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My Chemical Romance Adds More U.S. Dates

My Chemical Romance will launch the second leg of their extensive tour in support of their Number One Rock album, the RIAA gold-certified, The Black Parade. The second round of the U.S. arena tour, produced by Art Show - a national touring division of Goldenvoice - will kick off in Houston, TX at the Reliant Arena. Tickets are on sale Saturday, February 10, 2007 via Ticketmaster.

The Black Parade, an epic theatrical concept album about mortality, has been named "Album Of The Year" by Blender Magazine, which wrote, "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 tour dates are as follows (new U.S. dates highlighted):
Thu 02/22/07 Manchester, NH - Verizon Wireless Arena
Fri 02/23/07 Uniondale, NY - Nassau Veterans Mem. Coliseum
Sat 02/24/07 Hartford, CT - New England Dodge Music Center
Sun 02/25/07 Philadelphia, PA - The Liacouras Center
Mon 02/26/07 Cleveland, OH - Wolstein Center at CSU
Wed 02/28/07 Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena
Thu 03/01/07 Rosemont, IL - Allstate Arena
Fri 03/02/07 Topeka, KS - Kansas Expocentre
Sat 03/03/07 Lincoln, NE - Pershing Center
Sun 03/04/07 Denver, CO - Magness Arena
Tue 03/06/07 West Valley City, UT - The E Center
Wed 03/07/07 Las Vegas, NV - Orleans Arena
Fri 03/09/07 Glendale, AZ - Jobing.com Arena
Sat 03/10/07 Inglewood, CA - The Forum
Sun 03/11/07 Anaheim, CA - Anaheim Convention Center Arena
Tue 03/13/07 San Diego, CA - ipayOne Center At The Sports Arena
Wed 03/14/07 Fresno, CA - Selland Arena
Thu 03/15/07 Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena
Fri 03/16/07 Reno, NV - Lawlor Events Center
Tue 03/20/07 Plymouth, UK - Plymouth Pavilions
Wed 03/21/07 Brighton, UK - The Brighton Centre
Thu 03/22/07 Birmingham, UK - Carling Birmingham Academy
Sat 03/24/07 Manchester, UK - Manchester Evening News Arena
Sun 03/25/07 Cardiff, UK - Cardiff International Arena
Mon 03/26/07 Nottingham, UK - Nottingham Arena
Tue 03/27/07 Glasgow, UK - S.E.C.C.
Thu 03/29/07 London, UK - Wembley Arena
Fri 03/30/07 London, UK - Wembley Arena
Sun 04/01/07 Dublin, IRE - RDS Arena
Wed 04/04/07 Paris, FRA - Elysee Montmarte
Fri 04/06/07 Berlin, GER - Columbiahalle
Sat 04/07/07 Hamburg, GER - Sporthalle
Mon 04/09/07 Malmo, SWE - Baltiska Hallen
Tue 04/10/07 Copenhagen, DEN - KB Hallen
Sat 04/14/07 Houston, TX - Reliant Arena @ Reliant Park
Mon 04/16/07 San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center
Wed 04/18/07 Pensacola, FL - Pensacola Civic Center
Thu 04/19/07 Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum
Sun 04/22/07 Sunrise, FL - BankAtlantic Center
Tue 04/24/07 Duluth, GA - The Arena At Gwinnett Center
Wed 04/25/07 Nashville, TN - Municipal Auditorium
Thu 04/26/07 Charlotte, NC - Cricket Arena
Fri 04/27/07 Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion
Sat 04/28/07 Williamsburg, VA - William & Mary Hall
Sun 04/29/07 University Park, PA - Bryce Jordan Center
Tue 05/01/07 Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena
Wed 05/02/07 Pittsburgh, PA - Petersen Events Center
Sat 05/05/05 East Rutherford, NJ - Meadowlands Sports Complex (at The Great Bamboozle Festival)
Sun 05/06/07 Portland, ME - Cumberland Co. Civic Center
Tue 05/08/07 Worcester, MA - DCU Center
Posted 02.09.07