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My Chemical Romance returns with ‘The Black Parade’ tour
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My Chemical Romance returns with ‘The Black Parade’ tour

NEW YORK – Nearly two decades ago, My Chemical Romance released their career-defining album rock opera, “The Black Parade”, cementing their passage from the pillars of the emo scene to mainstream recognition and becoming one of the most inventive groups of the 21st century.

In 2025, fans will be able to relive the 2006 album: the band will embark on a 10-date North American stadium tour, where they will perform the entirety of “The Black Parade”, following their performance in headliner last month at Las Vegas’ When We Were Young Festival.

The tour, announced Tuesday, will begin July 11 in Seattle and conclude September 13 in Tampa, Florida. It hits San Francisco; Los Angeles; Arlington, TX; East Rutherford, New Jersey; Philadelphia; Toronto; Chicago and Boston.

Each date will feature a different opener, from veterans like Alice Cooper and Devo to alternative rock contemporaries like Evanescence and Thursday as well as new talents, like 100 Gecs and Wallows.

My Chemical Romance formed in 2001 and released four studio albums during their career, the first being “Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge” in 2004. They announced their breakup in 2013; a year later, they released a greatest hits collection called “May Death Never Stop You.” In 2019, they announced a reunion, later revealing that they had reunited privately two years earlier.

A reunion tour was planned for 2020, rescheduled due to the pandemic, and postponed to 2022. That year, they released their first new song since 2014: “The Foundations of Decay”.

Tickets will be go on sale Friday at 10:00 a.m. local time.

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