Draconia Times Tour

March 29, 2011 - Performed at Tivoli in Utrect, Netherlands

March 31, 2011 - Performed at Zeche in Bochum, Germany

May 1, 2011 - Performed at HMV Forum in London, England

2011 Paradise Lost Tour Poster, yes this is the best resolution I could find

Set List

Masked Ball

Con Clavi Con Dio

Elizabeth

Death Knell

Satan Prayer

Stand by Him

Prime Mover

Genesis

Ritual

Listen on Spotify

Watch on Youtube (from Utrect Ritual)

On February 11th, Paradise Lost announced Ghost would perform their ritual as the opener on their Draconian Times tour.[1] Although there were 7 tour dates planned, Ghost was unable to play the first three in Greece.[2] Ghost would go on to cancel an additional ritual in Paris:

“Fellow Parisians, iIt is with great disappointment in our (still) pulsating hearts that we need to inform you that we will not make an appearance in Paris on March 30th.

"As all of you probably already know, Elysee Montmartre burned down and the show was moved to Le Bataclan (on April 3rd). As much as we wish that we could make it to the this event instead, we are unfortunately unable to do so.

"We wish to come to Paris within short and hope that we'll soon be able to announce a new concert. But til then - enjoy Paradise Lost on April 3rd. Thank you very very much for your support.

"Zut alors!" -Ghost via Metal Underground

Opening for Paradise Lost gave Ghost the chance to reach an all new audience to spread their unholy gospel to. A test, to see if Ghost could find the “people (research suggests these are most likely to be adolescents) who have a void in their life, perhaps caused by some form of emotional trauma or upset, that can be filled by the music and philosophies of Ghost”[4]

There was doubt.

“With nothing to say to the crowd between songs, it was actual a performance that relied far more on the music than stage presentation. Fortunately Ghost’s Opus Eponymous is full of quality material and the faithful representations tonight were enjoyable, though somewhat on the quiet side, as was the whole evening.

To be honest there’s surprisingly not a great deal more to say, it was an enjoyable opening set, peaking with Ritual. However, with all the hype I was expecting a more” -The Rocker’s Digest[5]

“If you’re listening to a band’s music you’re in one way or the other picture their appearance and I admit I was quite surprised to see some guys in black cowls and masks entering the stage that looked so totally different from what I’ve expected. That one was unusual but the demonic pope following them with sublime, slow movements was the peak. Add to it dark lights and lyrics about god’s opponent himself and you get the complete package of an unreal scenery. I’ve got to say though the music itself wasn’t that bad, especially the vocals were flawless and had something urgent to them, but the eerie and sometimes even disquieting outshined everything else which might have been on purpose. Anyway, it couldn’t hinder anyone from giving a warm applause to the band on several occasions. Well, it’s pretty cool to watch but regardless of the musical skills it’s nothing I could see myself buying and I sincerely doubt that the satanic theme will hold up for enough stories forever.” -Sebastian Huhn[6]

But even then, Ghost’s new flock made themselves known:

“A group of Ghost fans were down the front singing & jumping along however they failed to grab the rest of the crowd’s attention as the songs all seemed to blend into each other.”-Sheila[7]

Further Reading

Black-Cat-Net, Paradise Lost - Zeche Bochum 31.03.2011 Support: Ghost