A Pale Tour Named Death


A Pale Tour Named Death was a concert tour by the Swedish rock band Ghost in support of their fourth studio album, Prequelle. Before the tour had been announced, two arena shows in Los Angeles, California, and New York City had been announced. The official tour was announced on 11 June 2018. 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. At A Final Gig Named Death, Copia was promoted to "Papa Emeritus IV". As with previous tours, every concert on the tour saw Forge backed by a band of masked musicians known as "Nameless Ghouls".
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. This extension kicked off on 13 September 2019 at Bakersfield, California's Rabobank Arena, and concluded with A Final Gig Named Death.

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenueSupport Act
3 February 2019LyonFranceHalle Tony Garnierrowspan="11"
5 February 2019AmsterdamNetherlandsAFAS Live-
6 February 2019AntwerpBelgiumLotto Arena-
7 February 2019ParisFranceZénith Paris-
14 February 2019StuttgartGermanyHanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle-
15 February 2019BochumGermanyRuhrCongress-
17 February 2019HannoverGermanySwiss Life Hall-
18 February 2019HamburgGermanyAlsterdorfer Sporthalle-
20 February 2019GothenburgSwedenScandinavium-
21 February 2019OsloNorwayOslo Spektrum-
23 February 2019StockholmSwedenEricsson Globe-
6 March 2019BrisbaneAustraliaThe Tivoli
9 March 2019SydneyAustraliaParramatta ParkVarious
11 March 2019MelbourneAustraliaFlemington RacecourseVarious
21 March 2019ChibaJapanMakuhari MesseVarious
1 May 2019LisbonPortugalEstádio do ResteloSupport act for:
Metallica
3 May 2019MadridSpainValdebebasSupport act for:
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5 May 2019BarcelonaSpainEstadi Olímpic Lluís CompanysSupport act for:
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8 May 2019MilanItalySNAI San Siro HippodromeSupport act for:
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10 May 2019ZürichSwitzerlandLetzigrundSupport act for:
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12 May 2019ParisFranceStade de FranceSupport act for:
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17 May 2019ColumbusUnited StatesSonic Temple Art & Music FestivalVarious
18 May 2019BridgeviewUnited StatesChicago Open AirVarious
8 June 2019SlaneIrelandSlane CastleSupport act for:
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11 June 2019AmsterdamNetherlandsJohan Cruyff ArenaSupport act for:
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13 June 2019CologneGermanyRheinEnergieStadionSupport act for:
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16 June 2019BrusselsBelgiumKing Baudouin StadiumSupport act for:
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18 June 2019ManchesterEnglandEtihad StadiumSupport act for:
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20 June 2019LondonEnglandTwickenham StadiumSupport act for:
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6 July 2019BerlinGermanyOlympiastadionSupport act for:
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9 July 2019GothenburgSwedenUlleviSupport act for:
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11 July 2019CopenhagenDenmarkTelia ParkenSupport act for:
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13 July 2019TrondheimNorwayGranåsenSupport act for:
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16 July 2019HämeenlinnaFinlandKantolan TapahtumapuistoSupport act for:
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18 July 2019TartuEstoniaRaadi AirfieldSupport act for:
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21 July 2019MoscowRussiaLuzhniki StadiumSupport act for:
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27 July 2019MontrealCanadaParc Jean-DrapeauVarious
14 August 2019BucharestRomaniaArena NaționalăSupport act for:
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16 August 2019ViennaAustriaErnst-Happel-StadionSupport act for:
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18 August 2019PragueCzech RepublicLetňanySupport act for:
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21 August 2019WarsawPolandPGE NarodowySupport act for:
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23 August 2019MunichGermanyOlympiastadionSupport act for:
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25 August 2019MannheimGermanyMaimarktgeländeSupport act for:
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13 September 2019BakersfieldUnited StatesRabobank ArenaNothing More
14 September 2019RenoUnited StatesReno Events CenterNothing More
16 September 2019PortlandUnited StatesTheater of the Clouds at Moda CenterNothing More
17 September 2019KennewickUnited StatesToyota CenterNothing More
19 September 2019SeattleUnited StatesWaMu TheaterNothing More
20 September 2019VancouverCanadaPacific ColiseumNothing More
21 September 2019PentictonCanadaSouth Okanagan Events CentreNothing More
23 September 2019EdmontonCanadaRogers PlaceNothing More
24 September 2019CalgaryCanadaStampede CorralNothing More
26 September 2019SpokaneUnited StatesSpokane ArenaNothing More
27 September 2019BoiseUnited StatesTaco Bell ArenaNothing More
28 September 2019West Valley CityUnited StatesMaverik CenterNothing More
30 September 2019LovelandUnited StatesBudweiser Events CenterNothing More
1 October 2019Colorado SpringsUnited StatesBroadmoor World ArenaNothing More
3 October 2019Sioux FallsUnited StatesDenny Sanford Premier CenterNothing More
4 October 2019FargoUnited StatesScheels ArenaNothing More
5 October 2019MinneapolisUnited StatesArmoryNothing More
7 October 2019Green BayUnited StatesResch CenterNothing More
8 October 2019MolineUnited StatesTaxSlayer CenterNothing More
10 October 2019YoungstownUnited StatesCovelli CentreNothing More
11 October 2019HuntingtonUnited StatesBig Sandy Superstore ArenaNothing More
12 October 2019ManchesterUnited StatesGreat Stage ParkVarious
14 October 2019Grand RapidsUnited StatesDeltaPlex ArenaNothing More
15 October 2019ToledoUnited StatesHuntington CenterNothing More
17 October 2019HamiltonCanadaFirstOntario CentreNothing More
18 October 2019OttawaCanadaCanadian Tire CentreNothing More
19 October 2019PortlandUnited StatesCross Insurance ArenaNothing More
21 October 2019WorcesterUnited StatesDCU CenterNothing More
22 October 2019SyracuseUnited StatesOncenter War Memorial ArenaNothing More
24 October 2019HersheyUnited StatesGiant CenterNothing More
25 October 2019TrentonUnited StatesCURE Insurance ArenaNothing More
26 October 2019Glens FallsUnited StatesCool Insuring ArenaNothing More
16 November 2019NottinghamEnglandMotorpoint ArenaAll Them Witches
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17 November 2019CardiffWalesMotorpoint ArenaAll Them Witches
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18 November 2019GlasgowScotlandSSE HydroAll Them Witches
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20 November 2019DublinIreland3ArenaAll Them Witches
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22 November 2019LondonEnglandSSE ArenaAll Them Witches
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23 November 2019LeedsEnglandFirst Direct ArenaAll Them Witches
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25 November 2019CopenhagenDenmarkForum CopenhagenAll Them Witches
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28 November 2019HelsinkiFinlandHartwall ArenaAll Them Witches
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30 November 2019KatowicePolandSpodekAll Them Witches
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1 December 2019PragueCzech Republic02 UniversumAll Them Witches
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3 December 2019BudapestHungaryLászló Papp Budapest Sports ArenaAll Them Witches
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5 December 2019MantuaItalyPalabamAll Them Witches
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8 December 2019BarcelonaSpainPalau Sant JordiAll Them Witches
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10 December 2019LisbonPortugalAltice ArenaAll Them Witches
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11 December 2019MadridSpainWiZink CenterAll Them Witches
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13 December 2019EckbolsheimFranceZénith de StrasbourgAll Them Witches
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14 December 2019ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadionAll Them Witches
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15 December 2019MunichGermanyKulturhalle ZenithAll Them Witches
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17 December 2019Esch-sur-AlzetteLuxembourgRockhalAll Them Witches
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18 December 2019Saint-HerblainFranceZénith de Nantes MétropoleAll Them Witches
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19 December 2019ToulouseFranceZénith de ToulouseAll Them Witches
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DateCityCountryVenueSupport Act
3 March 2020Mexico CityMexicoPalacio de los Deportes