The group\u2019s first gig in nearly a decade was a secret Dublin show billed to \u201cIsn\u2019t Anything.\u201d The shoegazers will play in the Fair City again this weekend<\/p>\n
\n\tAfter a seven-year intermission, My Bloody Valentine<\/a> returned to the stage Wednesday night at a not-so-secret Dublin concert, since anyone could guess the identity of a band calling itself Isn\u2019t Anything. The band is set to perform under its own name on Saturday at the Fair City\u2019s 3Arena. It will be the group\u2019s first time headlining a gig in its hometown under its own name since 1992.<\/p>\n \n\tOn Wednesday, the band stuck to its noisy comfort zone, playing a set list that drew heavily from its three full-lengths, Isn\u2019t Anything (1988), Loveless (1991), and m b v (2013). Fans hopeful for new material left unrewarded. The one surprise was a performance of \u201cOff Your Face,\u201d the doleful deep cut that closes the group\u2019s 1990 EP Glider that the band supposedly had never previously played live. A photo of a set list circulating online<\/a> lists two m b v songs that went unperformed: \u201cWho Sees You\u201d and \u201cWonder 2.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tVideo of the band playing Loveless\u2019 \u201cSoon\u201d shows a typically psychedelic scene, as lights and sounds swirl around Kevin Shields\u2019 voice. Ditto \u201cCome in Alone.\u201d<\/a> (Perhaps the most notable thing is just how collected and quiet the audience is, waiting for the music.)<\/p>\n