A Pale Tour Named Death was a concert tour by the Swedish rock band Ghost in support of their fourth studio album, Prequelle. Before the tour had been announced, two arena shows in Los Angeles, California, and New York City had been announced. The official tour was announced on 11 June 2018. It began on 9 September 2018 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England, and concluded on 3 March 2020 at the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City, Mexico; the latter concert was dubbed A Final Gig Named Death.
Background The tour featured lead singer Tobias Forge performing under the persona of "Cardinal Copia". Prior to the Copia persona, Ghost had been led by a succession of pope-like personas—Papa Emeritus I, Papa Emeritus II, and Papa Emeritus III—all played by Forge. For the Prequelle album, Forge took on the persona of Copia, who is portrayed as a cardinal, lowlier than the prior personas. At A Final Gig Named Death, Copia was promoted to "Papa Emeritus IV". As with previous tours, every concert on the tour saw Forge backed by a band of masked musicians known as "Nameless Ghouls".
A Pale Tour Named Death encompassed a number of legs, with concerts in North America, Europe, Australia and Japan. After the 9 September performance in London, the next show took place on 25 October 2018 at the Verizon Theatre in Grand Prairie, Texas; following the 25 August 2019 show at the Maimarktgelände exhibition site in Mannheim, Germany, it was announced that the tour would be extended into the fall, billed as The Ultimate Tour Named Death. This extension kicked off on 13 September 2019 at Bakersfield, California's Rabobank Arena, and concluded with A Final Gig Named Death.
Tour dates + List of 2018 concerts Date City Country Venue Support Act(s)9 September 2018LondonEnglandRoyal Albert Hall25 October 2018Grand PrairieUnited StatesVerizon Theatrerowspan="39" 26 October 2018TulsaCox Business Center27 October 2018Kansas CityArvest Bank Theatre29 October 2018LouisvillePalace Theatre30 October 2018IndianapolisMurat Theatre31 October 2018MilwaukeeRiverside Theater1 November 2018ChicagoAragon Ballroom2 November 2018PeoriaPeoria Civic Center3 November 2018MadisonThe Sylvee4 November 2018AmesStephens Auditorium6 November 2018OmahaOrpheum Theater8 November 2018AlbuquerqueKiva Auditorium9 November 2018El PasoAbraham Chavez Theatre10 November 2018PhoenixComerica Theatre12 November 2018San DiegoSpreckels Theatre13 November 2018SacramentoCommunity Center Theatre15 November 2018San JoseCity National Civic16 November 2018InglewoodThe Forum17 November 2018Las VegasThe Joint19 November 2018MidlandWagner Noel Performing Arts Center20 November 2018AustinBass Concert Hall21 November 2018New OrleansOrpheum Theater23 November 2018OrlandoWalt Disney Theater24 November 2018Miami BeachJackie Gleason Theater25 November 2018ClearwaterRuth Eckerd Hall27 November 2018North CharlestonNorth Charleston Performing Arts Center29 November 2018MobileSaenger Theatre30 November 2018AtlantaCoca-Cola Roxy1 December 2018JacksonvilleFlorida Theatre2 December 2018CharlotteOvens Auditorium4 December 2018RichmondDominion Energy Center5 December 2018Wilkes BarreF.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts7 December 2018LavalCanadaPlace Bell8 December 2018TorontoSony Centre for the Performing Arts10 December 2018BaltimoreUnited StatesHippodrome Theatre11 December 2018Upper DarbyTower Theater13 December 2018AlbanyPalace Theatre14 December 2018BostonWang Theatre15 December 2018BrooklynBarclays Center
+ List of 2019 concerts Date City Country Venue Support Act(s)3 February 2019LyonFranceHalle Tony Garnierrowspan="11" 5 February 2019AmsterdamNetherlandsAFAS Live6 February 2019AntwerpBelgiumLotto Arena7 February 2019ParisFranceZénith Paris14 February 2019StuttgartGermanyHanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle15 February 2019BochumRuhrCongress17 February 2019HannoverSwiss Life Hall18 February 2019HamburgAlsterdorfer Sporthalle20 February 2019GothenburgSwedenScandinavium21 February 2019OsloNorwayOslo Spektrum23 February 2019StockholmSwedenEricsson Globe6 March 2019BrisbaneAustraliaThe Tivoli9 March 2019SydneyParramatta ParkVarious11 March 2019MelbourneFlemington Racecourse21 March 2019ChibaJapanMakuhari MesseVarious1 May 2019LisbonPortugalEstádio do ResteloSupport act for:Metallica3 May 2019MadridSpainValdebebas5 May 2019BarcelonaEstadi Olímpic Lluís Companys8 May 2019MilanItalySNAI San Siro Hippodrome10 May 2019ZürichSwitzerlandLetzigrund12 May 2019ParisFranceStade de France17 May 2019ColumbusUnited StatesSonic Temple Art & Music FestivalVarious18 May 2019BridgeviewChicago Open Air8 June 2019SlaneIrelandSlane CastleSupport act for:Metallica11 June 2019AmsterdamNetherlandsJohan Cruyff Arena13 June 2019CologneGermanyRheinEnergieStadion16 June 2019BrusselsBelgiumKing Baudouin Stadium18 June 2019ManchesterEnglandEtihad Stadium20 June 2019LondonTwickenham Stadium6 July 2019BerlinGermanyOlympiastadion9 July 2019GothenburgSwedenUllevi11 July 2019CopenhagenDenmarkTelia Parken13 July 2019TrondheimNorwayGranåsen16 July 2019HämeenlinnaFinlandKantolan Tapahtumapuisto18 July 2019TartuEstoniaRaadi Airfield21 July 2019MoscowRussiaLuzhniki Stadium27 July 2019MontrealCanadaParc Jean-DrapeauVarious14 August 2019BucharestRomaniaArena NaționalăSupport act for:Metallica16 August 2019ViennaAustriaErnst-Happel-Stadion18 August 2019PragueCzech RepublicLetňany21 August 2019WarsawPolandPGE Narodowy23 August 2019MunichGermanyOlympiastadion25 August 2019MannheimMaimarktgelände13 September 2019BakersfieldUnited StatesRabobank ArenaNothing More14 September 2019RenoReno Events Center16 September 2019PortlandTheater of the Clouds at Moda Center17 September 2019KennewickToyota Center19 September 2019SeattleWaMu Theater20 September 2019VancouverCanadaPacific Coliseum21 September 2019PentictonSouth Okanagan Events Centre23 September 2019EdmontonRogers Place24 September 2019CalgaryStampede Corral26 September 2019SpokaneUnited StatesSpokane Arena27 September 2019BoiseTaco Bell Arena28 September 2019West Valley CityMaverik Center30 September 2019LovelandBudweiser Events Center1 October 2019Colorado SpringsBroadmoor World Arena3 October 2019Sioux FallsDenny Sanford Premier Center4 October 2019FargoScheels Arena5 October 2019MinneapolisArmory7 October 2019Green BayResch Center8 October 2019MolineTaxSlayer Center10 October 2019YoungstownCovelli Centre11 October 2019HuntingtonBig Sandy Superstore Arena12 October 2019ManchesterGreat Stage ParkVarious14 October 2019Grand RapidsDeltaPlex ArenaNothing More15 October 2019ToledoHuntington Center17 October 2019HamiltonCanadaFirstOntario Centre18 October 2019OttawaCanadian Tire Centre19 October 2019PortlandUnited StatesCross Insurance Arena21 October 2019WorcesterDCU Center22 October 2019SyracuseOncenter War Memorial Arena24 October 2019HersheyGiant Center25 October 2019TrentonCURE Insurance Arena26 October 2019Glens FallsCool Insuring Arena16 November 2019NottinghamEnglandMotorpoint ArenaAll Them WitchesTribulation17 November 2019CardiffWalesMotorpoint Arena18 November 2019GlasgowScotlandSSE Hydro20 November 2019DublinIreland3Arena22 November 2019LondonEnglandSSE Arena23 November 2019LeedsFirst Direct Arena25 November 2019CopenhagenDenmarkForum Copenhagen28 November 2019HelsinkiFinlandHartwall Arena30 November 2019KatowicePolandSpodek1 December 2019PragueCzech Republic02 Universum3 December 2019BudapestHungaryLászló Papp Budapest Sports Arena5 December 2019MantuaItalyPalabam8 December 2019BarcelonaSpainPalau Sant Jordi10 December 2019LisbonPortugalAltice Arena11 December 2019MadridSpainWiZink Center13 December 2019EckbolsheimFranceZénith de Strasbourg14 December 2019ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadion15 December 2019MunichGermanyKulturhalle Zenith17 December 2019Esch-sur-AlzetteLuxembourgRockhal18 December 2019Saint-HerblainFranceZénith de Nantes Métropole19 December 2019ToulouseZénith de Toulouse
+ List of 2020 concerts Date City Country Venue Support Act(s)3 March 2020Mexico CityMexicoPalacio de los Deportes
Box office VenueCityAttendanceRevenueBass Concert HallAustin2,572 / 2,827 (90%)$123,208Wagner Noel Performing Arts CenterMidland992 / 1,218 (81%)$45,767Place BellLaval5,421 / 5,824 (93%)$219,373
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