# The World Contamination Tour

The World Contamination Tour was a concert tour supporting My Chemical Romance's fourth album Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys. 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 concerts :
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| October 23, 2010 | London | England | Hammersmith Apollo |
| October 24, 2010 | Manchester | England | O2 Apollo |
| October 25, 2010 | Edinburgh | Scotland | Edinburgh Corn Exchange |
| October 30, 2010 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Melkweg |
| November 1, 2010 | Paris | France | Cigale |
| November 3, 2010 | Berlin | Germany | Kesselhaus |
| November 4, 2010 | Hamburg | Germany | Gruenspan |
| November 5, 2010 | Dortmund | Germany | Freizeit Zentrum West |
| December 3, 2010 | New York City | United States | Roseland Ballroom |
| December 5, 2010 | Tampa | United States | 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre |
| December 8, 2010 | Kansas City | United States | Midland Theatre |
| December 10, 2010 | San Jose | United States | HP Pavilion at San Jose |
| December 11, 2010 | Los Angeles | United States | Gibson Amphitheatre |
| December 12, 2010 | San Diego | United States | Viejas Arena |
| December 14, 2010 | St. Louis | United States | The Pageant |
| December 15, 2010 | Chicago | United States | House of Blues |
| December 18, 2010 | Toronto | Canada | Sound Academy |
List of 2011 concerts :
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| January 31, 2011 | Osaka | Japan | Zepp Osaka |
| February 2, 2011 | Nagoya | Japan | Zepp Nagoya |
| February 5, 2011 | Tokyo | Japan | Yokohama Arena |
| February 6, 2011 | Tokyo | Japan | Yokohama Arena |
| February 12, 2011 | London | England | Wembley Arena |
| February 13, 2011 | Birmingham | England | LG Arena |
| February 15, 2011 | Glasgow | Scotland | SECC |
| February 16, 2011 | Dublin | Ireland | The O2 |
| February 18, 2011 | Manchester | England | MEN Arena |
| February 19, 2011 | Nottingham | England | Capital FM Arena |
| February 21, 2011 | Cardiff | Wales | Cardiff International Arena |
| February 22, 2011 | Newcastle | England | Metro Radio Arena |
| February 26, 2011 | Tilburg | Netherlands | Popcentrum 013 |
| February 27, 2011 | Cologne | Germany | Palladium |
| March 1, 2011 | Paris | France | Le Casino de Paris |
| March 3, 2011 | Toulouse | France | Le Bikini |
| March 5, 2011 | Barcelona | Spain | Palau Sant Jordi |
| March 7, 2011 | Milan | Italy | PalaSharp |
| March 8, 2011 | Zürich | Switzerland | Komplex 457 |
| March 9, 2011 | Munich | Germany | Kesselhaus |
| March 12, 2011 | Valencia | Spain | City of Arts and Sciences |
| March 14, 2011 | Hamburg | Germany | Große Freiheit |
| March 15, 2011 | Copenhagen | Denmark | K.B. Hallen |
| March 16, 2011 | Oslo | Norway | Oslo Spektrum |
| March 18, 2011 | Stockholm | Sweden | Annexet |
| March 20, 2011 | Helsinki | Finland | Hartwall Arena |
| March 31, 2011 | Oakland | United States | Fox Oakland Theatre |
| April 1, 2011 | Portland | United States | Roseland Theatre |
| April 2, 2011 | Vancouver | Canada | Center for Performing Arts |
| April 3, 2011 | Seattle | United States | Showbox SoDo |
| April 5, 2011 | Edmonton | Canada | Edmonton Event Centre |
| April 6, 2011 | Calgary | Canada | MacEwan Hall |
| April 8, 2011 | Salt Lake City | United States | In the Venue |
| April 9, 2011 | Denver | United States | Fillmore Auditorium |
| April 10, 2011 | Des Moines | United States | Val Air Ballroom |
| April 12, 2011 | Minneapolis | United States | First Avenue |
| April 13, 2011 | Milwaukee | United States | Eagles Ballroom |
| April 15, 2011 | Chicago | United States | Aragon Ballroom |
| April 16, 2011 | Grand Rapids | United States | The Orbit Room |
| April 17, 2011 | Cleveland | United States | House of Blues |
| April 19, 2011 | Toronto | Canada | Kool Haus |
| April 20, 2011 | Montreal | Canada | Métropolis |
| April 22, 2011 | New York City | United States | Terminal 5 |
| April 23, 2011 | New York City | United States | Terminal 5 |
| May 5, 2011 | Boston | United States | House of Blues |
| May 6, 2011 | Upper Darby Township | United States | Tower Theatre |
| May 7, 2011 | Sayreville | United States | Starland Ballroom |
| May 8, 2011 | Sayreville | United States | Starland Ballroom |
| May 10, 2011 | Washington, D.C. | United States | 9:30 Club |
| May 11, 2011 | Atlanta | United States | The Tabernacle |
| May 15, 2011 | Carlisle | England | Carlisle Airport |
| May 17, 2011 | Fort Lauderdale | United States | Revolution |
| May 18, 2011 | Orlando | United States | House of Blues |
| May 20, 2011 | Houston | United States | House of Blues |
| May 21, 2011 | Dallas | United States | House of Blues |
| May 22, 2011 | Dallas | United States | House of Blues |
| May 25, 2011 | Bakersfield | United States | Majestic Fox Theater |
| May 27, 2011 | Los Angeles | United States | Hollywood Palladium |
| May 28, 2011 | Los Angeles | United States | Hollywood Palladium |
| May 29, 2011 | Las Vegas | United States | House of Blues |
| June 17, 2011 | Warsaw | Poland | Pepsi Arena |
| June 18, 2011 | Scheeßel | Germany | Eichenring |
| June 19, 2011 | Neuhausen ob Eck | Germany | Neuhausen ob Eck Airfield |
| June 24, 2011 | Madrid | Spain | Universidad Complutense de Madrid |
| June 26, 2011 | Bologna | Italy | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari |
| June 27, 2011 | Vienna | Austria | Arena Wien Open Air |
| June 29, 2011 | Sopron | Hungary | Lover Camping |
| July 1, 2011 | Rotselaar | Belgium | Rock Werchter |
| July 2, 2011 | Stuttgart | Germany | Höhenpark Killesberg |
| July 3, 2011 | Roskilde | Denmark | Roskilde Festival |
| July 4, 2011 | Hradec Králové | Czech Republic | Festival Park |
| July 7, 2011 | Lisbon | Portugal | Algés riverside |
| July 8, 2011 | Kildare | Ireland | Punchestown Racecourse |
| July 9, 2011 | London | England | Roundhouse |
| July 10, 2011 | Kinross | Scotland | Balado Airfield |
| August 16, 2011 | Canada | Montreal | Bell Center |
| August 17, 2011 | Canada | Toronto | Molson Canadian Amphitheatre |
| August 26, 2011 | Reading | England | Richfield Avenue |
| August 27, 2011 | Leeds | England | Bramham Park |
| August 28, 2011 | Paris | France | Domaine National de Saint-Cloud |
| October 28, 2011 | New Orleans | United States | Voodoo Experience |
List of 2012 concerts :
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| January 20, 2012 | Auckland | New Zealand | Big Day Out |
| January 22, 2012 | Gold Coast | Australia | Big Day Out |
| January 24, 2012 | Brisbane | Australia | Eaton Hill Hotel |
| January 26, 2012 | Sydney | Australia | Big Day Out |
| January 27, 2012 | Sydney | Australia | Hordern Pavilion |
| January 29, 2012 | Melbourne | Australia | Big Day Out |
| January 31, 2012 | Melbourne | Australia | Festival Hall |
| February 3, 2012 | Adelaide | Australia | Big Day Out |
| February 5, 2012 | Perth | Australia | Big Day Out |
| May 12, 2012 | New Jersey | United States | The 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, 2011 | Phoenix, United States | Marquee Theatre | This 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
* James Dewees — synth, keyboards and percussion
Additional musicians
* Michael Pedicone — drums