My Chemical Romance Reunion Tour
The Reunion Tour was a concert tour by American rock band My Chemical Romance. After a single reunion show in Los Angeles on December 20, 2019, a worldwide tour set to commence in 2020 was postponed several times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It commenced in May 2022, with legs in Europe, North America, Oceania, and Latin America.
Tour by My Chemical Romance | |
Start date | December 20, 2019 |
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End date | March 26, 2023 |
Legs | 4 |
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My Chemical Romance concert chronology |
History
On October 31, 2019, after a six-year hiatus, the band announced a reunion scheduled to be held as a one-off event in Los Angeles on December 20, 2019.[1] After tickets for the show sold out within minutes, and following a strong positive response to the news online, the band subsequently scheduled further reunion shows worldwide. Initial announcements centered on a run of summer festival shows in mainland Europe and three nights at Stadium MK in Milton Keynes, England, followed by a further announcement of a North American tour.[2][3]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all the tour's 2020 shows, including the North American leg, were postponed to 2021.[4] On March 9, 2021, it was announced that the planned England performance in St Austell had been postponed.[5] The band announced in April 2021 that all of the remaining tour dates had been rescheduled for 2022.[6] An additional three tour dates in Australia were announced on May 23, 2021.[7]
Reception
The first date of the tour was sold out with an attendance of 5,113, garnering a total revenue of $1,451,745.[8]
Angie Piccirillo, a reporter from Consequence of Sound gave the December 20, 2019 performance a positive review, stating: "emo is alive and well in 2019. If you don’t believe it, you should have seen My Chemical Romance reunite on Friday night for their first show in seven years. The legendary emo rock band ended the decade with a literal 'bang', a 'one-night only' gig at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium, where the scene smelled just like high school — except this time around, no one was under 21."[9] Other reporters from NME, Rolling Stone and Kerrang! who attended the performance had given the show positive reviews as well.[10][11][12]
Set list
I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love
- "Vampires Will Never Hurt You"
- "Our Lady of Sorrows"
- "Headfirst for Halos"
- "Skylines and Turnstiles"
- "This Is the Best Day Ever"
- "Demolition Lovers"
Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge
- "Helena"
- "Give 'Em Hell, Kid"
- "You Know What They Do to Guys Like Us in Prison"
- "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)"
- "The Ghost of You"
- "Thank You for the Venom"
- "Hang 'Em High"
- "It's Not a Fashion Statement, It's a Fucking Deathwish"
- "Cemetery Drive"
- "I Never Told You What I Do for a Living"
- "Bury Me in Black"
- "Desert Song"
- "This Is How I Disappear"
- "Welcome to the Black Parade"
- "I Don't Love You"
- "House of Wolves"
- "Cancer"
- "Mama"
- "Sleep"
- "Teenagers"
- "Famous Last Words"
Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys
- "Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)"
- "Bulletproof Heart"
- "SING"
- "Planetary (Go!)"
- "The Only Hope for Me Is You"
- "Save Yourself, I'll Hold Them Back"
- "S/C/A/R/E/C/R/O/W"
- "Summertime"
- "DESTROYA"
- "The Kids from Yesterday"
- "Goodnite, Dr. Death"
- "Vampire Money"
- "Mastas of Ravenkroft"
- "Boy Division"
- "Tomorrow's Money"
- "The World is Ugly"
- "Make Room!!!!"
- "Surrender the Night"
- "Burn Bright"
- "Fake Your Death"
Other Material
- "Sister to Sleep"
- "Heaven Help Us"
- "Kill All Your Friends"
- "Desolation Row" (Bob Dylan cover)
- "All the Angels"
- "The Foundations of Decay"
- "My Way" (Frank Sinatra cover)
The following set list is from the Los Angeles show on December 20, 2019. It is not intended to represent all shows from the tour.[13]
- "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)"
- "Thank You for the Venom"
- "Give 'Em Hell, Kid"
- "House of Wolves"
- "Summertime"
- "You Know What They Do to Guys Like Us in Prison"
- "Make Room!!!!"
- "Our Lady of Sorrows"
- "Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)"
- "Sleep"
- "Mama"
- "I Don't Love You"
- "DESTROYA"
- "Teenagers"
- "S/C/A/R/E/C/R/O/W"
- "Famous Last Words"
- "The Kids from Yesterday"
Encore
- "Vampire Money"
- "Helena"
Encore 2
Tour dates
Cancelled dates
Date | City | Country | Venue | Reason | Ref. |
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March 20, 2020[lower-alpha 11] | Ascot Vale | Australia | Melbourne Showgrounds | COVID-19 pandemic | [34] |
March 21, 2020[lower-alpha 11] | Sydney | The Domain | |||
July 1, 2020 | Sopron | Hungary | Volt Festival | [35] | |
June 16, 2022 | Saint Petersburg | Russia | Ice Palace | Russian invasion of Ukraine | [36] |
June 17, 2022[lower-alpha 12] | Moscow | Luzhniki Olympic Complex | |||
June 19, 2022[lower-alpha 13] | Kyiv | Ukraine | Sky Family Park | ||
September 18, 2022[lower-alpha 14] | Atlanta | United States | Piedmont Park | Gun laws in Georgia | [37] |
October 22, 2022[lower-alpha 15] | Winchester | Las Vegas Festival Grounds | High wind warning | [38] |
Personnel
- My Chemical Romance
- Frank Iero – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Ray Toro – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Gerard Way – lead vocals
- Mikey Way – bass
- Additional personnel
- Jarrod Alexander – drums, percussion
- Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards
References
Notes
- The show on June 4, 2022 at Arena Parco Nord was part of Sonic Park Fest.
- The June 11, 2022 show at O2 Arena Prague was part of Prague Rocks.
- The June 17 and 18, 2022 shows at Rheinaue are part of Kunst!rasen Festival.
- The September 16, 2022 show at Douglass Park was part of Riot Fest.
- The September 18, 2022 show in Alpharetta was a replacement show for the now-cancelled Music Midtown in Atlanta.
- The September 23, 2022 show at The Woodlands is part of Firefly Music Festival.
- The October 8, 2022 show at Discovery Park was part of Aftershock Festival.
- The October 23, and 29, 2022 shows at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds were part of When We Were Young.
- The concert on November 18, 2022 was part of Corona Capital.
- The March 25 and 26, 2023 shows in Japan were part of the Punkspring festival.
- The concerts scheduled for March 20 and 21, 2020 in Australia would've been part of Download Festival Australia.
- The June 17, 2022 show in Moscow would've been part of Park Live Festival.
- The June 19, 2022 show in Kyiv would've been part of UPark Festival.
- The September 18, 2022 show in Atlanta would've been part of the Music Midtown Festival.
- The October 22, 2022 show in Winchester would've been part of When We Were Young.
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