6pm Doors * 7pm Show * 16+
Papa Roach & Skillet
With Special Guests…
Trapt * My Darkest Days
Tickets $30 adv/$35 day of show
On Sale Saturday, August 28th at 10 am at all Ticketmaster Locations
The Club Box Office and Deja Vu

With Special Guests:
Selfish Needy Creatures * Fort Rooster
Tickets $12.50 Adv/$15 Day of Show
On Sale Friday, August 27th at 10 am at all Ticketmaster Locations
The Club Box Office and Deja Vu

7pm Doors * 8pm Show * 16+

It sounds like things are moving fast now that My Chemical Romance has put the finishing touches on their next album.  We just got confirmation from Gerard Way last month that the band had finished, but now it sounds like they’re putting together promo materials and album art. 

But, um, the info we have about the promo art? Well…it’s definitely indicative of a new direction for MCR. And is confusing as hell.

A casting call was apparently sent out for actors, claiming to be searching for people for “Album artwork (not the cover), advertising, promo, publicity, multimedia,digital and online, website, merch” and “possibility talent may be used in a video.” And what are they calling for?

■A little girl, ages 8-10 “Interesting faces, think Natalie Portman in”The Professional”…striking, with an attitude and vulnerability.
■A feminine looking man, 18-25, “with some good abs,”…oh, and he “MUST be able to rollerskate.”
Wait, wait. ROLLERSKATE?

Somewhat troubling is the use of the term “ladyboy” in the actor’s call. That probably could have been phrased in a far less offensive manner. “Feminine Man” seems like it would have covered that just fine.

But, yes. A feminine man on rollerskates and a striking young girl are going to appear in materials related to MCR’s still untitled new album. And I follow that up with a very solid “WHAT.”

Bassist Matthew, who is currently recuperating at home, was hospitalised following a vicious assault in the band’s hometown of Chicago when he attempted to break up a dispute between a man and a woman. He was left with a fractured skull, a broken jaw and a broken nose.

“We’ve been on a mission to get things back to ‘normal’ for weeks, pushing ahead with Madina while whipping Matthew back into shape,” writes Nathan on his official blog. “Unfortunately, he ended up back in the ER yesterday with a ruptured wisdom tooth. These are the types of things we’re going to be dealing with for the next year. Injuries of this magnitude do all kinds of things to the body and one of them was shaking loose a wisdom tooth and having his immune system fighting so many things, it’s bound to fail from time to time. However, we’re getting through it and are ecstatic of the notion that just maybe one day things will be back to normal.”

Nathan also reveals that the alleged suspect – named by the authorities as 33-year-old Justin Pivec – has been formally charged with Attempted First Degree Murder, Aggravated Battery Causing Serious Bodily Harm and Aggravated Battery in a Public Place.

“More on that in time but focusing on the positive,” says Nathan. “We’re putting Madina back together and the EP and WW3 are just around the corner which will begin a brand new chapter in our lives, band and perspective.”

 with special guests:
Violent Soho
Tickets $25 on sale  at allTicketmaster locations, the club box office and Deja Vu

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