Sweden Rock Festival
June 10, 2011
Performed at Norje Havsbad in Norje, Sweden
Set List
Masked Ball
Con Clavi Con Dio
Elizabeth
Death Knell
Satan Prayer
Stand by Him
Prime Mover
Genesis
Here Comes the Sun (Son)*
Ritual
*Note: Ghost's cover of Here Comes the Sun is not currently available for streaming in my region so I have added the Beatles version
Ghost took over the Zeppelin stage at midnight on the 3rd day of the Sweden Rock Festival.[1] Their live ritual winning over the hearts that could not be swayed by the album alone:
“GHOST was a really fucking cool show. The sound could have been better as you could not hear the guitar or keyboard very well and we were right in the center just two meters in front of the soundboard. I really enjoyed their strange set of as Sue says, pop melodic satanic rock. Could be on the radio some of this stuff the way the singer sings, if it were not for the musical content. Let’s hope they go for a darker less mainstream sound next record but I doubt it. Very cool to see live, even though I did not like the record they made much when I heard it.” -Scott aka Dr. Space[2]
And who couldn’t be beguiled by their satanic theatrics?
“GHOST are, to put it bluntly, a mass set to music. You are cool. I arrived just in time for the last few songs including the catchy song "Ritual". Who or what are GHOST? Musically, they make use of a lot of music, ranging from pop to classic heavy metal and doom elements to psychedelic rock. Above all of this are texts of the darker kind. Live they are definitely an eye-catcher. None of the five fellow musicians, dressed in night-black monk's robes, is even a hint recognizable, you don't see a nose or eyes or anything else. Nevertheless, they are a heavy-tight combination with really impressive presence and precision live. The clear singing of the singer, who wears a striking papal robe with a white make-up face, is almost hypnotic from time to time. You stop almost automatically and can't help but watch spellbound. A spartan-looking light show with almost exclusively white spots and an almost continuous fog machine give the whole thing an additional mystical touch.” -Melanie Benthin (via Microsoft Translate)[3]
- [1]Wikstromtree, Sweden Rock Festival by Patrick Wikström
- [2]Writing About Music, Sweden Rock Festival - Sölvesborg, Sweden Jun 8-12, 2011 by Scot aka Dr. Space
- [3]Musikrefiews.de, Sweden Rock Festival 2011 - Freitag - Sölvesborg - 10.6.2011 by Melanie Benthin
Further Reading
Festival Photo, Sweden Rock Festival 2011 - Ghost
Blabbermouth, Ghost: Performance Footage From Sweden Rock Festival