My Chemical Romance celebrated by fellow musicans amid return
The entire music community has come together to show support and love for the reunion of emo favorites My Chemical Romance at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
On Halloween, MCR announced their return show nearly two months in advance, to take place in Los Angeles. Now the wait and emotional preparation is finally over, as the band took the stage last night at 9:45 p.m. PT for the first time since leaving the Bamboozle stage seven years ago.
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Following an opening performance by Thursday, Frank Iero, Gerard Way, Mikey Way and Ray Toro took to the stage with Jarrod Alexander on drums.
The group kicked things off with a new angel-adorned curtain as audio references to their albums played including “Look alive, sunshine” and the opening dialogue of the “I’m Not Okay (I Promise)” video before launching into the Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge track.
Their setlist was packed full of fan favorites like we knew it would be. Fans donned their black eyeliner and My Chemical Romance attire, as the band performed track after track of classic and timeless songs from throughout their entire discography.
They wrapped up their set with the tracks “Helena” and “Welcome To The Black Parade,” giving fans exactly what they wanted. Among the fans beyond excited about the happenings last night, may be some familiar names.
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Remington Leith (Payale Royale)
IM SEEING MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE TONIGHT FOR THE FIRST TIME OH MY FUCKING GODDDDDD pic.twitter.com/vUQRLz1VFN
— Remington Leith/ FEVER DREAM (@RemingtonLeith) December 20, 2019
YUNGBLUD
ily ily ily @MCRofficial destroy tonight 🖤👻🖤👻🖤👻🖤👻🖤👻🖤👻🖤
— YUNGBLUD is a lowlife (@yungblud) December 20, 2019
Taking Back Sunday
Congratulations to and long live @MCRofficial – welcome back friends!!!
— Taking Back Sunday (@TBSOfficial) December 21, 2019
Tyler Levenson (Afterlife)
I am bummed that I am now in CA and
I can’t see @MCRofficial tonight…..😭— Tyler Levenson (@Tyler_Levenson) December 20, 2019
Hawthorne Heights
To all of the people going to the @MCRofficial @thursdayband show today: Have the time of your life. Moments like this don’t come very often. Enjoy every second. Take a few pics and put your phone away for a little bit. Live for this. LIVE. FOR. THIS.
— Hawthorne Heights (@HawthorneHgts) December 20, 2019
Janick Thibault (Story Untold)
https://twitter.com/JanickSU/status/1208197014665793537
Nick Martin (Sleeping With Sirens)
Stoked to witness the return of @MCRofficial tonight 🤘🏽🎉 #mychemicalromance
— Nick Martin (@nodirectioncasa) December 20, 2019
MCR crushed it 🤘🏽
— Nick Martin (@nodirectioncasa) December 21, 2019
Matt Horn (The Word Alive)
Just a friendly reminder for everyone going to MCR tonight to put your phone away and enjoy the moment 🤘🏻 have a great night!
— MATT HORN (@matthorndrums) December 21, 2019
The Umbrella Academy
when you're not okay 🖤 @MCRofficial pic.twitter.com/iZmYqEAmhK
— Umbrella Academy (@UmbrellaAcad) December 21, 2019
Palaye Royale
We know you don’t need the help but we are here if you need us on stage for Teenagers… we have played it a couple hundred times.@gerardway @mikeyway @raytoro @FrankIero#MCRReturn #mychemicalromance
— Palaye Royale (@PalayeRoyale) December 21, 2019
I’m not okay.#MyChemicalRomanceReturn #mychemicalromance https://t.co/Iez9HOW6hs
— Palaye Royale (@PalayeRoyale) December 21, 2019
Jordan Buckley (Every Time I Die)
it's true. i was actually in the room they're talking about and when they showed up i was asked to leave. i forgot some snacks in that room too, but was too scared to go back and ask for them. https://t.co/ETE3jAYzLQ
— jordan buckley (@jordanbuckley) December 20, 2019
Michael Clifford (5 Seconds of Summer)
fuck I love MCR so much
— michael clifford (@Michael5SOS) December 21, 2019
Laura Jane Grace (Against Me!)
Wearing my @FrankIero hoodie today because I don’t own a #mychemicalromance one. Stoked for you my friend! pic.twitter.com/HKPVdXSuwh
— Laura Jane Grace (@LauraJaneGrace) December 21, 2019
Halsey
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More on My Chemical Romance’s reunion
They said it would never happen, but then it did on Halloween. Activity began on a new Instagram account for My Chemical Romance with posts surfacing shortly after fans began speculating Iero’s Oct. 30 Instagram post was about more than the weather.
At 2 p.m. ET Oct. 31, the band’s Facebook page changed their profile picture to a black candle, beginning an hour filled with teases and speculation. Read the rest of the return details from Halloween here.
Following last night’s big return, the band will head to Australia, New Zealand and Japan in 2020. Check out the full list of dates below and grab your tickets here.
Dates:
03/20/20 – Melbourne, AU @ Melbourne Showgrounds (Download Melbourne)
03/21/20 – Sydney, AU @ Parramatta Park (Download Sydney)
03/25/20 – Western Springs, NZ @ The Outer Fields at Western Springs
03/28/20 – Osaka, JP @ INTEX Osaka
03/29/20 – Download Japan @ Makuhari Messe Event Hall
See more: 16 memorable band photos
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