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May. 21, 2024 

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Punk rock band My Chemical Romance announces reunion show

Fans might have come out of their emo phase when the band My Chemical Romance broke up in 2013, but they can now step back into the light and enjoy this music once again. Rumors were floating around that My Chemical Romance is back in action and, those rumors are true. Grab those headphones and Bluetooth speakers, download some music and get ready to rock out with everyone’s favorite teenage rock band. 

My Chemical Romance has been rehearsing in studios in Hollywood for an upcoming reunion show on Dec. 20 in Los Angeles, California at 8:30 p.m., but tickets sold out in minutes. Fans are thrilled to death that their all-time favorite band from when they were teens, is now back in action after being broken up for almost six years. If fans were not as excited, the tickets would not have sold out that quickly. Once fans found the rumors of the reunion to be true, they all cried tears of joy, probably while listing to “Welcome to the Black Parade” and getting back into their old clothes and dark, bold makeup. The image is part of the fun.

Fans might remember some of their most popular songs like “Welcome to the Black Parade,” “Teenagers,” “I’m Not Okay (I Promise)” and “The Ghost of You.” There are so many more songs that fans might remember and they can find more like these on iTunes, YouTube, Pandora and Spotify. Fans are hoping that more songs and tour dates will be released in 2020. Tons of memes rolled out when the reunion was announced. For example, how the fans reacted to the reunion, what a time traveler would say to someone listening to My Chemical Romance after they broke up and much more. 

For those who might not know who they are, My Chemical Romance, better known as MCR, was formed back in 2001 after the 9/11 attacks on the Twin Towers. They talked about that depressing day in history and turned it into a motivation to make a difference. They are an American alternative rock band, who wanted to make the emo style of music popular. They have a little bit of punk rock style as well. The band consists of Gerard Way (lead singer), Mikey Way (guitar), Frank Lero (rhythm guitar), Ray Toro (lead guitar), Bob Bryar (percussion), Matt Pelissier (percussion) and James Dewees (percussion.) A few band members had left before the break up in 2013. The ones fans will mostly remember, who are all back in the action of performing together are Gerard Way, Mikey Way, Toro and Lero. Fans are all hoping that this reunion will last so they do not have to go through getting into their emo phase and then backing out once again.  

Image from My Chemical Romance via YouTube