Popestar Tour


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

DateCityCountryVenue
March 24, 2017NorwichEnglandNorwich UEA
March 25, 2017CardiffWalesThe Great Hall
March 26, 2017LondonEnglandThe Forum
March 28, 2017LeedsEnglandO2 Academy
March 29, 2017GlasgowScotlandO2 ABC
March 31, 2017ManchesterEnglandApollo
April 1, 2017BirminghamEnglandO2 Academy
April 2, 2017BrightonEnglandDome
April 4, 2017LuxembourgLuxembourgRockhal
April 5, 2017CologneGermanyE-Werk
April 6, 2017AmsterdamNetherlandsHeineken Music Hall
April 8, 2017HamburgGermanyDocks
April 9, 2017WiesbadenGermanySchlachtof
April 10, 2017BrusselsBelgiumAncienne Belgique
April 11, 2017ParisFranceOlympia
April 13, 2017BarcelonaSpainRazzmatazz
April 14, 2017MadridSpainBarclaycard 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, 2017BerlinGermanyHuxleys
April 26, 2017CopenhagenDenmarkValby-Hallen
April 27, 2017OsloNorwayOslo Spektrum
April 28, 2017StockholmSwedenHovet
April 30, 2017HelsinkiFinlandIce Hall
May 6, 2017Buenos AiresArgentinaTecnópolis
May 8, 2017Buenos AiresArgentinaTeatro Vorterix
May 10, 2017Porto AlegreBrazilPepsi On Stage
May 13, 2017São PauloBrazilAutódromo José Carlos Pace
June 3, 2017BristowUnited StatesJiffy Lube Live
June 4, 2017PhiladelphiaUnited StatesWells Fargo Center
June 6, 2017AlbanyUnited StatesPalace Theatre
June 7, 2017NewarkUnited StatesPrudential Center
June 8, 2017NorfolkUnited StatesThe NorVa
June 9, 2017CharlotteUnited StatesPNC Music Pavilion
June 10, 2017AtlantaUnited StatesThe Tabernacle
June 11, 2017TampaUnited StatesAmalie Arena
June 13, 2017NashvilleUnited StatesBridgestone Arena
June 14, 2017LouisvilleUnited StatesThe Louisville Palace
June 15, 2017ChicagoUnited StatesHollywood Casino Amphitheater
June 16, 2017St. PaulUnited StatesXcel Energy Center
June 17, 2017FargoUnited StatesFargo Civic Center
June 19, 2017Oklahoma CityUnited StatesChesapeake Arena
June 21, 2017HoustonUnited StatesToyota Center
June 22, 2017Corpus ChristiUnited StatesThe Pavilion at Concert Street
June 23, 2017DallasUnited StatesAmerican Airlines Center
June 24, 2017San AntonioUnited StatesAT&T Center
June 26, 2017MidlandUnited StatesLa Hacienda
June 27, 2017AlbuquerqueUnited StatesIsleta Amphitheater
June 28, 2017PhoenixUnited StatesTalking Stick Resort Arena
June 30, 2017FresnoUnited StatesRainbow Ballroom
July 1, 2017San BernardinoUnited StatesSan Manuel Amphitheater
July 2, 2017San FranciscoUnited StatesThe Warfield Theatre
July 3, 2017Las VegasUnited StatesT-Mobile Arena
July 5, 2017OaklandUnited StatesOracle Arena
July 7, 2017Salt Lake CityUnited StatesUSANA Amphitheater
July 8, 2017DenverUnited StatesFillmore Auditorium
July 9, 2017LincolnUnited StatesPinnacle Bank Arena
July 11, 2017Kansas CityUnited StatesSprint Center
July 12, 2017St. LouisUnited StatesHollywood Casino Amphitheater
July 13, 2017IndianapolisUnited StatesEgyptian Room at the Old National Centre
July 14, 2017Fort WayneUnited StatesEmbassy Theater
July 15, 2017TorontoCanadaBudweiser Stage
July 16, 2017Quebec CityCanadaVideotron Centre
July 18, 2017New HavenUnited StatesCollege Street Music Hall
July 19, 2017MansfieldUnited StatesXfinity Center
July 20, 2017PhiladelphiaUnited StatesFillmore
July 21, 2017BrooklynUnited StatesBarclays Center
July 22, 2017BrooklynUnited StatesBarclays Center
August 11, 2017KortrijkBelgiumAlcatraz
August 12, 2017Walton-on-TrentEnglandBloodstock Open Air
September 29, 2017StockholmSwedenGröna Lund
September 30, 2017GothenburgSwedenLiseberg

Box office

VenueCityAttendanceRevenue
MetropolisMontreal2,213 / 2,250$63,890
Autodromo de InterlagosSão Paulo32,384 / 35,000$2,743,850
Palace TheatreAlbany1,314 / 2,807$48,910
Teatro VorterixBuenos Aires1,323 / 1,323$75,523
The FillmoreDenver2,240 / 3,600$70,322

Opening bands