I saw Ghost!

Ghost @ The Circus, Helsinki 9.11.2015

 I think I had the most interesting Monday in my life this week! Me, my fiance and two of our friends went to Helsinki to see Ghost! I can tell it was an amazing concert since after a good gig I can't stop thinking about the band. I mean even now all I can think about is Ghost. I listen to their music, watch their interviews and live performances, and I just can't get enough of them. So now, all I need is Ghost ;-)

So how did I get into this band? Last summer I went to Provinssi Rock with the same group of friends as last Monday in Helsinki. We were staying at a friend's friend's place who was so kind to let us sleep on his couches. So before even going to the festival site we were listening to different kinds of bands and our host told us about a band called Ghost. The whole concept felt a bit funny at first since they're a metal band with heavy satanic references. But once we heard a couple of songs, we were all hooked! Our host told us that Ghost was going to play at a festival in Finland that summer but we didn't know the band so well at that time so we turned the idea down. Once we got back to our hometown, I looked the band up and that's how the love story begun... Not long after we heard that Ghost is coming to Finland again in November so we got tickets immediately! Even though it was only around three months the waiting felt like ages.

Unfortunately you can't really see anything from the photos I took. I took videos from nearly every song but my damn Huawei ruined the sound. Oh well, at least I have the experience in my memory.

What we were surprised about was how talkative Papa Emeritus was. We expected him to stay quiet and only influence the audience with his presence. In fact he was absolutely charming and at times I could feel my cheeks heat up a bit. He was funny in his own way and I was constantly snickering at his remarks. I hadn't paid much attention to their US tour so I had no idea what their show was going to be like. When Papa changed clothes and took off the priest's robes I was absolutely stunned... and charmed!

The night was amazing up until we left the venue. It was raining and after 30 minutes of wandering around we had no idea how to get to our car. We parked in a parking hall underneath Kamppi and Forum, two shopping malls located in the center of Helsinki. There were dozens of entrances to the place but of course in the middle of the night most of them were closed. Finally, we found a number we could call and we were helped into the right direction. But jeez, door after door and closed elevator after another I really started to freak out. Thankfully we were back home at around 3AM.

 

Anyways, all the thanks go to Ghost and the whole crew. In an Instagram picture showing their no. 1 Finnish record and a bottle of Finlandia vodka, they mention that those who didn't make it to their November gig will have a chance next summer... Hell yes! We'll be there for sure.

Thanks for reading and if you're at all curious, go to Youtube and search for songs Cirice, He Is and Jigolo Har Meggido.