Published on February 15th, 2016 | by Denise Borders
0GHOST Wins Their First Grammy + New Tour Dates
Ghost released their third album, Meliora, in August 2015 and the track Cirice has won the band a Grammy for ‘Best Metal Performance’ at the 2016 Grammy® Awards! The awards happened tonight (2/15) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA and televised live on CBS.
Ghost is one of four bands from Sweden to be in the Top 10 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart (joining Avicii, Ace of Base, and Europe). The band had their late night TV debut on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Halloween, performing Cirice, which reached the Top 5 at radio at Active Rock and Mainstream Rock.
Tour dates are also coming up quickly as Ghost is scheduled to hit the road in April. Check out the dates below.
April 13 – The Wellmont Theater – Montclair, NJ
April 14 – The Sherman Theater – Stroudsburg, PA
April 15 – The Paramount – Long Island, NY
April 16 – College Street Music Hall – Waterbury, CT
April 17 – Buffalo, NY – Rapids Theatre
April 19 – The Castle Theatre – Bloomington, IL
April 20 – Sokol Auditorium – Omaha, NE
April 22 – Tricky Falls – El Paso, TX
April 23 – The Rialto Theatre – Tucson, AZ
April 25 – Emo’s – Austin, TX
April 26 – House of Blues – Houston, TX
April 27 – The Varsity Theatre – Baton Rouge, LA
April 29 – WXTB Rockfest – Tampa, FL
April 30 – Fort Rock – Ft. Myers, FL
May 1 – Welcome To Rockville – Jacksonville, FL
May 2 – Iron City – Birmingham, AL
May 3 – Marathon Music Works – Nashville, TN
May 4 – Tennesee Theater – Knoxville, TN
May 7 – Carolina Rebellion – Charlotte, NC
May 8 – The Hippodrome – Baltimore, MD
May 9 – The National – Richmond, VA
May 11 – Mercury Ballroom – Louisville, KY
May 12 – Track 29 – Chattanooga, TN
May 13 – Shaky Knees Festival – Atlanta, GA
May 17 – Diamond Ballroom – Oklahoma City, OK
May 19 – Egyptian Room – Indianapolis, IN
May 20 – The Orbit Room – Grand Rapids, MI
May 22 – Rock’N Derby – Albany, NY