Ghost have hit the street for a summer time US tour, bringing fellow Swedes Amon Amarth alongside for the trip. The “Re-Imperator” formally kicked off with a packed present Wednesday night time (August 2nd) on the Harmony Pavilion in Harmony, California.

Supporting their newest launch, The Nice Heathen Military, Amon Amarth bought the ball rolling with a nine-song setlist that had the metalheads within the already full venue singing alongside. The band kicked off the set with “Raven’s Flight,” full with a viking helmet drum riser, and two large swordsman statues on both facet of the stage. “Put Your Again into the Oar” was simply the gang favourite of the set, as made apparent by the followers rowing alongside to the tune. By the point the band wrapped up their transient set with “Twilight of the Thunder Guard,” all the venue was primed for the headliners.

With “Imperium” blasting over the PA because the curtain dropped, Ghost hit the stage with “Kaisarion” from their newest album, IMPERA. Led by the one and solely Papa Emeritus IV (aka Tobias Forge), the band tore via a 19-song setlist. Backed by his Anonymous Ghouls, Papa supplied showmanship all through the set, and early highlights included “Rats” and “From the Pinnacle to the Pit.” From there, the band performed “Absolution,” adopted by “Ritual” and “Name Me Little Sunshine.”

Though the stained glass cathedral backdrop for the band’s set remained fixed, Papa Emeritus did undergo a lot of costume modifications. After closing their major set with “Respite on the Spitalfields,” Ghost returned to the stage for a three-song encore, wrapping-up the night with the anthemic “Sq. Hammer.”

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By the point it was all mentioned and completed, opening night time of the “Re-Imperator” was a smashing spectacle, proving to be one of many must-see metallic outings of the summer time.

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Photograph Gallery – Ghost and Amon Amarth on the Harmony Pavilion on August 2nd, 2023 (click on to develop and scroll via):

Ghost Setlist:
Kaisarion
Rats
Spillways
From the Pinnacle to the Pit
Cirice
Absolution
Ritual
Name Me Little Sunshine
Con Clavi Con Dio
Watcher within the Sky
Yr Zero
He Is
Miasma
Mary on a Cross
Mummy Mud
Respite on the Spitalfields
Encore:
Kiss the Go-Goat
Dance Macabre
Sq. Hammer

Amon Amarth Setlist:
Raven’s Flight
Protect Wall
Deceiver of the Gods
Heidrun
Put Your Again Into the Oar
The Means of Vikings
Guardians of Asgaard
Increase Your Horns
Twilight of the Thunder God

Ghost’s Remaining 2023 Tour Dates with Amon Amarth:
08/04 – Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheatre
08/05 – Airway Heights, WA @ BECU Dwell at Northern Quest
08/07 – West Valley Metropolis, UT @ USANA Amphitheatre
08/08 – Denver, CO @ Fiddler’s Inexperienced Amphitheatre
08/11 – St. Louis, MO @ Hollywood On line casino Amphitheatre
08/12 – Milwaukee, WI @ American Household Insurance coverage Amphitheater
08/14 – Clarkston, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theatre
08/15 – Chicago, IL @ Huntington Financial institution Pavilion at Northerly Island
08/16 – Cincinnati, OH @ PNC Pavilion at Riverbend Music Middle
08/18 – Syracuse, NY @ St. Joseph’s Well being Amphitheater at Lakeview
08/19 – Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Middle
08/20 – Bridgeport, CT @ Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater
08/22 – Indianapolis, IN @ TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park
08/23 – Burgettstown, PA @ The Pavilion at Star Lake
08/24 – Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Dwell
08/25 – Camden, NJ @ Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
08/27 – Nashville, TN @ Ascend Amphitheater
08/29 – Simpsonville, SC @ CCNB Amphitheatre at Heritage Park
08/30 – Jacksonville, FL @ Each day’s Place
08/31 – Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit score Union Amphitheatre
09/02 – The Woodlands, TX @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
09/03 – Austin, TX @ Germania Insurance coverage Amphitheater
09/05 – Irving, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Manufacturing facility
09/07 – Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater
09/08 – Phoenix, AZ @ Speaking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
09/11 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Kia Discussion board ^

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