My Chemical Romance fans are expressing their dismay online at the high ticket prices for their 2025 North American stadium tour.
Earlier this week, following a cryptic teaser that sent fans into a frenzy, the emo legends confirmed a tour celebrating their 2006 album “The Black Parade” for next summer.
Each show will feature a different hand-selected artist as opening support. The eclectic range of acts garnered a varied response from fans, with Violent Femmes, 100 Gecs, Wallows, Garbage, Death Cab for Cutie and Thursday, Alice Cooper, Pixies, Devo, IDLES and Evanescence each opening to a different date.
Tickets for the tour went on sale yesterday (November 15), but have already angered some fans over their price, as well as the use of bots putting tickets at inflated prices on the secondary market .
According to a screenshot of the Ticketmaster website, tickets cost between $63.50 and $695 (£50.30 – £550.58). “$695 is a nasty piece of work, count your days, my chemical romance!!!! » a fan wrote on X/Twitter.
“I love my chemical romance and I don’t judge anyone who conforms to it, but I could never be willing or able to pay $700 for a show,” said another.
Others reported that ticket prices spiked later in the sale, sparking speculation among fans that the band had opted for dynamic pricing. This controversial practice inflates ticket prices based on demand and it is now understood that it can be turned on or off by artists.
ZikNation has contacted representatives for My Chemical Romance for comment.
Dynamic pricing has been the subject of much discussion following its use when selling tickets for Oasis’ major comeback tour earlier this year. They responded with a statement that read: “Oasis left decisions on ticketing and pricing entirely to its promoters and management, and at no time had any knowledge that dynamic pricing was going to be used. »
The band later confirmed that a dynamic pricing structure would not be applied to their North American reunion tour dates.
Following the controversy over the sale in the UK and Ireland, the matter was taken to the Advertising Standards Agency and the European Commission, with a separate request for an investigation launched by the UK government. Experts also suggested that failing to warn Oasis fans about dynamic pricing could breach consumer law.
Last month, it was reported that ticket sellers for music and sporting events may be required to tell fans maximum prices at the start of the ticket purchasing process.
Elsewhere, Taylor Swift was praised after reports emerged that she had refused to use Ticketmaster’s dynamic ticket pricing option for the ‘Eras’ tour.
Elsewhere, following another teaser video shared on their Instagram today (November 15), fans are speculating that there might be more to the news than just the tour. The group shared cryptic one-word captions on their Instagram post, including “Opera” and “Good Boy,” which many believe could be new song titles.
