Tobias Forge Reveals ‘There Might Be New Music’ Ahead of the Next Ghost Tour
There have been multiple hints that things could be changing within Ghost‘s “clergy,” but a recent interview with the band’s mastermind Tobias Forge suggests there will be some new music coming before the band sets off on their next tour.
While speaking earlier this month with French radio station OUI FM (transcribed by Loudwire), Forge said the band’s upcoming tour would be different from their last one.
“Even though we’re obviously changing things…it’s more from a practical point of view. This tour that we’re starting… [will see us] changing a few things around.
“The thing is that we always try to change things around, and now just because there has been – there are going to be a few changes. There might be, between now and then, there might be new music. Um, I’m just saying!”
Ghost have been away from the road since their North American Imperatour came to an end last September. Since then, it’s possible that the band (or really just Forge) has been working on new material. With several months between their last tour and their upcoming European tour next month, that’s plenty of time to put together something new.
It’s unclear if this new slate of music would follow the “death” of Papa Emeritus IV to make way for a new Papa or other member of the clergy. That typically happens in between major record releases and Papa IV was only just recently the focal point for Impera.
Regardless, if we’re going to get new Ghost music before their next slate of shows, time is running out. Ghost will head out on their European tour starting on May 21 in Rouen, France. You can check out all of the dates below.
GHOST EUROPEAN TOUR 2023
May 21 – Rouen, France — Zenith
May 22 – Lyon, France — Halle Tony Garnier
May 23 – Toulouse, France — Zénith de Toulouse
May 25 – Rennes, France — Le LIberte
May 26 – Lille, France — Zénith de Lille
May 28 – Strasbourg, France — Zenith of Strasbourg
May 29 – Milano, Italy — Ippodromo del Galoppo di San Siro
May 30 – Nice, France — Palais Nikaïa
June 1 – Barcelona, Spain — Primavera Sound 2023
June 3 – Saint-herblain, France —Zenith Nantes Metropole
June 4 – Amsterdam, Netherlands — AFAS Live
June 6 – Berlin, Germany — Velodrom
June 8 – Gdańsk, Poland — Mystic Festival 2023
June 10 – Sölvesborg, Sweden — Sweden Rock Festival 2023
June 11 – Derby, United Kingdom — Download Festival 2023
June 12 – Esch-sur-alzette, Luxembourg — Rockhal
June 13 – Bochum, Germany — RuhrCongress Bochum
June 15 – Dessel, Belgium — Graspop Metal Meeting 2023
June 17 – Copenhagen, Denmark — Copenhell Festival 2023
June 19 – Hamburg, Germany — Barclays Arena
June 20 – Neu-ulm, Germany — ratiopharm arena
June 22 – 25 – Spálené Poříčí, Czechia — Basinfire Festival 2023
June 23 – Osla, Norway — Tons of Rock 2023
June 25 – Athina, Greece — AthensRocks Fest 2023
June 28 – Viveiro, Spain — Resurrection Fest 2023
July 1 – Seinäjoki, Finland — Provinssi Festival 2023
July 2 – Helsinki, Finland — Tuska Festival 2023
GHOST RE-IMPERATOUR U.S.A. 2023:
Wed Aug 02 – Concord, CA – Concord Pavilion
Fri Aug 04 – Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheatre
Sat Aug 05 – Airway Heights, WA – BECU Live at Northern Quest
Mon Aug 07 – West Valley City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre
Tue Aug 08 – Denver, CO – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre *
Fri Aug 11 – St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Sat Aug 12 – Milwaukee, WI – American Family Insurance Amphitheater
Mon, Aug 14– Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre
Tue Aug 15 – Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
Wed Aug 16 – Cincinnati, OH – PNC Pavilion at Riverbend Music Center
Fri Aug 18 – Syracuse, NY – St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview
Sat Aug 19 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
Sun Aug 20 – Bridgeport, CT – Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater
Tue Aug 22 – Indianapolis, IN – TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park
Wed Aug 23 – Burgettstown, PA – The Pavilion at Star Lake
Thu, Aug 24 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
Fri Aug 25 – Camden, NJ – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
Sun Aug 27 – Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheater
Tue Aug 29 – Simpsonville, SC – CCNB Amphitheatre at Heritage Park
Wed, Aug 30 – Jacksonville, FL – Daily’s Place
Thu Aug 31 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
Sat Sep 02 – The Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman
Sun Sep 03 – Austin, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater
Tue Sep 05 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
Thu Sep 07 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater
Fri Sep 08 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
Mon Sep 11 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum ^
* Non-Live Nation Date
^ Amon Amarth Not on This Date