IN GENERAL: the guys are really going back to basics. not as far as the setlist, as you can already tell. but Gerard has long hair again and is back to wearing jean jackets and shirts with the sleeves cut off. there wasn't any pyrotechnics, just lights, some smoke, no big frills, really. they're playing shows again, not epically mind-blowing, history-altering arena operas.

MERCH - not a whole lot of it. The tour shirt is pretty sweet - it looks like old school tour shirts like Van Halen used to have. There was a shirt with [I think?] a chihuahua on it and lyrics from "Mama," but I was kind of insane with giddiness so I could be wrong. There was also another that had a rollercoaster on it and said "I survived the Black Parade" which was pretty cool. I really wanted a hoodie - they're black, on the front they say "The Black Parade is Dead!", on the back it says "Long Live The Black Parade," and it has the MCR logo on the side of the hood. Normal shirts are $25, the tour shirt is $30, hoodies are $40. No stickers, accessories, stuff like that.

MIKEY - actually has stage presence! he's really improving, fo reals. and he has a shirt that says "Mikey Fucking Way." why I want one, I don't even know.

BOB - needs to cut his hair.

SETLIST - almost the same as Projekt Revolution, for those of you who went. they did throw "Kill All Your Friends" and "My Way Home..." in there. and they had a couple of their roadies join them on "Teenagers" on harmonica and cowbell. (Not that anybody could hear it, but it was kind of cool.) I'll have the whole setlist later.

BILLY TALENT - awesome. watch for MCR in the wings - both Bob and Gerard came out to watch them. But Gerard started ~lurking and hiding when we, uh, *cough* the fangirls started screaming. (I almost cried, okay.)

ARIZONA MCR FANS - pretty much the best. if any of you were there, I was the one in the hand painted white shirt with "We Are The Black Parade" on the front and a bunch of stuff everywhere else. Oh yeah, and I was really loud. XD sorry. but I get that way when I'm really really really really really really really really excited.