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

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!”

Did they just play the game of democracy and EXECUTE FOUR PEOPLE??? #mcrseattle pic.twitter.com/Ggw1S5HqrN

— Miranda de urano🌒 (@Lunadeurano96) July 12, 2025

we’re voting whether or not to boil frank iero alive pic.twitter.com/yFVXuLBG0t

— ᖭི༏ᖫྀ sierra “MCR YESTERDAY” jacketslut (@jacketslut143) July 12, 2025

BREAKING: MCR JUST MURKED WEEZER pic.twitter.com/EkJPDXDb0o

— Mykie 📿 IS SEEING MCR🗡️ (@widowvalentines) July 12, 2025

what even goes on at a my chemical romance concert #mcrseattle pic.twitter.com/zNqHnfPz6u

— sofia 🦋 MCR TODAY (@kihyunoi) July 12, 2025

GERARD???? AND THE BAND GETTING DRAGGED OFF??? #mcrseattle pic.twitter.com/1tLdVubMBT

— sofia 🦋 MCR TODAY (@kihyunoi) July 12, 2025

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.

how am i going to explain “yea there was just a suicide bomber on stage dressed as a clown” and “all of the band members got kidnapped” and “four people got publicly executed onstage” to my friends when i try and tell them about the mcr concert

— avery – mcr 8/29, ghost 7/30, nin 9/06 (@gorebugs) July 12, 2025

my chemical romance the only band in the entire world #MCRSEATTLE pic.twitter.com/bImEuNOsla

— ✯ hayden ✯ MCR SEATTLE (@knivesfordays) July 12, 2025

WHAT THE FUCK GERARD IS DEAD THEY KIDNAPPED MCR #mcrseattle pic.twitter.com/sbrCQQdKir

— ✞𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚊 (@AllWeRIsBulletz) July 12, 2025

to everyone who saw mcr last night pic.twitter.com/pdrw5UJFDH

— romy 🇵🇸 || old men lover (@H4NGM4NSJOKE) July 12, 2025

A MAN BURNING RUNNING ON STAGE???? #mcrseattle pic.twitter.com/XS5ebqiaXL

— MCR France 🇫🇷 (@mychemfr) July 12, 2025

hey so wtf tonight was wild… #MCRSEATTLE pic.twitter.com/YapygrJ9CG

— cel 𖧷 (@553JUN) July 12, 2025

mcr is touring and i don’t get to go #imnotokaypic.twitter.com/IqtUgEJ35G

— lainey! (@gumshoekitty) July 12, 2025

gerard singing bury me in black whole rolling on the floor i love my life pic.twitter.com/sJ6Rfc0opx

— ash ౨ৎ mcr sf + la (@mcrpissr) July 12, 2025

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’.

NEW MAMA LYRICS #MCRSEATTLE pic.twitter.com/X1II7Y6kda

— ✯ hayden ✯ MCR SEATTLE (@knivesfordays) July 12, 2025

MCR Seattle – Mama + new Dagger! 🗡️ pic.twitter.com/RcTklgR1yQ

— Melissa (@mel_med14) July 12, 2025

wdym mcr mama lyric change pic.twitter.com/GZi6YM1lma

— jen in the box⁷ ||. 🃏🧑‍🚀🌊🪞🥢7️⃣ ꪜ ³ᵈ (@H0BIUNIVERSE) July 12, 2025

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’.