Band played their classic 2006 album The Black Parade and featured a new set design and plot twists for their first night at the famed L.A. venue

Rain delayed the Black Parade, but thankfully it could not stop My Chemical Romance from marching on through their theatrical show, which featured new set design production, additional performers, and other fun surprises on the first night of their five-date residency at the Hollywood Bowl. Celebrating the 20th anniversary of their masterwork, The Black Parade , the show marked the first time a band has had a residency of that length at the famed venue. These shows also serve as the closing salvo for MCR’s second U.S. run of their tour playing the album in full.

As they’ve done throughout their latest tour run , the charismatic frontman Gerard Way , bassist Mikey Way, and guitarists Frank Iero and Ray Toro — appearing as alter-ego band the Black Parade — invited the audience at the Bowl into the authoritarian dystopian state of Draag, alongside other performers.…