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Music Midtown announces 2020 dates, My Chemical Romance as a headliner

My Chemical Romance's first tour in nine years includes a headlining slot at Music Midtown 2020. Photo: Claire Marie Vogel
My Chemical Romance's first tour in nine years includes a headlining slot at Music Midtown 2020. Photo: Claire Marie Vogel
By Melissa Ruggieri
Jan 29, 2020

In a surprise announcement, Music Midtown unveiled its 2020 dates, as well as the first headliner of the festival – My Chemical Romance.

The band announced its first tour in nine years on Wednesday, which includes a main stage performance at the annual festival in Piedmont Park.

Music Midtown 2020 will take place Sept. 19-20 and two-day general admission pre-sale tickets are available now for $125. Visit www.musicmidtown.com for more ticket details.

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Melissa Ruggieri has covered music and entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 2010 and created the Atlanta Music Scene blog. She's kept vampire hours for more than two decades and remembers when MTV was awesome.

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