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My Chemical Romance’s Tour of the UK and Ireland Rescheduled for 2021

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Having originally been set to tour the UK and Ireland this coming June, My Chemical Romance have officially now confirmed that the shows have been postponed until 2021 due to ongoing concerns around the current coronavirus pandemic.

Taking to Facebook to confirm the news, the band had the following to say regarding the decision:

Due to the current Covid 19 Coronavirus Pandemic, we have had to make the difficult decision to postpone our UK and Ireland dates until 2021. We must put the health of our fans and families first. We believe you understand this decision, which we laboured over. We intend to come back and play – in fact, we can’t wait to play – and hope you will be there with us, hope there is much to celebrate… Thanks for your support and understanding.

All five shows have now been rescheduled, with the band set to start out at the Eden Project in Cornwall on June 15th and finish up in Dublin on June 22nd.

The full set of rescheduled My Chemical Romance shows for the UK and Ireland can be found below:

June 2021
15 – Eden Project, St Austell
17 – Stadium MK, Milton Keynes
19 – Stadium MK, Milton Keynes
20 – Stadium MK, Milton Keynes
22 – Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin

My Chemical Romance – Fake Your Death

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My Chemical Romance will release their greatest hits album ‘May Death Never Stop You‘ next week, complete with several previously unreleased demo tracks and the last track that the band ever recorded together in the studio, ‘Fake Your Death‘. Whilst on the face of it the title of the track may seem like the band are trying to send a message that they’re not really gone, it’s also equally plausible that this truly is the last track that My Chemical Romance will ever record together in the studio, but that it’s still an apt title as they’ll still live on in the hearts and memories of their fans and all those that they reached out to and inspired throughout their career.

With its simple yet beautiful piano introduction, the sombre tone for ‘Fake Your Death‘ is set, and the opening lyrical line “Some people watch, some people pray, but even lights can fade away” further enhances the sense of sadness that encapsulates the track. There’s a genuine pain in Gerard Way’s voice as he repeats the line “Just look at all that pain”, a heartfelt ache that can be heard in a lot of Gerard Way’s vocals yet that feels all the more poignant here given the track’s significance. ‘Fake Your Death‘ feels every bit the goodbye that it is, a pure and heartfelt offering from a band that will seemingly never record together again, one final musical moment for fans to feast their ears upon and savour. It’s not one of the band’s more lively offerings, but then it wouldn’t really feel right if it was; ‘Fake Your Death‘ feels like a track that could be played at a funeral, and given that it’s one that marks the death of My Chemical Romance it is therefore very appropriate that this is the case.

If ‘Fake Your Death‘ is to be the last ever track that My Chemical Romance record together in the studio then it can definitely be seen as a powerfully emotional one for them to bow out on. Some fans may have hoped for something slightly more lively with the band’s final effort, something with a little more grit and perhaps not so melancholy, ‘Fake Your Death‘ is certainly an impressive single from My Chemical Romance though, a good track for them to go out on that feels suitably sombre to mark the final chapter in the My Chemical Romance story.

My Chemical Romance Announce Split

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After 12 years together as a band, My Chemical Romance have decided to go their separate ways and have called time on the band.

During their 12 year stint as a band from 2001-2013, My Chemical Romance released four studio albums, the last of which, ‘Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys‘, was released in 2010.

My Chemical Romance had the following to say about the split:

Being in this band for the past 12 years has been a true blessing. We’ve gotten to go places we never knew we would. We’ve been able to see and experience things we never imagined possible. We’ve shared the stage with people we admire, people we look up to, and best of all, our friends. And now, like all great things, it has come time for it to end. Thanks for all of your support, and for being part of the adventure.