After a long stretch away from the game HIM had been teasing that an announcement was on its way. Speculation of new music and projects quickly fell apart after the band revealed that they're actually all set to call it a day, but not before one final stretch of dates.
Commenting on the decision to announce a farewell tour, Ville Valo revealed, "After quarter of a century of Love and Metal intertwined we sincerely feel HIM has run its unnatural course and adieus must be said in order to make way for sights, scents and sounds yet unexplored. We completed the pattern, solved the puzzle and turned the key. Thank you."
Full list of dates below:
JUNE
WED 14 - BARCELONA - RAZZMATAZZ
THU 15 - MADRID - LA RIVIERA
FRI 16 - SANTANDER - SALA ESCENRIO
SAT 17 - PORTO - HARD CLUB
JULY
SAT 01 - HELSINKI - TUSKA FESTIVAL
THU 13 - TUURI - MILJOONAROCK
NOVEMBER
FRI 24 - ST PETERSBURG - DK LENSOVETA
SUN 26 - MOSCOW - CLUB STADIUM LIVE
TUE 28 - WARSAW - STODOLA
WED 29 - HAMBURG - DOCKS
DECEMBER
FRI 01 - BERLIN - COLUMBIAHALLE
SAT 02 - PRAGUE - FORUM KARLIN
MON 04 - LEIPZIG - HAUS AUENSEE
TUE 05 - MUNCHEN - TONHALLE
WED 06 - ZURICH - X-TRA
THU 07 - MILAN - ALCATRAZ
FRI 08 - KOLN - PALLADIUM
SAT 09 - ESCH-SUR-ALZETTE - ROCKHAL
MON 11 - AMSTERDAM - PARADISO
TUE 12 - TILBURG - 013
THU 14 - GLASGOW - BARROWLAND
FRI 15 - NOTTINGHAM - ROCK CITY
SAT 16 - MANCHESTER - ACADEMY
SUN 17 - LONDON - ROUNDHOUSE
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