Ghost is currently on the road promoting their latest album "Skeletá" and the band's mastermind and frontman Tobias Forge decided to ban phones in all the shows they are playing. He explained his decision during a series of Q&A with fans. According to him, he was even considering ending his touring career because people were on their phones and not interacting with the band. Ghost’s Tobias Forge tells why phones were banned at their shows “(Management and his agent said he shouldn't do that) Because it adds a lot of baggage to the administration part and the practical bit of the concert, and anything that makes things harder is always frowned upon. We had to really vet that idea. What does it mean? Who has done this before? Oh, not many.” “It really hit me when we came to certain countries where they have generally been much more enthusiastic. You come out, there’s like 18,000 people there, and there’s like, 10,000 phones. And not even bouncing anymore. And you’re just like, ‘What is this – what has happened?’” “You come out on a stage and you’re expecting like, ‘Fucking people are gonna rage!’ … [but] the crowd … has just got less and less and less engaged in exchange for these phones. I came to a point where I’m like, ‘I don’t think I wanna do this. … If this is how it’s gonna be, I’d rather not do it.’ That that's how worthless it became.” “If you came into a dress rehearsal and saw us do the same thing, but without a crowd, it’s dramatically worse. But when you have an engaged crowd… it’s an exchange. And if someone in the act of doing it just takes a phone out?” "(It was) a fucking life-changer for the existence of the band. I think that there are a lot of bands that are looking at this and (thinking,) ‘Okay, so how do we do that too?’” he said (Transcribed by Blabbermouth). Ghost was formed in Sweden back in 2006 but only released their first album in 2011. Since then the group gained following and became one of the most influential "new" Metal bands. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8g7DUarkKoThe post Ghost’s Tobias Forge tells why phones were banned at their shows appeared first on Rock and Roll Garage.