Ghost Reveals “New” Papa
Ghost have announced that Papa V Perpetua will be fronting the band for its 2025 touring cycle.
“We wish to inform you V is coming… To Birmingham on July 5th,” reads a post on the band’s social media. That’s the planned date of Black Sabbath’s final concert at Villa Park in Birmingham, U.K. Papa V Perpetua’s name is listed as one of the performers.
Ghost founder/frontman Tobias Forge has had a number of identities throughout the band’s career (Papa Emeritus I-V and Cardinal Copia).
“I know that coming out onstage as another character, looking different, acting different, definitely allows for you to act and behave in a way that you wouldn’t normally do,” Forge stated in a recent interview.
Ghost will embark on a world tour in 2025. The European leg will kick off on April 15th. The North American leg will launch on July 9th in Baltimore and wrap up on August 16th in Houston.
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