What do you do when your first film becomes the #1 hard rock cinema event in US history and spawns a soundtrack that debuts at #1 on the charts?
You think of something even bigger and come to the cinema with GHOST: 2 BIG TO RIGthe event film captured live on 16mm film during two sold-out shows at the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City. The second highly anticipated film of GHOST drags the viewer through time and space, among the almost 40,000 people who witnessed the magical and dark events of September 2025.
This summer GHOST: 2 BIG TO RIG will be released in cinemas around the world and will arrive in Italy from 26 to 29 August.
Unlike RITE HERE RITE NOW – global box office hit 2024 – GHOST: 2 BIG TO RIG focuses exclusively on GHOST live ritual. From behind-the-scenes interludes highlighting the crew members (who translate the band's theatrical vision into reality every night) to the professional and unique footage of the charismatic frontman Papa V Perpetua and his Nameless Ghouls on the entire tour without cell phones, GHOST: 2 BIG TO RIG is the definitive document of GHOST's unforgettable SKELETOUR WORLD TOUR. The title refers to GHOST's decision to end SKELETOUR in February 2026, after 70 shows between North America, Europe and Mexico. Hence the idea of sharing the tour experience with fans from all over the world: GHOST: 2 BIG TO RIG is a love letter to everyone who shared the GHOST ritual. The concert film is designed both for those who want to relive the memories of the SKELETOUR and for those attending the show for the first time. The charismatic Pope V and his troop of glittering Ghouls have never looked so beautiful or so powerful to listen to as they span GHOST's six-album repertoire – including 2025's global #1 SKELETÁ – and beloved singles like “Mary On A Cross,” “Kiss the Go-Goat” and “The Future is a Foreign Land.”
Directed by Amir Chamdin, produced by Tobias Forge, Kristen Mulderig, Rick Sales, Matilda E. Almeida, Jessica Roulston, GHOST: 2 BIG TO RIG is distributed internationally by Trafalgar Releasing.
Who are GHOST
After a decade of success – including a Grammy Award, an American Music Award, an iHeart Radio Award, a string of RIAA-certified gold and platinum singles, and a film that broke box office records – 2025 has proven to be the busiest and most ambitious year yet for GHOST. The debut at #1 on the Billboard 200 of SKELETÁ (the first hard rock group to reach the top of the American charts in four years), the sixth album by the iconic Swedish theater rock stars and the over 10 million views on YouTube for the irresistibly melodic singles “Lachryma” and “Satanized” have announced the next phase of an inevitable path towards world domination. More than 550,000 faithful acolytes witnessed the otherworldly spectacle of the band's SKELETOUR WORLD TOUR — including the first sold-out event in history at Madison Square Garden, where the New York Times wrote, “There was a palpable sense of devotion among fans. Spectators emerged from Penn Station dressed in Ghost-themed costumes: skeletal face paint, papal robes and nun's robes.” For the duration of SKELETOUR, GHOST delivered career-spanning setlists in a style of grandiose magnificence, with the 'newly anti-baptized' Pope V Perpetua presiding over a phantasmagorical new production that further elevated the live rituals that had already led to the band's debut film RITE HERE RITE NOW becoming the highest-grossing hard rock cinema event in North American history. From long-time loyal disciples to curious newcomers, all are continually welcome to find communion, salvation and escape in the ever-expanding world of GHOST.
Daniel D`Amico for SANREMO.FM
