My Bloody Valentine plays first concert in seven years at secret Dublin show

Electric Picnic Festival 2013 - Day 1 Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine performs on stage on Day 1 of Electric Picnic Festival 2013 at Stradbally Hall Estate on August 30, 2013 in Dublin, Ireland. (Gaelle Beri/Redferns via Getty Images) (Gaelle Beri/Redferns via Getty Images)

By Josh Johnson

My Bloody Valentine's live hiatus ended a little sooner than initially announced.

Ahead of an upcoming tour of Ireland and the U.K. kicking off Saturday, the shoegaze outfit played a secret show at Dublin's National Stadium on Wednesday.

The show marked MBV's first live performance in seven years.

Following the Ireland and U.K. dates, My Bloody Valentine will launch a tour of Asia in February. No U.S. dates shows have been announced yet.

The most recent My Bloody Valentine album is 2013's m b v. Before that, they hadn't put out a record since 1991's Loveless.