Multi-platinum emo rock stars My Chemical Romance had a surprise live debut in store for the first of their pair of headlining shows at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA over the weekend. This past Saturday’s sold out July 26th opening date found the band delivering a first-ever live performance of their track “War Beneath The Rain“. That song was originally intended to appear on an conceptual album from the band dubbed “The Paper Kingdom“, which they scrapped around 2012-2013 amid their initial breakup.
Recording sessions for that effort took place under producer Doug McKean, who passed away as a result of a brain hemorrhage in June of 2022. My Chemical Romance dedicated the debut of the above-mentioned track to McKean, with vocalist Gerard Way stating from the stage ahead of the premiering the song:
“I don’t remember how long ago it was, but before the band broke up, we had a studio in North Hollywood and we were making a record that never came out and this was one of the songs we really loved from it. It was just us in the studio with our friend Doug McKean, he was there recording it. His family’s here tonight, I want this to go out to them. The song is called ‘The War Beneath The Rain‘.”
My Chemical Romance have been spending their summer out celebrating their 4x multi-platinum 2006 album “The Black Parade” on the road, with the following dates currently booked:
08/02 Arlington, TX – Globe Life Field (feat. Garbage)
08/09 East Rutherford, NJ – Metlife Stadium (feat. Death Cab For Cutie & Thursday)
08/15 Philadelphia, PA – Citizens Bank Park (feat. Alice Cooper)
08/22 Toronto, ON – Rogers Centre (feat. Pixies)
08/29 Chicago, IL – Soldier Field (feat. Devo)
09/07 Boston, MA – Fenway Park (feat. Idles)
09/13 Tampa, FL – Raymond James Stadium (feat. Evanescence)
The band will also be playing this year’s “Shaky Knees” festival in Atlanta, GA on September 20th. After that, early 2026 will see them out heading out for the below runs across Latin America and Asia:
01/22 Bogota, COL – Vive Claro Distrito Cultural
01/25 Lima, PER – Estadio Nacional
01/28 Santiago, CHL – Estadio Bicentenario Municipal de La Florida
01/29 Santiago, CHL – Estadio Bicentenario Municipal de La Florida
02/01 Buenos Aires, ARG – Estadio Tomas Adolfo Duco
02/05 Sao Paulo, BRA – Allianz Parque
02/06 Sao Paulo, BRA – Allianz Parque
02/13 Mexico City, MEX – Estadion GNP Seguros
02/14 Mexico City, MEX – Estadion GNP Seguros
04/18 Incheon, KOR – Paradise City Culture Park
04/22 Bangkok, THA – IMPACT Challenger Hall
04/25 Manilla, PHL – Philippine Arena
04/28 Singapore, SGP – Indoor Stadium
04/30 Kuala Lumpur, MYS – Bukit Jalil National Stadium
05/03 Jakarta, IDN – Hammersonic Festival
