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<p>The F.M. Kirby Center announced today that Grammy-winning Swedish heavy metal outfit Ghost will perform at 8 p.m. Dec. 5 at the downtown Wilkes-Barre theater, 71 Public Square.</p><p>Writing and performing under a veil of mystery and behind makeup and masks for more than a decade until frontman Papa Emeritus revealed himself to be Tobias Forge last year, Ghost has earned a reputation for the theatrical.</p><p>According to a press release from the Kirby Center, &#8220;for the &#8230; rock band, each album is more like a film release than a record release. Forge conceives the role of every character, and overseas everything from the screenplay to video to wardrobe design to artwork to cinematography to soundtrack.&#8221;</p><p>Ghost&#8217;s third album, &#8220;Meliora,&#8221; and its accompanying EP, &#8220;Popestar,&#8221; launched the already burgeoning band to international stardom and took home the Grammy for best metal performance.</p><p>The band&#8217;s latest album, for which Forge&#8217;s newest persona, Cardinal Copia, has assumed the role of lead vocalist, was released earlier this month.</p><p>&#8220;&#8216;Prequelle,&#8217; lyrically delves into the plague, the apocalypse and dark ages,&#8221; the press release states. &#8220;The entire body of work is also a snapshot of the world in which we live on a daily basis, brought to life through an emotive, enlightening and riveting body of songs.&#8221;</p><p>Tickets range from $37.75 to $75 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday through the Kirby Center box office, online at kirbycenter.org and by phone at 570-826-1100. A pre-sale for Kirby members begins at 10 a.m. Wednesday.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Tickets for Ghost&#8217;s Dec. 5 performance at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre go on sale to the general public Friday. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/web1_Ghost-1.jpg</photo0><caption0>Tickets for Ghost&#8217;s Dec. 5 performance at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre go on sale to the general public Friday. </caption0><photoCredit0>Submitted photo </photoCredit0></div></div>
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Swedish metal band Ghost to perform at F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre