Ghost Announces The ‘Popestar’ Tour

The Swedish metal band is continuing to support its 2015 album, Meliora, which debuted in the Top 10 in the U.S. The LP’s lead single, “Cirice,” picked up the Grammy for Best Metal Performance.

Rolling Stone named the LP in its list of 20 Best Metal Albums of 2015.

The publication’s write-up declared, “Possessed by the minor key hooks of Black Sabbath, the grandiose keyboards of Deep Purple and the more tuneful excursions of Blue Öyster Cult, Ghost are a theatrical flashback to the sinister Seventies, when The Exorcist blew up at the box office and Parker Brothers marketed Ouija boards to the mainstream. … For those wondering, Ghost’s devotion to the dark is more Kiss than King Diamond, but its music is strong enough to impress even without the Satanic shtick.”

Ghost’s summer plans are made up of festival appearances on both sides of the Atlantic, including Hellfest in Clisson, France; Denmark’s Roskilde Festival; and Chicago’s Lollapalooza. The group also has a few performances lined up with Iron Maiden.

Check out the fall routing for The “Popestar” tour below.   

Sept. 16 – Rochester, N.Y., Main Street Armory      
Sept. 17 – Mashantucket, Conn., Foxwoods Resort Casino (Revolution Rock Festival)     
Sept. 18 – Chester, Pa., Talen Energy Stadium (Rock Allegiance Festival)
Sept. 19 – Pittsburgh, Pa., Stage AE
Sept. 21 – Cleveland, Ohio, Masonic Auditorium    
Sept. 23 – Memphis, Tenn., Minglewood Hall
Sept. 24 – Fort Worth, Texas, Texas Motor Speedway (Texas Mutiny)
Sept. 25 – Houston, Texas, NRG Park (Houston Open Air)
Sept. 27 – Tulsa, Okla., Brady Theater          
Sept. 28 – St. Louis, Mo., The Pageant         
Sept. 30 – Kansas City, Mo., Arvest Bank Theatre At The Midland
Oct. 1 – Janesville, Wis., Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport (JJO Sonic Boom)
Oct. 2 – Louisville, Ky., Champions Park (Louder Than Life Festival)        
Oct. 3 – Detroit, Mich., The Fillmore Detroit
Oct. 4 – Kalamazoo, Mich., The Kalamazoo State Theatre   
Oct. 5 – Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Paramount Theatre     
Oct. 7 – Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Paramount Theatre
Oct. 8 – Salt Lake City, Utah, The Complex
Oct. 9 – Missoula, Mont., The Wilma
Oct. 11 – Calgary, Alberta, MacEwan Hall   
Oct. 13 – Vancouver, British Columbia, The Vogue Theatre
Oct. 14 – Seattle, Wash., Moore Theatre       
Oct. 15 – Eugene, Ore., McDonald Theatre  
Oct. 16 – Portland, Ore., Roseland Theater  
Oct. 18 – Riverside, Calif., Riverside Municipal Auditorium           
Oct. 20 – Los Angeles, Calif., The Wiltern   
Oct. 21 – Los Angeles, Calif., The Wiltern   
Oct. 22 – Las Vegas, Nev., Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas        
Oct. 23 – Sacramento, Calif., Discovery Park (Monster Energy Aftershock Festival)
Oct. 25 – Phoenix, Ariz., Comerica Theatre  
Oct. 27 – Lubbock, Texas, City Bank Auditorium   
Oct. 28 – San Antonio, Texas, The Aztec Theatre    
Oct. 31 – Little Rock, Ark., Clear Channel Metroplex Event Center           
Nov. 2 – Orlando, Fla., Hard Rock Cafe / Hard Rock Live
Nov. 3 –  Miami Beach, Fla., Fillmore Miami Beach At Jackie Gleason Theater     
Nov. 4 – Jacksonville, Fla., Florida Theatre  
Nov. 5 – Charlotte, N.C., Fillmore Charlotte
Nov. 7 – Raleigh, N.C., The Ritz      
Nov. 9 – Toronto, Ontario, Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Nov. 11 – Montreal, Quebec, Metropolis      
Nov. 12 – Brooklyn, N.Y., Kings Theatre

Tickets go on sale June 17 at 10 a.m. local time. VIP packages are available. Select shows come with a digital download of new music that will be available following the tour. Visit Ghost-Official.com for more details.