I'll admit it -- I have been gnashing my teeth in anger about the entire [short] tour being smaller venues, only to have NYC be held in a huge venue. So much so, that I have amended plans and will be going to Philadelphia, because I hate arena shows. But I was kind of touched by Mikey Way's message concerning the announcement of the final show of the tour, which will be held at Madison Square Garden:
Hello to our dear fans
We are pleased to announce a show at NYCs one and only, Madison Square Garden. I know that its not a special small club show like the others on the tour coming up through the US. MSG holds a special place in our hearts. About 12 years back, my big brother took me to see The Smashing Pumpkins at that very venue. I turned to him and said "this is what I want to be...this is what we have to do...one day we are going to be on that stage." He felt and thought the exact same thing. Low and behold..here we are announcing the show of all of our dreams. We wanted to share this special night with all of our hometown area fans. This is a great goodbye to "the Black Parade" tour and the beginning of the next chapter in MCR. Not only that, but we get to share it with our best friends in the world, Taking Back Sunday and Drive By. We can only hope that one or a few of you will feel the same thing at the show and a decade later, be on that stage.
Love to all of you, see you there.
Mikey Way
First, it's cute because Mikey isn't usually the one talking for the band. And it really is nice to see him talking about how he's finally able to live out a life-long dream and all of that. But all told? I'm still going to head a few hours out of state for a smaller venue because that's the sort of girl I am.
You can head to the band's official site for the full list of tour dates, plus some ticket pre-sales. Madison Square Garden is available now, by the way, for those who aren't allergic to arenas like I am. They're going for $43.10 on Ducat King, which isn't bad, to be honest.
