My Chemical Romance arrived back to Irish shores after a long wait, and brought their World Contamination tour to Dublin’s 02 arena.
Although it was far from sold-out, the excitement could easily be felt from the thousands of fans in the venue. Opening the show was LostAlone, with frontman of MCR Gerard Way declaring his support for the band countless times, and had previously toured on their 2007 tour, gave a great performance.
Up next were hardcore rockers, The Blackout, who arrived on stage to the Father Ted theme song. (Yes, really.) They played favourites like ShutTheFuckUppercut, I Don’t Care, and the brilliant Children of the Night. The eager, screaming crowd were instantly won over with their version of ‘Whip My Hair’, and they really connected with the audience, even hating on England and Scotland. Frontman Sean Smith afterwards said this show was one of his favourites. After they finished I could not believe I hadn’t listened to them before.
We were then left waiting for what seemed like forever for the main event. The screens changed to some of the artwork from Danger Days and pictures of the band, when we knew that we wouldn’t have to wait any longer. The screams and chants got louder and louder, while the stage was quickly set up behind the curtain. The tape of Dr. Death Defying, the intro to the album and the blare of Na Na Na was played shortly before half 9. It was amazing, and the crowd went wild, screaming to every word their heroes played. Give ‘Em Hell, Kid was next- and this was just as incredible.
They flowed through songs quickly, with the occasional speech from Way and hints of playing at summer festivals, and most of the songs being from their latest offering, Danger Days, the True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys, such as Sing, Planetary (Go!), and a personal favourite Vampire Money. There was an obvious simple, and less theatrical set than previous tours- the band just wanting to focus on the music instead of costumes they had worn before.
They exited the stage, and soon after were hearing the chants of encore from all around. Gerard Way again walked on stage, with James Dewees the tour keyboardist, and sang Cancer solo, which was beautiful. The rest of the band joined him afterwards, fully clad in Ireland soccer jerseys, to play their very first single, Vampires Will Never Hurt You.
The one let-down however though was the short 80 minute set, with just 18 songs, compared to previous arena shows of up to 22 songs. Nevertheless, they kept up the energy throughout the show, and My Chemical Romance have gone from strength to strength in almost 10 years, and with an army of fans, I suspect they will keep getting bigger for many years to come.
Setlist:
Look Alive, Sunshine @Tape[Intro]
Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)
Give ‘Em Hell, Kid
Planetary (GO!)
House Of Wolves
SING
Vampire Money
Mama
The Only Hope For Me Is You
Party Poison
Summertime
I’m Not Okay (I Promise)
Famous Last Words
DESTROYA
Welcome To The Black Parade
Teenagers
Helena
Cancer
Vampires Will Never Hurt You
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