My Chemical Romance Kicked Off Long Live The Black Parade Tour in Seattle

Liputan6.com, Jakarta My Chemical Romance (MCR), have kicked off their latest tour series entitled "Long Live The Black Parade" in Seattle, USA on July 11 last weekend.

As is known, this tour is part of the celebration of their historic 2006 album, "The Black Parade", which features many hits, including "Welcome to the Black Parade", "Famous Last Words", "I Don't Love You", and "Teenagers".

The show, held at T-Mobile Park, marked the starting point of Gerard Way's tour, which will span North America, South America, and Asia until next year.

The sold-out show, which was attended by 45,000 enthusiastic fans in just a matter of hours, was a resounding success. Quickly, MCR's first stage performance was shared on social media.

A series of hits were played, including "Cancer", "Helena", "Welcome to the Black Parade", and others, but one of the main topics of conversation that night was the simulated "election".

According to fans sharing information on Reddit, black and white mugshot-style photos with crossed-out faces were displayed on the screen, in a style similar to the "'exterminate poster from the Danger Days era". The audience was invited to vote on the fate of the four candidates with a "YAY" or "NAY" sign.

Another unique moment in the show occurred when MCR personnel were kidnapped by a clown, who was then blown up at night, which left fans in hysterics.

"Imagine trying to explain to a casual MCR fan that at their concert, they actually executed four people live and then ended The Black Parade with a clown being blown up", wrote one fan.

In its first performance for the “Long Live The Black Parade” tour, My Chemical Romance performed 25 songs. Meanwhile, Violent Femmes performed as the opening band.

Here's the setlist performed by My Chemical Romance:

1. ‘The End.’

2. ‘Dead!’

3. ‘This Is How I Disappear’

4. ‘The Sharpest Lives’

5. ‘Welcome to the Black Parade’

6. ‘I Don’t Love You’ (preceded by “election” (“NAY” result)

7. ‘House of Wolves’

8. ‘Cancer’ (with Kayleigh Goldsworthy)

9. ‘Mama’ (with Kayleigh Goldsworthy)

10. ‘Sleep’

11. ‘Teenagers’

12. ‘Disenchanted’

13. ‘Famous Last Words’

14. ‘The End.’ (reprise, with extended outro)

15. ‘Blood’ (Perriot onstage)’

16. ‘I’m Not Okay (I Promise)’

17. ‘Our Lady of Sorrows’

18. ‘The Ghost of You’

19. ‘Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)’

20. ‘Give ‘Em Hell, Kid’

21. ‘Planetary (GO!)’

22. ‘Heaven Help Us’

23. ‘Bury Me in Black’

24. ‘Vampires Will Never Hurt You’

25. ‘Helena’