New Jersey emo-punk heroes My Chemical Romance announced Tuesday that they will play MetLife Stadium next summer, soon turning the Meadowlands into a sea of ​​black nail polish and heavy eyeliner.

The August 9 date – part of a summer “Love Live the Black Parade” stadium tour and by far the Belleville and Kearny band’s home show ever – makes My Chemical Romance only the third New Jersey band to play the New Jersey- shows. largest venue (after Bruce Springsteen and Bon Jovi). They could also make history as the first Garden State group launched to play MetLife in the 21st century.

Indie rock favorites Death Cab for Cutie and other Jersey emo fans open the show on Thursday.

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My Chemical Romance, best known for mid-’00s alternative hits “Helena,” “I’m Not Okay (I Promise)” and “Welcome to the Black Parade,” played two reunion shows at Newark’s Prudential Center in 2022 .

Although they released a new single, ‘The Foundations of Decay’, that same year, they have not announced plans for a new album. Their last album was 2010’s “Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys.” They reformed in 2019 after a six-year hiatus.

Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. via Ticketmaster. The band will also play Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on August 15.