My Chemical Romance triumph at first UK show in 11 years – videos, setlist

They played an epic 21-song set

My Chemical Romance in Cornwall
Author: Scott ColothanPublished 17th May 2022
Last updated 7th Jun 2022

My Chemical Romance kicked off their UK tour at the Eden Project in Cornwall last night (16th May) with a career-spanning 21-song set.

The sold-out show in front of 6,500 fans was My Chemical Romance’s first concert since they launched their reunion at the Shrine Exposition Hall in Los Angeles in December 2019.

It was also their first UK concert since they headlined Reading & Leeds Festival way back in August 2011.

Fresh from premiering their first new song in eight years last week, My Chemical Romance opened their Eden Sessions show with the rousing live debut of ‘The Foundations Of Decay’ – a track Mikey Way has hailed his favourite MCR song ever.

Two songs from 2013 compilation album ‘Conventional Weapons’ got their live debut – ‘Surrender the Night’ and ‘Boy Division’ – while ‘This Is How I Disappear’ had its first live outing since 2010 and ‘Make Room!!!!’ was performed live for only the second time.

The rapturously received performance was dominated by My Chemical Romance’s bombastic magnum opus ‘The Black Parade’ with six tracks making the set, while ‘Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys’ and ‘Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge’ were represented by five songs apiece.

Just one song from My Chemical Romance’s 2002 debut album ‘I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love’ was performed – ‘Our Lady of Sorrows.’

My Chemical Romance play a second show in Cornwall tonight (17th May) before playing a trio of shows in Milton Keynes and dates in Warrington, Cardiff and Glasgow.

My Chemical Romance’s setlist in Cornwall:

The Foundations Of Decay

Helena

Give ‘Em Hell, Kid

Make Room!!!!

Summertime

This Is How I Disappear

You Know What They Do To Guys Like Us In Prison

Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)

Famous Last Words

Surrender The Night

Teenagers

DESTROYA

Our Lady Of Sorrows

Vampire Money

Thank You For The Venom

Mama

Welcome To The Black Parade

Sleep

Encore:

Boy Division

I’m Not Okay (I Promise)

The Kids From Yesterday

My Chemical Romance's remaining UK tour dates:

MAY 2022

Eden Sessions, Eden Project, Cornwall – Tue 17th

Milton Keynes, Stadium MK – Thu 19th

Milton Keynes, Stadium MK – Sat 21st

Milton Keynes, Stadium MK – Sun 22nd

Warrington Victoria Park – Fri 27th

Cardiff Sofia Gardens - Sat 28th

Glasgow OVO Hydro - Mon 30th

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My Chemical Romance live photo through the years:

My Chemical Romance performing live

My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way in February 2007.

My Chemical Romance performing live

Gerard Way rises from the dead in Uniondale, New York in 2007.

My Chemical Romance performing live

Seeing double with Gerard Way at the KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas concert in California in 2006.

My Chemical Romance performing live

My Chemical Romance's Frank Iero on stage in Los Angeles in 2004.

My Chemical Romance performing live

My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way victoriously screams on stage in 2005.

My Chemical Romance performing live

My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way in Los Angeles in 2005.

My Chemical Romance performing live

My Chemical Romance's Mikey Way on stage in Pennsylvania in 2005.

My Chemical Romance performing live

My Chemical Romance's Bob Bryar during the Warped Tour in 2005.

My Chemical Romance performing live

My Chemical Romance perform on the Carson Daly TV show in 2005.

My Chemical Romance performing live

My Chemical Romance perform at London's Wembley Stadium in 2010 ahead of the NFL game between San Francisco 49ers and Denver Broncos.

My Chemical Romance performing live

My Chemical Romance at New York's Roseland Ballroom in 2004.

My Chemical Romance performing live

My Chemical Romance's Ray Toro in his imperious live glory.

My Chemical Romance performing live

Gerard Way lost in the moment on the Black Parade Tour.

My Chemical Romance performing live

My Chemical Romance on the Projekt Revolution Tour in 2007.

My Chemical Romance performing live

My Chemical Romance's Ray Toro performs at London's The O2 in 2007.

My Chemical Romance performing live

Unleash the pyro! My Chemical Romance perform in August 2007.

My Chemical Romance performing live

My Chemical Romance at Cardiff International Arena in 2007.

My Chemical Romance performing live

Mikey F*ckin Way! performing live in 2007

My Chemical Romance performing live

My Chemical Romance's Mikey Way at London's Hammersmith Apollo in 2010.

My Chemical Romance performing live

My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way at London's Hammersmith Apollo in 2010.

My Chemical Romance performing live

My Chemical Romance momentarily forget which way the crowd are facing at London's Hammersmith Apollo in 2010.

My Chemical Romance performing live

Gerard Way with his adoring fans in 2010.

My Chemical Romance performing live

My Chemical Romance's Frank Iero in 2010.

My Chemical Romance performing live

My Chemical Romance perform at the Big Day out Music Festival on the Gold Coast Australia, January 2012.

My Chemical Romance performing live

My Chemical Romance's Frank Iero on stage at the Honda Theatre, Los Angeles in 2012.

My Chemical Romance performing live

My Chemical Romance's Mikey Way live on stage, 2012.

My Chemical Romance performing live

Gerard Way and Frank Iero during My Chemical Romance's headline set at Reading Festival in 2011.

My Chemical Romance performing live

Gerard Way during My Chemical Romance's headline set at Reading Festival in 2011.

My Chemical Romance performing live

Ray Toro during My Chemical Romance's headline set at Leeds Festival in 2011.

My Chemical Romance performing live

My Chemical Romance perform in Warsaw, Poland in 2011.

My Chemical Romance performing live

My Chemical Romance at the House of Blues, Las Vegas in 2011.

My Chemical Romance performing live

My Chemical Romance on Fuse's 'A Different Spin with Mark Hoppus' in December 2010.

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