Ghost Warn “V is Coming” as Papa V Perpetua is Teased for Final Black Sabbath Show
At the end of Ghost‘s movie Rite Here, Rite Now, a whole bunch of stuff happens in between the live footage until eventually Papa Emeritus IV ascends to a higher role within the band’s “papacy” as Frater Imperator before a shadowy figure is seen just beyond a door. It’s hinted there that we got a glimpse at the silhouette of the new Papa and the man to lead the band moving forward.
Obviously that’s just Tobias Forge’s next persona, but if you’re a fan of Ghost and enjoy following their lore, you really care about that sort of shit. Yet after the release of that film, Forge has been pretty silent about the future of the band, other than to say that a new album is in the works.
Well, we may soon get a better idea of who the new papa will be, as it was revealed in this morning’s Black Sabbath announcement that someone named Papa V Perpetua will be among the additional artists making an appearance. Now that’s a name we’ve never heard of before, so that just has to be the new guy, right?
In a social media post that went out around the same time as the Black Sabbath announcement, Ghost posted a quick little statement that read: “We wish to inform you V is coming ………. To Birmingham on July 5th.”
It’s absolutely wild to think that we could get our first glimpse at Ghost’s new frontman at the same show we’ll see Ozzy, Geezer, Ward, and Iommi hang up their boots for good. It almost feels like someone proposing to their girlfriend at their buddy’s wedding, but who knows? Maybe Sabbath gave Ghost their blessing to make such a big deal of Papa V Perpetua’s appearance.
That being said, Ghost do have a world tour that’s supposed to start on April 15 in Manchester, UK, so we might already be familiar with the new head honcho before the Black Sabbath show. Only time will tell.
Ghost World Tour 2025
Tue Apr 15 – Manchester, UK – AO Arena
Wed Apr 16 – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro
Sat Apr 19 – London, UK – The O2
Sun Apr 20 – Birmingham, UK – Utilita Arena
Tue Apr 22 – Antwerp, BE – Sportpaleis
Wed Apr 23 – Frankfurt, DE – Festhalle Frankfurt
Thu Apr 24 – Munich, DE – Olympiahalle
Sat Apr 26 – Lyon, FR – LDLC Arena
Sun Apr 27 – Toulouse, FR – Zénith Toulouse Métropole
Tue Apr 29 – Lisbon, PT – MEO Arena
Wed Apr 30 – Madrid, ES – Palacio Vistalegre
Sat May 3 – Zürich, CH – Hallenstadion Zürich
Sun May 4 – Milan, IT – Unipol Forum
Wed May 7 – Berlin, DE – Uber Arena
Thu May 8 – Amsterdam, NL – Ziggo Dome
Sat May 10 – Lodz, PL – Atlas Arena
Sun May 11 – Prague, CZ – O2 Arena
Tue May 13 – Paris, FR – Accor Arena
Wed May 14 – Oberhausen, DE – Rudolf Weber-ARENA
Thu May 15 – Hannover, DE – ZAG Arena
Sat May 17 – Copenhagen, DK – Royal Arena
Tue May 20 – Tampere, FI – Nokia Arena
Thu May 22 – Linköping, SE – Saab Arena
Fri May 23 – Sandviken, SE – Göransson Arena
Sat May 24 – Oslo, NO – Oslo Spektrum
Wed Jul 09 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena
Fri Jul 11 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
Sat Jul 12 – Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena
Sun Jul 13 – Miami, FL – Kaseya Center
Tue Jul 15 – Raleigh, NC – Lenovo Center
Thu Jul 17 – Cleveland, OH – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Fri Jul 18 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena
Sat Jul 19 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
Mon Jul 21 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
Tue Jul 22 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
Thu Jul 24 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
Fri Jul 25 – Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Center
Sat Jul 26 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
Mon Jul 28 – Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena
Tue Jul 29 – Milwaukee, WI – Fiserv Forum
Wed Jul 30 – St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center
Fri Aug 01 – Rosemont, IL – Allstate Arena
Sat Aug 02 – Saint Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
Sun Aug 03 – Omaha, NE – CHI Health Center
Tue Aug 05 – Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center
Thu Aug 07 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena
Sat Aug 09 – Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena
Sun Aug 10 – San Diego, CA – Viejas Arena
Mon Aug 11 – Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center
Thu Aug 14 – Austin, TX – Moody Center
Fri Aug 15 – Fort Worth, TX – Dickies Arena
Sat Aug 16 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
Wed Sep 24 – Mexico City, MX – Palacio de los Deportes
Thu Sep 25 – Mexico City, MX – Palacio de los Deportes
