Thanks to Gustavo for the heads-up! According to Portugese site Blitz, MCR are set to perform at Reading 2010. Of course, this is a RUMOUR, but seeing as they have a new album out this year, it could be a distinct possibility! The other headliners from that site include Linkin Park, Lostprophets, Blink-182, Green Day and Franz Ferdinand…if it’s true, I shall definitely be going 
Organizers have confirmed that My Chemical Romance has cancelled its upcoming performances, including those scheduled for Australia’s Soundwave Festival this year.
A full refund at the point of purchase has been offered to those who bought tickets for MCR’s February 25 performance at the Big Top, Luna Park. Soundwave organizers have lined up emo-rock band Jimmy Eat World in their place instead. The band is set to join the likes of Motion City Soundtrack, RX Rabbits, Sunny Day Real Estate and Glassjaw for the festival.
According to their press release, MCR front man Gerard Way has been sidelined by “severe vocal problems” and was “advised by doctors to get treatment”.
The band released its own statement as well, saying, “We are really sorry that we’ve had to cancel this tour, and apologise for any inconvenience it has caused. The last thing we ever want to do is cancel shows, but we’ll be back to Australia to make it up to the fans as soon as possible.”
The band was once described as an “emo” band, although Way publically rejected the description, calling the emo genre “… garbage”. The band considers the music it plays to be simply termed “rock”, or “violent, dangerous pop”.
It seems as though MCR are no longer playing at The TweetHouse at Sundance this year -
We had mentioned a few weeks back that we’d be seeing several big-name bands appear at the SHOP Yoga Studio, the location of the Tweet House. This was based on information provided to us by an event promoter who had contracted to use our space in the evenings. The agreement they signed stated that our attendees would be granted passes to the concerts they were booking.
We had been provided with copies of agreements made with the band’s talent agencies, and had been cc’d on emails with band managers, etc. In addition, one of our teammates had a face-to-face conversation with at least one of the contracted musicians who said they had anticipated seeing us all in Park City.
Regrettably, the promoter who had made these contractual commitments was unable to meet his scheduled financial obligations to the musicians. The result was those contacts lapsed, and the bands are now no longer scheduled to appear.
We are still trying to decipher what actually happened and why, and are digging for more information. We will inform our partners as more specifics become clear.
As a result, the Tweet House has been extended to the evenings on both Saturday and Sunday. The insanely good DJ Menelik will be spinning in the evenings, Mike Relm will be performing live on Sunday at the Hitachi Cocktail Reception, and we’re poised to announce fantastic parties on both Saturday and Sunday night.
We’re looking forward to it and hope to see you there.
Beyond the films, the music world also comes to Utah during the Sundance.
Tweet House » Bands 30 Seconds To Mars, The Bravery, SilverSun Pickups and My Chemical Romance are to perform at the “Tweet House,” Jan. 22-25, inside the Yoga Shop, near Main Street, 1167 Woodside Ave. The event is designed to celebrate Twitter’s global influence. Find details at: http://parnassusgroup.com/twitterconference.
I have also registered a Twitter account for Gerard Way Fan! All the news as it happens will be posted both here on the main site, and at our twitter address of http://twitter.com/gerardwayfan_ – add us! 
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