Ghost, which will release its sixth full-length studio album “Skeletá” on April 25, 2025 (Loma Vista Recordings; pre-order here), played the first show of its Skeletour World Tour on Tuesday, April 15, at the AO Arena in Manchester, England.
The show marked the first live performance of the band’s “new” frontman Papa V Perpetua, said to be the fraternal twin of former singer Papa Emeritus IV, who was elevated to the rank of Frater Imperator within the Ministry.
According to setlist.fm, Ghost’s set consisted of 21 songs, including the live debuts of “Skeletá” singles “Satanized” and “Lachryma”; the world premieres of new songs “Peacefield,” which served as the show opener, and “Umbra”; the first live performance of “The Future Is a Foreign Land” from the soundtrack of the band’s 2024 feature film “Rite Here Rite Now”; and a handful of tracks that had not been played live in several years, including the former staple “Monstrance Clock.” Find the complete set list and all of Ghost’s 2025 tour dates below.
In addition, record stores around the world will host listening parties for “Skeletá” at midnight local time Friday, April 25.
“We wish to inform you that we encourage you to reclaim the night!” the band said on social media. “When the monstrance clock strikes MIDNIGHT (local) on Friday, April 25, Ghost fans will ring in the release of Ghost’s 6th psalm Skeletá. Find the nearest participating record store around the globe and partake in this Midnight Music Mania! Those in attendance will have their albums SATANIZED, receiving an official Grucifix stamp on their copy, proving to the world that they are on the level! Let the countdown begin, 10, 9, 8…..Ghost’s Skeletá-Eve Midnight Sales are one night only, be there!”
More information is available here.
Ghost’s Manchester, England (April 15, 2025) set list:
- Peacefield (world premiere)
- Lachryma (live debut)
- Spirit (first time since 2019)
- From the Pinnacle to the Pit
- Majesty (first time since 2019)
- The Future Is a Foreign Land (live debut)
- Devil Church
- Cirice
- Darkness at the Heart of My Love (live debut)
- Satanized (live debut)
- Ritual
- Umbra (world premiere)
- Year Zero
- Spöksonat/He Is
- Rats
- Kiss the Go-Goat
- Mummy Dust
- Monstrance Clock (first time since 2019)
Encore - Mary on a Cross
- Dance Macabre
- Square Hammer
Skeletour World Tour 2025:
04/15/25 – Manchester, UK – AO Arena
04/16/25 – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro
04/19/25 – London, UK – The O2
04/20/25 – Birmingham, UK – Utilita Arena
04/22/25 – Antwerp, BE – Sportpaleis
04/23/25 – Frankfurt, DE – Festhalle Frankfurt
04/24/25 – Munich, DE – Olympiahalle
04/26/25 – Lyon, FR – LDLC Arena
04/27/25 – Toulouse, FR – Zénith Toulouse Métropole
04/29/25 – Lisbon, PT – MEO Arena
04/30/25 – Madrid, ES – Palacio Vistalegre
05/03/25 – Zürich, CH – Hallenstadion Zürich
05/04/25 – Milan, IT – Unipol Forum
05/07/25 – Berlin, DE – Uber Arena
05/08/25 – Amsterdam, NL – Ziggo Dome
05/10/25 – Lodz, PL – Atlas Arena
05/11/25 – Prague, CZ – O2 Arena
05/13/25 – Paris, FR – Accor Arena
05/14/25 – Oberhausen, DE – Rudolf Weber-ARENA
05/15/25 – Hannover, DE – ZAG Arena
05/17/25 – Copenhagen, DK – Royal Arena
05/20/25 – Tampere, FI – Nokia Arena
05/22/25 – Linköping, SE – Saab Arena
05/23/25 – Sandviken, SE – Göransson Arena
05/24/25 – Oslo, NO – Oslo Spektrum
07/05/25 – Birmingham, UK – Back to the Beginning
07/09/25 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena
07/11/25 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
07/12/25 – Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena
07/13/25 – Miami, FL – Kaseya Center
07/15/25 – Raleigh, NC – Lenovo Center
07/17/25 – Cleveland, OH – Rocket Arena
07/18/25 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena
07/19/25 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
07/21/25 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
07/22/25 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
07/24/25 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
07/25/25 – Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Center
07/26/25 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
07/28/25 – Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena
07/29/25 – Milwaukee, WI – Fiserv Forum
07/30/25 – St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center
08/01/25 – Rosemont, IL – Allstate Arena
08/02/25 – Saint Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
08/03/25 – Omaha, NE – CHI Health Center
08/05/25 – Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center
08/07/25 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena
08/09/25 – Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena
08/10/25 – San Diego, CA – Viejas Arena
08/11/25 – Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center
08/14/25 – Austin, TX – Moody Center
08/15/25 – Fort Worth, TX – Dickies Arena
08/16/25 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
09/24/25 – Mexico City, MX – Palacio de los Deportes
09/25/25 – Mexico City, MX – Palacio de los Deportes
