A Deep Dive Into The Return Of My Chemical Romance 

as someone who has never chemicalled a romance, i’m absolutely obsessed with their joan of arc look. saw it on tumblr and went nuts for it. truly the height of gender

Re: the “unkillable/s” drums: Frank wrote on the drums, not Gerard. It was near the anniversary of his near death bus accident in Sydney that lead to him having continued chronic pain and PTSD. Frank also posted on Instagram, going to the spot of the accident and flipping it off. Anyways I’m really emotional about Frank Iero writing “unkillable” on the drums after almost dying and everyone needs to know it.

mcr's reunion feels like that one time my cat ran away and was gone for a little over a decade and we all thought she was dead until she shows back up missing both of her ears and secretly pregnant

it makes me SO HAPPY whenever i hear another person say Danger Days is their fave mcr album. The electric joy within that album saved my life in more ways than one

You didn’t touch on it, but “UNKILLABLE” in Sydney is a reference to Frank surviving a horrific accident in the city several years ago. He was run over by a bus and ended up in hospital for weeks. Instead of saying “Trust me” during Not Okay, Frank screamed “You’ll never kill me” and then on the second night, Frank was the one who added the ‘S’ onto the drumhead to make it into “UNKILLABLES.”

Wanted to mention as someone who was at the Raleigh show: Gerard started the night with a bloody gauze pad taped over their left eye but it fell off within like three songs. Also they went on a tangent about how the M&M factory in New York wouldn't let his daughter put the word "Advil" on orange M&M's

Also there was this huge conspiracy in the fandom when they broke up that they were going to come back and they were going to do it in 2019 (which they DID but then covid struck). A) because Danger Days took place in 2019 and B) because Gerard once upon a time said that he always wanted to follow in Smashing Pumpkin's footsteps be together for 12 years, break up, and reunite after 7 years. Which they did. + the whole 'fake your death' thing made everyone insane. Jury out if it was actually intentional but it's insane

Two important things to note about the Dublin shows on the tour, on night 1 Gerard made a joke about the queen of England prompting an entire crowd of emos to chant "FUCK THE QUEEN" a chant that was also repeated the next night when he tried to explain himself which was magical, and also on night 2 Frank (and maybe Gerard for the first song my memory is hazy on that part) wore t-shirts that acknowledged and commemorated the victims of a mass shooting that had taken place in a school in Texas the day before

There was something satisfying in a feral way to see Gerard way arrive on stage in those clean cuts office outifits, very prim and professional, and end up the show missing layers, covered in sweat and blood, with rips down the tights and missing shoes, the tie undone and fucked up hair of it all... The literal decay, yet she stays intimidating the whole time, its ART

16:30 their shirt says “ALL HAIL THE RAT KING” with a print of a rat king in the center. A rat king is the term for when 5 or more rats get stuck in a very confined space and get their tails knotted together, generally because of attempts to escape that involve crawling around or over each other. They’re commonly associated with class disparity and how the rich make life hell for the poorer people. I think the motifs speak for themselves on that one Edit 2/4/23: I just found this EXCELLENT video on rat kings if anyone is interested, she explains more about the class/wealth thing as well: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Jo8jlfVZ194.html

MCR and paramore both making BIG statements with their time on stage at WWWY fest is something that can be so personal. But no really Hayley making a speech about how the nostalgia of the festival is weird because the scene wasn't always safe (and how they found a kinship with my chemical romance during those days as both bands were alienated in different but very normal at the time ways) and then immediately after their set having MCR come on the stage with their stunt must have been FANTASTIC to witness live. I wish I could have been there god damn.

between Joan of Arc, Princess Diana, the Manson girls, and Jackie Kennedy, Gerard is clearly doing a whole tragic women from history thing, and i just wish they'd done Helen Of Troy. they would have killed it.

Honestly seeing metaman in person was the best thing I've ever experienced. So excited for the full deep dive

15:34 The "I heart MCR" on the drum is because Warrington is very close to Manchester (Gerard seemed to think we were actually in Manchester) and MCR is what Manchester gets abbreviated to. The first time I visited I just thought everyone was really into My Chemical Romance and that was why "I heart MCR" was everywhere 😭

i literally wrote a ten-page essay on the return of my chem for my media and pop music class last semester (got a 95/100 slay). i love being insane in the head about this band!!! what i love more is seeing other people be insane about them as well. this is a loving community of feral gays

The red costume from The Phantom Of The Opera is supposed to be the red death from Edgar Allen Poe's The Masque Of The Red Death which is about rich people who during a plauge locks themselves in a big house to party and essentialy ignore everyone outside suffering. It is a great short story and it would definitly make sense for Gerad to refrence it in some way

But what you don't know is that his real name is Strange Aeons....

The Hawaiian shirt/bullet hole look is about killing your past self! The original look existed in a really rough year for them and there were multiple factors that affected their mental health and this look is shooting that previous self dead. 💖

Fuck, the constant switching between the he/him and they/them pronouns is exactly what I want for myself. One of the first times I've heard he/they pronouns(however the fuck I've managed to never come across someone talking about someone with he/they pronouns is an enigma) in action like that, but it's exactly as, if not even more, magnificent as I expected.

I was always reluctant to get into mcr because i felt i was too late, and that i missed all the crucial points (basically i didnt wanna be a ‘poser’) Watched part of this and was like, fine ill listen to their music, and then come back. Holy shit, im hooked and cant believe i didn’t get into this earlier. Their music isnt exactly up my alley, but i think theyve just become a favorite. Thanks again for your amazing taste Strange!

I went to a Green Day show with a friend as a teen almost 15 years ago specifically to see MCR (they were opening) and, to this day, it was one of the most influential and punk moments I experienced that completely shaped the way I thought of myself and protecting others at shows /calling out predatory musicians. Gerard started talking about girls flashing rock stars and throwing bras at the stage which felt uncomfortable but was normal/expected at the time, then pivoted to something like "and if anyone says shit like that to you, you say FUCK YOU AND THANKS FOR THE VENOM!", then went into the song. I remember my friend and I staring at each other in shock then going fucking feral, I still get emotional when I think about it. (Green Day came on after and did exactly what Gerard was criticizing while the front man stuck his hand in his pants and touched himself in front of mostly children). I learned so much in an instant from something he might have perceived as talking nonsense on stage, MCR forever has my love and respect 🖤

I bought my MCR tickets pre covid, at the start of a relationship that quickly turned toxic and abusive, with the intent of going together. By the time covid came around, I was fully aware of the manipulation and abuse happening in the relationship and was so confused but so relieved when we had to live separately. Soon I broke up with them and felt a bit lost. I ended up going to MCR, Dublin, alone (first time going to a concert on my own) and it was honestly so beautiful. I was so sad and alone in that relationship, and by the time the concert came around I had found someone that I truly loved, I had come out as non-binary, and had healed from the abuse. It was full circle. It felt so beautiful and I was so wonderfully emotional the whole time. So yeah. Gerald's queerness means a lot to me and was a huge part in my coming out and healing from the abuse. Also, on the first night of the Dublin show, Gerard talked about how they felt so restricted and the band felt joyless. They said that this concert was the first time they felt like they could go wild and fully get into it without fearing about losing or damaging their voice or being 'too much'. He proceeded to shout their voice raw for the whole concert, saying that it was their first time in a long time to feel like they can have fun. It was incredible to witness. (and then there was the whole 'fuck the queen moment'. incredible)

About the Sydney drums. It was the first time not Gerard wrote on the drum, but Frank. He also added the "s" on the second day there. As you may know Frank got involved in a bus accident IN SYDNEY, having been dragged under a bus and only having survived because of the rucksack he was wearing. He talked about having struggled with the thoughts that he didnt actually survive, and that the life he was living was HIS version of the afterlife after he had been killed in the accident. This was the first time he was back in Sydney to play shows, and it´s him announcing that he is alive. He also posted a video on instagram of him returning to the street where it happened, where he put a black rose down on the sidewalk and spit on it.

the whole theme about the “tragic and fucked up women” gerard has displayed reminds me of the lyric “and so he gets to die a saint but *she will always be the whore*” which i’ve seen interpreted in many ways, but i feel like there’s a connection there

thank god, I needed to hear someone talk about MCR I can't cope with the uncertainty of the band's future alone...

as a 13 year old who has recently got into my mcr phase due to my very emo boyfriend, i have been waiting for this. thank you father strange

I was a casual listener in my youth, like i loved their music but was not involved in the online space nearly at all. I HAD NO IDEA THERE WAS THIS MUCH LORE BEHIND THEIR MUSIC WHERE HAVE I BEEN

Also, the reference to The Crow on one of the drums feels very significant. The Crow is a story about a man who, like the male demolition lover, is brought back from the dead to have revenge on the men who killed him and his wife. It ties into the whole theme of violence and tragic femininity and is a wonderful comic/movie i think most MCR fans would love.

i also had a weird obsession with Joan of Arc. i was in third grade and wanted to recreate a painting of her, so i made a dress from kleenex and hair ties for a barbie and tied her to the leg of my nightstand. also made my mom photocopy paintings of her included in a biography i’d read so i could hang them on my wall.

As someone who owns all the danger days comic books, they take the album from amazing to genius. The story is a lot darker than the songs seem on the surface, and it is so amazing how intricately the songs and story tie together.

At their Alpharetta show in September while they played the end of the intro to Helena a shooting star was visible right over the roof! Literally seconds before the line “came a time/when every star fall brought you to tears again.” It was only visible from the further back lawn seats. it was honestly the most magical moment of my life. Yes, I cried.

I still can't believe that the first time I ever saw my favorite band in the world, that Gerard was wearing a dress the whole time. The absolute thrill of seeing them have so much fun just amplified my excitement. And I was already buzzing with excitement.

I'm 32 years old this year and it just makes me heart fucking soar seeing all the new young (and old) people finding MCR for the first time. I'll never understand musical gatekeepers. I first found MCR when I was about 13 and I'm absolutely thrilled that a whole new generation of kids gets to experience them for the first time, and maybe they'll also get the same comfort from them that me and my friends did (and badly needed) years ago.

I have very clear memories of my older sister, in the depths of her own emo phase, forcing me to watch the Helena music video with her at like 8 years old and it forever changing my brain chemistry

I was at the Princess Diana show, and it was the single greatest night of my life. The persistent motif of powerful, tragic women in this tour resonates with me on a level I can't explain. Thank you for taking the time to go full nerd on this video, it was so fucking good

Dang. I was at the Chicago show and we thought he was a babushka, but this makes much more sense😂 Also, Gerard was a class act. At Riot Fest, the crowd was getting too squished and he stopped after every single song to implore us to take a few steps back and let people out who were trapped. Love this man. ❤

the part about their WWWY looks is making me reel in horror. I recently turned 23, marking 10 years since the age that my emo phase began and I've been listening to a lot of the songs I used to love then for nostalgia, but seeing the pics of elderly MCR and hearing you talk about the theming of that show (and the tour as a whole) has snapped me back to reality with regards to how I've been looking back on that stage of my own life. I was truly miserable, and I never could have conceived at that age that I would ever be as happy as I am at this point in my life. There is a lot to be said about the way we tend to fetishize our own past suffering for the sake of fondly recalling a time where we simply had fewer responsibilities. I'd much rather be the happy adult I am than the depressed child I was.

Teya has perfect vibe and sense of humor, her content is perfect to sit back, relax and grab some snacks

The Germs? Bro, they had one album. It was produced by Joan Jett. Thats some serious dedication to punk knowing about them. Hot damn

If the red outfit is indeed Phantom of the Opera, in the musical The Phantom is an outcast. Rejected by society because of a facial deformity and that rejection turns him into a monster. That is an outfit he wears to a masquerade, he is dressed as Red Death. So very on brand! Thank you for the video! I was an emo kid in the early 2000s in high school and MCR is still one of my favorites. Still remember seeing them during their tour for The Black Parade!

5:33 finally my niche knowledge can be put to good use! Gerard Way wrote many comics, most notably Umbrella Academy and Doom Patrol, headed a whole line of comics for DC (Mikey wrote a comic for this line), and created Peni Parker for marvel. He wrote 3 comic series for Killjoys I believe, including a recent one Somehow MCR just passed me by as a teen so comics are how I know him. It's cool to learn more about the other side of his career

Ahhh I was at that Toronto concert too. I literally screamed “he’s a cat!!” And started crying. I’m 28 😅 MCR will always have a huge part of my heart.

I was at the Corona Capital in Mexico City where he used the Joan of Arc outfit and I just want to make a couple of clarifications for your video. The date of this concert was November 18 ( not 28), they usually make this massive festival on that date because on November 20th is the celebration of the Mexican Revolution and It’s a Holiday, so people of other cities (such as myself) can travel to Mexico City to attend the festival. The other thing is that the text in the drums reads “Muy feugo” that doesn’t have an exact translation but I personally don’t think has anything to do with faith (“fe” in spanish), for me it’s a misspell of “fuego” (“fire” in Spanish). While “Muy” is the spanish word for “very”, so I think this could translate as “very fire” (?) I think it could be a reference to Joan of Arc’s death by burning. For me it makes sense. After one of the song he even said “Merci”, it caught my attention because I speak french too but we mexicans speak spanish (obviously) and at first I though he had made a mistake because after that he kept saying “Gracias”. But then I realized it had to do with the Joan Of Arc character he was trying to portrait. Very clever of them. Aside of this, I want to say that I enjoyed a lot this video and I appreciate you for taking the time and effort to do it. And, that to me as a 31 year old, seeing them live was something I did not expect to experience but that night was amazing, mindblowing, breathtaking and all the positive adjectives you all could think of. It was the best night ever and I have high hopes for the release of a new album ❤

I remember being made fun of for liking MCR in 2005 when I would listen to Three Cheers on loop as a 12 year old. The adoration this band has today is so validating lol

I love mcr, I got into them during my depression last year😭 I had an identity crisis and couldnt go to school for the whole year so their music really comforted me at my worst.

I'm a teen, and I've been listening to MCR since I was a baby. As my mom put it... Her emo phase was in fact not a phase, it's been going on since the early 2000's. For all of my life I've wanted to see MCR Live but I thought it was never going to happen. But last year that almost happened, but sadly it was not to be due to insane resale prices on tickets. I'm hoping that I'll be able to see MCR when/if they tour again.

It's awesome how MCR has been slowly getting more respect. I think it's fair to say that MCR was often mocked and lumped in with a lot of mediocre bands. Now, I'm seeing a lot of people acknowledge that MCR is dope. In the guitar community for example, Ray Toro is slowly getting more love.

Loving MCR's return. The 17 year old me that cried when they announced their hiatus is crying again except I'm 32 now and I'm doing dishes. Also thank you for appreciating the genius of Danger Days.

Gerard screaming "RRRRRAAATSSS" needs to become a soundbite- it deserves to be memed

My favorite theory to explain the Jackie Kennedy outfit is that the scarf over their head paired with a dress is a reference to an outfit Nicky Wire of the Manic Street Preachers wore on stage in 1993. Gerard tweeted a picture of that Nicky outfit in 2015 I believe. The Manics also have a history of wearing military inspired outfits and slogans so at the very least there are parallels.

Seeing them live this year literally saved my life. They'd always saved me in the past but i got very very VERY close to ending my life and I didn't because I had promised my child self I'd live to see them in concert. So to finally see them onstage, knowing they survived and so did I, it meant so much. My Chemical Romance saved my life and I'll never stop thanking them.

witnessing a driven (maybe not sane) artist succeed in making so much good art, as a young aspiring driven (maybe not sane) artist, and finding that amazement again whenever i jump back into mcr as an adult now. its so good. i love how much he thinks about all the little parts of what he makes.

I would like to lovingly note, as a person who went to the Sept. 8 show in Boston, that it happened the same day that the queen kicked the bucket

Last night I just listened to all of MCR's music for the first time in 9 years. When I initially was a fan of them as an emo 13 year old, I got bullied so badly that I went back in the closet and was so ashamed of who I was that I started dressing preppy again and stopped listening to emo music for years. I'm 22 now and I know that the pink haired, openly queer, confident ass person that I am today is someone that my middle school self would think is the coolest person in the world. And yes, I still remember the words to every single one of their songs.

The fact that a lot of his outfits are now illegal in several states is both saddening and also further cements how much of a legend he is

I've been wanting someone to break down this whole SWARM era/aesthetic thing they've been doing because I absolutely adore it. The flies, the no-nonsense all caps font, the earthy greens and yellows, the ideas of SWARM and DECAY, sometimes having the words printed backwards, and how all of these visual ideas tie into the single art for Foundations of Decay, not to mention Gerard's little pedestal of effects that they play with throughout the show, and the sometimes minutes of droning "swarm" noise that happen between songs. This tour shattered all my expectations of just being a reunion tour, and I loved every second.

Welcome to the black parade changed my brain chemistry. My dad introduced me to MCR when I was in the 5th grade (he decided I was old enough to listen without getting scared?? Lol) as he would play their CD’s when we were in the car. When I heard the actual song welcome to the black parade, I had never felt so many emotions because of a song before. So well fucking crafted. All their songs are. One of the greatest bands of all time, and Gerard has some of the best most unique vocals on someone ever.

As an avid MCR fan with no time to go through all this myself I cannot express to you how grateful I am that you made this 🖤

Being born in 2005, I love watching your video's. It feels like sitting next to my cousins again (who are way older than me and my sister) and hearing them talk about the 1990s and 2000s. A time I never experienced be they seem rather happy about and nostalgic towards.... Thanks :)

I was at the Portland show, and I was heartbroken because the show ended and the whole damn audience got up and left! NO ENCORE???!!! Devastated. Absolutely devastated.

I was at the Tokyo concert and I believe they were using a pitch shifter on their voice the whole night. I absolutely love the unrepentant embracing of their new office lady/ flight attendant character's femininity. Absolutely amazing show and actually kind of hilarious knowing how they did the old makeup/ lambasting the whole idea of playing the hits forever until they're old for that one concert considering they were up right after Bad Religion who were Literally That Lmao

I have no personal interest in exploring their music, but it's very obvious they are all incredibly talented, and just artists making art, and that is something to be cherished

i distantly know one of the makeup artists that did some of the old age makeup for the "when we were young" concert. For a while she was one of the highest ranked Pokemon GO! players in the US.

Hiii! I work on the archive with friends (there's like 15 of us!) I help out a mcrchivemedia blog (aka our media side blog) and help with some of the Twitter lists and content gathering post show! Though not as much as I want to, as I managed to concuss myself at the start of TWO legs. Thank you for the shout out! I'm so grateful to the fanbase for making it all so fun and worthwhile. I also melt at all the kindness the fanbase has expressed in regards to the project and the legs in general. Hope you're doing great, you're super awesome!

For the Sydney shows, I'm 99% sure that the 'unkillable(s)' on the drum set is a reference to Frank Iero having a near death experience in Sydney the last time he was here. Also I like to think that they did acknowledge the 10 year anniversary of the break up as they played Kill all Your Friends (it's been 10 fucking years since I've been seeing your face round here) AS YOU CAN SEE I WAS THERE AND I HAVEN'T BEEN THE SAME SINCE

I was in Bonn and damn...it was not just the first time I met my long distance boyfriend but that concert was genuinely the best thing ever....have you ever been in a crowd that feels the same pain when hearing the g note.

This video is the sole reason that MCR are now one of my all time favourite bands. Thank you for dragging me headfirst into the wonderful creativity of Frank, Ray, Mikey and Gererd

I’m very into fall out boy on Tumblr so many of the accounts I follow post mcr stuff. I never really got into them but I think they’re neat and I really enjoyed seeing a fleshed out explanation as to why all those accounts have been going feral lately. (I hope you all get that 5th album soon

I was at the last concert in Sydney (March 20th), can confirm that Gerard was wearing white contacts and they gave a huge thank you speech in the middle. Twas awesome, especially since im a younger emo who was not entirely conscious of the world until like the Danger Days era and didnt rlly get into emo stuff until abt 2018.

I got to see mcr in Tacoma, literally the best night of my life. One of my classmate's mom, Kimya Dawson, opened for them. I was fixing my makeup in the bathroom and a person fixing their makeup told me about how they hadn't been able to see them in the 2000s and told me that they were so proud of us (me and my friend) for continuing to listen and fall in love with mcr. I collapsed in an aisle at one point (yay disabilities) and a very nice girl around my age helped me back up and helped me back to my seat. I cried and screamed and never have I enjoyed myself that much.

Vampires have actually been used by MCR as metaphors for people in Hollywood and the music industry too, and if you read You Look Like Death: Tales from the Umbrella Academy there's a whole underground vampire amusement park right under Downtown Hollywood full of vampires dressed exactly like Bela Lugosi's Dracula. This book came out in March 2021. It's all about the people who are just there for you to use you.

As a pansexual, she/they, emo, ex-cheerleader (yes I was a cheerleader who listened to MCR every day and hated most people at the time and was not popular other than being the "tall/big cheerleader") I greatly appreciate this video. I always felt connected to Gerard and the band's gender fluidity and helped me as I worked through my identity and queerness. Anyway, great video, and MCR is still my favorite band (and Danger Days also has effected me forever)

My body is not ready. I watch 5 minutes of this video, had a quick cry because I missed the Chicago show to go to my shitty retail job, then watched the rest uninterrupted. As a person fellow person who has continued to be obsessed with mcr in a way that few understand; this is QUALITY fan tribute/analysis. May death never stop you, Strange ❤. Fun MCR Fact: based on Gerard's description of the show he was working on at Cartoon Network before he saw 9/11, he most likely helped make the show My Gym Partner is a Monkey. (From his poadcast interview with Brett Easton Ellis).

Saw these guys in Melbourne and ascended to a higher plain. These guys got me through a miserable time and I was so damn grateful to support them in return. And, oh, the vibes and the dancing.

35:32 i was at sunrise and it was such a wild experience. gerard was chilling on stage but ppl were being so rude to them it really hurt. lots of chanting of “take it off” and “we payed to see you” it just rubbed me the wrong way the whole time. they took the sheet ghost off after about three songs.

this is it this video, four months ago, has lead me down an obsession with my chemical romance father strange has changed my life forever more

As David Lynch always says, there is no greater pain for a creative person than losing an idea, so I really appreciate this video being brought to us, despite of it's initial deletion. As frustrating as that must have been, how it turned out now is great.

I was at the sydney show (first night) 2 weeks ago and gerard yelled out. ‘bandit just got into art school i am so proud of you sweetheart’ and it made me cry ❤😢

I was never too involved in Mcr's lore, just seemed to like the music, but getting to know these deeply and how it works even on stage, it is just incredible i love it so much

This is like a video made personally for me. I spent months analysing the set lists with my friend. I went to the 2nd Brooklyn show and WWWY Sunday. I went to show with many people who meant a lot to me. This tour meant so much to me. Thanks for bringing another layer to it. I am mostly just so happy to see them having fun with the music again. The scene was so toxic but the music has meant so much to me for most of my life. I am happy to people who made it aren't suffering anymore.

I’m a 16 year old goth kid who never really listened to mcr, but I was dragged to an mcr concert (the recent Tokyo one) by my emo friend and, I gotta say… I’m definitely a fan now. Gerard’s energy on stage is just so amazing.

I am an old lady... I remember "I'm Not Okay" was released, and I was in love. MCR and Good Charlotte got me through some very hard times ("Hold On"was released while I was in a psych ward) and I'm pretty stoked to see them return!

I bought my ticket for the tour pre-covid and it was the first concert I have ever gone to completely alone - and it was really like a religious experience. I first saw MCR live all the way back in 2005 and it was the same feeling almost. (I also saw them in 2010 but it wasn’t as intense for me, and in 2015 I saw Gerard solo which was totally different!) being alone and being able to experience all the feelings openly & without worrying about judgement was so cathartic. I recommend everyone go to a concert alone at least once in their life!

Thanks for showing love to danger days. It deserves respect.

MCR is a band i've always respected but never really gotten into, but now that i actually know stuff about it besides the album names, i might start listening to it more actively. weird how within the soan of a single video i went from a country fanatic to emo. 42:08 i literally thought to myself "if they were british, i'm convinced they would've also done a Princess Diana look"

I was at the Tacoma show, and can confirm the costume change and batman story before playing vampire money did happen and I lost it when it happened. "Robert was incredibly handsome" - Gerard Way, 2022

Saw them in Paris early in the tour. We were already going "so... is he going to wear something crazy this time?" but no, just that Mickey Mouse tshirt (which, mind you, was still pretty funny considering the whole rat theme thing during the beginning of the tour). We had no idea how insane the costumes would get later lol

Thank you SO MUCH for this breakdown. I was at the Brisbane and Melbourne shows and it was awesome to see the whole tour laid out like this. I don't know if it's been mentioned but the Unkillable drumhead was a reference to Frank's accident in Sydney some years ago -- he hashtagged a post about it with the word.

honestly danger days is fucking crack like you said. i could be so fucking sad one day but turn on anything from danger days and i’ll fuckin jam out. that album honestly changed my life, especially during a very critical and sensitive time in my life. secondly during when we were young, my dumbass didn’t even realize he was wearing a bright red outfit until my friend took a video because i’m so damn short and the big screens were in black and white i can’t even lie, i wasnt expecting the kids from yesterday even though that’s LITERALLY PART OF THE FESTIVAL’S TITLE and i bawled my eyes out. the way that album changed my life came flooding back to me in that moment and everything felt like it fell into place edit: i remember seeing the oct 24th show outfits and feeling bad about spending a shit ton of money on the festival, hayley definitely made me feel better at the end with her, as always, touching words. putting the whole nostalgia theme aside, i was so fucking happy to finally see mcr. finally being able to see the band that changed my life, yknow? i really tried to put the whole festival theme aside and just enjoy seeing bands that i really liked. anyways sorry for being sappy i just really appreciate this video teya and i need you to know!!

The vampire analogy (?) completely stopped me in my tracks. It’ll really stick with me, and hopefully be apart of my own journey working through addiction. Thank you so much for sharing that

I don't even know how many times I've watched this video. Thank you so much for making it. I am obsessed!!!!

i'm 6 minutes in & i have to just breathe through the fact that gerard way created umbrella academy. between all of my tumblrinas being obsessed with both, how did THAT fact slip through my dash?

the cheerleader outfit could have been a connection to the im not okay music video but yeah im stretching too also the jackie kennedy outfit could also be a reference to an outfit that nicky wire has worn before (both have the patterned headscarf, bulky sunglasses and dress) the watchmen drumkit, whilst the obvious reference and by far the most likely considering gerard has said in the past that thats their favourite comic series, also reminds me of the get up kids, and james dewees (their lead singer) has been an on and off session keyboardist for mcr as always, thankyou father strange

I got into them when I was 14, basically right after they broke up, and my little emo heart leapt with joy when I learned that I could see them as an adult. It was the best concert!

Was missing the tour fun, ended up here. What a lovely walk down memory lane. I went to several of these shows and every one of them was amazing. Cheerleader Gerard was inarguably the most iconic look of the era, but everything about WWWY was absolutely history. Long live my favorite band, may MCR5 and/or a live album bless us soon!

The clown reference can be found in Frank’s Leathermouth music video. The one where he’s in the fridge and gets gang stomped by guys in bunny masks while a clown looks on.

That tour flung me back into a full blown obsession all over again. I got into My Chemical Romance as a 11 year old and they had just broken up ironically enough. It brought me fully back into being feral. I wrote manifestations for the NC show and literally made everyone at my work to kiss the paper.

thank you thank you thank you, this is a amazing summarization of the visuals of the tour, and I'm so glad to see these little guys still do their thing and invent themselves a new

You absolutely crushed this! You made me think about the storylines I hadn’t and made connections I didn’t see. Lots of interesting theories here…. Believing in and hoping for MCR5

barely a minute in & i already feel so deeply seen, can't wait to continue on with the rest of the vid