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My Chemical Romance will launch their first extensive tour in support of their Number One Rock album, the RIAA gold-certified, "The
Black Parade." The U.S. arena tour, produced by Art Show - a national touring division of Goldenvoice - will kick off in Manchester, NH at the Verizon Wireless
Arena on February 22, 2007. Fans will be able to purchase a limited number of tickets in a special fan-club presale starting today by visiting https://mcrblackparade.ducatking.com/. The official on sale date for tickets will be Saturday, January 6, 2007.
"The Black Parade," an epic theatrical concept album about mortality, has been named "Album Of The Year" by Blender Magazine, stating, "My Chemical Romance transcended the cliché... to craft a grandiose epic that just might make them the biggest band in the world." Rolling Stone says, "'The Black Parade' is the best mid-Seventies record of 2006, a rabid, ingenious paraphrasing of echoes and kitsch from rock's golden age of bombast."
The week after its release, "The Black Parade" claimed the Number One spot on SoundScan's Rock, Alternative, Top Albums Retailers, Indy/Small Chain, Internet, and Digital Album Charts. It also shot to Number 2 on Billboard's Top 200 album chart, selling more than 240,000 copies its first week of release. The first single, "Welcome To The Black Parade," has enjoyed eight weeks at the top of the Alternative / Modern Rock Radio Charts in the U.S. and the singles chart for two consecutive weeks in the UK.
My Chemical Romance's upcoming tour dates with Rise Against are as follows*:
2/22/2007 Manchester, NH - Verizon Wireless Arena
2/23/2007 Uniondale, NY - Nassau Coliseum
2/25/2007 Philadelphia, PA - Liacouras Center
2/26/2007 Cleveland, OH - Wolstein Center
2/28/2007 Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena
3/1/2007 Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena
3/2/2007 Topeka, KS - Kansas Expo Center
3/3/2007 Lincoln, NB - Pershing Auditorium
3/4/2007 Denver, CO - Magness Arena
3/6/2007 Salt Lake City, UT - The E Center
3/7/2007 Las Vegas, NV - Orleans Arena
3/9/2007 Phoenix, AZ - Jobing.com Arena
3/10/2007 Los Angeles, CA - The Forum
3/11/2007 Anaheim, CA - Arena at the Anaheim Convention Center
3/13/2007 San Diego, CA - ipayOne Center
3/14/2007 Fresno, CA - Selland Arena
3/15/2007 Oakland, CA - ORACLE Arena
3/16/2007 Reno, NV - Lawlor Events Center
*more dates to be announced
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