My Chemical Romance Are Coming To Australia And Holy Shit This Isn’t A Drill
The emo legends will play just two shows.
Emo kings My Chemical Romance have been locked in to headline the 2020 edition of Download Australia.
The New Jersey natives announced just last Friday that they’ll be reuniting at a show in Los Angeles in December — as of yet, their two Download Australia dates are the only other performances they have lined up. They were last in the country to headline Big Day Out in 2012; they split in 2013.
They’ll be joined at Download by Deftones — who are gearing up to release a new album in 2020 — and fellow emo outfit Jimmy Eat World, who were last here in 2017. There’ll also be sets from Clutch, Ministry, In Flames, Testament, and Scottish outfit Alestorm.
On the local side, Hands Like Houses will be stepping up, as will Byron Bay metalcore dons In Hearts Wake, Melbourne’s Ne Obliviscaris, and veterans Bodyjar. Check out the line-up below — this is only the first announce, so expect plenty more acts to be added before long.
Download will land at Melbourne’s Showgrounds on March 20 and Sydney’s Parramatta Park on March 21. If you’re a previous Download punter, you’ll be able to buy tickets from Monday November 8, while Moshtix and Ticketmaster pre-sales happen from November 11 — general tickets will go on sale November 13.
Download Australia 2020 Line-Up
My Chemical Romance – (Only Aus Shows)
Deftones
Jimmy Eat World
Clutch (Only Aus Shows)
Ministry
In Flames
Testament
Alestorm (Only Aus Shows)
Carcass
Lacuna Coil (Only Aus Shows)
Hands Like Houses
In Hearts Wake
The HU
Baroness
Ne Obliviscaris
Bodyjar
New Years Day
Clowns
Venom Prison
SKYND
Thornhill
Disentomb
Stand Atlantic
Plini
RedHook
Dregg