My band opened up for MBV in 2013

I’ve shared this story a couple of times in the past, in various FB guitar gear related groups as well as MBV groups. But it's only fitting to share it on Reddit as well, since the story is so dear to my heart.

Back in 2013, my band opened up for My Bloody Valentine in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

I’ve been a huuuuge fan since highschool and this was really a dream come true for me. What followed was one of the best nights of my life, hands down.

We came to the venue for the soundcheck and there was sooooo much gear on stage. It was crazy. Especially for a venue with a capacity for around 1000 people.

After My Bloody Valentine finished their soundcheck, we started unloading our gear, setting it up on stage. I got approached by Kevin’s guitar tech who joked around that Kevin will want to steal my guitar pedals. I was like: “Yeah, riiiiiiiight, lol”.

Lo and behold, a couple of minutes later, I turn around and there was Kevin Shields and his guitar tech, checking out my gear and introduced themselves. We talked about my gear, he was especially interested in my pedalboard. His guitar tech even wrote down the website of the pedal builder OHNOHO, whose Utter Stutter was on my board at the time. Crazy.

After our soundcheck, their tour manager came to us and told me that we were all invited to join MBV backstage after their show. Also, we got 50% off for any merch that we may have wanted to buy.

The MBV show was, of course, mind-blowingly amazing. A loud sonic massage, I was in a trance. So happy, like a kid. So, after their show, we went backstage. Met all the band members, had a couple of gin tonics, and just hung out. I’ve talked to Kevin about pedals, my Ampeg VT-22 and music in general.

The band and the entire crew were all super sweet and kind. Many thanks to them. What a night!

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