There is simply no other band like Sweden’s GHOST . Blending rock songs big enough to blow the roofs off arenas with a spooky theatricality taking cues from the occult and black metal, they’ve spent the last eighteen years cultivating a remarkably dedicated legions of fans. Led by the project’s puppet master Tobias Forge, across five studio albums the project has offered up an impressive amount of lore, largely following the different incarnations and characters of Pope Emeritus.
With each new era of the band bringing new characters, storylines, and layers for fans to unpick, it seemed only a matter of time until GHOST made the leap into cinema – and now it’s here. Directed by Forge and Alex Ross Perry ‘Rite Here Rite Now’ is a concert movie, but unlike any you’ve seen before. Combining live footage from the two-night finale of the band’s 2023 ‘Re-Imperatour’ at Los Angeles’ Kia Forum with a narrative arc that expands upon their long-running ‘Chapters’ series, it’s the ultimate celebration of everything they have built.
The world premiere taking place in central London, fans are queued up hours in advance of doors opening. Collecting their tickets, concealed in ominous black envelopes, as they wait to take their seats they swap handmade stickers, posters, and stories of GHOST with one another, eager to witness the next chapter of their beloved project. There are a few familiar faces amongst the gathered crowd too.
Arriving with a killer make-up l.