Belleville Mayor to Present Key to the City to My Chemical Romance On Stage at Saturday’s MetLife Stadium Concert
By: | Published: 2025-08-07 22:03:00 | Source: www.newjerseystage.com
My Chemical Romance, photo by Devin Sarno
(BELLEVILLE, NJ) — When Mayor Michael Melham made a grand entrance at his 2024 State of the Township address to the stirring strains of My Chemical Romance’s “Welcome to the Black Parade,” he vowed to find a meaningful way to recognize the Belleville boys who founded the world-famous rock band.
Saturday night, before a crowd of 55,000 screaming fans at East Rutherford’s MetLife Stadium, Melham will make good on his promise as he will hop on stage during the band’s performance of “Welcome to the Black Parade” to personally present the band with an oversize, ceremonial Key to Belleville.
Lead vocalist Gerard Way and his brother, bassist Mikey Way, were raised in Belleville along with fellow…
