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My Chemical Romance<\/a> brought their Long Live the Black Parade tour to Arlington, Texas’ Globe Life Field on Saturday, turning up the heat on an already-sweltering night with their theatrical emo extravaganza.<\/p>\n You can see Loudwire’s exclusive photos from the show and the full setlist below.<\/p>\n The New Jersey rockers opened the show by plowing through\u00a0The Black Parade<\/em>, augmenting the\u00a0beloved 2006 album with new arrangements and bits of macabre theater (including the mock election and execution\u00a0that set social media ablaze<\/a> last month).\u00a0The classic rock-influenced concept album has aged like fine wine over the past two decades \u2014 songs like “Dead!” and “Welcome to the Black Parade” still crackle with urgency, while “Mama” and “Famous Last Words” dazzled with ample pyrotechnics and summoned stadium-sized singalongs.<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Everything You Need to Know About My Chemical Romance’s Fictional World, Draag<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n As satisfying as it was to see MCR perform their biggest album in full while donning full Black Parade attire, the show’s second half offered the biggest surprises and thrills. Dressed down and standing\u00a0on the B-stage amid the audience, the band\u00a0tore through hits and deep cuts with\u00a0casual\u00a0charisma and infectious enthusiasm. Unburdened by the high concept and historical significance of The Black Parade<\/em>, the band \u2014 particularly frontman Gerard Way<\/a> \u2014\u00a0seemed younger and moved with a\u00a0newfound spring in their step.<\/p>\n The Arlington show featured tour debuts of\u00a0Conventional Weapons<\/em>‘ “The World Is Ugly” and\u00a0The Black Parade<\/em> B-side “Kill All Your Friends,” and ended with the\u00a0unreleased<\/a> “War Beneath the Rain,” a monstrous power ballad with\u00a0enough grandiose hooks to earn its set-closing status.<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> The ‘Big 4’ of Warped Tour Bands<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n A cover of the Smashing Pumpkins<\/a>‘ “Bullet With Butterfly Wings” worked the audience into a frenzy, while early, riff-driven\u00a0album cuts\u00a0“Our Lady of Sorrows” and “Thank You for the Venom” made a case for some of the most uncompromising rock music played in a stadium setting in 2025. But MCR effortlessly switched energy on a dime, with the danceable, synth-heavy “Planetary (GO!)” convincing even the staunchest arm-crosser to\u00a0swivel their hips.<\/p>\n Considering how their legacy has grown with each passing year, it’s\u00a0impressive that this is My Chemical Romance’s first stadium tour. The 40,000-strong Arlington crowd\u00a0was proof of\u00a0the band’s ability to\u00a0bridge the gap between Gen X, millennial and Gen Z fans, and it cemented their status as one of, if not\u00a0the<\/em> most culturally significant rock\u00a0act of the past 20 years.<\/p>\n But\u00a0those\u00a0superlatives didn’t matter on Saturday. The\u00a0crowd was just happy to have them back. Long live the Black Parade.<\/p>\n 1. “The End.” The theatrical emo rockers brought The Black Parade<\/em> to Globe Life Field.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Bryan Rolli<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nMy Chemical Romance Play Two Tour Debuts During Dressed-Down\u00a0Arlington Set<\/h3>\n
My Chemical Romance Setlist – Aug. 2, 2025 in Arlington, TX<\/h3>\n
2. “Dead!”
3. “This Is How I Disappear”
4. “The Sharpest Lives”
5. “Welcome to the Black Parade”
6. “I Don’t Love You”
7. “House of Wolves”
8. “Cancer”
9. “Mama”
10. “Sleep”
11. “Teenagers”
12. “Disenchanted”
13. “Famous Last Words”
14. “The End.” (Reprise)
“Blood” (prerecorded)<\/em>
B-Stage<\/em>
15. “From A to B” (instrumental)
16. “Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)”
17. “Our Lady of Sorrows”
18. “Planetary (GO!)”
19. “I’m Not Okay (I Promise)”
20. “Bullet With Butterfly Wings” (The Smashing Pumpkins cover)
21. “The World Is Ugly” (Tour debut)
22. “Thank You for the Venom”
23. “Kill All Your Friends” (Tour debut)
24. “Helena”
25. “War Beneath the Rain”<\/p>\nMy Chemical Romance Live in Arlington, Texas \u2014 Aug. 2, 2025<\/h2>\n