Ghost 2 Big to Rig trailer sends Mexico City spectacle to IMAX
Ghost’s new concert film captures two 2025 Mexico City shows and arrives in theaters and IMAX worldwide on Aug. 26.
By Bianca Rossi · Entertainment Editor
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Ghost 2 Big to Rig has its first trailer, giving fans a look at the band’s forthcoming concert film built around its 2025 Mexico City dates, Rolling Stone reported.
The film follows the Swedish theatrical metal band through two September 2025 performances at Palacio de los Deportes. According to Rolling Stone, the footage was shot on 16mm film and pairs the onstage show with material from behind the curtain.
The trailer, released by Ghost, frames the movie around the work needed to make the band’s live production happen. Rolling Stone reported that the film shows the concert operation from the crew’s point of view, including the mechanics behind the band’s elaborate stage show.
When is Ghost 2 Big to Rig in theaters?
Trafalgar Releasing is scheduled to bring Ghost: 2 Big to Rig to cinemas and IMAX screens worldwide beginning Aug. 26, according to Rolling Stone. Theater listings and ticket details are being directed through the film’s official site.
For fans searching for a quick answer: it is a concert film, it is tied to Ghost’s 2025 Mexico City shows, and its theatrical rollout starts Aug. 26. The IMAX release means the film is being positioned as a big-screen event rather than a home-video drop.
Why Ghost made the concert film
A press release cited by Rolling Stone said the project was created to bring the Skeletour World Tour to fans in places where the full production could not be staged for logistical reasons. The title nods to the scale of the setup.
In the trailer, a production team member says the stage arrangement is “too big to rig, but we do pull it off everyday,” according to Rolling Stone. That line appears to be the plainest mission statement for the film: show the machinery, pressure and people behind the arena spectacle.
Rolling Stone reported that 2 Big to Rig was directed by Amir Chamdin. The film is Ghost’s second feature, following 2024’s Rite Here Rite Now.
Rite Here Rite Now went on to become the highest-grossing hard rock cinema event in North American history, according to Rolling Stone. That gives 2 Big to Rig a ready-made crowd: Ghost fans who already turned the band’s previous theatrical release into a box-office marker for the genre.
The new film also arrives after a fresh chapter for the band on record. Rolling Stone reported that Ghost released its sixth studio album, Skeleta, in 2025, with the rechristened Papa V Perpetua fronting the project.
With the trailer now out, Ghost is selling 2 Big to Rig as both a concert document and a backstage tour of a production too complicated to take everywhere. The result, according to the announced release plan, is a worldwide cinema and IMAX bow for fans who could not catch the Mexico City shows in person.
This story draws on original reporting from Rolling Stone.