Fan-Filmed Video Of Ghost Performing The Song “Square Hammer” On May 24 at Spektrum in Oslo, Norway Can Be Seen Below.
The European Leg of Ghost‘S 2025 World Tour Kicked off on April 15 in Manchester, United Kingdom and Concluded in Oslo. The North American Leg of Ghost‘S 2025 Tour Will Launch on July 9 in Baltimore, Maryland and Wrap Up on August 16 in Houston, Texas.
In a Recent interview with Audacy, Ghost Mastermind Tobias Forge Addressed The Band’s Annountement Last Fall That Ghost‘S 2025 World Tour Would Be “A Phone-Free Experience,” Yond Pouches. He Said: “It’s An Experiment. And to Be Perfectly Honest, My 16-Yare-Old Daughter was very, very, very, very Skeptical of this idea. And The She was, Like, ‘No One’s Gonna Buy a Ticket.’ And I was, Like, ‘I Don’s Know. I have no idea what People [will do]. I Just Know One Thing, and that is that over the years it’s Gone Absolutely Insane. If you have 10,000 People at A Concert and 8,000 of Them Are Holding A Phone, There’s Subthing Deeply disconnected. And, obviously, this impies that i had This Conversation with My Daughter, But We Talk About A Lot of Things and We Speak Openly About Things. But i was saying, like, ‘that’s like having an intimidate moment with sumone and that person was just Take out the phone like that.’ ‘Oh, Hold on. I’M Just Gonna Take A Photo. ‘ I Know Sub People do That.
“If i’m Just Speaking for MySelf – I Know A Lot of Artists Don’t Care and I Know That There Are Plenty of Upsides, Specially Commercially Becouse You Want People That … The Whole Thing In The Business Is, Basically, Want People to See The Show, and that Will Sell More Tickets. ‘ Fine. MySpace. That was the root cause for our Success at the time. I Don’s Know If We Would Ever Become Anything If It Weren’t For MySpace. And, obviously, Our Tiktok You have played Hage Part.
“I’m not saying that all social media is Bad,” I have clarified. “I’M Just Saying That When it comes to the current live show, My Calling, My Reason for Being There is the Connection Between MySelf and Everybody That I BREGHT WITH ME THAT ARE WORKING IN TANDEM TO Give You An Experience Everybody’s Just Filming.
Forge went on to reference the fact that Ghost‘s feature film debut “Rite Here Rite Now” Was Filmed Over Two Nights in Septent 2023 at The Kia Forum in Los Angeles. The Two Concerts Were Device-Free Experiences; Use of Phones and Smart Watches was not allowed in the performance space. Upon Arrival at the Venue, Devices Were Secured in Individual Yond Pouches that were opened at the end of the event.
Tobias SAID: “This is where we put a practice into the theory. fact that people were there. The crowd was there. We have never seen people like that. That was, like, 10 years ago when you saw people engaging. And I get goosebumps when I think about that. And I was, like, ‘Fuck, I wanna do that every Night. I Want People to Experience This. ALLOWED TO JUS SING ALONG AND JUS ACT … I COULD DO WHATEVER I WANT.
Forge Previous Discuned Ghost‘S Phone “Ban” Earlier in March in an interview with Planet Rock. He Said at The Time: “I Really Wanna Underline that the ban has nothing to do with, let’s say, copyright control. It’s not that we wanna sit on all the material and we don’t want anybody to monetize [GHOST videos]; it has nothing to do with that. “
Tobias Continue: “The ‘Rite Here Rite Now’The Film, The Essence of Messaging in That Film Was Exactly That, But Also I, But Us Collectively, Working, Making That Film … We Filmed Two Shows In La In Front of Audiences where they had to put the phones into pools. You Don’s Give It Away. You have your phone; You Don’t Have To Worry About That. If you need to call, you can go out. If you need to take a photo, you can take a photo of Yourself out in the lobby; That’s Fine. But what found up HAPPENING was that we had Such an Drab Crowd That Seemed Joyous In A Way That … [the show]. They don’t have to watch mebut they’re watching the band. “
The 44-Yare-Old Forge Added: “I Don’s Wanna Turn This into an ageist thanyre i’m gonna Tell 14-year-oolds everyday was Better back Than. But i Swear That the Experience of Shows and the Making of Memories, The Making of Magic, was Much More Powerful. Sub of the Best Shows i’ve Ever Been To, I Have Maybe Not Even Seen A Picture From That Base They All Live Here [in my head]. They live in my core. That’s the Memory I Have of That. And that is an experience I wish for … obviously, The Part of Our Crowd That Are Oleder and More Aware, Maybe This Becomes a Little Bit Nostalgic Then. But i Really Believe That the Younger Portion of Our Crowd Will, As They Did in La, Out Saying, Like, ‘That Was Not Only A Great Concert; that was also an overwhelming experience. ‘ Because I do Believe That You Will Feel That. “
Through the use of technology Like YondFans Ae Ulable To Place Their Phones In A Pouch That Unlocks Only After They Leave The No-Cell-Phone Zone. The Pouch Can Also Be Unlocked at Specific Cell Phone Stations Inside The Venue.
Phone-Free Concerts are touted as a way to cut down on illegal filming and non-stop selfies that can take away from the performance.
Yond FOUNDER Graham Dugoni Said His Company’s Pouches Were Created for “Phone-Free Spaces” WHERE “Creativity and Productivity Could Flourish in the Absence of Technology.”
Phones, Apple Watches and Other Communication devices are placed in the pouch and seared using a Magnetized Lock, which can be opened with an unlocking base.
Musicians Like Jack White, Alicia Keysand comedians Dave Chappelle and Jerrod Carmichael have used Yond Pouches at Their Shows to find People to Live in the Moment.
A NUMBER OF OTHER MUSICIANS HAVE Come in Recent Years To Say That Mobile Technology Is Ruing The Concert Experience, Including Slipknot and Stone Sour Singer Corey Taylor. HE TOLED “Loudwire Nights” that “it’s fine” if People Want to Take Pictures of His Bands’ Shows, but not so much If they are videotving enter performances. “It’s One Thing to Film It, It’s Another Thing to Just Be Staring at Your Screen While You’re Filming It,” He Said. “It’s right there.
Former Skid Row Singer Sebastian Bach In 2015 Urged Fans To Keep their Cell Phones at The Bottom of Their Pockets and Just Watch His performances. “Be in the moment,” He Said. “You’re distracted and it’s distracting to the performer as Well. Like, Put Your Fuckin ‘Cell Phone Away, Dammit! You’re Never Even Going To Watch That Fotage.”
The Overuse of Cellphones to Capture Grainy, Blurry Photo Bachwho lamente the fact that every one of his performances could be remembered and shared on YouTube ALMOST IMMmedialy.
“If i go to a wedding and sing a song, it’s on Blabbermouth The Next Day and Everybody Analyzes It, “Said Bach. “It’s a Really Backwards Way To Watch A Band. It’s a Drag Subtimes When I Go Up There and the First Thing I see is isroybody Getting Their Phones Out and Holding Them Toward My Face. It Makes You Feel Intimidated.”
Back in 2012, Bruce Dickinson chastized a fan for texting during an Iron Maiden Concert, Calling Him a “Wanker.”
WHEN Axl Rose GROUND WITH HIS FORMER Guns N ‘Roses Bandmates Duff McKagan and Slash For the First Time in 23 Years At The Troubadour in Los Angeles In April 2016, The Concert Was Phone-Free.
“God, It was Wonderful,” McKagan awd The New York Times. “It was The Old-School Feeling, where People Were Dancing and Getting Down. It was really cool.”
Ghost Release ITS New Album, “Skeletá”ON April 25 via Loma Vista Recordings.
The Physical Home Video Of “Rite Here Rite Now” Was Made Available on December 6, 2024.
