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Long Live The Black Parade Tour

Long Live The Black Parade[a] is an upcoming concert tour by American rock band My Chemical Romance, in celebration of their third studio album The Black Parade (2006). It was announced on November 12, 2024, following the band's performance at When We Were Young 2024, and will feature The Black Parade played in its entirety. The tour is set to begin on July 11, 2025 in Seattle, and conclude on September 13 in Tampa that same year. There will be a total of eleven shows, most of which will take place at Major League Baseball stadiums. All of the shows will feature a unique opening act, such as Evanescence and 100 gecs.

Long Live The Black Parade
Tour by My Chemical Romance
Promotional poster
LocationNorth America
Start dateJuly 11, 2025
End dateSeptember 13, 2025
Legs1
No. of shows11
My Chemical Romance concert chronology

Background and history

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My Chemical Romance performing in Oklahoma City in 2022 during their reunion tour.

In 2006, My Chemical Romance released their third studio album, The Black Parade (2006).[2] The album was a critical and commercial success, going on to be certified 4x Platinum by the RIAA,[2] as well as being listed as one of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.[2][3] The album was supported by a concert tour that began on February 22, 2007,[4] where the band would play the album in its entirety[5] as the "Black Parade", an alter-ego band that the album was named after.[6] They played as the Black Parade alter-ego until the tours final show on October 24, 2007, when the alter-ego was killed off.[7] On October 19 and 20, 2024, My Chemical Romance headlined the When We Were Young festival, where they performed The Black Parade in its entirety for the first time since 2007.[2] It also marked the first time that several songs from The Black Parade, such as "Disenchanted" and "Dead!", had been performed live in over a decade.[8]

On November 11, 2024, the band posted a teaser image on their Instagram page, depicting the skyline of a white city with pieces of confetti floating around, with the letters KCR arranged in a new logo.[9] The post also had the caption "If you could be anything, what would you be?".[2] The teaser image generated fan speculation, due to it being unclear what exactly it was alluding to. Many drew connections between the image and My Chemical Romance's scrapped fifth album, The Paper Kingdom, and believed that the teaser was hinting towards the release of new music from the band, including the completed version of that album.[9][10]

The day after the teaser was posted,[2] My Chemical Romance announced the Long Live The Black Parade tour. Ten shows across North America were announced, spanning across 2025;[2][11] most of the shows will take place at Major League Baseball stadiums.[11] During the tour, My Chemical Romance is set to perform the entirety of The Black Parade, with each date having a unique opening act (e.g. Evanescence, 100 gecs).[12][13] Tickets went on sale on November 15, 2024.[14][13] Within a few hours, all tickets to each show had sold out, leading to the band scheduling a second date in Los Angeles due to high demand.[15]

The band also released a teaser trailer when announcing the tour,[16][17][18] which features a dictator walking out onto a balcony to a cheering crowd in a white-colored dystopian city.[18][19][13] The description of the trailer references the time that had passed since the last appearance of the Black Parade alter-ego, which has since become labeled as "His Grand Immortal Dictator's National Band". It also describes the tour as the Black Parade's "work privilege [being] ceremoniously reinstated," allowing for it to celebrate the culture and achievements of a fictional dictatorship known as Draag.[17][13] Since the initial trailer, the band has posted further videos and images under cryptic titles, such as "Opera" and "Good Boy".[20]

Tour dates

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List of 2025 shows[21][22]
Date (2025) City Country Venue Opening acts
July 11 Seattle United States T-Mobile Park Violent Femmes
July 19 San Francisco Oracle Park 100 gecs
July 26 Los Angeles Dodger Stadium Wallows
July 27[15]
August 2 Arlington Globe Life Field Garbage
August 9 East Rutherford MetLife Stadium Death Cab for Cutie
Thursday
August 15 Philadelphia Citizens Bank Park Alice Cooper
August 22 Toronto Canada Rogers Centre Pixies
August 29 Chicago United States Soldier Field Devo
September 7 Boston Fenway Park Idles
September 13 Tampa Raymond James Stadium Evanescence

Notes

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  1. ^ Officially known as Long Live: The Black Parade North American Tour[1]

References

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  1. ^ ""Long Live": The Black Parade North American Tour". My Chemical Romance Official Website. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Georgi, Maya (2024-11-12). "My Chemical Romance Revive 'The Black Parade' for 2025 Tour". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  3. ^ Blabbermouth (2024-11-12). "MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE Announces Summer 2025 North American Stadium Tour". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  4. ^ Punknews.org (2006-12-18). "Tours: My Chemical Romance / Rise Against". www.punknews.org. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  5. ^ REVIEWER, Scott McLennan Telegram & Gazette. "My Chemical Romance parades into DCU Center". The Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  6. ^ Thompson, Ed (March 21, 2007). "My Chemical Romance Bring Ostentatious Behavior To The Masses". IGN. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved July 18, 2008.
  7. ^ Phares, Heather. "The Black Parade Is Dead!". AllMusic. Archived from the original on February 15, 2024. Retrieved July 18, 2008.
  8. ^ Scarlett, Liz (2024-10-21). "Watch My Chemical Romance play The Black Parade album in full at When We Were Young festival". louder. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  9. ^ a b "My Chemical Romance Tease Mysterious Graphic, Fans Speculate Release Of Scrapped Final Album 'The Paper Kingdom'". Stereogum. 2024-11-12. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  10. ^ "Out of nowhere, My Chemical Romance have just started teasing…". Kerrang!. 2024-11-11. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  11. ^ a b "My Chemical Romance to perform The Black Parade on 2025 stadium tour". Consequence. 2024-11-12. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  12. ^ "My Chemical Romance returns with 'The Black Parade' tour". AP News. 2024-11-12. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  13. ^ a b c d Galiher, Stephen Andrew (2024-11-13). "My Chemical Romance Are Reviving 'The Black Parade' for 2025 Tour". VICE. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  14. ^ Horowitz, Steven J. (2024-11-12). "My Chemical Romance Announces 'The Black Parade' 2025 Tour With Openers Death Cab for Cutie, Pixies and More". Variety. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  15. ^ a b Duran, Anagricel (2024-11-19). "My Chemical Romance 2025 North American stadium tour sells out in hours, with 365,000 tickets sold". NME. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
  16. ^ Adams, Gregory (November 12, 2024). "MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE announce 'Black Parade' tour with EVANESCENCE, ALICE COOPER and more". Revolver.
  17. ^ a b Brannigan, Paul (2024-11-12). "My Chemical Romance announce stadium tour to play their classic album The Black Parade in full, with Alice Cooper, Devo, Evanescence, Pixies among special guests". louder. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  18. ^ a b Robinson, KiMi. "My Chemical Romance will perform 'The Black Parade' in full during 2025 tour: See dates". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  19. ^ My Chemical Romance (2024-11-12). My Chemical Romance - "Long Live": The Black Parade North American Tour. Retrieved 2024-11-13 – via YouTube.
  20. ^ Burton, Poppy (2024-11-15). "Fans think My Chemical Romance's latest teasers go beyond 'The Black Parade' tour". NME. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  21. ^ Duran, Anagricel (2024-11-12). "My Chemical Romance announce Long Live The Black Parade 2025 North American stadium tour". NME. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  22. ^ Punknews.org (2024-11-12). "Tours: My Chemical Romance announce 'Long Live The Black Parade' North American tour". www.punknews.org. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
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