Popestar Tour

Popestar Tour

Tour by Ghost
Location	Europe Latin America North America
Associated album	Popestar
Start date	September 16, 2016
End date	September 30, 2017
Legs	5
No. of shows	119
Ghost concert chronology
Black to the Future (2015–16) Popestar Tour (2016–17) Rats! on the Road (2018)

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]

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]

• "Masked Ball" (intro)
• "Square Hammer"
• "From the Pinnacle to the Pit"
• "Secular Haze"
• "Stand by Him"
• "Con Clavi Con Dio"
• "Per Aspera ad Inferi"
• "Body and Blood"
• "Devil Church"
• "Cirice"
• "Year Zero"
• "Spöksonat"
• "He Is"
• "Absolution"
• "Mummy Dust"
• "Ghuleh / Zombie Queen"
• "Ritual"
• "Monstrance Clock"

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

List of 2016 concerts ^[8]

Date	City	Country	Venue
September 16, 2016	Rochester	United States	Main Street Armory
September 19, 2016	Pittsburgh		Stage AE
September 21, 2016	Cleveland		Masonic Auditorium
September 23, 2016	Memphis		Minglewood Hall
September 27, 2016	Tulsa		Brady Theater
September 28, 2016	St. Louis		The Pageant
September 30, 2016	Kansas City		Arvest Bank at Midland Theatre
October 1, 2016	Madison		Sonic Boom Festival
October 2, 2016	Louisville		Louder Than Life
October 3, 2016	Detroit		The Fillmore
October 4, 2016	Kalamazoo		State Theatre
October 5, 2016	Cedar Rapids		Paramount Theatre
October 7, 2016	Denver		Paramount Theatre
October 8, 2016	Salt Lake City		The Complex
October 9, 2016	Missoula		Wilma Theatre
October 11, 2016	Calgary	Canada	MacEwan Hall
October 13, 2016	Vancouver		Vogue Theatre
October 14, 2016	Seattle	United States	Moore Theatre
October 15, 2016	Eugene		McDonald Theater
October 16, 2016	Portland		Roseland Theater
October 18, 2016	Riverside		Riverside Municipal Auditorium
October 20, 2016	Los Angeles		The Wiltern
October 21, 2016
October 22, 2016	Las Vegas		Brooklyn Bowl
October 23, 2016	Sacramento		Discovery Park
October 25, 2016	Phoenix		Comerica Theatre
October 27, 2016	Lubbock		City Bank Auditorium
October 28, 2016	San Antonio		Aztec Theater
October 31, 2016	Little Rock		Metroplex
November 2, 2016	Orlando		Hard Rock Live
November 3, 2016	Miami Beach		Fillmore
November 4, 2016	Jacksonville		Florida Theatre
November 5, 2016	Charlotte		Fillmore
November 7, 2016	Raleigh		The Ritz
November 9, 2016	Toronto	Canada	Queen Elizabeth Theatre
November 10, 2016
November 11, 2016	Montreal		Métropolis
November 12, 2016	Brooklyn	United States	Kings Theatre

List of 2017 concerts ^[8]

Date	City	Country	Venue
March 24, 2017	Norwich	England	Norwich UEA
March 25, 2017	Cardiff	Wales	The Great Hall
March 26, 2017	London	England	The Forum
March 28, 2017	Leeds		O2 Academy
March 29, 2017	Glasgow	Scotland	O2 ABC
March 31, 2017	Manchester	England	Apollo
April 1, 2017	Birmingham		O2 Academy
April 2, 2017	Brighton		Dome
April 4, 2017	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	Rockhal
April 5, 2017	Cologne	Germany	E-Werk
April 6, 2017	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Heineken Music Hall
April 8, 2017	Hamburg	Germany	Docks
April 9, 2017	Wiesbaden		Schlachtof
April 10, 2017	Brussels	Belgium	Ancienne Belgique
April 11, 2017	Paris	France	Olympia
April 13, 2017	Barcelona	Spain	Razzmatazz
April 14, 2017	Madrid		Barclaycard Center
April 15, 2017	Lisbon	Portugal	MEO Arena
April 16, 2017	Bilbao	Spain	BEC
April 18, 2017	Zürich	Switzerland	Volkshaus
April 19, 2017	Milan	Italy	Alcatraz
April 20, 2017	Vienna	Austria	Gasometer
April 21, 2017	Warsaw	Poland	Stodola
April 23, 2017	Munich	Germany	Kesselhaus
April 25, 2017	Berlin		Huxleys
April 26, 2017	Copenhagen	Denmark	Valby-Hallen
April 27, 2017	Oslo	Norway	Oslo Spektrum
April 28, 2017	Stockholm	Sweden	Hovet
April 30, 2017	Helsinki	Finland	Ice Hall
May 6, 2017	Buenos Aires	Argentina	Tecnópolis   [a]
May 8, 2017			Teatro Vorterix
May 10, 2017	Porto Alegre	Brazil	Pepsi On Stage
May 13, 2017	São Paulo		Autódromo José Carlos Pace   [b]
June 3, 2017	Bristow	United States	Jiffy Lube Live
June 4, 2017	Philadelphia		Wells Fargo Center
June 6, 2017	Albany		Palace Theatre   [c]
June 7, 2017	Newark		Prudential Center
June 8, 2017	Norfolk		The NorVa   [d]
June 9, 2017	Charlotte		PNC Music Pavilion
June 10, 2017	Atlanta		The Tabernacle   [e]
June 11, 2017	Tampa		Amalie Arena
June 13, 2017	Nashville		Bridgestone Arena
June 14, 2017	Louisville		The Louisville Palace   [f]
June 15, 2017	Chicago		Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
June 16, 2017	St. Paul		Xcel Energy Center
June 17, 2017	Fargo		Fargo Civic Center   [g]
June 19, 2017	Oklahoma City		Chesapeake Arena
June 21, 2017	Houston		Toyota Center
June 22, 2017	Corpus Christi		The Pavilion at Concert Street  [h]
June 23, 2017	Dallas		American Airlines Center
June 24, 2017	San Antonio		AT&T Center
June 26, 2017	Midland		La Hacienda  [i]
June 27, 2017	Albuquerque		Isleta Amphitheater
June 28, 2017	Phoenix		Talking Stick Resort Arena
June 30, 2017	Fresno		Rainbow Ballroom  [j]
July 1, 2017	San Bernardino		San Manuel Amphitheater
July 2, 2017	San Francisco		The Warfield Theatre   [k]
July 3, 2017	Las Vegas		T-Mobile Arena
July 5, 2017	Oakland		Oracle Arena
July 7, 2017	Salt Lake City		USANA Amphitheater
July 8, 2017	Denver		Fillmore Auditorium   [l]
July 9, 2017	Lincoln		Pinnacle Bank Arena
July 11, 2017	Kansas City		Sprint Center
July 12, 2017	St. Louis		Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
July 13, 2017	Indianapolis		Egyptian Room at the Old National Centre   [m]
July 14, 2017	Fort Wayne		Embassy Theater   [n]
July 15, 2017	Toronto	Canada	Budweiser Stage
July 16, 2017	Quebec City		Videotron Centre
July 18, 2017	New Haven	United States	College Street Music Hall  [o]
July 19, 2017	Mansfield		Xfinity Center
July 20, 2017	Philadelphia		Fillmore  [p]
July 21, 2017	Brooklyn		Barclays Center
July 22, 2017
August 11, 2017	Kortrijk	Belgium	Alcatraz
August 12, 2017	Walton-on-Trent	England	Bloodstock Open Air
September 29, 2017	Stockholm	Sweden	Gröna Lund
September 30, 2017	Gothenburg		Liseberg   [q]

Box office

Venue	City	Attendance	Revenue
Metropolis [9]	Montreal	2,213 / 2,250	$63,890
Autodromo de Interlagos [10]	São Paulo	32,384 / 35,000	$2,743,850
Palace Theatre [11]	Albany	1,314 / 2,807	$48,910
Teatro Vorterix [12]	Buenos Aires	1,323 / 1,323	$75,523
The Fillmore [13]	Denver	2,240 / 3,600	$70,322

Opening bands

• Marissa Nadler - Metroplex, Little Rock (October 31, 2016)
• Kvelertak - Gröna Lund, Stockholm (September 29, 2017)

References

Notes

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17. Final show with Papa Emeritus III

References

1. "GHOST Announces 'Popestar' U.S. Tour". Blabbermouth. June 14, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
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. "Ghost's Papa Emeritus III Plays Final Show, Transition to New 'Papa' Begins". Loudwire. October 1, 2017. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
4. "Ghost Concert Setlist at Main Street Armory, Rochester on September 16, 2016". Setlist.fm. September 14, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
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. "Video: Ghost Perform with 20-Piece Children's Choir at Bloodstock Festival". MetalSucks. August 16, 2017. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
7. "Ghost Setlist at Amalie Arena, Tampa". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
8. (2018). "Ceremony and Devotion liner notes". In Ceremony and Devotion [CD booklet]. Loma Vista.
9. "Current Boxscore". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
10. "Current Boxscore". Billboard. June 20, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
11. "Current Boxscore". Billboard. July 11, 2017. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
12. "Current Boxscore". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
13. "Current Boxscore". Billboard. November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2017.