The Reunion Tour was a concert tour by American rock band My Chemical Romance. After a single reunion show in Los Angeles on December 20, 2019, a worldwide tour set to commence in 2020 was postponed several times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It commenced in May 2022, with legs in Europe, North America, and Oceania, before concluding in March 2023.
History
On October 31, 2019, after a six-year hiatus, the band announced a reunion scheduled to be held as a one-off event in Los Angeles on December 20, 2019. After tickets for the show sold out within minutes, and following a strong positive response to the news online, the band subsequently scheduled further reunion shows worldwide. Initial announcements centered on a run of summer festival shows in mainland Europe and three nights at Stadium MK in Milton Keynes, England, followed by a further announcement of a North American tour.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all the tour's 2020 shows, including the North American leg, were postponed to 2021. On March 9, 2021, it was announced that the planned England performance in St Austell had been postponed. The band announced in April 2021 that all of the remaining tour dates had been rescheduled for 2022. An additional three tour dates in Australia were announced on May 23, 2021.
Reception The first date of the tour was sold out with an attendance of 5,113, garnering a total revenue of $1,451,745.
Angie Piccirillo, a reporter from Consequence of Sound gave the December 20, 2019 performance a positive review, stating: "emo is alive and well in 2019. If you don’t believe it, you should have seen My Chemical Romance reunite on Friday night for their first show in seven years. The legendary emo rock band ended the decade with a literal 'bang', a 'one-night only' gig at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium, where the scene smelled just like high school — except this time around, no one was under 21." Other reporters from NME, Rolling Stone and Kerrang! who attended the performance had given the show positive reviews as well.
Set list The following set list is from the Los Angeles show on December 20, 2019. It is not intended to represent all shows from the tour.
"I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" "Thank You for the Venom" "Give 'Em Hell, Kid" "House of Wolves" "Summertime" "You Know What They Do to Guys Like Us in Prison" "Make Room!!!!" "Our Lady of Sorrows" "Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)" "Sleep" "Mama" "I Don't Love You" "Destroya" "Teenagers" "S/C/A/R/E/C/R/O/W" "Famous Last Words" "The Kids from Yesterday" Encore "Vampire Money" "Helena" Encore 2 "Welcome to the Black Parade"
Tour dates + List of 2019 showsDateCityCountryVenueOpening act(s) December 20 Los Angeles United States Shrine Exposition HallThursday
+ List of 2022 showsDateCityCountryVenueOpening act(s) May 16 St. Austell England Eden ProjectFrank Turner May 17LostAlone May 19 Milton Keynes Stadium MKLostAlonePlaceboWitch Fever May 21CassyetteBarns CourtneyPlacebo May 22Charlotte SandsStarcrawler May 24 Dublin Ireland Royal Hospital KilmainhamGayleStarcrawler May 25Gayle May 27 Warrington England Victoria ParkCrawlersFrank TurnerStarcrawler May 28 Cardiff Wales Sophia GardensFuneral for a FriendLostAloneStarcrawler May 30 Glasgow Scotland OVO HydroStarcrawler June 1 Paris France Accor Arena June 2 Rotterdam Netherlands Rotterdam Ahoy June 4 Bologna Italy Arena Parco Nord June 6 Munich Germany OlympiahalleStarcrawler June 7 Budapest Hungary Budapest ParkBarns Courtney June 9 Warsaw Poland Letnia Scena ProgresjiKarin AnnBarns Courtney June 11 Prague Czech Republic O2 ArenaManon MeurtEclipse June 12 Berlin Germany VelodromCreeper June 14 Stockholm Sweden Gröna Lund June 17 Bonn Germany Rheinaue Creeper June 18 August 20 Oklahoma CityUnited States Paycom CenterCoheed and CambriaDilly Dally August 21 San Antonio AT&T CenterDilly DallyTurnstile August 23 Nashville Bridgestone Arena August 24 Cincinnati Heritage Bank Center August 26 Raleigh PNC ArenaSoul GloTurnstile August 27 Elmont UBS ArenaThe Bouncing SoulsGhösh August 29 Philadelphia Wells Fargo CenterDevil Master August 30 Albany MVP ArenaMeg MyersWaterparks September 1 Uncasville Mohegan Sun Arena September 2 Montreal Canada Bell Centre September 4 Toronto Scotiabank ArenaSeptember 5 September 7 Boston United States TD GardenBadflowerThursday September 8September 10 Brooklyn Barclays Center September 11The Lemon TwigsThursday September 13 Detroit Little Caesars Arena September 15 Saint Paul Xcel Energy CenterThe Homeless Gospel ChoirThursday September 16 Chicago Douglass Park September 18 Alpharetta Ameris Bank Amphitheatre100 gecs September 20 Newark Prudential CenterThe Homeless Gospel ChoirThursday September 21The Homeless Gospel ChoirMidtown September 23 Dover The Woodlands September 24 Sunrise FLA Live ArenaThe Homeless Gospel ChoirMidtown September 27 Houston Toyota CenterDevil MasterMidtown September 28 Dallas American Airlines Center September 30 Denver Ball ArenaTaking Back SundayYouth Code October 2 Portland Moda Center October 3 Tacoma Tacoma DomeKimya DawsonTaking Back Sunday October 5 Oakland Oakland ArenaSurfbortTaking Back Sunday October 7 Paradise T-Mobile ArenaTaking Back SundayYouth Code October 8 Sacramento Discovery Park October 11 Inglewood Kia ForumTaking Back SundayYouth Code October 12The RegrettesShannon and the Clams October 14Meg MyersNothing October 15The Homeless Gospel ChoirThursday October 17MidtownWaterparks October 23 Winchester Las Vegas Festival Grounds rowspan="2" October 29 November 18 Mexico City Mexico Autódromo Hermanos RodríguezWhite Lies
+ List of 2023 showsDateCityCountryVenueOpening act(s) March 11 Auckland New Zealand The Outer FieldsLipsMiss JuneGoodnight Nurse March 13 Brisbane Australia Brisbane Entertainment CentreJimmy Eat World March 14 March 16 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena March 17 March 19 Sydney Qudos Bank Arena March 20 March 25 Chiba Japan Makuhari Messe rowspan="2" March 26 Osaka Intex Osaka Cancelled dates
Date City Country Venue Reason March 20, 2020 Ascot Vale Australia Melbourne Showgrounds COVID-19 pandemic March 21, 2020 Sydney The DomainMarch 25, 2020AucklandNew ZealandThe Outer Fields July 1, 2020 Sopron Hungary Volt Festival June 16, 2022 Saint Petersburg Russia Ice Palace Russian invasion of Ukraine June 17, 2022 Moscow Luzhniki Olympic Complex June 19, 2022 Kyiv Ukraine Sky Family Park September 18, 2022AtlantaUnited States Piedmont Park Gun laws in Georgia October 22, 2022 Winchester Las Vegas Festival Grounds High wind warning
Personnel My Chemical Romance Frank Iero – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Ray Toro – lead guitar, backing vocals Gerard Way – lead vocals Mikey Way – bass
Additional personnel Jarrod Alexander – drums, percussion Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards
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