The Popestar Tour was a
concert tour by
Swedish
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Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
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rock band
Ghost
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in support of their second EP, ''
Popestar''. The EP was released on September 16, 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.
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".
Setlist
This is a sample setlist from the beginning of their tour at the
Main Street Armory in
Rochester, New York. It does not represent the shows that followed afterwards.
* "Masked Ball" (intro)
* "
Square Hammer
"Square Hammer" is a song by Swedish rock band Ghost. It was released as the lead single from the group's second EP ''Popestar''. The song peaked at No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock chart in January 2017, making the band the first Swed ...
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* "
From the Pinnacle to the Pit"
* "
Secular Haze"
* "Stand by Him"
* "Con Clavi Con Dio"
* "Per Aspera ad Inferi"
* "Body and Blood"
* "Devil Church"
* "
Cirice
"Cirice" ( , ; 'church') is a song by the Swedish rock band Ghost. The track was released as the lead single from the group's third studio album ''Meliora''. The song peaked at number 4 on the Mainstream Rock Songs chart, and won the Grammy Award ...
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* "
Year Zero"
* "Spöksonat"
* "
He Is"
* "Absolution"
* "Mummy Dust"
* "Ghuleh / Zombie Queen"
* "Ritual"
* "Monstrance Clock"
Their cover of
Imperiet
was a Swedish rock band from Stockholm, that existed from 1983 to 1988.
History
started as , a side project to the Swedish punk band , and included three of its members. When broke up in 1983, re-emerged as ; with Joakim Thåström (lead vo ...
's "Bible" was performed with a choir at their Stockholm show on April 28, 2017. A 20-piece children's choir also joined them for "Monstrance Clock" at the end of their Bloodstock Festival show on August 12, 2017.
"Elizabeth" & "Deus in Absentia" were played on the final two shows of the tour in Stockholm and Gothenburg.
Opening act for Iron Maiden
The following setlist was taken from the June 11, 2017 performance at the
Amalie Arena in
Tampa, Florida when the band was opening for
Iron Maiden on the latter's
The Book of Souls World Tour.
* "Masked Ball" (intro)
* "Square Hammer"
* "From the Pinnacle to the Pit"
* "Cirice"
* "Ritual"
* "Year Zero"
* "Absolution"
* "Mummy Dust"
* "Monstrance Clock"
Tour dates
Box office
Opening bands
*
Marissa Nadler - Metroplex, Little Rock (October 31, 2016)
*
Kvelertak -
Gröna Lund, Stockholm (September 29, 2017)
References
Notes
References
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