HIM 2027 Reunion – What’s Changed Since the Rumours Started?
Back in April, we reported growing speculation about a possible HIM reunion in 2027, including rumours of a performance at Helsinki Olympic Stadium. Almost seven months later, fans are still waiting for something more concrete. So, has anything changed?
To be completely honest, not really.
Throughout all this time, we haven’t received any official announcements, confirmed concert bookings or any verifiable indications that the band members are doing anything that would suggest a reunion. The Helsinki Olympic Stadium story still traces back to the original Radio City speculation reported in April.
However, despite that, we can still point to several different developments that don’t necessarily indicate that anything is going to happen, but are certainly connected to the overall HIM story and that much-talked-about 2027.
First, Ville Valo told Metal Hammer in an interview back in April that he would love to play with his former HIM bandmates again one day. We already know that. But we also know that, in the same interview, he admitted that there hadn’t really been much communication between the band members about the subject.
Meanwhile, the band’s drummer Gas Lipstick spoke out on October 22, revealing that he had recorded three HIM songs at Sonic Pump Studios because he will be performing at Athens HIM Fest in April 2027. This festival is a tribute to HIM and has absolutely nothing to do with a possible reunion. In fact, it simply demonstrates how the band’s music continues to attract new fans, even after all these years.
Then, of course, we cannot ignore that much-talked-about year of 2027 and all the anniversaries it brings. And what it really represents! Greatest Lovesongs Vol.666 turns 30, Venus Doom turns 20, and it will also mark 10 years since HIM played the final concert of their career at the legendary Tavastia in Helsinki.
We should also mention that tribute bands are slowly preparing for next year. One example is Kiss Of Dawn, who will be performing the band’s debut album in Hamburg.
Of course, we don’t cover tribute bands on this website, nor are we particularly interested in them. Still, this is another indicator of everything happening around HIM as a band. And if we add the recent posts from former keyboardist Juska Salminen, who recently commented on Instagram how fascinating it is to see kids discovering HIM for the first time, making covers, listening to their songs and buying their records, we have another interesting piece of the puzzle.
And yes, all this, it really is fascinating!
But you know what would be even more fascinating? Despite still having absolutely no tangible evidence that anything is going to happen, what if it actually does?
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