My Chemical Romance rolls into downtown Phoenix on Sunday, September 6, bringing its 20th anniversary tour for The Black Parade to Chase Field with Mesa-born Jimmy Eat World opening the show. Doors are expected to open at 4:30 p.m., with the concert set to start at 7 p.m., and the night will double as a homecoming for one of the two bands sharing the stage.
Jimmy Eat World formed in Mesa in 1993 when lead vocalist Jim Adkins and drummer Zach Lind met at Mountain View High School, according to the Phoenix New Times. The band spent years grinding through DIY shows around Mesa and Phoenix before breaking through nationally, and Sunday's stop puts them back in front of the hometown crowd that watched them grow. As reported by The Arizona Republic, Jimmy Eat World will open the Chase Field concert and play its breakout album Bleed American in its entirety.
A Hometown Album, Reborn After 9/11
Bleed American launched Jimmy Eat World into mainstream rock in 2001, but the album was briefly retitled to a self-titled release in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks before the band restored the original name in 2008, per Wikipedia. The record's biggest single, “The Middle,” hit No. 1 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart and No. 5 on the Hot 100 in 2002, and it has since surpassed 1 billion Spotify streams, helping push Bleed American to platinum status.
My Chemical Romance's own anniversary is built around The Black Parade, the 2006 concept album that debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and has since gone 4x Platinum, according to Wikipedia. The album tells the story of a dying character known as The Patient and remains a touchstone of 2000s alternative rock. The Arizona Republic's report, drawing on details attributed to author Ed Masley, lists a setlist built heavily around that record, including “The End.,” “Dead!,” “This Is How I Disappear,” “The Sharpest Lives” and “Welcome to the Black Parade.”
The same reporting notes the band's set also pulls in “Teenagers,” “Disenchanted,” “Famous Last Words,” “The End. Reprise” and “Blood,” along with “I Don't Love You,” “House of Wolves,” “Cancer,” “Mama” and “Sleep.” Additional songs expected include “Give 'Em Hell Kid,” “Headfirst for Halos,” “Boy Division,” “Vampires Will Never Hurt You” and “Helena,” plus “I'm Not Okay (I Promise),” “Na Na Na,” “Destroya,” “Planetary (GO!)” and “The Ghost of You.” The tour also features “Over Fields (The National Anthem of Draag),” tied to the concept that frames this run in the fictional authoritarian nation of Draag, and the show includes selections from across the band's catalog beyond just The Black Parade.
A Reunion Years in the Making
My Chemical Romance originally disbanded in March 2013 after four studio albums, then reunited in December 2019 for a sold-out comeback show in Los Angeles that relaunched the group as a stadium act, per Wikipedia. The Black Parade anniversary tour launched in 2025 and has since expanded into a global run spanning 47 dates across North America, Europe, Asia and South America, grossing more than $122 million and selling over 812,000 tickets, making it one of the largest stadium tours in alternative rock history.
Frontman Gerard Way has built the tour around a rotating cast of local openers for each city, a pattern Hoodline previously covered when Iggy Pop opened for the band's Comerica Park show in Detroit. Other stops on the run have paired the band with acts like Babymetal in San Diego, according to the Detroit News, underscoring how deliberately each city's bill has been curated to reflect either influences on the band or major figures in rock and pop-punk.
Getting to Chase Field
Chase Field, located at 401 E. Jefferson St. in downtown Phoenix and bounded by Seventh Street, Fourth Street, Jefferson Street and the Southern Pacific railroad tracks, opened in 1998 with the first retractable roof over natural grass in a U.S. stadium before switching to artificial turf in 2019. The venue seats more than 48,000 and can expand to 50,000 for major concerts, per MLB.com, and its climate control offers a break from the late-summer desert heat.
Valley Metro Rail offers direct access to the venue via the Third Street/Washington and Third Street/Jefferson stations, with trains running every 15 to 20 minutes and a $4 full-day fare maximum, according to Valley Metro. Drivers can find parking within a mile of the stadium for $8 to $50, per The Arizona Republic's reporting, while rideshare pickups are recommended at three designated spots: First and Washington streets, Third Street between Washington and Jefferson streets, and Twelfth and Jackson streets.
Bag Rules and Entry Policies
Chase Field is a cashless stadium that accepts major credit and debit cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay, and it offers free Wi-Fi through Dbacks Wifi. Fans can carry one clear plastic, vinyl or PVC bag no larger than 12 by 12 by 6 inches, one clear plastic freezer bag no larger than one gallon, or a clutch purse no bigger than 6.5 by 4.5 inches; bags and purses are subject to search at entry.
Visitors may bring empty plastic water bottles, sealed single-serving juice boxes, unflavored or noncarbonated water in sealed bottles, formula and baby food, and food packed in an approved clear plastic bag. Blankets and loose clothing are allowed if carried loosely or in an approved clear bag, and one-piece seat cushions no wider than 18 inches are permitted as long as they have no pockets, zippers or concealable areas. Alcohol brought from outside is not allowed into the stadium, nor are weapons of any kind, including pocket knives, though federal or Arizona state law enforcement officers may enter with a firearm. Any unclaimed lost items are secured for 30 days.
Tickets for Sunday's show were available starting at $30 as of August 31, according to The Arizona Republic. The Chase Field date fits a broader pattern of MLB ballparks booking major concerts to maximize non-baseball revenue, a trend the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation has pointed to in explaining why stadiums compete aggressively for these bookings. Chase Field alone hosted Noah Kahan's summer stadium show and a sold-out Fuerza Regida concert earlier in 2026, adding My Chemical Romance and Jimmy Eat World to a busy year of non-baseball dates at the downtown Phoenix venue.
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