Tactics aimed at gaining more public attention has already been adopted by artists and groups such as Bob Dylan, King Crimson and Jack White
There are rare examples of artists and bands seeking to ban cell phones in their performances. Bob Dylan, King Crimson and Jack White They belong to this list because they have adopted various resources aiming at such objective.
THE Ghost joined them. The group, one of the largest Hard Rock/Metal today, also confirmed in 2024 that mobile phones are vetoed in their next tour, scheduled to start in April in the UK. In the month mentioned and in May, they travel to Europe. Between July and September, it is the turn of North America.
In a statement (via Igor Miranda website), the project led by the Swedish vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Tobias Forge revealed that it will partner with the company Yondrspecializing in offering spaces without cell phones. Each fan will have to put their device in a bag, sealed throughout the event, except in specific areas for use.
In an interview with Planet RockForge explained the motivation. The singer made it clear that the restrictions applied have nothing to do with “copyright control”. It is not the band’s intention to prevent filming and subsequent monetization from this type of content. The problem is how the audience is dispersed and does not dive into the experience of live music when they have their smartphones.
“We filmed two shows in Los Angeles [em 2023] Faced with an audience that had to seal its cell phones. You do not deliver the phone. He continues with you, so you don’t have to worry about it. If you need to make a call, you can leave. If you want to take a picture, you can take it in the lobby. When we adopted this strategy, we had such an engaged audience that it seemed to be happy in a way that… I had to go back in time to remember the last time I saw a completely involved audience, where everyone really watched the show. ”
Forge, now 44, pointed out that he wants to rescue the oldest experience of live performances – although he has not been interested in trying to prove “for 14 -year -olds that everything was better before.” For him, the music shows of the past were in memory forever. Currently, it’s not like that anymore.
“I may not even see a picture of some of the best shows I have ever been, because they live here [na minha cabeça]. They live inside me. This is the memory I have. Obviously, for the part of our audience that is older and more conscious, this may sound a little nostalgic. But I really believe that the younger portion of our audience will come out of the shows, as happened in Los Angeles, saying, ‘This was not just a great show; It was an overwhelming experience. ‘ Because I really believe you will feel it. ”
Ghost’s new album
THE Ghost He confirmed details of his next album and released an unreleased song. Skeletásixth studio album of the band Sueca, will be made available on April 25 by Loma Vista Recordings. As a preview, the public now has access to the single “Satanized”whose Video can be checked on Youtube.
The clip, which entered the top 10 of “high” publications on Youtube and raised 920,000 views in 15 hours, introduces fans the new character played by the singer Tobias Forge. This is Pope V Perpetuawhose name had already been revealed in the poster of the farewell show of the Black Sabbathscheduled for July in Birmingham.
In a statement, “Satanized” is described as “An avalanche of melodic hooks and infectious harmonies”presented “While the narrator succumbs to the internal and external obscure forces, relentlessly recognizing his own blasphemy and heresy while inexorably consumes them.”. The text complements:
“When the opening verses of the song ‘there is something inside me and they don’t know if there is a cure’ have passed the internal monologue of the possessed for the ears of the unfortunate listener, it will be too late: you will have been ‘satanized’.”
In turn, the album Skeletá It is defined as “The most inflexibly introspective work of Ghost so far”. The note anticipates:
“While the previous albums of the Ghost dealt with the chronicle and/or observation of exterior issues wide Reef (2022) on the rise and fall of empires and the evocations of its predecessor Prequelle (2018) About the devastations of pests that defined an era – Skeletá’s lyrics reproduce the different individual emotional views of each of their 10 songs individually, sometimes as if in a dialogue with himself in a mirror. The end result is a unique collection of universal and timeless feelings, all filtered by a prism from an exclusively personal point of view. ”
The first shows of the Skeletá were announced even before the album confirmation. Between April and May, the band plays for Europe. July and August are destined to the United States. There are two isolated dates in Mexico, for September, enough to generate rumors of a visit to South America – nothing confirmed so far.
Check out the list of Skeletá.
- Peacefield
- Lachryma
- Satanized
- Lights Guiding
- De Depth Borealis
- Cenotaph
- Missilia Amori
- Marks of the Evil One
- Umbra
- Excelsis
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