In 2022: My Chemical Romance performed their 40th show of the 2022-2023 Swarm tour at Riot Fest in Chicago, Illinois, USA. At this show, Gerard Way wore a navy blue dress and overcoat with a patterned headscarf, and "DEStroy" was written on the drums. (🖤)
I’ve been hoarding this picture for too long. Please enjoy this picture of Gerard as Jackie Kennedy from September. And no, this wasn’t using zoom.
Gerard Way
Riot Fest - Chicago Illinois
September 2022
(Edit to add: my old URL is 12+ years old and I no longer even thought about what it was. Thanks to tags on this post I will be changing it immediately and want to be clear that I’m extremely anti-JKR and anti-TERF)
[ID: The prep-goth jock-nerd alignment chart, filled in with images of Gerard Way from the 2022-2023 MCR tour. In the far prep/jock corner is the Cheerleader look. On the prep axis are the Riotfest and Atlanta outfits (a dress and trenchcoat with a floral headscarf and oversized sunglasses, and a red crop top with khakis, oversized sunglasses, and floral scarf, respectively). In the prep/nerd quadrant is the Princess Diana outfit from MCRLA2 and the businesswoman look from MCRBrisbane. In the Jock/goth quadrant are the looks from the Glasgow, LA5, and Philly shows (Gerard in a tank top covered in motor oil, gerard in a skull-and-crossbones shirt, and Gerard in a tee shirt that “Pool Boy at the Vampire Mansion,” respectively). On the goth axis is the bat costume from the first New Jersey show and the “Black Swan” look from the first Boston show. In the goth/nerd quadrant is the Joan of Arc look from the Mexico City, and the Dracula costume from LA4. End ID.]
And finally here is MCR at Riot Fest in 4K - this one was insane - just really stressful and one of the craziest mcr concerts. I hope you enjoy our video!