2011-02-19

2007, Seoul, South Korea: Live western rock is a niche genre in this part of East Asia, but that gives it a certain free-reign: a lack of expectation that means it’s often performed in its purist form. Crowds exhibit curiosity rather than expectation and without media pressure or excessive fandom, performances are often as uninfluenced by external factors as we can ever hope to see. My Chemical Romance clearly see this as an opportunity: their Olympic Auditorium performance is wrought and rough around the edges, pumped full of a level of adrenaline that has the stage show almost ludicrously frantic. The hits – and they were lesser hits back then – are conspicuous by their absence, and the band are determined to enjoy themselves in an unrestricted, unpredictable manner. The result is stark, raw and at times almost violently intense; the quality of the show becomes a national talking point.

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2011-02-19

Photos from Manchester Show 2/18/11 at MEN

Review: My Chemical Romance at The O2