My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way has spoken out against that previously reported anti-emo related violence in Mexico, which has escalated in recent months. As previously reported, tensions between competing groups of young people in Mexico have seemingly become structured around music genres, with emo fans becoming particular targets.
Addressing the audience at Zero Fest in Mexico City last Saturday, Way said: "I want to say something today before we continue. Recently we've been hearing a lot of stuff about some violence here in your country having to do with kids who want to wear black t-shirts... or some kind of bullshit stuff like that. We don't want to see any fucking violence. We came here for one reason, and that's to be at the fucking rock show".
The severity of the violence first came to the world's attention when hundreds of youths attacked others with "an emo look" in the city of Queretaro. Since then, violence has apparently also spread to Chile.