Ghost performed at the Meo Arena on their 2025 World Tour, in a show without cell phones, in which there were no distractions or spoilers for the band’s upcoming shows.
The band invited the audience to enter empty-handed, eyes open and with undivided attention to the show, in a return shrouded in secrecy, electronic devices stored in tamper-proof bags, when the curtain fell.
Since the beginning of their career, Tobias Forge’s band has combined their “heavy music” with a unique aesthetic that fans have replicated, with many “nuns”, “priests” and “monks” and audiences with painted faces and blood streaks following the band.
The stage with several platforms, levels and corridors, to which they added a well-rehearsed choreography, so that the band members’ movements would be continuous throughout the show. With new costumes, masks, light effects, and visual effects, a new line-up for an unforgettable experience for those who went to see this baroque piece.
Forge, as usual, appears as a new character, but always unmistakable, irreverent and controlling, like a conductor who follows the unfolding of the concert, but also the reactions of the audience.
Fifteen minutes after the scheduled time, we can hear “Klara stjärnor” on the speakers, followed by “Miserere Mei”, still without any image and on a dark stage, it was with “Peacefield” from the album Skeletá that Ghost enters the stage, continuing with “Lachryma”, but it was with “Spirit” that the show gained soul.
“From The Pinnacle To The Pit”, “Call Me Little Sunshine”, “The Future Is A Foreign Land”, “Devil Church”, “Cirice” and “Darkness At the Heart of My Love” followed, with fans spellbound by the band’s performance.
Em “Satanized” votaram a fazer a mudar o concerto, luzes, cenário, guarda-roupa e disposição em palco como se a primeira parte tivesse sido apenas um aquecimento, “Ritual” foi uma chamada colectiva, à oração com público do Meo Arena, a que se seguiu “Umbra” e “Year Zero”, para uma explosão coletiva entre a banda e fãs.
“He Is”, “Rats”, “Kiss The Go-Goat”, “Mummy Dust”, ”Monstrance Clock” foram momentos altos e finais de um concerto memorável. Mas felizmente ainda faltava o encore “Mary On A Cross”, “Dance Macabre” e “Square Hammer” fecharam um concerto inesquecível e teatral, contagiante e triunfal.
In “Satanized”, they decided to change the concert, lights, scenery, wardrobe and stage layout as if the first part had been just a warm-up. “Ritual” was a collective call to prayer with the audience at the Meo Arena, followed by “Umbra” and “Year Zero”, for a collective explosion between the band and fans.
“He Is”, “Rats”, “Kiss The Go-Goat”, “Mummy Dust”, and ”Monstrance Clock” were highlights and finales of a memorable show. But fortunately, there was still the encore. “Mary On A Cross”, “Dance Macabre”, and “Square Hammer” closed an unforgettable and theatrical show. contagious and triumphant.
Setlist
- Peacefield
- Lachryma
- Spirit
- From the Pinnacle to the Pit
- Call Me Little Sunshine
- The Future Is a Foreign Land
- Devil Church
- Cirice
- Darkness at the Heart of My Love
- Satanized
- Ritual
- Umbra
- Year Zero
- He Is
- Rats
- Kiss the Go-Goat
- Mummy Dust
- Monstrance Clock
Encore:
- Mary on a Cross
- Dance Macabre
- Square Hammer
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