Editing My Bloody Valentine (band) (section)

==History==

===1978–1985: Formation===
In 1978, [[Kevin Shields]] and [[Colm Ó Cíosóig]] were introduced to each other at a [[karate]] tournament in South Dublin.<ref name="bh">{{cite interview|last1=North|first1=Aaron|subject2=Kevin Shields|subject-link=Kevin Shields|title=Kevin Shields: The Buddyhead Interview|work=[[Buddyhead Records|Buddyhead]]|url=http://samizdat.cc/shelf/documents/2005/01.30-kevinsheilds/kevinsheilds.pdf|location=[[New York City|New York]]|date=19 January 2005|access-date=28 June 2013}}</ref> The duo became friends in what has been described as "an almost overnight friendship"{{sfn|Britton|2011|p=134}} and later formed [[The Complex (band)|the Complex]], a [[punk rock]] band, with [[Liam Ó Maonlaí]], Ó Cíosóig's friend from [[Coláiste Eoin]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Murphy|first=Peter|year=2004|title=Lost in Transmution: Kevin Shields|magazine=[[Hot Press]]|issue=May 2004}}</ref> The band, who performed "a handful of gigs" consisting of [[Sex Pistols]] and [[Ramones]] songs, disbanded when Ó Maonlaí left to form [[Hothouse Flowers]]. Shields and Ó Cíosóig later formed A Life in the Day, a [[post-punk]] trio, but failed to secure performances with more than a hundred people present.<ref name="bh" />

Following A Life in the Day's dissolution, Shields and Ó Cíosóig formed My Bloody Valentine in early 1983 with bass player Mark Loughlin (nowadays recording as The Engineer) and lead vocalist [[David Conway (author)|David Conway]]. Conway, who performed under the pseudonym Dave Stelfox, suggested a number of potential band names, including the Burning Peacocks and performed a single gig under that name before the quartet changed the name to My Bloody Valentine.{{sfn|McGonial|2007|p=21}} At the time the band saw the trailer  for My Bloody Valentine on a rented VHS movie that they were watching during downtime  on  a weekend rehearsal at Kevin Shields parents home. Subsequently Shields has claimed he was unaware that My Bloody Valentine was the title of [[My Bloody Valentine (film)|a 1981 Canadian slasher film]] when the name was suggested. 
Second guitarist Stephen Ivers also joined the band at this time<ref>{{cite web|url=http://coolbeans.com/cb7/mbv.htm|title=Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine: Interview on AOL|work=[[AOL]]|date=7 February 1997|access-date=25 December 2012}}</ref>

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My Bloody Valentine experienced a number of line-up changes during their initial months. Lead guitarist Stephen Ivers and bassist Loughlin were recruited in April 1983 and the band would often rehearse near [[Smithfield, Dublin|Smithfield]] and [[Temple Bar, Dublin|Temple Bar]] in rehearsal spaces owned by Alan  Furlong. Walsh, who booked some of the band's early performances, said the rehearsals were "too noisy" and "crazy" that "next door were giving out hell".<ref>{{cite AV media|people=Walsh, Aidan|year=2000|title=[[Aidan Walsh: Master of the Universe]]|medium=DVD|time={{Time needed|date=September 2020}}|publisher=Zanzibar Films|location=[[Dublin]]}}</ref> Loughlin left the band in December 1983 and was replaced by Paul Murtagh, who left the band in early 1984. In March 1984, Shields, Ivers and Conway recorded the band's first demo on a four-track recorder in Shields' parents' home in [[Killiney]]. Shields and Ó Cíosóig overdubbed bass and drum tracks at Litton Lane Studios, and the tape was later used to secure a contract with Tycoon Records.<ref name="ss">{{cite magazine|last1=Brown|first1=Nick|date=February 1991|title=My Bloody Valentine|magazine=Spiral Scratch}}</ref>

Soon after recording the demo, Ivers left My Bloody Valentine and Conway's girlfriend, Tina Durkin, joined as a keyboard player.{{sfn|Britton|2011|p=134}} Around this time, Conway, on the suggestion of Shields, contacted [[Gavin Friday]], the lead vocalist of the post-punk band [[Virgin Prunes]]. According to Shields, Conway approached Friday in [[Finglas]], asked him for advice and was told to "get out of Dublin."<ref name="lastv">{{cite AV media|people=[[Kevin Shields|Shields, Kevin]]|year=2000|title=The Lost Albums: Loveless|medium=TV|time=00:51–04:47|publisher=@lastTV|location=[[Dublin]]}}</ref> Shields agreed with the advice, commenting in January 1991 that "there was no room for us" in Ireland; Ó Cíosóig explained that the Irish music scene was not receptive to their style.<ref name="mmjan91">{{cite magazine|last1=Stubbs|first1=David|title=My Bloody Valentine: All Hail the Future!|magazine=[[Melody Maker]]|date=26 January 1991}}</ref> Friday provided the band with contacts that secured them a show in [[Tilburg]], Netherlands. The band relocated to the [[Netherlands]] after the show and lived there for a further nine months, opening for [[R.E.M.]] on one occasion on 8 April 1984. Due to a lack of opportunities and a lack of correct documentation,{{sfn|Britton|2011|p=134}} the band relocated to [[West Berlin]], Germany in late 1984 and recorded their debut mini album, ''[[This Is Your Bloody Valentine]]'' (1985). The album failed to receive much attention and the band returned temporarily to the Netherlands, before settling in London in the middle of 1985.<ref name="booth">{{cite magazine|last1=Booth|first1=Vachel|year=1989|title=My Bloody Valentine: Weep For You|magazine=Underground|page=25|issue=February 1989}}</ref>{{sfn|McGonial|2007|p=23}}

===1985–1986: Independent releases===
Following their relocation to London in 1985, members of My Bloody Valentine lost contact with each other while looking for accommodation and Tina Durkin, not confident in her abilities as a keyboard player, left the band.<ref name="ss" /> When the remaining three members regained contact with one another, the band decided to audition bassists, as they lacked a regular bassist since their formation. Shields acquired [[Debbie Googe]]'s telephone number from a contact in London, invited her to audition and subsequently recruited her as a bassist. Googe managed to attend rehearsals, which were centered around her day job. Rehearsal sessions were regularly held at Salem Studios, which was connected to the independent record label [[Fever Records]]. The label's management were impressed with the band and agreed to release an [[extended play]], provided the band would finance the recording sessions themselves. Released in December 1985, ''[[Geek!]]'' failed to reach the band's expectations; however, soon after its release, My Bloody Valentine were performing on the London gig circuit, alongside bands such as Eight Living Legs, Kill Ugly Pop and [[The Sting-rays]].<ref name="ss" />

Due to the band's slow progress, Shields contemplated relocating to [[New York City]], where members of his family were living at the time. However, [[Creation Records]] co-founder [[Slaughter Joe|Joe Foster]] had decided to establish his own record label, Kaleidoscope Sound and persuaded My Bloody Valentine to record and release an EP. ''[[The New Record by My Bloody Valentine]]'', produced by Foster, was released in October 1986 and was a minor success, peaking at number 22 on the [[UK Indie Chart]] upon its release.{{sfn|Lazell|1997|p=155}} On the strength of the release, the band began performing more frequent shows, later developing a small following and travelling outside London for live performances, supporting and opening for bands such as [[The Membranes]].<ref name="ss" />

===1987: Lazy Records and Butcher's recruitment===
[[File:Bilinda Butcher (cropped 2).jpg|right|upright=0.8|thumb|[[Bilinda Butcher]] performing in 1989]]
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In early 1987, My Bloody Valentine signed to Lazy Records, another independent record label, which was founded by the [[indie pop]] band [[the Primitives]] and their manager, Wayne Morris. My Bloody Valentine's first release on the label was the single "[[Sunny Sundae Smile]]", released in February 1987. It peaked at number 6 on the UK Indie Singles Chart{{sfn|Lazell|1997|p=157}} and the band toured following its release. After a number of performances throughout the U.K., the band managed to secure a support slot with [[the Soup Dragons]], but on that tour in March 1987, David Conway announced his decision to leave the band, citing  a gastric illness, disillusionment with music and ambitions to become a writer.<ref name="booth" />

Conway's departure left the band without a lead vocalist, and Shields, Ó Cíosóig and Googe advertised in the local music press for a new singer. The audition process, which Shields described as "disastrous and excruciating," was unsuccessful because he had mentioned [[the Smiths]] in the advertisements "because [he] liked their melodies," attracting a number of vocalists whom he called "fruitballs."<ref name="ss" /> Although considering forming another group, the band experimented with vocalists [[Bilinda Butcher]] and Joe Byfield, both of whom had been recommended to the band by other musicians. Butcher, whose musical experience consisted of playing classical guitar as a child and singing and playing tambourine "with some girlfriends for fun," had learned that My Bloody Valentine needed a backing vocalist from her partner, who had met Ó Cíosóig on a ferry from the Netherlands. At her audition, she sang "[[The Bargain Store (song)|The Bargain Store]]," a song from [[Dolly Parton]]'s 1975 [[The Bargain Store|album of the same name]].<ref name="td">{{cite web|url=http://totallydublin.ie/music/music-features/butchers-block|title=TD Archive: My Bloody Valentine's Bilinda Butcher Interviewed|work=[[Totally Dublin]]|publisher=Totally Partner|last=Johannesson|first=Ika|date=3 September 2008|access-date=28 June 2013|archive-date=3 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503040644/http://totallydublin.ie/music/music-features/butchers-block}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=September 2020}} She was invited to join the group, with Byfield deemed unsuitable as a lead vocalist.

Following Butcher's recruitment, Shields shared lead vocals with her. Commenting on the transition, Shields noted that Butcher "sounded all right and she could sing one of our songs, we just had to show her how to play guitar."<ref name="ss" /> Shields was initially reluctant to take on a vocal role within the band, but said that he had "always sung in the rehearsal room [...] and made up the melodies." With the new lineup in place, the band intended to drop the My Bloody Valentine moniker, but according to Ó Cíosóig and Shields, the band was unable to decide on a name and kept the moniker "for better or for worse."<ref>{{cite interview|last1=Ó Cíosóig|first1=Colm|subject-link1=Colm Ó Cíosóig|last2=Shields|first2=Kevin|subject-link2=Kevin Shields|interviewer=Rachael Davis |title=Transmission |publisher=[[Channel 4]]|year=1988<!--|access-date=9 July 2013-->}}</ref>

Under pressure from Lazy Records to release a full-length album, the band compromised and agreed to release a single and subsequent mini-album, citing the need for time to stabilize their new lineup. "[[Strawberry Wine (My Bloody Valentine song)|Strawberry Wine]]", a three-track single, was released in November 1987 and ''[[Ecstasy (My Bloody Valentine album)|Ecstasy]]'' was released a month later. Both received moderate critical acclaim, and peaked at number 13 and 12 on the independent singles and albums chart, respectively.{{sfn|Lazell|1997|p=155}} However, "Strawberry Wine" was described as "certainly the better of the two releases", as ''Ecstasy'' was plagued by production difficulties, including errors in the mastering process. ''Ecstasy'' was criticised as the product of "a group who appeared to have run out of money halfway through recording,"<ref name="ss" /> which was later confirmed, as the band were funding the studio sessions themselves. My Bloody Valentine's contract with Lazy stated that the label would handle promotion of releases, whereas the band would finance the recording sessions. Following their departure from Lazy, which later rereleased "Strawberry Wine" and ''Ecstasy'' on the compilation album ''[[Ecstasy and Wine]]'' (1989) without the band's consent,<ref>{{cite magazine|title=My Bloody Valentine|magazine=Whoosh|issue=3|year=1989}}</ref> [[Rough Trade Records]] offered a deal to finance the recording and release of a full-length album, but the band turned it down.<ref name="ss" />

===1988–1991: Creation Records and ''Loveless''===
[[File:Kevin Shields.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.85|[[Kevin Shields]] performing in 1989]]
In January 1988, My Bloody Valentine performed in [[Canterbury]], opening for [[Biff Bang Pow!]], a band that featured Creation Records founder [[Alan McGee]]. After "blowing [Biff Bang Pow!] off the stage," My Bloody Valentine were described as "the Irish equivalent to [[Hüsker Dü]]" by McGee,{{sfn|McGonial|2007|p=26–27}} who approached the band after the show and invited them to record and release a single on Creation. The band recorded five songs at a studio in [[Walthamstow]], [[East London]] in less than a week. In August 1988, they released the ''[[You Made Me Realise]]'' EP, which was received well by the independent music press and, according to [[AllMusic]]'s Nitsuh Abebe, "made critics stand up and take notice of the brilliant things My Bloody Valentine were up to ... it developed some of the stunning guitar sounds that would become the band's trademark."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000946959|title=<nowiki>You Made Me Realise [Creation</nowiki>&#93; – My Bloody Valentine: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards|work=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=[[All Media Guide|All Media Network]]|last=Abebe|first=Nitsuh|access-date=28 June 2013}}</ref> It debuted at number 2 on the UK Indie Chart.{{sfn|Lazell|1997|p=155}} Following the success of ''You Made Me Realise'', the band released their debut full-length studio album, ''[[Isn't Anything]]'', in November 1988. Recorded in rural [[Wales]],<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Blashill, Paul|year=1989|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8Yh9p0GCKsEC&q=%22isn%27t+anything%22+valentine&pg=PA12|title=My Waking Dream|magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|issue=May 1989|page=12|access-date=25 April 2010}}</ref> the album was a major success, receiving widespread critical acclaim, peaking at number 1 on the UK Indie Chart{{sfn|Lazell|1997|p=155}} and influencing a number of "[[shoegazing]]" bands, who according to AllMusic, "worked off the template My Bloody Valentine established with [the album]."<ref name="sgz">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/style/shoegaze-ma0000004454|title=Shoegaze: Significant Albums, Artists and Songs|work=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=[[All Media Guide|All Media Network]]|access-date=28 June 2013}}</ref>

In February 1989, My Bloody Valentine began recording their second studio album at [[Blackwing Studios]] in [[Southwark]], London. Creation Records believed that the album could be recorded "in five days," but it soon "became clear that wasn't going to happen."{{sfn|McGonial|2007|p=41}} Following several unproductive months,{{sfn|McGonial|2007|p=43}} during which Shields assumed main duties for the musical and technical aspects of the sessions, the band relocated to a total of 19 other studios and hired a number of [[Audio engineering|engineers]], including [[Alan Moulder]], Anjali Dutt and Guy Fixsen. Because of the extensive recording time, Shields and Alan McGee agreed to release another EP,{{sfn|McGonial|2007|p=44}} and the band released ''[[Glider (EP)|Glider]]'' in April 1990. Containing the lead single "Soon", the EP peaked at number 2 on the UK Indie Chart<ref>{{cite episode|title=Indie Charts: 19 May 1990|series=[[The Chart Show|The ITV Chart Show]]|network=[[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]|date=19 May 1990}}</ref> and the band toured in the summer of 1990 to support its release.{{sfn|McGonial|2007|p=47}} In February 1991, while still recording their second album, My Bloody Valentine released ''[[Tremolo (EP)|Tremolo]]'', which was another critical success and topped the UK Indie Chart.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Indie Charts: 2 March 1991|series=[[The Chart Show|The ITV Chart Show]]|network=[[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]|date=2 March 1991}}</ref>
  
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Released in November 1991, ''[[Loveless (My Bloody Valentine album)|Loveless]]'' was rumoured to have cost more than £250,000 and bankrupted Creation Records, claims that Shields has denied.{{sfn|McGonial|2007|p=66–67}} Critical reception to ''Loveless'' was nearly unanimous with praise,{{sfn|McGonial|2007|p=97}} although the album was not a commercial success; it peaked at number 24 on the [[UK Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/my%20bloody%20valentine|title=My Bloody Valentine &#124; Artist|work=[[Official Charts Company]]|publisher=[[British Phonographic Industry]]|access-date=28 June 2013}}</ref> but failed to chart internationally. McGee dropped My Bloody Valentine from Creation Records soon after the release of ''Loveless'' because of the album's extensive recording period and his interpersonal problems with Shields.<ref name="gdn">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/mar/12/2|title=Kevin Shields: I Lost It &#124; Music|work=[[The Guardian]]|last=Lester|first=Paul|date=12 March 2004|access-date=6 August 2007}}</ref> However, ''Loveless'' proved to have a lasting influence, inspiring bands such as [[Radiohead]], [[Smashing Pumpkins]], [[Mogwai]], [[Nine Inch Nails]] and more.<ref name=NME2013>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/the-roots-of-my-bloody-valentine-775624 |title=The Roots Of… My Bloody Valentine |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=31 January 2013 |website=[[NME]] |access-date=14 April 2022}}</ref>

===1992–1997: Island Records and breakup===
My Bloody Valentine signed with [[Island Records]] in October 1992 for a reported £250,000 contract.<ref name="uc">{{cite magazine|last1=Stubbs|first1=David|author-link=David Stubbs|year=1999|title=Sweetheart Attack: My Bloody Valentine's ''Isn't Anything'' is ''The'' Eighties Rock Album|magazine=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]|issue=February 1999}}</ref> The band's advance went toward the construction of a home studio in [[Streatham]], [[South London]], which was completed in April 1993. Several technical problems with the studio sent the band into "semi-meltdown," according to Shields,{{sfn|McGonial|2007|p=101-102}} who was rumoured to have been suffering from [[writer's block]].<ref name="td" /> The band remained largely inactive, but they recorded and released two cover songs from 1993 to 1996—a rendering of "[[We Have All the Time in the World]]" by [[Louis Armstrong]] for ''[[Peace Together]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/peace-together-mw0000100948|title=Peace Together – Various Artists: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards|work=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=[[All Media Guide|All Media Network]]|access-date=15 July 2013}}</ref> and a cover of "Map Ref. 41°N 93°W" by [[Wire (band)|Wire]] for the tribute album ''Whore: Tribute to Wire''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/whore-tribute-to-wire-mw0000182636|title=Whore: Tribute to Wire – Various Artists: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards|work=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=[[All Media Guide|All Media Network]]|access-date=15 July 2013}}</ref>

In 1995, Debbie Googe and Colm Ó Cíosóig left My Bloody Valentine. Googe, who briefly worked as a taxi driver following her departure, formed the indie rock supergroup [[Snowpony]] with Katharine Gifford, who also performed with [[Stereolab]] and [[Moonshake]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.creation-records.com/interviews/my-bloody-valentine|title=Interviews: My Bloody Valentine|publisher=[[Creation Records]]|date=August 2001|access-date=24 August 2007}}</ref> Ó Cíosóig relocated to the United States, forming [[Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions]] with [[Hope Sandoval]] of [[Mazzy Star]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/mybloodyvalentine-loveless|title=My Bloody Valentine: Loveless|work=[[PopMatters]]|publisher=PopMatters Media|last=Rondeau|first=Bernardo|date=29 January 2003|access-date=24 August 2007}}</ref> Shields and Butcher attempted to record a third studio album that Shields claimed would be released in 1998.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Shields|first1=Kevin|author-link=Kevin Shields|title=About Bloody Time Too!|magazine=[[NME]]|date=July 1997}}</ref> 
However, unable to finalise a third album, Shields isolated himself and, in his own words, "went crazy," drawing comparisons in the music press to the eccentric behavior of [[Brian Wilson]] of [[the Beach Boys]] and [[Syd Barrett]] of [[Pink Floyd]].<ref name="gdn" /> Shields later became a touring member of [[Primal Scream]], collaborated with a number of artists including [[Yo La Tengo]], [[Dinosaur Jr.]] and [[Le Volume Courbe]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/kevin-shields-mn0000085275|title=Kevin Shields – Credits|work=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=[[All Media Guide|All Media Network]]|access-date=28 June 2013}}</ref> and recorded songs for the [[Lost in Translation (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] to the 2003 film ''[[Lost in Translation (film)|Lost in Translation]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2003/09/15/1431220/from-my-bloody-valentine-to-lost-in-translation|title=From My Bloody Valentine to Lost in Translation|publisher=[[NPR]]|date=15 September 2003|access-date=15 July 2013}}</ref>

Rumours have spread among fans that albums worth of material had been recorded and shelved prior to the band's breakup. In 1999, it was reported that Shields had delivered 60 hours of material to Island Records,<ref name="uc" /> and Butcher confirmed that there existed "probably enough songs to fill two albums."<ref name="td" /> Shields later admitted that at least one full album of "half-finished" material was abandoned, stating "it was dead. It hadn't got that spirit, that life in it."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kuci.uci.edu/~kuci/text/interviews/mbv.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20100912030457/http://www.kuci.uci.edu/~kuci/text/interviews/mbv.html|title=My Bloody Valentine interview|work=[[KUCI]]|publisher=[[University of California]]|archive-date=12 September 2010|access-date=23 August 2007}}</ref>

===2007–2013: Reunion and ''m b v''===
In August 2007, reports emerged suggesting that My Bloody Valentine would reunite for the 2008 [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival]] in [[Indio, California|Indio]], [[California]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1049671/report-my-bloody-valentine-mulling-coachella-reunion|title=Report: My Bloody Valentine Mulling Coachella Reunion|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|last=Cohen|first=Jonathan|date=27 August 2007|access-date=28 June 2013}}</ref> Similar reports had circulated in 2003 stating that Shields, Butcher and Ó Cíosóig were together in [[Berlin]] to rerecord five songs originally recorded for ''Glider'' that would be included in an upcoming box set.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hotpress.com/archive/2669281.html|title=My Bloody Valentine back in the studio|work=[[Hot Press]]|publisher=Osnovina|date=17 July 2003|access-date=28 June 2013}} {{subscription required}}</ref> In 2007, reports suggested that the band were to perform at a series of [[Pod Concerts|Pod]]-organised concerts at the [[Irish Museum of Modern Art]] in [[Kilmainham]], Dublin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phantom.ie/content/view/773/104|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071021010843/http://www.phantom.ie/content/view/773/104|title=My Bloody Dublin Reunion?|publisher=[[Phantom 105.2]]|date=17 July 2007|archive-date=21 October 2007|access-date=29 January 2014}}</ref> Shields later confirmed the reunion and said that the band's third studio album, which he had begun recording in 1996, was near completion.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1047383/shields-confirms-my-bloody-valentine-reunion|title=Shields Confirms My Bloody Valentine Reunion|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|last=Cohen|first=Jonathan|date=7 November 2007|access-date=8 November 2007}}</ref> Three live shows in the U.K. were announced in November 2007,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2007/nov/15/slownewsdaymybloodyvalent|title=Slow news day: My Bloody Valentine will gig|work=[[The Guardian]]|last=Smith|first=Caspar Llewellyn|date=15 November 2007|access-date=28 June 2013}}</ref> and on 13 June 2008, My Bloody Valentine performed in public for the first time in 16 years with two live rehearsals at the [[Institute of Contemporary Arts]] in London.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://drownedinsound.com/gigs/36875/reviews/3481110-my-bloody-valentine-at-ica-london-fri-13-jun|title=Review / My Bloody Valentine @ ICA, London, 13/06/08 / Gigs|work=[[Drowned in Sound]]|publisher=Silentway|last=Denney|first=Alex|date=16 June 2008|access-date=28 June 2013|archive-date=10 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110082604/http://drownedinsound.com/gigs/36875/reviews/3481110-my-bloody-valentine-at-ica-london-fri-13-jun}}</ref>

[[File:Bilinda Butcher (2008).jpg|right|thumb|Bilinda Butcher and [[Debbie Googe]] performing in 2008]]
My Bloody Valentine embarked upon an extensive worldwide tour throughout summer and autumn 2008. The band performed at European music festivals, including the [[Roskilde Festival]] in [[Roskilde]], Denmark,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gaffa.dk/anmeldelse/28677|title=My Bloody Valentine: Roskilde Festival, Arena – Anmeldelse|trans-title=My Bloody Valentine: Roskilde Festival, Arena – Review|work=[[Gaffa (magazine)|Gaffa]]|publisher=Gaffa A/S|last=Madsen|first=Finn P.|language=da|date=6 July 2008|access-date=28 June 2013|archive-date=29 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130429091356/http://gaffa.dk/anmeldelse/28677}}</ref> [[Øyafestivalen]] in [[Oslo]], Norway<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrk.no/lydverket/shoegazer-comeback-pa-%C3%98ya|title=Shoegazer-comeback på Øya|trans-title=Shoegazer-Comeback on the Island|publisher=[[NRK]]|language=no|date=31 January 2008|access-date=28 June 2013}}</ref> and [[Electric Picnic]] in [[Stradbally]], Ireland,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/ontherecord/2008/02/13/my-bloody-valentine-playing-electric-picnic|title=My Bloody Valentine playing Electric Picnic &#124; On the Record|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|last=Carroll|first=Jim|author-link=Jim Carroll (journalist)|date=13 February 2008|access-date=28 June 2013}}</ref> as well as the [[Fuji Rock Festival]] in [[Niigata Prefecture|Niigata]], Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smash-uk.com/frf13/history_08.html|title=Fuji Rock: History – 2008|work=[[Fuji Rock Festival]]|publisher=[[Smash (music promoters)|Smash Corporation]]|access-date=28 June 2013}}</ref> From 19 to 21 September, the band curated and performed at the 2008 [[All Tomorrow's Parties (music festival)|All Tomorrow's Parties]] festival in New York and later performed throughout North America, including dates in [[Chicago]], [[Toronto]], [[Denver]], [[San Francisco]], [[Los Angeles]] and [[Austin, Texas|Austin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/29260-my-bloody-valentine-announce-north-american-tour|title=My Bloody Valentine Announce North American Tour &#124; News|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|last=Solarski|first=Matthew|date=6 May 2008|access-date=28 June 2013}}</ref> The band spent £200,000 on equipment for their world tour,<ref name="nytimes">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/23/arts/music/23bloo.html?ei=5070&_r=0|title=Music – My Bloody Valentine: Reunited, Rediscovers the Love – Review|work=[[The New York Times]]|last=Pareles|first=Jon|date=22 September 2008|access-date=19 February 2012}}</ref> which was their first since 1992 in support of ''Loveless''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/my-bloody-valentine/32541|title=My Bloody Valentine to play first shows in 16 years &#124; News|work=[[NME]]|date=15 November 2007|access-date=17 July 2013}}</ref>

Following additional touring in 2009, My Bloody Valentine dedicated their time to completing their third album. Rumours of a box set, which had circulated in April 2008 following a listing on [[HMV|HMV Japan]]'s web site,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/News/my_bloody_valentine_box_set_for_sale_through_hmv|title=My Bloody Valentine Box Set For Sale Through HMV Japan • News|work=[[Exclaim!]]|publisher=1059434 Ontario|last=Thiessen|first=Brock|date=16 April 2008|access-date=28 June 2013}}</ref> recirculated. In March 2012, after a number of reported delays, [[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony Music Ireland]] announced the release of the compilation album ''[[EP's 1988–1991]]''—a collection of the band's Creation Records extended plays, singles and unreleased tracks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sonymusic.ie/news/my-bloody-valentine-new-releases-friday-4th-may |title=My Bloody Valentine: New Releases – Friday 4th May |publisher=[[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony Music Ireland]] |access-date=28 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201213400/http://www.sonymusic.ie/news/my-bloody-valentine-new-releases-friday-4th-may |archive-date= 1 February 2014 }}</ref> The compilation album was released on 4 May 2012 along with remastered versions of ''Isn't Anything'' and ''Loveless''.<ref name="nme">{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/my-bloody-valentine/62779|title=My Bloody Valentine to release new compilation album 'EP's 1988-1991' &#124; News|work=[[NME]]|date=22 March 2012|access-date=28 June 2013}}</ref>

[[File:MBV 2008.jpg|right|thumb|My Bloody Valentine perform in 2008.]]
In November 2012, Kevin Shields announced plans to release My Bloody Valentine's third album online before the end of the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/my-bloody-valentine/67046|title=My Bloody Valentine announce Loveless follow-up and Tokyo Rocks appearance |work=[[NME]]|date=7 November 2012|access-date=7 November 2012}}</ref> In December, the band announced on [[Facebook]] that the album was completed and [[Audio mastering|mastered]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/48508-my-bloody-valentine-finish-mastering-new-album|title=My Bloody Valentine Finish Mastering New Album|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|last1=Pelly|first1=Jenn|last2=Phillips|first2=Amy|date=24 December 2012|access-date=28 June 2013}}</ref> and on 27 January 2013, during a warmup show at Electric Brixton in London, Shields told the audience that the album "might be out in two or three days."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1244712/my-bloody-valentine-new-album-could-be-released-in-two-or-three-days-hear-new-mbv-song/video|title=My Bloody Valentine New Album Could Be Released In "Two Or Three Days"; Hear New MBV Song|work=[[Stereogum]]|last=Nelson|first=Michael|date=27 January 2013|access-date=28 June 2013}}</ref> The album, titled {{nowrap|''[[m b v (album)|m b v]]''}}, was released through the band's official website on 2 February 2013, and the resulting high traffic crashed the site.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/my-bloody-valentine/68505|title=My Bloody Valentine's website crashes after midnight launch of new album|work=[[NME]]|date=2 February 2013|access-date=28 June 2013}}</ref> Upon its release, {{nowrap|''m b v''}} received "universal acclaim," according to [[Metacritic]],<ref name="mc">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/m-b-v/my-bloody-valentine|title=M B V Reviews, Ratings, Credits and More|work=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=5 June 2013}}</ref> and the band went on a worldwide tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.factmag.com/2013/04/25/my-bloody-valentine-add-dates-to-world-tour|title=My Bloody Valentine add dates to world tour|work=[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]]|publisher=Vinyl Factory Group|date=25 April 2013|access-date=15 July 2013}}</ref>

===2013–present: Future plans===
In 2013, Shields announced plans to release a My Bloody Valentine EP "of all-new material," which would be followed by a fourth studio album.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/interviews/9192-kevin-shields|title=Interviews: Kevin Shields &#124; Features|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|last=Dombal|first=Ryan|date=9 August 2013 |access-date=6 April 2014}}</ref> In September 2017, it was reported that Shields was working on material for a new My Bloody Valentine album that was projected for release in 2018.<ref>Geslani, Michellle (18 September 2017). "[https://consequence.net/2017/09/my-bloody-valentine-may-release-new-album-in-2018/ My Bloody Valentine may release new album in 2018]". [[Consequence of Sound]]. consequence.net. Retrieved 7 January 2018.</ref> As of 2018, two EPs were expected to be released in 2019, but all previously announced release estimates have not been met.<ref>Schatz, Lake (11 October 2018). "[https://consequence.net/2018/10/my-bloody-valentine-two-new-albums-brian-eno-collab/ Kevin Shields says My Bloody Valentine will release two new albums, debuts Brian Eno collaboration "The Weight of History": Stream]". [[Consequence of Sound]]. consequence.net. Retrieved 11 October 2018.</ref>

In April 2020, American clothing brand [[Supreme (brand)|Supreme]] announced a collaboration with My Bloody Valentine, licensing the album art of ''Glider'', ''Feed Me With Your Kiss'' and ''Loveless'' for the company's Spring 2020 clothing collection.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/my-bloody-valentine-and-supreme-launch-clothing-collection/|title=My Bloody Valentine and Supreme Launch Clothing Collection|last=Monroe|first=Jazz|website=Pitchfork|date=20 April 2020|language=en|access-date=2020-04-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hypebeast.com/2020/4/supreme-my-bloody-valentine-spring-2020-collection-release-info|title=Supreme x My Bloody Valentine Spring 2020 Collection|website=HYPEBEAST|date=20 April 2020|access-date=2020-04-20}}</ref>

On 29 March 2021, My Bloody Valentine published a promotional video which features the cover art of previous releases as well as the text ''"31 03"''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/my-bloody-valentine-tease-something-is-coming-this-week-with-mysterious-clip-2910360 |title=My Bloody Valentine tease something is coming this week with mysterious clip |website=NME |date=2021-03-29 |access-date=2021-03-31}}</ref> On 31 March 2021, it was announced that My Bloody Valentine signed with [[Domino Recording Company]]. The band's full discography from 1988 to 2013 was made available on streaming services worldwide for the first time, as well as announcing CD and LP re-releases of their music for 21 May.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/my-bloody-valentine-domino-records-1234941238/ |title=My Bloody Valentine Signs With Domino Records |website=Variety |date=2021-03-31 |access-date=2021-03-31}}</ref> While promoting My Bloody Valentine's re-releases, Shields confirmed that the band is working on new material, and said that they plan on finishing a melodic, song-oriented album and a more experimental album.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-08|title=Interview: Kevin Shields from My Bloody Valentine|url=https://www.abc.net.au/doublej/programs/curated/kevin-shields-mbv-interview/13293944|access-date=2021-05-14|website=Double J|language=en-AU}}</ref>

In 2022, My Bloody Valentine accused music streaming service [[Spotify]] of showing "fake lyrics" which the band called "completely incorrect and insulting".<ref>{{cite news |last=Snapes |first=Laura |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/jan/21/my-bloody-valentine-criticise-spotify-for-showing-fake-lyrics-to-their-songs |title=My Bloody Valentine criticise Spotify for showing 'fake' lyrics to their songs |work=The Guardian |date=2022-01-21 |access-date=2022-01-21 }}</ref>

On November 25, 2024, the band announced a one-off concert (its first in seven years) to take place on November 22, 2025 at the [[3Arena (Dublin)|3Arena]] in [[Dublin]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Monroe |first1=Jazz |title=My Bloody Valentine Announce First Concert in 7 Years |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/my-bloody-valentine-announce-first-concert-in-7-years/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=November 27, 2024}}</ref> This was further backed on March 28, 2025 by an additional three dates in [[Manchester]], [[London]], and [[Glasgow]], all to take place after the Dublin date.<ref>{{cite web|title = My Bloody Valentine UK Tour |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DHvSdG1MCuG/?hl=en |website=Instagram}}</ref>{{rs|date=March 2025}}