MCR face backlash over ticket prices

[mzgrottesca]

Earlier this month, the band dropped a cryptic teaser image, with many fans wondering if they may finally be getting some new music. Other than a surprise song release back in 2022, they've been more of a touring act than anything and fans have been thirsty for some new tracks or information ever since. To some fans delight and some's

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[solira21]

TBH I'd disagree that it's "So over" per se; their last tour felt very genuine. The new song, the performances and creativity and entire approached revealed a level of effort that was 100% optional; I think they do think about fans and care about legacy. Some of their tour merch was incredibly well thought-out too; for the makeup collab they hired fans to work to design the packaging.

But it does add up to some cognitive dissonance all the same. Based on who I've talked to who worked with them on the last tour, it seems like part of the problem might actually be that Gerard Way is super hands-off with things and sort of doesn't realize how big the machine has gotten. It's the weird situation where a rock star can afford to be that hands-off, which to them probably feels very artistically "pure," but one reason some other acts feel more authentic is because they stay in the gritty details. But, at the same time, bands like Fall Out Boy who clearly manage things a little more openly and with fan experiences in mind just don't seem to have the artistic legacy MCR does, and rightfully so...it's a tradeoff when you get this big. I think they need to bring more people into their trusted circle.

(And to be fair-they were selling action figures during Revenge, too LOL)

[mzgrottesca]

Damn, how did I miss the Revenge era action figures?? My 10 year old self would've fought tooth and nail for those if she'd known they existed lol.

Yeah I get what you're saying. The whole situation is a little frustrating and I know some fans think them being super cryptic and mysterious is part of the fun, but when shit like this happens, I really wish they'd be a little more open. Also, it was lowkey funny that Mikey and Frank were posting on social media pm constantly until the ticket backlash, now it's radio silence lol. I wish they'd own up to it a little more, they KNOW these prices are out of reach for 99.999% of their fans and could've been avoided. When Frank was telling fans to sit down and shut up a few days ago it didn't really bug me, but it looks worse now with these ticket prices coming directly after lol 😭

[solira21]

Oh yeah! The Revenge action figures were huge. There's a great video of Gerard playing with one and the thing breaks and he's like "guess I got so emo I fell apart."

But yeah re: Frank haha. Like, he was telling fans to stop saying "fuck you, where's the new music"-when indeed, MCR consistently brings artistry/new shit, so I get that, I feel the same way about fans asking "where's MCR5." But then again, cmon dude...get at least a little pissy about Ticketmaster!