Watch My Chemical Romance Cover Of Morrissey’s Jack The Ripper

My Chemical Romance has been digging remarkably deep into their archives on their massive The Black Parade 20th-anniversary stadium tour. During their opening night at London's Wembley Stadium on July 8, 2026, the New Jersey legends treated 75,000 fans to a genuinely shocking deep cut: a live cover of Morrissey’s "Jack the Ripper".

Watch My Chemical Romance Perform Jack The Ripper

This was not just a random tribute thrown together to pander to a London crowd. MCR's rendition of "Jack the Ripper" is actually a foundational piece of their early, scrappy history. The band originally recorded the twisted, post-punk cover for their incredibly rare 2002 debut EP, Like Phantoms, Forever, and later included it as a B-side on a limited vinyl pressing of their 2004 single "Thank You For The Venom".

Before this Wembley show, Gerard Way and company had not performed the track live since 2003.

Hearing the band resurrect it over two decades later highlights exactly how much influence Morrissey and the 1980s British post-punk scene had on MCR's dramatic, theatrical sound. While the original track is steeped in sweeping, trademark melancholy, My Chemical Romance twists it into a heavy, frantic punk anthem.

Compare MCR's stadium-rattling take to the iconic Morrissey version below.

Watch Morrissey Perform Jack The Ripper

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Ellis Douglas
Editor, BritRock Heaven