My Chemical Romance will be among the headliners at the 2026 Welcome to Rockville, Sonic Temple, and Louder Than Life festivals. The announcement was made by promoter Danny Wimmer Presents on Friday (September 19th) at this year’s Louder Than Life fest currently happening in Louisville, Kentucky.
Welcome to Rockville is set to take place May 7th-10th in Daytona Beach, Florida; Sonic Temple is slated for May 14th-17th in Columbus, Ohio, and has already revealed Coheed and Cambria, Dance Gavin Dance, Chiodos, Atreyu, Senses Fail, and Hawthorne Heights on its 2026 bill, with MCR adding to the emo flavor thus far. The exact dates for next year’s Louder Than Life haven’t been revealed yet, but fans can expect it to be around this same time in September.
The MCR announcement was revealed at Louder Than Life in a hype video of MCR performing, ending with text that read, “YOUR 2026 HEADLINER: MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE,” accompanied by the logos for Louder Than Life, Welcome to Rockville, and Sonic Temple. That was followed by the University of Louisville Cardinal Marching Band performing “Welcome to the Black Parade” on the main stage (see below).
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In recent days, My Chemical Romance have been teasing fans with billboards and street stencils in New York City, Minneapolis, Detroit, and other towns, suggesting a summer 2026 leg of their “Long Live The Black Parade Tour.” None of those dates have been confirmed as of yet.
Stay tuned as more of MCR’s 2026 tour plans, as well as additional headliners of the aforementioned festivals, are announced in the coming weeks and months.
JUST IN: My Chemical Romance @MCRofficial announced as 2026 headliners of @RockvilleFest, @SonicTempleFest, and @LTLFest. https://t.co/6AD9BSymSx pic.twitter.com/6LppLkOTeJ
— Heavy Consequence (@heavyconsequenc) September 19, 2025