M'Lou Elkins 
The Swedes have landed! Ghost, along with Amon Amarth, kicked off their tour on Wednesday, August 2nd in front of a packed crowd at the Concord Pavilion in Concord, CA.
Amon Amarth, touring in support of their latest release The Great Heathen Army, kick-started the show with a 9-song setlist that began with “Raven’s Flight.” With a Viking helmet drum riser and two huge swordsman statues flanking the stage, the band plowed through fan favorite “Put Your Back into the Oar,” which prompted the crowd to row along to the song, and concluded their short set with “Twilight of the Thunder Guard.”
Ghost launched onto the stage to “Kaisarion” from their latest release, IMPERA. Led by frontman Papa Emeritus IV (aka Tobias Forge), and backed up by his Nameless Ghouls, the band ripped through a blistering 19-song setlist, which included “Rats,” “From the Pinnacle to the Pit,” “Absolution,” and “Call Me Little Sunshine.”
After several costume changes throughout the performance, the band ended their set with “Respite on the Spitalfields,” before returning to the stage for a 3-song encore that concluded with the electrifying track “Square Hammer.”
Check out the setlists for Ghost and Amon Amarth, along with their remaining tour dates below…
Ghost Setlist:
Kaisarion
Rats
Spillways
From the Pinnacle to the Pit
Cirice
Absolution
Ritual
Call Me Little Sunshine
Con Clavi Con Dio
Watcher in the Sky
Year Zero
He Is
Miasma
Mary on a Cross
Mummy Dust
Respite on the Spitalfields
Encore:
Kiss the Go-Goat
Dance Macabre
Square Hammer
Amon Amarth Setlist:
Raven’s Flight
Shield Wall
Deceiver of the Gods
Heidrun
Put Your Back Into the Oar
The Way of Vikings
Guardians of Asgaard
Raise 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 Live at Northern Quest
08/07 – West Valley City, UT @ USANA Amphitheatre
08/08 – Denver, CO @ Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
08/11 – St. Louis, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
08/12 – Milwaukee, WI @ American Family Insurance Amphitheater
08/14 – Clarkston, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theatre
08/15 – Chicago, IL @ Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
08/16 – Cincinnati, OH @ PNC Pavilion at Riverbend Music Center
08/18 – Syracuse, NY @ St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview
08/19 – Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center
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 Live
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 @ Daily’s Place
08/31 – Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
09/02 – The Woodlands, TX @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
09/03 – Austin, TX @ Germania Insurance Amphitheater
09/05 – Irving, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
09/07 – Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater
09/08 – Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
09/11 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Kia Forum ^
^ = no Amon Amarth
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