The World Contamination Tour was a concert tour supporting My Chemical Romance's fourth album Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys (2010). This was the first tour My Chemical Romance had done since the departure of their drummer Bob Bryar. For the tour, Michael Pedicone was the stand-in drummer.
Support acts Twin Atlantic (Europe—Leg 1) (select dates) Lostalone (Europe—Leg 2) The Blackout (Europe—Leg 2) (select dates) Architects (North America—Leg 2) Bring Me the Horizon (North America—Leg 2) (select dates) Anti-Flag (North America—Leg 2) (Toronto and Montreal) Thursday (North America—Leg 2) (select dates) Circa Survive (North America—Leg 2) (select dates)
Setlist The band's setlist contained mostly songs from Danger Days, but also from their other three albums. There was not a steady setlist the band used, although the song "Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)" was used as the intro to all shows.
Tour dates + List of 2010 concertsDateCityCountryVenueOctober 23, 2010LondonEnglandHammersmith ApolloOctober 24, 2010ManchesterO2 ApolloOctober 25, 2010EdinburghScotlandEdinburgh Corn ExchangeOctober 30, 2010AmsterdamNetherlandsMelkwegNovember 1, 2010ParisFranceCigaleNovember 3, 2010BerlinGermanyKesselhausNovember 4, 2010HamburgGruenspanNovember 5, 2010DortmundFreizeit Zentrum WestDecember 3, 2010New York CityUnited StatesRoseland Ballroom December 5, 2010Tampa1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre December 8, 2010Kansas CityMidland Theatre December 10, 2010San JoseHP Pavilion at San Jose December 11, 2010Los AngelesGibson Amphitheatre December 12, 2010San DiegoViejas Arena December 14, 2010St. LouisThe Pageant December 15, 2010ChicagoHouse of Blues December 18, 2010TorontoCanadaSound Academy
+ List of 2011 concertsDateCityCountryVenueJanuary 31, 2011OsakaJapanZepp OsakaFebruary 2, 2011NagoyaZepp NagoyaFebruary 5, 2011YokohamaYokohama ArenaFebruary 6, 2011February 12, 2011LondonEnglandWembley ArenaFebruary 13, 2011BirminghamLG ArenaFebruary 15, 2011GlasgowScotlandSECC February 16, 2011DublinIrelandThe O2 February 18, 2011ManchesterEnglandMEN ArenaFebruary 19, 2011NottinghamCapital FM ArenaFebruary 21, 2011CardiffWalesCardiff International Arena February 22, 2011NewcastleEnglandMetro Radio Arena February 26, 2011TilburgNetherlandsPopcentrum 013 February 27, 2011CologneGermanyPalladiumMarch 1, 2011ParisFranceLe Casino de ParisMarch 3, 2011ToulouseLe BikiniMarch 5, 2011BarcelonaSpainPalau Sant Jordi March 7, 2011MilanItalyPalaSharp March 8, 2011ZürichSwitzerlandKomplex 457 March 9, 2011MunichGermanyKesselhaus March 12, 2011ValenciaSpainCity of Arts and SciencesMarch 14, 2011HamburgGermanyGroße FreiheitMarch 15, 2011CopenhagenDenmarkK.B. Hallen March 16, 2011OsloNorwayOslo Spektrum March 18, 2011StockholmSwedenAnnexet March 20, 2011HelsinkiFinlandHartwall Arena March 31, 2011OaklandUnited StatesFox Oakland TheatreApril 1, 2011PortlandRoseland TheatreApril 2, 2011VancouverCanadaCenter for Performing Arts April 3, 2011SeattleUnited StatesShowbox SoDo April 5, 2011EdmontonCanadaEdmonton Event Centre April 6, 2011CalgaryMacEwan Hall April 8, 2011Salt Lake CityUnited StatesIn the Venue April 9, 2011DenverFillmore AuditoriumApril 10, 2011Des MoinesVal Air Ballroom April 12, 2011MinneapolisFirst AvenueApril 13, 2011MilwaukeeEagles BallroomApril 15, 2011ChicagoAragon BallroomApril 16, 2011Grand RapidsThe Orbit RoomApril 17, 2011ClevelandHouse of BluesApril 19, 2011TorontoCanadaKool HausApril 20, 2011MontrealMétropolis April 22, 2011New York CityUnited StatesTerminal 5 April 23, 2011May 5, 2011BostonHouse of BluesMay 6, 2011Upper Darby TownshipTower TheatreMay 7, 2011SayrevilleStarland Ballroom May 8, 2011May 10, 2011Washington, D.C.9:30 ClubMay 11, 2011AtlantaThe TabernacleMay 15, 2011CarlisleEnglandCarlisle Airport May 17, 2011Fort LauderdaleUnited StatesRevolutionMay 18, 2011OrlandoHouse of BluesMay 20, 2011HoustonMay 21, 2011DallasMay 22, 2011May 25, 2011BakersfieldMajestic Fox TheaterMay 27, 2011Los AngelesHollywood Palladium May 28, 2011May 29, 2011Las VegasHouse of BluesJune 17, 2011WarsawPolandPepsi Arena June 18, 2011ScheeßelGermanyEichenring June 19, 2011Neuhausen ob EckNeuhausen ob Eck Airfield June 24, 2011MadridSpainUniversidad Complutense de Madrid June 26, 2011BolognaItalyAutodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari June 27, 2011ViennaAustriaArena Wien Open AirJune 29, 2011Sopron HungaryLover Camping July 1, 2011RotselaarBelgium Rock WerchterJuly 2, 2011StuttgartGermanyHöhenpark KillesbergJuly 3, 2011RoskildeDenmarkRoskilde FestivalJuly 4, 2011Hradec KrálovéCzech RepublicFestival Park July 7, 2011LisbonPortugalAlgés riverside July 8, 2011KildareIrelandPunchestown Racecourse July 9, 2011LondonEnglandRoundhouse July 10, 2011KinrossScotlandBalado Airfield August 16, 2011CanadaMontrealBell CenterAugust 17, 2011TorontoMolson Canadian AmphitheatreAugust 26, 2011ReadingEnglandRichfield Avenue August 27, 2011LeedsBramham Park August 28, 2011ParisFranceDomaine National de Saint-Cloud October 28, 2011New OrleansUnited StatesVoodoo Experience
+ List of 2012 concertsDateCityCountryVenue January 20, 2012 Auckland New ZealandBig Day OutJanuary 22, 2012Gold CoastAustraliaJanuary 24, 2012BrisbaneEaton Hill HotelJanuary 26, 2012SydneyBig Day OutJanuary 27, 2012Hordern PavilionJanuary 29, 2012MelbourneBig Day OutJanuary 31, 2012Festival HallFebruary 3, 2012AdelaideBig Day OutFebruary 5, 2012PerthMay 12, 2012New JerseyUnited StatesThe Bamboozle Festivals and other miscellaneous performances A This concert is a part of the 101.9 RXP Yule Rock Holiday Concert Show. B This concert is a part of 9X's NBT 10. C This concert is a part of the KRBZ's The Night the Buzz Stole Xmas show. D This concert is a part of LIVE 105's Not So Silent Night. E This concert is a part of 91X's Wrex the Halls. F This concert is a part of KPNT 105.7's The Pageant. G This concert is a part of Q101’S Twisted Show. H This concert is a part of The Edge Jingle Bell Rock 2010 I This concert is a part of Radio 1's Big Weekend. J This concert is a part of the Orange Warsaw festival. K These concerts are a part of the Hurricane and Southside festivals. L This concert is a part of the DCode Festival. M This concert is a part of the Sonisphere festival. N This concert is a part of the Volt Festival. O This concert is a part of the Rock Werchter Festival. P This concert is a part of the Rock For People festival. Q This concert is a part of the Optimus Alive! festival. R This concert is a part of the Oxegen festival. S This concert is a part of the iTunes Festival T This concert is a part of the T in the Park festival. U These concerts are a part of the Reading and Leeds festivals. V This concert is a part of the Rock en Seine festival. Cancelled shows May 24, 2011Phoenix, United StatesMarquee TheatreThis concert was cancelled because of the band's affiliation with Zach de la Rocha's Sound Strike Organisation.
Personnel My Chemical Romance Frank Iero — rhythm guitar, backing vocals Ray Toro — lead guitar, backing vocals Gerard Way — lead vocals Mikey Way — bass
Additional musicians Michael Pedicone — drums James Dewees — synth, keyboards and percussion References