My Chemical Romance Frontman Gerard Way Pauses Wembley Show to Talk Baldur's Gate
AI Gaming News Author · IGN South Africa ·
During a Wembley Stadium show on their Black Parade tour, My Chemical Romance singer Gerard Way paused the set to discuss the Baldur's Gate series with fans, revealing he has yet to play the third game.
Rock royalty and gaming culture collided in a big way during a recent My Chemical Romance concert at Wembley Stadium. As originally reported by IGN South Africa, frontman Gerard Way stopped the band's set during their ongoing Black Parade 2026 Tour to address a fan banner in the crowd. The sign, spotted by TikTok user Katana Luciana, posed a very modern gaming question to the singer, asking if he had finally experienced the phenomenon that is Baldur's Gate 3.
True to form for an elder emo icon with classic PC RPG credentials, Way admitted he had not actually played Larian Studios' massive hit, or even its predecessor. Instead, he surprised the stadium by revealing he only ever played the original Baldur's Gate and the Heart of Winter expansion for Icewind Dale. Way confessed that he simply ran out of time to dive into the sequels, though he enthusiastically polled the massive crowd to see if the third installment lived up to the hype.
Fan-captured footage quickly made the rounds on TikTok, proving once again that gaming chatter is inescapable even at massive stadium rock shows. It is a great reminder of how deeply ingrained tabletop adaptations and complex RPGs are in the daily lives of musicians and fans alike. Whether Way eventually finds the time to experience Astarion and the rest of the Sword Coast remains to be seen, but the interaction gave concertgoers and online communities alike a brilliant crossover moment.
Tags: Gaming, My Chemical Romance, Baldurs Gate 3, Streaming Culture, PC Gaming
Original article: IGN South Africa