Gerard Way of MCR gives a shit about crowd safety, gets dragged for it
What happened when My Chemical Romance headlined @RiotFest https://t.co/yL4LxynDKP pic.twitter.com/TupLhdUO2C
- Kerrang! (@KerrangMagazine) September 18, 2022
In a frustrating turn of events given what happend at AstroWorld last year, Kerrang! has decided to bitch about My Chemical Romance frontperson Gerard Way stopping MCR's RiotFest set in order to prevent a crowd crush. From the article:
"More attention-grabbing is Gerard Way’s ensemble. Adding to the cast of characters we’ve seen the frontman inhabit recently, he comes on with face wrapped in a floral headscarf and massive sunglasses, eventually shedding an overcoat to show that he’s wearing a dress and high heels, too. It’s a compelling show of contrarian anti-rock star eccentricity. Another seems to be Gerard’s compulsion to repeatedly halt proceedings for the sake of crowd safety. As admirable as it is to prevent any kind of dangerous crush, the habit of pumping the brakes between almost every song at virtually every show has begun to irk, perforating the electric atmosphere and disrupting any real flow."
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I was in the pit at this festival and it was nuts. The band's own security had to step in to prevent additional injuries. Gerard and co. did absolutely the right thing by stopping the set multiple times. Also using this post as an excuse to discuss Gerard's fantastic tour outfits!