You might forgive My Bloody Valentine fans for being sceptical about getting new material, given the 22-year wait before 2013’s (admittedly great) ‘mbv’ – but here we are: rumours abound, and Kevin Shields and co. are back touring. You’d be a fool to miss the grand masters of shoegaze at work: but please, for the love of your future sanity, bring earplugs…

Fri 22 Jun 7pm at O2 Institute, 78 Digbeth, Birmingham B5 6DY £32.90  seetickets.com

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