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The Irish Sun
20 hours ago
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People are only just realising My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way's VERY famous cousin as tour tickets go on sale today
Scroll down to find out exactly how the pair are connected family fame People are only just realising My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way's VERY famous cousin as tour tickets go on sale today MY Chemical Romance fans are only just realising one of its members has a very famous cousin. Lead vocalist Gerard Way also co-founded the popular rock band back in 2001. 4 Legendary rock band My Chemical Romance became a genre-defining group Credit: My Chemical Romance 4 Lead vocalist Gerard Way also co-founded the group Credit: Getty 4 Hugely successful podcaster Joe Rogan revealed he is related to Gerard Credit: Getty Speaking on his podcast The Joe Rogan Experience, the titular star confirmed he and Gerard are distant cousins. Joe, 58, made this revelation while chatting to filmmaker Kevin Smith. However, he also clarified: "Yeah, I don't know [Gerard], but we're cousins." The pair are connected through Joe's grandmother Josie - who was Gerard's aunt. More on My Chemical Romance FINAL POST My Chemical Romance star's final post paid tribute to fellow rockstar who died Joe's varied career includes stints as a comedian, actor, UFC commentator and TV host. He launched The Joe Rogan Experience in 2009 - and by six years later, it had become among the world's most popular podcasts. Aside from Gerard, My Chemical Romance also includes his brother Mikey, Ray Toro and Frank Iero. The rock group, which first formed in 2001, became a genre-defining group in the emo era with their album Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge in 2004. Their iconic status was then cemented with the multi-platinum selling album, The Black Parade, in 2006 – a concept album that followed a man's journey to the afterlife. The band initially split in 2013, but reformed in 2019 for a string of special shows. My Chemical Romance star Bob Bryar dead aged 44 & 'lay undiscovered for weeks' after 'no one heard from him for 22 days' (1) They officially returned to the road for a new tour earlier this year. MCR have released four albums to date – 2001 debut I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love; Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge; The Black Parade and finally, Danger Days: The True Lives of The Fabulous Killjoys in 2010. But on top of that they have released collections of recordings, Conventional Weapons, as well as bonus tracks and specials on their Greatest Hits album. Since that point, each have gone on to work on other projects, with Gerard notably helping create Netflix series The Umbrella Academy, based on a comic book he created by Gabriel Bá. It comes as My Chemical Romance recently announced two massive UK gigs at Wembley. They will be bringing their massive stadium tour to the UK after a sell-out run in the US. The band will perform at Wembley on July 10 and July 11, 2026. However, fans were left furious at the "extortionate" ticket prices for these performances.
Scottish Sun
20 hours ago
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- Scottish Sun
People are only just realising My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way's VERY famous cousin as tour tickets go on sale today
Scroll down to find out exactly how the pair are connected family fame People are only just realising My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way's VERY famous cousin as tour tickets go on sale today Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) MY Chemical Romance fans are only just realising one of its members has a very famous cousin. Lead vocalist Gerard Way also co-founded the popular rock band back in 2001. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 4 Legendary rock band My Chemical Romance became a genre-defining group Credit: My Chemical Romance 4 Lead vocalist Gerard Way also co-founded the group Credit: Getty 4 Hugely successful podcaster Joe Rogan revealed he is related to Gerard Credit: Getty Speaking on his podcast The Joe Rogan Experience, the titular star confirmed he and Gerard are distant cousins. Joe, 58, made this revelation while chatting to filmmaker Kevin Smith. However, he also clarified: "Yeah, I don't know [Gerard], but we're cousins." The pair are connected through Joe's grandmother Josie - who was Gerard's aunt. More on My Chemical Romance FINAL POST My Chemical Romance star's final post paid tribute to fellow rockstar who died Joe's varied career includes stints as a comedian, actor, UFC commentator and TV host. He launched The Joe Rogan Experience in 2009 - and by six years later, it had become among the world's most popular podcasts. Aside from Gerard, My Chemical Romance also includes his brother Mikey, Ray Toro and Frank Iero. The rock group, which first formed in 2001, became a genre-defining group in the emo era with their album Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge in 2004. Their iconic status was then cemented with the multi-platinum selling album, The Black Parade, in 2006 – a concept album that followed a man's journey to the afterlife. The band initially split in 2013, but reformed in 2019 for a string of special shows. My Chemical Romance star Bob Bryar dead aged 44 & 'lay undiscovered for weeks' after 'no one heard from him for 22 days' (1) They officially returned to the road for a new tour earlier this year. MCR have released four albums to date – 2001 debut I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love; Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge; The Black Parade and finally, Danger Days: The True Lives of The Fabulous Killjoys in 2010. But on top of that they have released collections of recordings, Conventional Weapons, as well as bonus tracks and specials on their Greatest Hits album. Since that point, each have gone on to work on other projects, with Gerard notably helping create Netflix series The Umbrella Academy, based on a comic book he created by Gabriel Bá. It comes as My Chemical Romance recently announced two massive UK gigs at Wembley. They will be bringing their massive stadium tour to the UK after a sell-out run in the US. The band will perform at Wembley on July 10 and July 11, 2026. However, fans were left furious at the "extortionate" ticket prices for these performances.
The Irish Sun
a day ago
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- The Irish Sun
My Chemical Romance fans furious at ‘extortionate' prices as Wembley Stadium tickets go on sale TODAY
Fans have been desperate to see the band bring their new show over to the UK disenchanted My Chemical Romance fans furious at 'extortionate' prices as Wembley Stadium tickets go on sale TODAY MY Chemical Romance fans have been left furious at the 'extortionate' prices at Wembley Stadium, as tickets go on sale. Legendary rock band My Chemical Romance recently confirmed two dates at Wembley next year. 3 My Chemical Romance fans have been left furious at the 'extortionate' prices at Wembley Stadium, as tickets go on sale Credit: Getty 3 Fans have been desperate to see the band bring their new show over to the UK Credit: Getty The band – composed of Gerard Way, Mikey Way, Ray Toro and Frank Iero – will be bringing their massive stadium tour to the UK after a sell-out run in the US. Fans have been desperate to see the band bring their new show over to the UK, with a teaser showing the tour's logo emblazoned on the side of the stadium. The band will perform at Wembley on July 10 and 11 2026. But as tickets went on sale today, fans have been left furious at the prices. Taking to X to air their disappointment, one person wrote: 'I am number 79,536 in the que for MCR in london next year and the prices that are quoted are criminal. f*** dynamic pricing.' A second penned: 'Anybody else think they were gonna have enough for tickets only to be devestated by the prices ive never seen mcr live and i would do anything so me and my brother could see them. Let some stroke of luck strike me down with cheaper tickets closer to the date.' A third echoed: 'f*** these ticket prices,' and a fourth wrote: 'Just took a look finally getting through the queue for MCR long live the black parade tickets…. Yeah I like MCR but those prices are insane GTFO!' Someone else commented: 'I'm not okay after seeing those Wembley gig ticket prices.' The rock group, which first formed in 2001, became a genre-defining group in the emo era with their album Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge in 2004. My Chemical Romance star Bob Bryar dead aged 44 & 'lay undiscovered for weeks' after 'no one heard from him for 22 days' (1) Their iconic status was then cemented with the multi-platinum selling album, The Black Parade, in 2006 – a concept album that followed a man's journey to the afterlife. The band initially split in 2013, but reformed in 2019 for a string of special shows. They officially returned to the road for a new tour earlier this year. 'Long Live: The Black Parade' celebrates the album's 20th anniversary, and features a grand spectacle where lead singer Gerard is depicted as a fascist-style leader. The band will perform the titular album in its entirety – before following it up with a second set of hits from their other four albums. MCR have released four albums to date – 2001 debut I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love; Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge; The Black Parade and finally, Danger Days: The True Lives of The Fabulous Killjoys in 2010. But on top of that they have released collections of recordings, Conventional Weapons, as well as bonus tracks and specials on their Greatest Hits album. Since that point, each have gone on to work on other projects, with Gerard notably helping create Netflix series The Umbrella Academy, based on a comic book he created by Gabriel Bá. Rhythm guitarist Frank Iero has been on tour as frontman of a string of other bands, while lead guitarist Ray Toro has released his own solo material and joined other groups for album recordings - including Reggie and The Full Effect and Voltaire. Tickets went on sale at 10am on Friday August 15, and are available here.
Scottish Sun
a day ago
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- Scottish Sun
My Chemical Romance fans furious at ‘extortionate' prices as Wembley Stadium tickets go on sale TODAY
Fans have been desperate to see the band bring their new show over to the UK disenchanted My Chemical Romance fans furious at 'extortionate' prices as Wembley Stadium tickets go on sale TODAY Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) MY Chemical Romance fans have been left furious at the 'extortionate' prices at Wembley Stadium, as tickets go on sale. Legendary rock band My Chemical Romance recently confirmed two dates at Wembley next year. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 3 My Chemical Romance fans have been left furious at the 'extortionate' prices at Wembley Stadium, as tickets go on sale Credit: Getty 3 Fans have been desperate to see the band bring their new show over to the UK Credit: Getty The band – composed of Gerard Way, Mikey Way, Ray Toro and Frank Iero – will be bringing their massive stadium tour to the UK after a sell-out run in the US. Fans have been desperate to see the band bring their new show over to the UK, with a teaser showing the tour's logo emblazoned on the side of the stadium. The band will perform at Wembley on July 10 and 11 2026. But as tickets went on sale today, fans have been left furious at the prices. Taking to X to air their disappointment, one person wrote: 'I am number 79,536 in the que for MCR in london next year and the prices that are quoted are criminal. f*** dynamic pricing.' A second penned: 'Anybody else think they were gonna have enough for tickets only to be devestated by the prices ive never seen mcr live and i would do anything so me and my brother could see them. Let some stroke of luck strike me down with cheaper tickets closer to the date.' A third echoed: 'f*** these ticket prices,' and a fourth wrote: 'Just took a look finally getting through the queue for MCR long live the black parade tickets…. Yeah I like MCR but those prices are insane GTFO!' Someone else commented: 'I'm not okay after seeing those Wembley gig ticket prices.' The rock group, which first formed in 2001, became a genre-defining group in the emo era with their album Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge in 2004. My Chemical Romance star Bob Bryar dead aged 44 & 'lay undiscovered for weeks' after 'no one heard from him for 22 days' (1) Their iconic status was then cemented with the multi-platinum selling album, The Black Parade, in 2006 – a concept album that followed a man's journey to the afterlife. The band initially split in 2013, but reformed in 2019 for a string of special shows. They officially returned to the road for a new tour earlier this year. 'Long Live: The Black Parade' celebrates the album's 20th anniversary, and features a grand spectacle where lead singer Gerard is depicted as a fascist-style leader. The band will perform the titular album in its entirety – before following it up with a second set of hits from their other four albums. MCR have released four albums to date – 2001 debut I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love; Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge; The Black Parade and finally, Danger Days: The True Lives of The Fabulous Killjoys in 2010. But on top of that they have released collections of recordings, Conventional Weapons, as well as bonus tracks and specials on their Greatest Hits album. Since that point, each have gone on to work on other projects, with Gerard notably helping create Netflix series The Umbrella Academy, based on a comic book he created by Gabriel Bá. Rhythm guitarist Frank Iero has been on tour as frontman of a string of other bands, while lead guitarist Ray Toro has released his own solo material and joined other groups for album recordings - including Reggie and The Full Effect and Voltaire. Tickets went on sale at 10am on Friday August 15, and are available here.
Scottish Sun
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Huge rock band announce two massive UK gigs at Wembley Stadium – after US tour sold out ‘in minutes'
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) LEGENDARY rock band My Chemical Romance have confirmed two massive dates at Wembley Stadium next year. The band – composed of Gerard Way, Mikey Way, Ray Toro and Frank Iero – will be bringing their massive stadium tour to the UK after a sell-out run in the US. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 5 My Chemical Romance are returning to the UK with two massive stadium dates Credit: Getty 5 The Black Parade will be performed in full at the show, as well as a string of fan favourites Credit: Getty 5 Wembley Stadium teased the band's arrival with their tour logo emblazoned on their screens Credit: Instagram / wembleystadium Fans have been desperate to see the band bring their new show over to the UK, with a massive teaser showing the tour's logo emblazoned on the side of the stadium. The band will perform at Wembley Stadium on 10th and 11th July 2026, with tickets going on sale this Friday. The rock group, which first formed in 2001, became a genre-defining group in the emo era with their album Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge in 2004. Their iconic status was then cemented with the multi-platinum selling album, The Black Parade, in 2006 – a concept album that followed a man's journey to the afterlife. The band initially split in 2013, but reformed in 2019 for a string of special shows. They officially returned to the road for a new tour earlier this year. 'Long Live: The Black Parade' celebrates the album's 20th anniversary, and features a grand spectacle where lead singer Gerard is depicted as a fascist-style leader. The band will perform the titular album in its entirety – before following it up with a second set of hits from their other four albums. MCR have released four albums to date – 2001 debut I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love; Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge; The Black Parade and finally, Danger Days: The True Lives of The Fabulous Killjoys in 2010. But on top of that they have released collections of recordings, Conventional Weapons, as well as bonus tracks and specials on their Greatest Hits album. Since that point, each have gone on to work on other projects, with Gerard notably helping create Netflix series The Umbrella Academy, based on a comic book he created by Gabriel Bá. Rhythm guitarist Frank Iero has been on tour as frontman of a string of other bands, while lead guitarist Ray Toro has released his own solo material and joined other groups for album recordings – including Reggie and The Full Effect and Voltaire. Tickets go on sale at 10am on Friday 15th August, and will be available here. 5 The group have become known as genre-defining with their concept albums Credit: Handout
