My Chemical Romance are in the midst of their long-awaited reunion tour, which has several amazing openers varying by date, including Turnstile, Soul Glo, Nothing, Thursday, Taking Back Sunday, Midtown, The Bouncing Souls, Youth Code, Devil Master, and more, and Gerard Way revealed on stage in Buckinghamshire on Saturday (5/21) that there's one band he really hoped to take out but of course couldn't -- Power Trip -- and he paid tribute to their late frontman Riley Gale in the process.
"I was so inspired by that fucking dude," Gerard said. "They were gonna be one of the bands that were gonna open for us… or I was gonna ask at least. They could have said, 'Fuck no', which I would have been totally respectful of, but I have a feeling they might have said, 'yes'... They were a great fucking band. Rest in peace, Riley, motherfucker!"
Meanwhile, Power Trip guitarist Blake Ibanez said in a new interview with Banger TV that he has new music on the way, and he seemed to suggest it's with other surviving members of Power Trip. "Got a lot of music, a lot of songs in the tank. So keep your eyes peeled for what that becomes. I think everybody here, especially that enjoyed Nightmare Logic, will really like it, it's kinda [the] next thing," he said, and later added, "I can't say what it is or exactly what it isn't gonna be. But the plan right now is for it to continue. So that's all I can really say right now." Stay tuned for more on that.
My Chemical Romance recently released their first new song in eight years, "The Foundations of Decay," and they seem to be teasing that more new music (a new album?) is on the way.
The North American portion of their tour tour includes Riot Fest, When We Were Young, Firefly, and Aftershock, as well as several headlining dates. The NJ band plays their home state on September 20 & 21 at Prudential Center with Thursday and The Homeless Gospel Choir on night one and Midtown and The Homeless Gospel Choir on night two. They also play Belmont Park's UBS Arena on August 27 with The Bouncing Souls and Ghosh, and Brooklyn's Barclays Center on September 10 and 11 with Thursday and Badflower on night one and TBA openers on night two. All North American dates are listed below.
My Chemical Romance -- 2022 North American Tour Dates 08/20 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Paycom Center w/ Turnstile, Dilly Dally 08/21 – San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center w/ Turnstile, Dilly Dally 08/23 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena w/ Turnstile, Dilly Dally 08/24 – Cincinnati, OH @ Heritage Bank Center w/ Turnstile, Dilly Dally 08/26 – Raleigh, NC @ PNC Arena w/ Turnstile, Soul Glo 08/27 – Belmont Park, NY @ UBS Arena w/ The Bouncing Souls, Ghosh 08/29 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center w/ Meg Myers, Devil Master 08/30 – Albany, NY @ MVP Arena w/ Waterparks, Meg Myers 09/01 – Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena w/ Waterparks, Meg Myers 09/02 – Montreal, QC @ Centre Bell w/ Waterparks, Meg Myers 09/04 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena w/ Waterparks, Meg Myers 09/05 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena w/ Waterparks, Meg Myers 09/07 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden w/ Thursday, Badflower 09/08 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden w/ Thursday, Badflower 09/10 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center w/ Thursday, Badflower 09/11 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center w/ TBA 09/13 – Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena w/ Thursday, The Lemon Twigs 09/15 – St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center w/ Thursday, The Homeless Gospel Choir 09/16 – Chicago, IL @ Riot Fest 09/20 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center w/ Thursday, The Homeless Gospel Choir 09/21 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Cente w/ Midtown, The Homeless Gospel Choir 09/23 – Dover, DE @ Firefly Music Festival 09/24 – Sunrise, FL @ FLA Live Arena w/ Midtown, The Homeless Gospel Choir 09/27 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center w/ Midtown, Devil Master 09/28 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center w/ Midtown, Devil Master 09/30 – Denver, CO @ Ball Arena w/ TBA, Youth Code 10/02 – Portland, OR @ MODA Center w/ TBA, Youth Code 10/03 – Tacoma, WA @ Tacoma Dome w/ TBA, Kimya Dawson 10/05 – Oakland, CA @ Oakland Arena w/ TBA, Surfbort 10/07 – Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile Arena w/ TBA, Youth Code 10/08 – Sacramento, CA @ Aftershock Festival 10/11 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum w/ TBA, Youth Code 10/12 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum w/ Shannon and the Clams, Dilly Dally 10/14 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum w/ Meg Myers, Nothing 10/15 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum w/ Thursday, The Homeless Gospel Choir 10/17 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum w/ Midtown, Waterparks 10/22 – Las Vegas, NV @ When We Were Young 10/23 – Las Vegas, NV @ When We Were Young 10/29 – Las Vegas, NV @ When We Were Young
