A Pale Tour Named Death

A Pale Tour Named Death
Tour by Ghost
Poster for the North American leg of the tour
Location
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • North America
  • Oceania
Associated album
Start date9 September 2018
End date3 March 2020
Legs13
No. of shows137
Ghost concert chronology
  • Rats! on the Road
    (2018)
  • A Pale Tour Named Death
    (2018–20)
  • Imperatour
    (2022–23)

A Pale Tour Named Death was a concert tour by the Swedish rock band Ghost in support of their fourth studio album, Prequelle.[1] Before the tour had been announced, two arena shows in Los Angeles, California, and New York City had been announced.[2] The official tour was announced on 11 June 2018.[3] It began on 9 September 2018 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England, and concluded on 3 March 2020 at the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City, Mexico; the latter concert was dubbed A Final Gig Named Death.

Background

The tour featured lead singer Tobias Forge performing under the persona of "Cardinal Copia". Prior to the Copia persona, Ghost had been led by a succession of pope-like personas—Papa Emeritus I, Papa Emeritus II, and Papa Emeritus III—all played by Forge. For the Prequelle album, Forge took on the persona of Copia, who is portrayed as a cardinal, lowlier than the prior personas.[1] At A Final Gig Named Death, Copia was promoted to "Papa Emeritus IV".[4][5] As with previous tours, every concert on the tour saw Forge backed by a band of masked musicians known as "Nameless Ghouls".[1]

A Pale Tour Named Death encompassed a number of legs, with concerts in North America, Europe, Australia and Japan. After the 9 September performance in London, the next show took place on 25 October 2018 at the Verizon Theatre in Grand Prairie, Texas; following the 25 August 2019 show at the Maimarktgelände exhibition site in Mannheim, Germany, it was announced that the tour would be extended into the fall, billed as The Ultimate Tour Named Death.[6] This extension kicked off on 13 September 2019 at Bakersfield, California's Rabobank Arena, and concluded with A Final Gig Named Death.

Setlists

A Pale Tour Named Death setlist

The following setlist was taken from 26 October 2018 performance at the Cox Business Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and may not be representative of all the shows on the tour.[7]

Act 1
  1. "Ashes"
  2. "Rats"
  3. "Absolution"
  4. "Idolatrine"
  5. "Ritual"
  6. "Con Clavi Con Dio"
  7. "Per Aspera ad Inferi"
  8. "Devil Church"
  9. "Cirice"
  10. "Miasma"
  11. "Jigolo Har Meggido" (acoustic)
  12. "Pro Memoria"
  13. "Witch Image"
  14. "Life Eternal"
Act 2
  1. "Spirit"
  2. "From the Pinnacle to the Pit"
  3. "Majesty"
  4. "Satan Prayer"
  5. "Faith"
  6. "Year Zero"
  7. "Spöksonat" (taped)
  8. "He Is"
  9. "Mummy Dust"
  10. "If You Have Ghosts" (Roky Erickson cover)
  11. "Dance Macabre"
  12. "Square Hammer"
  13. "Monstrance Clock"

For the first show in London, "Deus in Absentia", "Stand By Him" and "Prime Mover" were performed. "Idolatrine" was dropped from the setlist on the European leg.

The Ultimate Tour Named Death setlist

The following setlist was taken from 13 September 2019 performance at the Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield, California and may not be representative of all the shows on the tour.[8]

  1. "Ashes"
  2. "Rats"
  3. "Absolution"
  4. "Faith"
  5. "Mary on a Cross"
  6. "Devil Church"
  7. "Cirice"
  8. "Miasma"
  9. "Ghuleh/Zombie Queen"
  10. "Helvetesfönster"
  11. "Spirit"
  12. "From the Pinnacle to the Pit"
  13. "Ritual"
  14. "Satan Prayer"
  15. "Year Zero"
  16. "Spöksonat" (taped)
  17. "He Is"
  18. "Mummy Dust"
  19. "Kiss the Go-Goat"
  20. "Dance Macabre"
Encore
  2. "Square Hammer"

A Final Gig Named Death setlist

The following setlist was taken from 3 March 2020 performance at the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City, Mexico.[9]

  1. "Ashes"
  2. "Rats"
  3. "Absolution"
  4. "Faith"
  5. "Mary on a Cross"
  6. "Devil Church"
  7. "Cirice" (Final song performance by Cardinal Copia)
  8. "Miasma" (Papa Nihil's final appearance; Papa Nihil collapses following saxophone solo)
  9. "Con Clavi Con Dio" (Papa Emeritus IV's live debut)
  10. "From the Pinnacle to the Pit"
  11. "Ritual"
  12. "Satan Prayer"
  13. "Year Zero"
  14. "Spöksonat" (taped)
  15. "He Is"
  16. "Mummy Dust"
  17. "Kiss the Go-Goat"
  18. "Dance Macabre"
  19. "Square Hammer"

Tour dates

List of 2018 concerts[10]
Date City Country Venue Support Act(s)
9 September 2018 London England Royal Albert Hall —
25 October 2018 Grand Prairie United States Verizon Theatre —
26 October 2018 Tulsa Cox Business Center
27 October 2018 Kansas City Arvest Bank Theatre
29 October 2018 Louisville Palace Theatre
30 October 2018 Indianapolis Murat Theatre
31 October 2018 Milwaukee Riverside Theater[a][11]
1 November 2018 Chicago Aragon Ballroom
2 November 2018 Peoria Peoria Civic Center
3 November 2018 Madison The Sylvee
4 November 2018 Ames Stephens Auditorium
6 November 2018 Omaha Orpheum Theater
8 November 2018 Albuquerque Kiva Auditorium
9 November 2018 El Paso Abraham Chavez Theatre
10 November 2018 Phoenix Comerica Theatre
12 November 2018 San Diego Spreckels Theatre
13 November 2018 Sacramento Community Center Theatre
15 November 2018 San Jose City National Civic
16 November 2018 Inglewood The Forum
17 November 2018 Las Vegas The Joint
19 November 2018 Midland Wagner Noel Performing Arts Center
20 November 2018 Austin Bass Concert Hall
21 November 2018 New Orleans Orpheum Theater
23 November 2018 Orlando Walt Disney Theater
24 November 2018 Miami Beach Jackie Gleason Theater
25 November 2018 Clearwater Ruth Eckerd Hall
27 November 2018 North Charleston North Charleston Performing Arts Center
29 November 2018 Mobile Saenger Theatre
30 November 2018 Atlanta Coca-Cola Roxy
1 December 2018 Jacksonville Florida Theatre
2 December 2018 Charlotte Ovens Auditorium
4 December 2018 Richmond Dominion Energy Center
5 December 2018 Wilkes Barre F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts
7 December 2018 Laval Canada Place Bell
8 December 2018 Toronto Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
10 December 2018 Baltimore United States Hippodrome Theatre
11 December 2018 Upper Darby Tower Theater
13 December 2018 Albany Palace Theatre
14 December 2018 Boston Wang Theatre
15 December 2018 Brooklyn Barclays Center
List of 2019 concerts[12][13][14][15][16][6][17]
Date City Country Venue Support Act(s)
3 February 2019 Lyon France Halle Tony Garnier —
5 February 2019 Amsterdam Netherlands AFAS Live
6 February 2019 Antwerp Belgium Lotto Arena
7 February 2019 Paris France Zénith Paris
14 February 2019 Stuttgart Germany Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
15 February 2019 Bochum RuhrCongress
17 February 2019 Hannover Swiss Life Hall
18 February 2019 Hamburg Alsterdorfer Sporthalle
20 February 2019 Gothenburg Sweden Scandinavium
21 February 2019 Oslo Norway Oslo Spektrum
23 February 2019 Stockholm Sweden Ericsson Globe
6 March 2019 Brisbane Australia The Tivoli —
9 March 2019 Sydney Parramatta Park [b] Various
11 March 2019 Melbourne Flemington Racecourse [c]
21 March 2019 Chiba Japan Makuhari Messe [d] Various
1 May 2019 Lisbon Portugal Estádio do Restelo Support act for:
Metallica
3 May 2019 Madrid Spain Valdebebas
5 May 2019 Barcelona Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
8 May 2019 Milan Italy SNAI San Siro Hippodrome
10 May 2019 Zürich Switzerland Letzigrund
12 May 2019 Paris France Stade de France
17 May 2019 Columbus United States Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival Various
18 May 2019 Bridgeview Chicago Open Air
8 June 2019 Slane Ireland Slane Castle Support act for:
Metallica
11 June 2019 Amsterdam Netherlands Johan Cruyff Arena
13 June 2019 Cologne Germany RheinEnergieStadion
16 June 2019 Brussels Belgium King Baudouin Stadium
18 June 2019 Manchester England Etihad Stadium
20 June 2019 London Twickenham Stadium
6 July 2019 Berlin Germany Olympiastadion
9 July 2019 Gothenburg Sweden Ullevi
11 July 2019 Copenhagen Denmark Telia Parken
13 July 2019 Trondheim Norway Granåsen
16 July 2019 Hämeenlinna Finland Kantolan Tapahtumapuisto
18 July 2019 Tartu Estonia Raadi Airfield
21 July 2019 Moscow Russia Luzhniki Stadium
27 July 2019 Montreal Canada Parc Jean-Drapeau Various
14 August 2019 Bucharest Romania Arena Națională Support act for:
Metallica
16 August 2019 Vienna Austria Ernst-Happel-Stadion
18 August 2019 Prague Czech Republic Letňany
21 August 2019 Warsaw Poland PGE Narodowy
23 August 2019 Munich Germany Olympiastadion
25 August 2019 Mannheim Maimarktgelände
13 September 2019 Bakersfield United States Rabobank Arena Nothing More
14 September 2019 Reno Reno Events Center
16 September 2019 Portland Theater of the Clouds at Moda Center
17 September 2019 Kennewick Toyota Center
19 September 2019 Seattle WaMu Theater
20 September 2019 Vancouver Canada Pacific Coliseum
21 September 2019 Penticton South Okanagan Events Centre
23 September 2019 Edmonton Rogers Place
24 September 2019 Calgary Stampede Corral
26 September 2019 Spokane United States Spokane Arena
27 September 2019 Boise Taco Bell Arena
28 September 2019 West Valley City Maverik Center
30 September 2019 Loveland Budweiser Events Center
1 October 2019 Colorado Springs Broadmoor World Arena
3 October 2019 Sioux Falls Denny Sanford Premier Center
4 October 2019 Fargo Scheels Arena
5 October 2019 Minneapolis Armory
7 October 2019 Green Bay Resch Center
8 October 2019 Moline TaxSlayer Center
10 October 2019 Youngstown Covelli Centre
11 October 2019 Huntington Big Sandy Superstore Arena
12 October 2019 Manchester Exit 111 Festival Various
14 October 2019 Grand Rapids DeltaPlex Arena Nothing More
15 October 2019 Toledo Huntington Center
17 October 2019 Hamilton Canada FirstOntario Centre
18 October 2019 Ottawa Canadian Tire Centre
19 October 2019 Portland United States Cross Insurance Arena
21 October 2019 Worcester DCU Center
22 October 2019 Syracuse Oncenter War Memorial Arena
24 October 2019 Hershey Giant Center
25 October 2019 Trenton CURE Insurance Arena
26 October 2019 Glens Falls Cool Insuring Arena
16 November 2019 Nottingham England Motorpoint Arena All Them Witches
Tribulation
17 November 2019 Cardiff Wales Motorpoint Arena
18 November 2019 Glasgow Scotland SSE Hydro
20 November 2019 Dublin Ireland 3Arena
22 November 2019 London England SSE Arena
23 November 2019 Leeds First Direct Arena
25 November 2019 Copenhagen Denmark Forum Copenhagen
28 November 2019 Helsinki Finland Hartwall Arena
30 November 2019 Katowice Poland Spodek
1 December 2019 Prague Czech Republic 02 Universum
3 December 2019 Budapest Hungary László Papp Budapest Sports Arena
5 December 2019 Mantua Italy Palabam
8 December 2019 Barcelona Spain Palau Sant Jordi
10 December 2019 Lisbon Portugal Altice Arena
11 December 2019 Madrid Spain WiZink Center
13 December 2019 Eckbolsheim France Zénith de Strasbourg
14 December 2019 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion
15 December 2019 Munich Germany Kulturhalle Zenith
17 December 2019 Esch-sur-Alzette Luxembourg Rockhal
18 December 2019 Saint-Herblain France Zénith de Nantes Métropole
19 December 2019 Toulouse Zénith de Toulouse
List of 2020 concerts
Date City Country Venue Support Act(s)
3 March 2020 Mexico City Mexico Palacio de los Deportes[e] —

Box office

Venue City Attendance[18] Revenue
Bass Concert Hall Austin 2,572 / 2,827 (90%) $123,208
Wagner Noel Performing Arts Center Midland 992 / 1,218 (81%) $45,767
Place Bell Laval 5,421 / 5,824 (93%) $219,373

References

Notes

  1. ^ This show was technically not part of the A Pale Tour Named Death tour; it completed Act II of the show that was abruptly canceled halfway on May 31, 2018 during the Rats! on the Road tour when a fan collapsed at the end of Act I.
  2. ^ Download Festival
  3. ^ Download Festival
  4. ^ Download Festival
  5. ^ Final show to feature Papa Nihil and Cardinal Copia. Papa Emeritus IV's debut show.

References

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