Popestar_Tour

Popestar Tour

Popestar Tour

2016–17 concert tour by Ghost

The Popestar Tour was a concert tour by Swedish rock band Ghost in support of their second EP, Popestar.[1] The EP was released on September 16, which coincided with the first show of the tour in Rochester, New York. They toured Europe in the spring of 2017, followed by a tour as openers for Iron Maiden.[2]

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During the final show on September 30, 2017, Papa Emeritus III was dragged off stage during the final song. A new incarnation called "Papa Emeritus Zero" was introduced on stage, later named "Papa Nihil".[3]

Setlist

This is a sample setlist from the beginning of their tour at the Main Street Armory in Rochester, New York. It does not represent the shows that followed afterwards.[4]

Their cover of Imperiet's "Bible" was performed with a choir at their Stockholm show on April 28, 2017.[5] A 20-piece children's choir also joined them for "Monstrance Clock" at the end of their Bloodstock Festival show on August 12, 2017.[6]

"Elizabeth" & "Deus in Absentia" were played on the final two shows of the tour in Stockholm and Gothenburg.

Opening act for Iron Maiden

The following setlist was taken from the June 11, 2017 performance at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida when the band was opening for Iron Maiden on the latter's The Book of Souls World Tour.[7]

  • "Masked Ball" (intro)
  • "Square Hammer"
  • "From the Pinnacle to the Pit"
  • "Cirice"
  • "Ritual"
  • "Year Zero"
  • "Absolution"
  • "Mummy Dust"
  • "Monstrance Clock"

Tour dates

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Box office

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Opening bands

References

Notes

  1. Maximus Festival
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  17. Final show with Papa Emeritus III

References

  1. [1]
    "GHOST Announces 'Popestar' U.S. Tour". Blabbermouth. June 14, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  2. [2]
    "IRON MAIDEN's 'The Book of Souls' Tour Returns To North America in 2017, GHOST To Support". Blabbermouth. January 19, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  3. [3]
    "Ghost's Papa Emeritus III Plays Final Show, Transition to New 'Papa' Begins". Loudwire. October 1, 2017. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
  4. [4]
    "Ghost Concert Setlist at Main Street Armory, Rochester on September 16, 2016". Setlist.fm. September 14, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  5. [5]
    "Ghost Perform Live Debut of 'Bible' With Swedish Choir + The Great Discord's Fia Kempe". Loudwire. May 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  6. [6]
    "Video: Ghost Perform with 20-Piece Children's Choir at Bloodstock Festival". MetalSucks. August 16, 2017. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  7. [7]
    "Ghost Setlist at Amalie Arena, Tampa". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  8. [8]
    (2018). "Ceremony and Devotion liner notes". In Ceremony and Devotion [CD booklet]. Loma Vista.
  9. [9]
    "Current Boxscore". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
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    "Current Boxscore". Billboard. June 20, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
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    "Current Boxscore". Billboard. July 11, 2017. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
  12. [12]
    "Current Boxscore". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  13. [13]
    "Current Boxscore". Billboard. November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
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