Ghost, the Swedish rock band, is setting on the American leg of its global IMPERATOUR beginning in late August. The IMPERATOUR features special guests Mastodon & Spiritbox This is the group’s first North American tour since releasing their fifth album IMPERA via Loma Vista Recordings.
The Los Angeles Times reports Ghost “conquered metal and the charts” as IMPERA’s debut results in a list of #1 ratings on US charts and securing a #2 spot for the Billboard 200. IMPERA also dominated the European charts obtaining #1 in Sweden, Germany and Finland as well as receiving top 5 status in the UK, Netherlands, Belgium and Ireland.
Ghost’s IMPERATOUR North American Tour Dates:
Fri Aug 26 – San Diego, CA – Pechanga Arena San DiegoSat Aug 27 – Tucson, AZ – Tucson Convention Center ArenaTue Aug 30 – Austin, TX – Moody CenterWed Aug 31 – Corpus Christi, TX – American Bank Center ArenaFri Sep 2 – Huntsville, AL – Von Braun Center’s Propst ArenaSat Sep 3 – Duluth, GA – Gas South ArenaSun Sep 4 – Asheville, NC – ExploreAsheville.com ArenaTue Sep 6 – Tampa, FL – Yuengling ArenaThu Sep 8 – Danville, VA – BLUE RIDGE ROCK FEST*Fri Sep 9 – Trenton, NJ – CURE Insurance ArenaSat Sep 10 – Belmont Park, NY – UBS ArenaMon Sep 12 – Providence, RI – Dunkin Donuts CenterTue Sep 13 – Bangor, ME – Cross Insurance CenterThu Sep 15 – Quebec City, QC – Videotron CentreFri Sep 16 – Laval, QC – Place BellSat Sep 17 – Toronto, ON – Coca Cola ColiseumMon Sep 19 – Saginaw, MI – Dow Event CenterTue Sep 20 – Youngstown, OH – Covelli CentreWed Sep 21 – Peoria, IL – Peoria Civic Center ArenaFri Sep 23 – Green Bay, WI – Resch Center**
*Ghost and Spiritbox only**Ghost, Spiritbox and special guest Carcass
In addition to their tour, Ghost releases narrative webisodes and has dropped Chapter 11: Family Dinner available here. These narrative episodes seem to be meta take on the group with a surprising comedic touch. Chapter 10 and discussion surrounding the episode can be found here. For more information on tour dates and tickets, look here.
Tickets for the tour go on sale on May 20 at 10:00am local time here.
Photo Credit Ekaterina Gorbacheva.
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