My Chemical Romance have rescheduled their North American tour for 2021. The new tour starts on September 8th in Philadelphia and wraps up on October 17th in Los Angeles.
One of their tour stops will bring them to Riot Fest in Chicago on September 18th, 2021. My Chemical Romance released this statement via social media:
“As a band, we are deeply aware of the profound problems and crucial issues the world is facing right now. These issues are all life-changing, and we have them in the forefront of our minds on a regular basis. All of our focus should be on making the world better in every way we can.
“We would never want to distract from the challenges we are facing right now, but we feel it is the right thing to let people know that we have rescheduled our shows, so that we can offer people a refund on tickets in these difficult financial times.
“All tickets will be honored for the new dates. If you are unable to attend, refunds are available at your point of purchase.
“It is a long time away, and there is so much for all of us to do to make the world a better place in the interim. We cannot wait to play for you. Take care of each other and yourselves. We will see you soon.”
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— My Chemical Romance (@MCRofficial) June 16, 2020
My Chemical Romance broke up in 2013 but reunited last year and announced their upcoming tour. In the seven years since the break up, several of the band members worked on solo projects including vocalist Gerard Way’s debut solo album Hesitant Alien, and several standalone singles that he released during quarantine.
Way’s comic book The Umbrella Academy was also adapted into a series on Netflix, with the second season premiering in July. Additionally, it was announced that he will be appearing in Kevin Smith’s upcoming Clerks sequel.
