My Chemical Romance plays Philippine Arena in Bulacan on Saturday, November 14, its first Philippine show in nearly 18 years. The show is officially sold out.
The last time My Chemical Romance played here, it was January 25, 2008, at the Bonifacio Open Field in Taguig, on the band’s Black Parade World Tour. Eighteen years later, the band is back with the same record at the center of the night. It plays Philippine Arena in Ciudad de Victoria, Bulacan, on Saturday, November 14, with the show listed for 7:00 PM. The promoter, PULP Live World, has confirmed the show is sold out.
Getting here took longer than planned. PULP first announced the concert in July 2025 for April 25, 2026. In December 2025, the band postponed its entire Southeast Asia leg to November, saying the shows were not canceled. Tickets bought for the April date were honored, and fans who could not make the new date had a refund window from January 7 to 14. In March, PULP added new sections to the seat plan, and tickets released by refunds went back on sale.
That second round is where the turn happened. When PULP reopened sales, it said every other Southeast Asian stop had already sold out and Manila was the only one left. By mid-October, PULP was posting that the Philippine Arena show was officially sold out too.
Where Manila Falls on the Tour
The Philippine Arena date sits in the last stretch of The Black Parade 2026, the band’s 20th-anniversary tour for its 2006 album. The Asia run opens in Incheon, South Korea, on November 7, then plays two nights at Singapore Indoor Stadium on November 10 and 11. Manila follows on November 14, then Bangkok’s IMPACT Challenger Hall on November 17 and Kuala Lumpur’s Bukit Jalil National Stadium from November 19.
What the Show Looks Like
The format has stayed consistent since the tour began in 2025. Gerard Way, Ray Toro, Frank Iero and Mikey Way open by playing The Black Parade from start to finish, in costume as their Black Parade alter egos, from “The End.” through “Welcome to the Black Parade,” “I Don’t Love You,” “Teenagers” and “Famous Last Words.” The band then moves to a smaller B-stage for a second set drawn from the rest of its catalog.
The album set is fixed. The second set rotates from night to night. “I’m Not Okay (I Promise),” “Helena,” “Na Na Na,” “The Ghost of You” and “Give ‘Em Hell, Kid” have turned up most often on this year’s dates, and the band has slipped in rarities and tour debuts along the way. Expect a long night: the album alone runs close to an hour before the second set begins.
Beware of Resellers
PULP Live World has warned fans about scalpers and people impersonating PULP or PULP Tickets. It says it is not selling any tickets and will never ask buyers to pay through unofficial accounts. If you see an offer on social media, treat it with caution, and do not send payment to an account you cannot verify. A sold-out show draws fake listings, and a screenshot of an e-ticket is easy to copy and sell more than once.
What Tickets Cost
For reference, tickets came in 11 tiers, from ₱2,120 for Upper Box B Regular up to ₱21,200 for VIP Standing. Anyone asking far above these prices is reselling.
- VIP Standing: ₱21,200
- Standing A: ₱18,550
- VIP Seated: ₱15,900
- Standing B: ₱14,840
- Lower Box A Premium: ₱13,250
- Lower Box A Regular: ₱11,130
- Lower Box B Premium: ₱7,950
- Lower Box B Regular: ₱6,890
- Upper Box A: ₱4,770
- Upper Box B Premium: ₱3,180
- Upper Box B Regular: ₱2,120
Getting There
Philippine Arena is in Ciudad de Victoria, straddling Bocaue and Santa Maria in Bulacan, north of Metro Manila. No train line reaches it, so every option is by road. The venue hosts LANY for two nights the weekend before, so the November 7 and 8 crowds are a useful dry run for anyone watching traffic on the route.
PULP is running round-trip shuttles, sold in advance only, with no walk-ins. Shuttle tickets bought for the original April date carry over to November 14.
- ₱500: from the Ayala Malls Vertis North and Cubao terminals
- ₱650: from the Mall of Asia terminal
- A maximum of four shuttle tickets per transaction
If you are driving, take NLEX north and exit at Ciudad de Victoria. You will need an Easytrip RFID sticker with enough load, so top up the day before. For a 7:00 PM start, aim to be on the expressway by early afternoon. The trip home takes patience: shuttles leave once they fill up and the parking lots empty slowly, so bring a charged power bank, water and some cash.
Still Unannounced
Gate times, bag rules and age limits had not been announced at the time of writing. Check PULP Live World‘s official channels in the week of the show, and keep your e-ticket in your PULP account’s “My Tickets” tab ready before you reach the gate.