2005. I was 13 and lived right outside of Paris. I could to go a handful of concerts a year and would always bring a disposable camera with me.
My Chemical Romance were playing their first headlining show in France a year after the release of Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge. I thought these photos were lost and couldn’t believe I found the negatives 18 years later in a box while visiting my parents.
Going to a show was the most exciting thing. I remember vividly how entering a venue gave me the most intense adrenaline rush, and not being able to sleep for days after thinking about how amazing it was to go to a rock show.
I never noticed Frank Iero had NJ itched on his trap until now. I wish I could tell my younger self I would eventually move to New York and go to hundreds of shows, but I doubt I would have believed it.
I loved re-scanning these photos while listening to that record.
