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Watch My Chemical Romance kick off ‘Long Live The Black Parade’ tour and play classic album in full

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My Chemical Romance have kicked off their ‘Long Live The Black Parade’ tour with a show in Seattle – watch footage below.

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Last night saw the tour, in celebration of their seminal 2006 album by the same name, kick off at the T-Mobile Park in Seattle. Having made headlines when tickets completely sold out within hours of going on sale, fans were quick to take to social media to share clips of the gig with those who didn’t get to see it live.

Aside from the slew of hits played – including ‘Cancer’, ‘Helena’, ‘Welcome to the Black Parade’ and more – one big talking point from the night was a mock “election”. Per attending fans on Reddit, black and white mugshot-style photos with crossed-out faces were shown on screen at the venue, in a similar style to “‘exterminate’ posters from the Danger Days era”.

The crowd were then invited to vote on the fate of four candidates with “YAY” or “NAY” signs. “If your prediction for the my chemical romance b-stage was ‘Gerard Way hosting a democratic election to execute 4 people by firing squad in real time,’” joked one fan. “You were right on the money!”

Another big moment came when the band appeared to be kidnapped by a clown, who was blown up later on in the evening, much to the delight of fans. “Imagine trying to explain to a casual mcr fan that at their concert they literally executed four people live and then ended the black parade with a clown blowing up”, wrote one, with another adding: “Hey so wtf tonight was wild…”

You can check out more fan reactions below.

My Chemical Romance at Seattle’s T-Mobile Park played:

‘The End.’
‘Dead!’
‘This Is How I Disappear’
‘The Sharpest Lives’
‘Welcome to the Black Parade’
‘I Don’t Love You’ (preceded by “election” (“NAY” result)
‘House of Wolves’
‘Cancer’ (with Kayleigh Goldsworthy)
‘Mama’ (with Kayleigh Goldsworthy)
‘Sleep’
‘Teenagers’
‘Disenchanted’
‘Famous Last Words’
‘The End.’ (reprise, with extended outro)
‘Blood’ (Perriot onstage)’
‘I’m Not Okay (I Promise)’
‘Our Lady of Sorrows’
‘The Ghost of You’
‘Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)’
‘Give ‘Em Hell, Kid’
‘Planetary (GO!)’
‘Heaven Help Us’
‘Bury Me in Black’
‘Vampires Will Never Hurt You’
‘Helena’

Ahead of the show, fans became convinced the emo legends – who recently announced a slew of 2026 dates in Asia and a massive concert in Mexico that same year – were teasing new music.

On Instagram, the band uploaded a strange image of a shining object with three circular lights blazing from its top. There’s a timestamp, too, reading ’07:11:25:00′ – the Seattle date of the tour. Then, the caption below reads: “A dagger, a dagger – please fetch me a dagger”.

It now appears that the dagger references were to the newly updated lyrics to ‘Mama’.

Before last night’s kick off, the band’s diverse array of support acts for the stadium tour sparked polarising reactions online. Each show features a different hand-selected artist as opening support, including Violent Femmes, 100 Gecs, Wallows, Garbage, Death Cab for Cutie and Thursday, Alice Cooper, Pixies, Devo, IDLES and Evanescence.

Gerard Way and co are now gearing up to make stops in cities such as San Francisco, Los Angeles, Arlington, East Rutherford, Philadelphia, Toronto and more.

My Chemical Romance’s remaining 2025 US tour dates are: 

JULY 
19 – San Francisco, CA – Oracle Park, Special Guest: 100 Gecs
26 – Los Angeles, CA – Dodger Stadium, Special Guest: Wallows

AUGUST 
2 – Arlington, TX – Globe Life Field, Special Guest: Garbage
9 – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium, Special Guests: Death Cab for Cutie and Thursday
15 – Philadelphia, PA – Citizens Bank Park, Special Guest: Alice Cooper
22 – Toronto, ON – Rogers Centre, Special Guest: Pixies
29 – Chicago, IL – Soldier Field, Special Guest: Devo

SEPTEMBER 
7 – Boston, MA – Fenway Park, Special Guest: IDLES
13 – Tampa, FL – Raymond James Stadium, Special Guest: Evanescence

Elsewhere, MCR have announced the deluxe 21st anniversary reissue of their classic second album, 2004’s ‘Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge’.

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