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Dan Grennan

My Chemical Romance stars pay visit to famous Dublin guitar shop

My Chemical Romance stars have paid a visit to a famous Dublin guitar shop ahead of their two mid-week shows.

Lead singer Frank Gerard Way and rhythm guitarist Frank Iero visited Some Neck Guitars on Dean Street in the Liberties on Tuesday morning.

The pair are set to play the Royal Hospital Kilmainham tonight and tomorrow night to some very keen fans.

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Owner of the guitar shop Owen McQuail told Dublin Live they were the "nicest customers they ever had".

They posted on Facebook: "An early start today with Gerard and Frank from My Chemical Romance here at Some Neck! Absolutely lovely guys to have in the shop ahead of their two nights at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham. It seems like the turn out is going to be massive!"

Some hardcore My Chemical Romance fans have been camping out more than a day before the first gig was due to start.

One fan, Rizz told Dublin Live: “They’re a big band. They broke up back in 2012, that’s when I first got into them so I just missed the opportunity.

“I’ve been waiting about 10 years for the reunion. This will be their first Dublin show and my first time seeing them. I’m really excited.

“There’s a group of very dedicated fans here. I’m number ten in the queue. These guys have all been to the gigs in the UK.

“I got here at 12pm today and I’ll be here until Wednesday night. I’ve many more people joining me later on but I’m just the craziest.

“It’s such a strong and creative community. It’s beautiful people and I’m excited to meet more fans. It’s amazing to see a band bring people together like this.”

Another said: “I came here from Italy. It’s my first concert abroad and my first time travelling alone. My Chem is really important to me, they’re my inspiration.

“My Chemical Romance fans are very important to me. I almost gave up in 2018 because I was very depressed. A lot of people helped me and supported me on the internet.

“We made a community and I’m very grateful. I’m going to the two concerts in Dublin.”

A third added: “I flew in this morning from Amsterdam. They’ve been broken up for so long and now they’re finally back and I want to go up to the barrier.

“It’s so unreal, they were already broken up when I first started listening to them so it’s really strange that I’m going to be seeing them. I’m seeing them in Dublin and then in Rotterdam in two weeks.”

My Chemical Romance made their debut in 2002 with the independently released album I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love.

The band signed to Reprise Records the following year and made their major label debut with 2004's Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge.

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