Ruth Harrison of FemaleFirst has posed a great review of the show in Manchester, England at the O2 Manchester Apollo on October 24. Here’s a quote:
The highlight of the night for me had to be when some major MCR fan was invited onto the stage to sing Honey, This Mirror Ain’t [sic] Big Enough for the Both of Us. Despite coming in too early a brilliant three times, when his turn to sing came, he sure as hell made the most of it. Tearing around the stage, chucking plectrums into the audience and coping Gerard as much as he could possibly do. He was my hero. Well done kid.
—Ruth Harrison
CLICK HERE to read the whole review.
Spin magazine has posed a 15-second preview of the song “Planetary (GO!)” form the upcoming album. The song will also be featured in the upcoming video game Gran Turismo 5. CLICK HERE to read a short article about he song and hear the clip.
Can’t think of a good Halloween costume? MCR has you covered. Four printable Killjoy masks are available on the official website. CLICK HERE for more information.
My Chemical Romance will play at Q101’s Twisted 2010 at the House of Blues in Chicago, Illinois on December 15, 2010. Tickets go on sale at 10:00 A.M. CDT on October 28 (this Thursday). CLICK HERE and HERE for more information.
This is, thus far, the third MCR radio station show scheduled for December:
- December 5 – Tampa, Florida at 97X Next Big Thing 2010 at the 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre
- December 14 – Saint Louis, Missouri at KPNT 105.7 The Point’s Ho Ho Show 2010 at The Pageant
- December 15 – Chicago, Illinois at Q101’s Twisted 2010 at the House of Blues
Photo credit: HOB Entertainment, Inc.
Last night My Chemical Romance played their second World Contamination Tour show at the O2 Manchester Apollo in Manchester, England. Gigwise has posted some great photos by Shirlaine Forrest, which you can see by CLICKING HERE.
Photo credit: Shirlaine Forrest
Caroline Sullivan of The Guardian has written a review of the October 23 London show at the HMV Hammersmith Apollo. She gave the show three out of five stars; she liked it, but she wasn’t enamored like the fans. Anyway, here’s an quote:
[S]inger Gerard Way is not only attractive, in a spindly, black-clad way, he uses the f-word often enough to seem thrillingly naughty, while guitarist Ray Toro emanates impassive cool as he produces squealing, melodic runs that bring to mind a younger Slash.
CLICK HERE to read the rest of the review.
Today My Chemical Romance performed its first live show in over a year at the HMV Hammersmith Apollo in London, England. Here’s the set list for the 90-minute show:
- “Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)”
- “Thank You for the Venom”
- “Dead!”
- “Cemetery Drive”
- “Planetary (GO!)”
- “I’m Not Okay (I Promise)”
- “Give ‘Em Hell, Kid”
- “Our Lady of Sorrows”
- “I Don’t Love You”
- “You Know What They Do to Guys Like Us in Prison”
- “The Only Hope for Me Is You”
- “Honey, This Mirror Isn’t Big Enough for the Two of Us”
- “This Is How I Disappear”
- “Welcome to the Black Parade”
- “Helena”
- “Mama”
- “Teenagers”
- “The Ghost of You”
- “Famous Last Words”
- “Sleep”
- “Cancer”
- “The Kids from Yesterday”
For a recap of the show check out Jason Gregory’s article on Gigwise, which you can read by CLICKING HERE. For some great fish-eye photos of the show by Nick Clark, CLICK HERE.
Remember, My Chemical Freak would love to have readers submit their reviews and photos of shows. We’ll post everything you send us and give you credit. All you have to do is e-mail Brandi at brandi@mychemicalfreak.com.
Update:
Michelle B. and Sarah I., two fans who were selected to be official tour reporters, have posed their reviews and pictures of the shows on the official MCR blog. CLICK HERE to read their reviews.
Photo credit: Nick Clark
According to the German online music store, JPC (Jazz, Pop und Classic), the CD single for “Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)” will be released on November 5, 2010. (Judging from past CD single releases from the band, this will probably not be available in North America, only in Europe and possibly Australia.) According the product description page the two-track single will also feature the “Zero Percent”. This song has never been released before and will not be available on the upcoming album. CLICK HERE to listen to a short clip of the song on the product description page on JPC.
Photo credit: Neil Krug for Reprise Records and My Chemical Romance
Recently, MTV has been releasing lots of short clips of an interview they did with the band. In fact CLICK HERE for another one about who “Mad Gear and Missile Kid” are. Anyway, according to the band, the whole interview will be on MTV this Saturday, October 23 on 10 on Top, which will air at 11:30 A.M. PDT/EDP (10:30 A.M. CDT).
My Chemical Romance announced today that it will play at 105.7 The Point’s Ho Ho Show at The Pageant in St. Louis, Missouri on December 14, 2010. For more information CLICK HERE. Tickets will go on sale to the general public HERE on Friday, October 22 at 5:00 P.M. CDT.
Previously the band announced that it will also play in Tampa, Florida at 97X Next Big Thing at the 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre on December 5. So expect more announcements of tour dates at radio station-sponsored Christmas shows, because it seems very likely that the band will do circuit of them in December.
