Two 2005 MTV Video Music Award nominees and one of the most popular bands ever to emerge from the Valley are among seven concerts currently planned for the Mesa Amphitheatre this fall.
My Chemical Romance visits the Mesa Amphitheatre Sept. 27. Nominated for Best Rock Video at this year’s MTV awards, the New Jersey-based band will perform their hits “Helena” and “I’m Not Okay (I Promise)” on Sept. 27. Then, Fall Out Boy will come to Mesa on Oct. 26. The Chicago band received the 2005 MTV2 Video Music Award for their current hit, “Sugar, We’re Goin’ Down.”
In November, goth-rock pioneers Bauhaus will return to Arizona. “An Evening With Bauhaus” is scheduled for Nov. 3, with tickets on sale Sept. 17. Tempe’s hometown heroes, the Gin Blossoms, will perform Nov. 5 in a concert that will also feature Valley favorites Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers and The Format. And skate-punk pioneers MxPx will rock the Amp on Nov. 16, with opening act Relient K.
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