HIM vocalist Ville Valo is back with a brand new solo project called VV, which he describes as the "Mamas and the Papas dressed up as Metallica on their way to a Halloween bash at the Studio 54." VV will release its first single "Loveletting" on April 8 from the forthcoming debut album Neon Noir, due out early 2023.
"As fun as the funeral rites for HIM were, it took me more than a few moons to lick my wounds in the shadow of the Heartagram and come up with an excuse to strum and hum again," said Valo. "Eventually, I decided to put a leash on my beloved black dog and we started howling together instead of barking at each other. That's how 'Loveletting' was born."
VV will also hit the road in 2023. The dates for that trek are as follows.
1/13 Tavastia, Helsinki (FI)
2/14 Proxima, Warsaw (PL)
2/15 Kwadrat, Krakow (PL)
2/16 Lucerna Music Bar, Prague (CZ)
2/17 Huxley's, Berlin (DE)
2/18 Fabrik, Hamburg (DE)
2/20 Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL)
2/21 Batschkapp, Frankfurt (DE)
2/22 Komplex, Zurich (CH)
2/24 Razzmatazz, Barcelona (ES)
2/25 La Riviera, Madrid (ES)
2/26 Cineteatro Capitolio, Lisbon (PT)
2/27 Hard Club, Porto (PT)
3/2 Alcatraz, Milan (IT)
3/3 Backstage Werk, Munich (DE)
3/4 Barba Negra, Budapest (HU)
3/5 Arena, Vienna (AT)
3/7 Rockhal, Esch-sur-Alzette (LU)
3/8 LMH, Cologne (DE)
3/9 Le Trabendo, Paris (FR)
3/10 O2 Academy, Bristol (GB)
3/11 Rock City, Nottingham (GB)
3/13 Garage, Glasgow (GB)
3/14 O2 Ritz, Manchester (GB)
3/15 O2 Forum Kentish Town, London (GB)
4/1 Theatre of the Living Arts, Philadelphia PA (USA)
4/2 Big Night Live, Boston MA (USA)
4/4 Roxian Theater, Pittsburgh PA (USA)
4/5 House of Blues, Cleveland OH (USA)
4/6 St. Andrews Hall, Detroit MI (USA)
4/7 Bogarts, Cincinnati OH (USA)
4/9 -House of Blues, Chicago IL (USA)
4/11 Varsity Theater, Minneapolis MN (USA)
4/13 Summit Music Hall, Denver CO (USA)
4/14 The Depot, Salt Lake City UT (USA)
4/16 Ace of Spades, Sacramento CA (USA)
4/17 The Fillmore, San Francisco CA (USA)
4/18 Belasco, Los Angeles CA (USA)
4/21 House of Blues, Las Vegas NV (USA)
4/22 House of Blues, San Diego CA (USA)
4/23 Van Buren, Phoenix AZ (USA)
4/25 House of Blues, Dallas TX (USA)
4/26 Aztec Theater, San Antonio TX (USA)
4/27 House of Blues, Houston TX (USA)
4/28 House of Blues, New Orleans LA (USA)
4/30 House of Blues, Orlando FL (USA)
5/1 Revolution, Ft. Lauderdale FL (USA)
5/3 Atlanta, GA Buckhead Theatre (USA)
5/4 Nashville, TN Brooklyn Bowl (USA)
5/5 Charlotte, NC Underground (USA)
5/7 Silver Spring, MD The Fillmore (USA)
5/8 New York, NY Irving Plaza (USA)
