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Evening Standard
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Casey Cooper-Fiske

My Bloody Valentine wow crowds with ear-piercing Royal Albert Hall set

My Bloody Valentine for Teenage Cancer Trust at the Royal Albert Hall (John Stead/Teenage Cancer Trust/PA) -

Irish shoegaze innovators My Bloody Valentine brought the house down almost literally as they brought their notoriously ear-piercing show to London’s Royal Albert Hall, shaking the foundations of the historic venue.

Widely acknowledged as one of the loudest bands of all time, their opening notes of I Only Said were enough to send fans reaching for their ear plugs, which were handed out on the door, just in time to get a clearer feel for When You Sleep from 1991’s landmark album Loveless.

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