My Chemical Romance in Nashville
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Watch My Chemical Romance break out rarity "The World Is Ugly" in Nashville (w/ Gerard Way as a cheerleader)

My Chemical Romance recently began the highly anticipated North American leg of their reunion tour, and they’ve been switching up their setlists, and including some rarities in the mix as they go. For Tuesday night’s (8/23) Nashville show at Bridgestone Arena, they played “The World is Ugly,” one of the previously unreleased 2009 songs that came out on the Conventional Weapons comp after MCR’s breakup; according to Setlist.fm, it had only previously been performed live four times in 2008. Watch video of that below.

Gerard Way’s also been switching up his appearances at the shows. After wearing Heath Ledger-style Joker facepaint at opening night in OKC, he donned a cheerleading uniform for the Nashville show, as you can see above. Check out the show’s full setlist, and some more fan-taken videos, below.

My Chem head to the NYC-area for five shows beginning on Saturday (8/27) at UBS Arena with The Bouncing Souls and Ghosh, 9/10 & 11 at Barclays Center with Thursday and Badflower on night one and no opener currently listed on night two, and 9/20 & 21 at Prudential Center with Thursday and The Homeless Gospel Choir on night one and Midtown and The Homeless Gospel Choir on night two. Tickets are still available, and you can see all dates below.

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SETLIST: MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE @ BRIDGESTONE ARENA, 8/23/2022
The Foundations of Decay
Boy Division
Our Lady of Sorrows
Give ‘Em Hell, Kid
House of Wolves
Summertime
Teenagers
Thank You for the Venom
I’m Not Okay (I Promise)
DESTROYA
Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)
The World Is Ugly
This Is the Best Day Ever
Welcome to the Black Parade
Mama
Sleep
Famous Last Words
Helena

Encore:
Vampire Money
Hang ‘Em High
The Kids From Yesterday