Popestar Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:Popestar Tour
Type:Tour
Artist:Ghost
Album:Popestar
Start Date:September 16, 2016
End Date:September 30, 2017
Number Of Legs:5
Number Of Shows:119
Last Tour:Black to the Future Tour
(2015–16)
This Tour:Popestar Tour
(2016–17)
Next Tour: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]

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]

Tour dates

Date[8] CityCountryVenue
North America
September 16, 2016RochesterUnited StatesMain Street Armory
September 19, 2016PittsburghStage AE
September 21, 2016ClevelandMasonic Auditorium
September 23, 2016MemphisMinglewood Hall
September 27, 2016TulsaBrady Theater
September 28, 2016St. LouisThe Pageant
September 30, 2016Kansas CityArvest Bank at Midland Theatre
October 1, 2016MadisonSonic Boom Festival
October 2, 2016LouisvilleLouder Than Life
October 3, 2016DetroitThe Fillmore
October 4, 2016KalamazooState Theatre
October 5, 2016Cedar RapidsParamount Theatre
October 7, 2016DenverParamount Theatre
October 8, 2016Salt Lake CityThe Complex
October 9, 2016MissoulaWilma Theatre
October 11, 2016CalgaryCanadaMacEwan Hall
October 13, 2016VancouverVogue Theatre
October 14, 2016SeattleUnited StatesMoore Theatre
October 15, 2016EugeneMcDonald Theater
October 16, 2016PortlandRoseland Theater
October 18, 2016RiversideRiverside Municipal Auditorium
October 20, 2016Los AngelesThe Wiltern
October 21, 2016
October 22, 2016Las VegasBrooklyn Bowl
October 23, 2016SacramentoDiscovery Park
October 25, 2016PhoenixComerica Theatre
October 27, 2016LubbockCity Bank Auditorium
October 28, 2016San AntonioAztec Theater
October 31, 2016Little RockMetroplex
November 2, 2016OrlandoHard Rock Live
November 3, 2016Miami BeachFillmore
November 4, 2016JacksonvilleFlorida Theatre
November 5, 2016CharlotteFillmore
November 7, 2016RaleighThe Ritz
November 9, 2016TorontoCanadaQueen Elizabeth Theatre
November 10, 2016
November 11, 2016MontrealMétropolis
November 12, 2016BrooklynUnited StatesKings Theatre
Europe
March 24, 2017NorwichEnglandNorwich UEA
March 25, 2017CardiffWalesThe Great Hall
March 26, 2017LondonEnglandThe Forum
March 28, 2017LeedsO2 Academy
March 29, 2017GlasgowScotlandO2 ABC
March 31, 2017ManchesterEnglandApollo
April 1, 2017BirminghamO2 Academy
April 2, 2017BrightonDome
April 4, 2017LuxembourgLuxembourgRockhal
April 5, 2017CologneGermanyE-Werk
April 6, 2017AmsterdamNetherlandsHeineken Music Hall
April 8, 2017HamburgGermanyDocks
April 9, 2017WiesbadenSchlachtof
April 10, 2017BrusselsBelgiumAncienne Belgique
April 11, 2017ParisFranceOlympia
April 13, 2017BarcelonaSpainRazzmatazz
April 14, 2017MadridBarclaycard Center
April 15, 2017LisbonPortugalMEO Arena
April 16, 2017BilbaoSpainBEC
April 18, 2017ZürichSwitzerlandVolkshaus
April 19, 2017MilanItalyAlcatraz
April 20, 2017ViennaAustriaGasometer
April 21, 2017WarsawPolandStodola
April 23, 2017MunichGermanyKesselhaus
April 25, 2017BerlinHuxleys
April 26, 2017CopenhagenDenmarkValby-Hallen
April 27, 2017OsloNorwayOslo Spektrum
April 28, 2017StockholmSwedenHovet
April 30, 2017HelsinkiFinlandIce Hall
Latin America
May 6, 2017Buenos AiresArgentinaTecnópolis
May 8, 2017Teatro Vorterix
May 10, 2017Porto AlegreBrazilPepsi On Stage
May 13, 2017São PauloAutódromo José Carlos Pace
North America w/ Iron Maiden - "The Book of Souls World Tour"
June 3, 2017BristowUnited StatesJiffy Lube Live
June 4, 2017PhiladelphiaWells Fargo Center
June 6, 2017AlbanyPalace Theatre
June 7, 2017NewarkPrudential Center
June 8, 2017NorfolkThe NorVa
June 9, 2017CharlottePNC Music Pavilion
June 10, 2017AtlantaThe Tabernacle
June 11, 2017TampaAmalie Arena
June 13, 2017NashvilleBridgestone Arena
June 14, 2017LouisvilleThe Louisville Palace
June 15, 2017ChicagoHollywood Casino Amphitheater
June 16, 2017St. PaulXcel Energy Center
June 17, 2017FargoFargo Civic Center
June 19, 2017Oklahoma CityChesapeake Arena
June 21, 2017HoustonToyota Center
June 22, 2017Corpus ChristiThe Pavilion at Concert Street
June 23, 2017DallasAmerican Airlines Center
June 24, 2017San AntonioAT&T Center
June 26, 2017MidlandLa Hacienda
June 27, 2017AlbuquerqueIsleta Amphitheater
June 28, 2017PhoenixTalking Stick Resort Arena
June 30, 2017FresnoRainbow Ballroom
July 1, 2017San BernardinoSan Manuel Amphitheater
July 2, 2017San FranciscoThe Warfield Theatre
July 3, 2017Las VegasT-Mobile Arena
July 5, 2017OaklandOracle Arena
July 7, 2017Salt Lake CityUSANA Amphitheater
July 8, 2017DenverFillmore Auditorium
July 9, 2017LincolnPinnacle Bank Arena
July 11, 2017Kansas CitySprint Center
July 12, 2017St. LouisHollywood Casino Amphitheater
July 13, 2017IndianapolisEgyptian Room at the Old National Centre
July 14, 2017Fort WayneEmbassy Theater
July 15, 2017TorontoCanadaBudweiser Stage
July 16, 2017Quebec CityVideotron Centre
July 18, 2017New HavenUnited StatesCollege Street Music Hall
July 19, 2017MansfieldXfinity Center
July 20, 2017PhiladelphiaFillmore
July 21, 2017BrooklynBarclays Center
July 22, 2017
Europe (Final Leg)
August 11, 2017KortrijkBelgiumAlcatraz
August 12, 2017Walton-on-TrentEnglandBloodstock Open Air
September 29, 2017StockholmSwedenGröna Lund
September 30, 2017GothenburgLiseberg

Box office

VenueCityAttendance Revenue
Metropolis[9] Montreal2,213 / 2,250$63,890
Autodromo de Interlagos[10] São Paulo32,384 / 35,000$2,743,850
Palace Theatre[11] Albany1,314 / 2,807$48,910
Teatro Vorterix[12] Buenos Aires1,323 / 1,323$75,523
The Fillmore[13] Denver2,240 / 3,600$70,322

Opening bands

References

Notes

References

Notes and References

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

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