It’s been seven years now since legendary alt and emo rockers My Chemical Romance first reunited, initially for a single LA show before broader touring plans were halted by the pandemic, then for a more extensive tour and festival appearances in 2022, returning them to Nashville for the first time in 15 years to headline Bridgestone Arena. While a new album still remains elusive (they dropped a single, “The Foundations of Decay,” in 2022, and rumblings of more music have continued since), MCR have been delighting fans by leaning into their legacy, releasig deluxe versions of their LPs Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge and Danger Days, and embarking on massive a tour last year celebrating their seminal magnum opus, 2006’s The Black Parade, where they played the album in full (along with other favorites), complete with an epic and theatrical stage show (which itself expands upon the album’s lore)
When those initial Black Parade shows were announced, we were bummed to see that the 2025 trek wasn’t coming any closer than Atlanta, but held out hope more could be added. And, thankfully, that hope was not misplaced, as an even larger run for 2026 was announced last fall, featuring festival dates, shows abroad in South America, Europe, and Asia, and many more shows in the U.S., bringing the legendary band back to Nashville, this time at Nissan Stadium tonight, Aug. 13, along with post-hardcore and pop punk outfit Pierce the Veil! The majority of tickets went quickly, but there are still some available (with prices that seem downright reasonable compared to many recent stadium tours) right here– don’t miss out!
Formed in 2001 in New Jersey, My Chemical Romance started as more of a post-hardcore band with 2002 debut, I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love, rising through the ranks of the flourishing punk scene of the time, before inking a major label deal and finding unexpected breakout success with their classic ’04 follow-up, Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge. 2006’s The Black Parade is what undeniably made them mainstream stars, though, and remains an enduring classic of the era, impressively even bigger now than it was back then (an emo-era band playing football stadiums in the 2020s is a stunning achievement). 2010’s Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys would be their final full-length before the group split in 2013, and they released a final single, “Fake Your Death,” as part of a greatest hits compilation a year later. Thankfully, MCR is back and better than ever, and their return to Nashville tonight will undoubtedly be one of the year’s most talked-about and impressive shows!
My Chemical Romance and Pierce the Veil perform tonight, Aug. 13 at Nissan Stadium. The show is all ages, begins at 7 p.m. (gates at 5:30 p.m.), and tickets are available starting at $79.
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