individual, there's a kidney in it for you)

Where do you live and where are you going to?

;-)

flights to denver are pretty cheap these days. just sayin.

I'm shocked that the Seattle show hasn't sold out yet. Have they sold out in other cities?

don't even think they sold out LA ... crowded, but not sold out.

Have they sold out in other cities?

Not in Austin, but they're playing a 3,000 person venue. The next smallest is 1,200 which would be sold out in a flash, soooo... not expecting it to sell out, maybe 1,500 to 2,000 people at the show in a couple weeks. Doubt it will sell out, though.

as stated in that The Cure tread: i have, through work in Los Angeles, come across people associated with Coachella. i asked, someone very high up in the My Bloody Valentine camp if were are to get a new album and he said, something to the effect of, "we are guaranteed new music by My Bloody Valentine."

I was going to post that a "secret" LA show is scheduled for the El Rey this Thursday night but I ended up reading this thread over again. Great stuff!

Here's the link: http://thescenestar.typepad.com/ss/2009/04/my-bloody-valentine-to-play-precoachella-show-at-the-el-rey.html

Tickets go on sale tomorrow (Tuesday) morning at 10am.

I still can't quite get my head around the fact that I'm going to see MBV three times in six months - and that one of the shows is mere walking distance from my apt.

heh heh, my friend who lives in LA is probably kicking himself -- he's flying out here for the Denver show! oh well, it'll be totally fun. He'll probably go to the El Rey show anyway.

I still can't quite get my head around the fact that I'm going to see MBV three times in six months - and that one of the shows is mere walking distance from my apt

Crazy feeling, isn't it. I'll be missing Thursday, I'll be up at EMP -- seeing them in October means I don't have screaming jealousy per se but I *will* be sad if they end up playing some new songs, which I suspect will be the case. Oh well, wait on the full album and tour for that, then.