My Chemical Romance, who’re from New Jersey, performed the state’s MetLife Stadium Saturday evening on their anniversary tour celebrating The Black Parade. Additionally from New Jersey are Thursday, who opened the present together with Demise Cab For Cutie, and Bon Jovi, to whom MCR paid tribute on the present by wrapping it up with a canopy of the unofficial state tune “Livin’ On A Prayer.” They did an excellent job, however frontman Gerard Means did want some assist from the viewers singing alongside: “So fuckin’ excessive,” he laughed at himself after belting the primary refrain.
Additionally that night, My Chemical Romance have been offered with the first-ever key to Belleville, their hometown. Mayor Michael Melham appeared onstage throughout the present and gave the group a quick crash-course in Belleville’s cultural historical past (Connie Francis and Frankie Valli have roots there, too). The band returned the favor by presenting Melham with a bundle of wheat and a fish from Draag, the fictional land that serves as one of many settings of The Black Parade.
Very similar to how 100 gecs had unique merch after they opened for MCR’s San Fransisco present, the headlining band had some city-exclusive merch to promote, too. They’d a shirt at MetLife studying “Taylor, Egg, & 3 Cheers,” a nod to the state’s unofficial state sandwich, which you will bear in mind from when the Eras Tour stopped by the identical venue. See highlights beneath.
@michaela_davy my chemical romance enjoying residing on a prayer at #MCRNJ #MCR #mychemicalromance ♬ authentic sound – Michaela Davy
#MCRNJ key to belleville! pic.twitter.com/GJ7N18OiDu
— Cassidy ☾ (@burningxbright) August 10, 2025
#MCRNJ present unique shirt!! pic.twitter.com/KHyrly8tH3
— ⚡emily⚡ (@pookieray) August 9, 2025
gerard going from writing “i do know im by no means getting out of belleville” in his buddies yearbook to receiving the important thing to town…….i’ll cry https://t.co/22nUbrzxW7 pic.twitter.com/RYlJQROxlR
— paige + MCRNJ (@itstragician) August 7, 2025
