The Popestar Tour was a concert tour by Swedish rock band Ghost in support of their second EP, Popestar. The EP was released on September 16, 2016, 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. The tour concluded on 30 September 2017.
Special changes The band's cover of Imperiet's "Bible" was performed with a choir at their Stockholm show on 28 April 2017. A 20-piece children's choir joined them for "Monstrance Clock" at the end of their Bloodstock Festival show on 12 August 2017. 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".
Tour dates + List of 2016 concerts(2018). "Ceremony and Devotion liner notes". In Ceremony and Devotion [CD booklet]. Loma Vista. Date City Country VenueSeptember 16, 2016RochesterUnited StatesMain Street ArmorySeptember 19, 2016PittsburghStage AESeptember 21, 2016ClevelandMasonic AuditoriumSeptember 23, 2016MemphisMinglewood HallSeptember 27, 2016TulsaBrady TheaterSeptember 28, 2016St. LouisThe PageantSeptember 30, 2016Kansas CityArvest Bank at Midland TheatreOctober 1, 2016MadisonSonic Boom FestivalOctober 2, 2016LouisvilleLouder Than LifeOctober 3, 2016DetroitThe FillmoreOctober 4, 2016KalamazooState TheatreOctober 5, 2016Cedar RapidsParamount TheatreOctober 7, 2016DenverParamount TheatreOctober 8, 2016Salt Lake CityThe ComplexOctober 9, 2016MissoulaWilma TheatreOctober 11, 2016CalgaryCanadaMacEwan HallOctober 13, 2016VancouverVogue TheatreOctober 14, 2016SeattleUnited StatesMoore TheatreOctober 15, 2016EugeneMcDonald TheaterOctober 16, 2016PortlandRoseland TheaterOctober 18, 2016RiversideRiverside Municipal AuditoriumOctober 20, 2016Los AngelesThe WilternOctober 21, 2016October 22, 2016Las VegasBrooklyn BowlOctober 23, 2016SacramentoDiscovery ParkOctober 25, 2016PhoenixComerica TheatreOctober 27, 2016LubbockCity Bank AuditoriumOctober 28, 2016San AntonioAztec TheaterOctober 31, 2016Little RockMetroplexNovember 2, 2016OrlandoHard Rock LiveNovember 3, 2016Miami BeachFillmoreNovember 4, 2016JacksonvilleFlorida TheatreNovember 5, 2016CharlotteFillmoreNovember 7, 2016RaleighThe RitzNovember 9, 2016TorontoCanadaQueen Elizabeth TheatreNovember 10, 2016November 11, 2016MontrealMétropolisNovember 12, 2016BrooklynUnited StatesKings Theatre
+ List of 2017 concerts Date City Country VenueMarch 24, 2017NorwichEnglandNorwich UEAMarch 25, 2017CardiffWalesThe Great HallMarch 26, 2017LondonEnglandThe ForumMarch 28, 2017LeedsO2 AcademyMarch 29, 2017GlasgowScotlandO2 ABCMarch 31, 2017ManchesterEnglandApolloApril 1, 2017BirminghamO2 AcademyApril 2, 2017BrightonDomeApril 4, 2017LuxembourgLuxembourgRockhalApril 5, 2017CologneGermanyE-WerkApril 6, 2017AmsterdamNetherlandsHeineken Music HallApril 8, 2017HamburgGermanyDocksApril 9, 2017WiesbadenSchlachtofApril 10, 2017BrusselsBelgiumAncienne BelgiqueApril 11, 2017ParisFranceOlympiaApril 13, 2017BarcelonaSpainRazzmatazzApril 14, 2017MadridBarclaycard CenterApril 15, 2017LisbonPortugalMEO ArenaApril 16, 2017BilbaoSpainBECApril 18, 2017ZürichSwitzerlandVolkshausApril 19, 2017MilanItalyAlcatrazApril 20, 2017ViennaAustriaGasometerApril 21, 2017WarsawPolandStodolaApril 23, 2017MunichGermanyKesselhausApril 25, 2017BerlinHuxleysApril 26, 2017CopenhagenDenmarkValby-HallenApril 27, 2017OsloNorwayOslo SpektrumApril 28, 2017StockholmSwedenHovetApril 30, 2017HelsinkiFinlandIce HallMay 6, 2017Buenos AiresArgentinaTecnópolisMay 8, 2017Teatro VorterixMay 10, 2017Porto AlegreBrazilPepsi On StageMay 13, 2017São PauloAutódromo José Carlos PaceJune 3, 2017BristowUnited StatesJiffy Lube LiveJune 4, 2017PhiladelphiaWells Fargo CenterJune 6, 2017AlbanyPalace TheatreJune 7, 2017NewarkPrudential CenterJune 8, 2017NorfolkThe NorVaJune 9, 2017CharlottePNC Music PavilionJune 10, 2017AtlantaThe TabernacleJune 11, 2017TampaAmalie ArenaJune 13, 2017NashvilleBridgestone ArenaJune 14, 2017LouisvilleThe Louisville PalaceJune 15, 2017ChicagoHollywood Casino AmphitheaterJune 16, 2017St. PaulXcel Energy CenterJune 17, 2017FargoFargo Civic CenterJune 19, 2017Oklahoma CityChesapeake ArenaJune 21, 2017HoustonToyota CenterJune 22, 2017Corpus ChristiThe Pavilion at Concert StreetJune 23, 2017DallasAmerican Airlines CenterJune 24, 2017San AntonioAT&T CenterJune 26, 2017MidlandLa HaciendaJune 27, 2017AlbuquerqueIsleta AmphitheaterJune 28, 2017PhoenixTalking Stick Resort ArenaJune 30, 2017FresnoRainbow BallroomJuly 1, 2017San BernardinoSan Manuel AmphitheaterJuly 2, 2017San FranciscoThe Warfield TheatreJuly 3, 2017Las VegasT-Mobile ArenaJuly 5, 2017OaklandOracle ArenaJuly 7, 2017Salt Lake CityUSANA AmphitheaterJuly 8, 2017DenverFillmore AuditoriumJuly 9, 2017LincolnPinnacle Bank ArenaJuly 11, 2017Kansas CitySprint CenterJuly 12, 2017St. LouisHollywood Casino AmphitheaterJuly 13, 2017IndianapolisEgyptian Room at the Old National CentreJuly 14, 2017Fort WayneEmbassy TheaterJuly 15, 2017TorontoCanadaBudweiser StageJuly 16, 2017Quebec CityVideotron CentreJuly 18, 2017New HavenUnited StatesCollege Street Music HallJuly 19, 2017MansfieldXfinity CenterJuly 20, 2017PhiladelphiaFillmoreJuly 21, 2017BrooklynBarclays CenterJuly 22, 2017August 11, 2017KortrijkBelgiumAlcatrazAugust 12, 2017Walton-on-TrentEnglandBloodstock Open AirSeptember 29, 2017StockholmSwedenGröna LundSeptember 30, 2017GothenburgLiseberg
Box office
VenueCityAttendance RevenueMetropolisMontreal2,213 / 2,250$63,890Autodromo de InterlagosSão Paulo32,384 / 35,000$2,743,850Palace TheatreAlbany1,314 / 2,807$48,910Teatro VorterixBuenos Aires1,323 / 1,323$75,523The FillmoreDenver2,240 / 3,600$70,322
Opening bands Marissa Nadler – Metroplex, Little Rock (October 31, 2016) Kvelertak – Gröna Lund, Stockholm (September 29, 2017)
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