Production technology company TAIT has delivered stage engineering and automation systems for the Skeletour World Tour by Swedish rock band Ghost. Supporting the band’s sixth studio album Skeletá, the tour includes more than 70 dates across arenas in Europe and North America. For the tour, TAIT worked with the band’s creative and production teams to provide staging and automation support, including project development, design and engineering, fabrication, asset coordination, machinery automation, integration and show control. The stage design incorporates gothic-inspired scenic elements, stained-glass visuals and lighting as part of the show’s presentation.
A key feature of the stage design is the band’s logo structure known as the Grucifix, an inverted cross with an embedded “G”. The structure was fabricated by TAIT and includes more than 800 moving light fixtures and over 400 LED panels. Operated using the TAIT Navigator Automation Platform, the structure can be flown above the stage and lowered during selected songs. The stage also includes a Mag Deck platform with performer reveal lifts, enabling moments such as the elevation of the band’s current stage character, Papa V Perpetua, and entrances by the Nameless Ghouls. Additional elements include a descending GHOST sign, stage risers supplied by Gallagher (a TAIT company), and an air sculpture created by Airworks (a TAIT company).
The Skeletour World Tour includes a North American leg running from 21 January to 23 February 2026, starting at the Kia Center in Orlando and concluding at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood. Other venues on the schedule include VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Spectrum Center in Charlotte, Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, Bell Centre in Montreal, Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Nationwide Arena in Columbus, BOK Center in Tulsa, Rogers Arena in Vancouver, Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle and Honda Center in Anaheim.
The touring production design is led by Tobias Forge, Tobias Rylander and Green Wall Designs, with Steven Page serving as Production Manager. Touring direction is managed by Taylor Bingley of The RSE Group, with management by Kristen Mulderig, also from The RSE Group. Through this project, TAIT supports the staging and automation requirements of the touring production.
