Ghost have got down to recapture a few of the glory of the live performance and album expertise of outdated with their not too long ago launched ‘Skeletour‘. The multi-platinum occult rock band’s choice to actively implement a ‘a phone-free expertise‘ inside most sections of the venues they’re hitting on the trek might have divided followers, but it surely’s additionally allowed the group to generate some intrigue and thriller typically missing within the trendy world of rapid entry.
Bands like Software have infamously taken the same method through the years. Nonetheless, whereas Software‘s stay performances typically depend on elaborate digital visible projection and lighting to accompany their aural efficiency, Ghost current their exhibits in a much more theatrical style, with segments and stage manufacturing that might simply be diluted with a swiftly filmed clip.
In gentle of little to no footage anticipated to leak out from the trek, most followers might be going into the expertise blind relating to stage manufacturing, costumes and extra. The added lack of digital distraction within the viewers can be hoped to maintain followers extra engaged.
However as this week has proven, it’s additionally allowed the band to play deeper into the nostalgia of the 80s and 90s, as seen with their very own newly launched spoof of MTV‘s beloved heavy steel present ‘Headbangers Ball‘.
The primary episode of their tackle that present, ‘Ghoulbangers Ball‘, went up on-line tonight (see under) and showcases the tour’s offered out kickoff date that came about in Manchester, England this previous Tuesday, April fifteenth. The setlist for that present did make it out on-line.
The ‘Skeletour‘ is being staged across the upcoming April twenty fifth launch of Ghost‘s new studio album “Skeletá“. Additional cashing in on the 80s and 90s nostalgia with this album cycle, the band have additionally got down to maintain an in-person midnight album launch for “Skeletá“.
04/19 London, UK – The O2
04/20 Birmingham, UK – Utilita Enviornment
04/22 Antwerp, BEL – Sportpaleis
04/23 Frankfurt, DE – Festhalle Frankfurt
04/24 Munich, GER – Olympiahalle
04/26 Lyon, FRA – LDLC Enviornment
04/27 Toulouse, FRA – Zénith Toulouse Métropole
04/29 Lisbon, POR – MEO Enviornment
04/30 Madrid, SPA – Palacio Vistalegre
05/03 Zürich, SWI – Hallenstadion Zürich
05/04 Milan, ITA – Unipol Discussion board
05/07 Berlin, GER – Uber Enviornment
05/08 Amsterdam, NET – Ziggo Dome
05/10 Lodz, POL – Atlas Enviornment
05/11 Prague, CE – O2 Enviornment
05/13 Paris, FRA – Accor Enviornment
05/14 Oberhausen, GER – Rudolf Weber-ARENA
05/15 Hannover, GER – ZAG Enviornment
05/17 Copenhagen, DEN – Royal Enviornment
05/20 Tampere, FIN – Nokia Enviornment
05/22 Linköping, SWE – Saab Enviornment
05/23 Sandviken, SWE – Göransson Enviornment
05/24 Oslo, NOR – Oslo Spektrum
07/09 Baltimore, MD – CFG Financial institution Enviornment
07/11 Atlanta, GA – State Farm Enviornment
07/12 Tampa, FL – Amalie Enviornment
07/13 Miami, FL – Kaseya Middle
07/15 Raleigh, NC – Lenovo Middle
07/17 Cleveland, OH – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
07/18 Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Enviornment
07/19 Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Middle
07/21 Boston, MA – TD Backyard
07/22 New York, NY – Madison Sq. Backyard
07/24 Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Enviornment
07/25 Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Middle
07/26 Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Enviornment
07/28 Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Enviornment
07/29 Milwaukee, WI – Fiserv Discussion board
07/30 St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Middle
08/01 Rosemont, IL – Allstate Enviornment
08/02 Saint Paul, MN – Xcel Power Middle
08/03 Omaha, NE – CHI Well being Middle
08/05 Kansas Metropolis, MO – T-Cellular Middle
08/07 Denver, CO – Ball Enviornment
08/09 Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Backyard Enviornment
08/10 San Diego, CA – Viejas Enviornment
08/11 Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Middle
08/14 Austin, TX – Moody Middle
08/15 Fort Price, TX – Dickies Enviornment
08/16 Houston, TX – Toyota Middle
09/24 Mexico Metropolis, MEX – Palacio de los Deportes
