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The Get Up Kids extend 2019 tour itinerary

September 9, 2019 — Leave a comment

The Get Up Kids’ 2019 tour schedule just keeps on getting longer and longer.

On Monday (Sept. 9), the Missouri-founded band revealed a new set of tour dates for later this year.

The newly added gigs will find the band performing at venues across the United States in November and December.

The 22-stop outing will include shows in Portland, Seattle, San Francisco, Phoenix, Dallas, New Orleans, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, and more. The newly announced trek begins on Nov. 13 at the Oriental Theater in Denver and concludes on Dec. 15 at Loving Touch in Detroit.

Before hitting the road during the final months of the year, the act has a slew of previously announced shows on tap including their performance at his year’s Riot Fest Chicago.

The upcoming tour dates are in support of the group’s first new album in eight years, Problems. The album, their sixth full-length record, was released in May and yielded several singles including “Satellite,” “Waking Up Alone,” and “The Problem is Me.” Problems is official follow-up to 2011’s There Are Rules.

The newly added tour dates come several days after the band confirmed the departure of longtime keyboardist James Dewees. During the weekend, the act posted a straight-to-the-point message stating that the musician was no longer part of their current lineup.

“James Dewees is no longer a member of The Get Up Kids,” the tweet reads.

No further information was given about the departure while Dewees has yet to formally comment on the matter.

THE GET UP KIDS FALL 2019 TOUR DATES:

Nov. 13 – Denver, CO – Oriental Theater
Nov. 14 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
Nov. 15 – Boise, ID – The Shredder
Nov. 16 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge
Nov. 17 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
Nov. 19 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
Nov. 20 – Fresno, CA – Strummer’s
Nov. 21 – Los Angeles, CA – Echoplex
Nov. 22 – Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction
Nov. 23 – San Diego, CA – Soda Bar
Nov. 24 – Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom
Dec. 4 – Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey Bar & Grill
Dec. 5 – Austin, TX – Barracuda
Dec. 6 – Houston, TX – Secret Group
Dec. 7 – New Orleans, LA – One Eyed Jacks
Dec. 8 – Memphis, TN – Growlers
Dec. 10 – St. Louis, MO – Blueberry Hill
Dec. 11 – Cincinnati, OH – Southgate House
Dec. 12 – Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
Dec. 13 – Pittsburgh, PA – Rex Theater
Dec. 14 – Buffalo, NY – Buffalo Riverworks
Dec. 15 – Detroit, MI – Loving Touch

Gerard Way Welcomes Special Guest at Japanese Gig

February 17, 2015 — Leave a comment

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We’ve all witnessed how the guys of My Chemical Romance were able to put the now defunct band in the past and create their own solo careers with pretty good success.

During his gig last night in Tokyo, Japan, former MCR frontman Gerard Way was joined on stage by a former band mate/special guest; his younger brother Mikey.

Mikey, whose current project Electric Century released a new song earlier this year and are in the studio recording their debut album, returned once more to the bass to play on his older brother’s new-ish song, “Don’t Try.”

Check out the footage (which is a little blurry and shaky, but hey it’s something) and many social media updates, from that show below. Turns out, even James Dewees, Reggie and the Full Effects head honcho and friend of the brothers, was stoked to see the two united on stage again.