Ville Valo, photo by Juha Mustonen
Following the release of the three-song EP called “Gothica Fennica Vol. 1” in March 2020, and the singles Loveletting, Echolocate Your Love and The Foreverlost in 2022, Ville Valo shared the new video for the title track of his debut solo album “Neon Noir”. The video was directed by Kim Koponen. The album, Neon Noir, was released on the 13th of January, 2023, via Heartagram Records, distributed by UMG/Spinefarm.
Ville Valo: “I firmly believe “Neon Noir” sprinkles some much-missed glitter all over modern day doom and gloom. It’s 12 lessons in reckless abandon without spilling the red.”
Ville Valo played his first solo concert under the VV banner on the 13th of January at Tavastia in Helsinki, Finland, announcing the World Tour. Ville was joined on the stage by his backing band: Mikko Virta on guitar, Risto Rikala on drums, Sampo Sundström on guitar and Juho Vehmanen on bass.
Neon Noir, video directed by Kim Koponen:
VV’s setlist – Tavastia, Helsinki:
01. Echolocate Your Love
02. The Funeral Of Hearts (HIM song)
03. Neon Noir
04. Right Here In My Arms (HIM song)
05. Loveletting
06. Buried Alive By Love (HIM song)
07. In Trenodia
08. Wings Of A Butterfly (HIM song)
09. Heartful Of Ghosts
10. Join Me In Death (HIM song)
11. The Foreverlost
12. The Kiss Of Dawn (HIM song)
13. Run Away From The Sun
14. When Love And Death Embrace (HIM song)
Encore:
15. Soul On Fire (HIM song)
16. Salute The Sanguine
17. Poison Girl (HIM song)
18. Saturnine Saturnalia
Neon Noir: https://vv.tmstor.es/product/102352
Neon Noir, tracklist :
1. Echolocate Your Love
2. Run Away From the Sun
3. Neon Noir
4. Loveletting
5. The Foreverlost
6. Baby Lacrimarium
7. Salute the Sanguine
8. In Trenodia
9. Heartful of Ghosts
10. Saturnine Saturnalia
11. Zener Solitaire
12. Vertigo Eyes
VV’s NEON NOIR TOUR, 2023:
01/13 Tavastia, FIN – Helsinki
02/14 Warsaw, POL – Proxima
02/15 Krakow, POL – Kwadrat
02/16 Prague, CZE – Lucerna Music Bar
02/17 Berlin, GER – Huxley’s
02/18 Hamburg, GER – Fabrik
02/20 Amsterdam, NET – Paradiso
02/21 Frankfurt, GER – Batschkapp
02/22 Zurich, SWI – Komplex
02/24 Barcelona, SPA – Razzmatazz
02/25 Madrid, SPA – La Riviera
02/26 Lisbon, POR – Cineteatro Capitolio
02/27 Porto, POR – Hard Club
03/02 Milan, ITA – Alcatraz
03/03 Munich, GER – Backstage Werk
03/04 Budapest, HUN – Barba Negra
03/05 Vienna, AUT – Arena
03/07 Esch-sur-Alzette, LUX – Rockhal
03/08 Cologne, GER – LMH
03/09 Paris, FRA – Le Trabendo
03/10 Bristol, UK – O2 Academy
03/11 Nottingham, UK – Rock City
03/13 Glasgow, UK – Garage
03/14 Manchester, UK – O2 Ritz
03/15 London, UK – O2 Forum Kentish Town
04/01 Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts
04/02 Boston, MA – Big Night Live
04/04 Pittsburgh, PA – Roxian Theatre
04/05 Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
04/06 Detroit, MI – St Andrews Hall
04/08 Cincinnati, OH – Bogarts
04/09 Chicago, IL – House of Blues
04/11 Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater
04/13 Denver, CO – Summit
04/14 Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot
04/16 Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
04/17 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
04/18 Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco
04/21 Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
04/22 San Diego, CA – House of Blues
04/23 Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
04/25 Dallas, TX – House of Blues
04/26 San Antonio, TX – Aztec Theater
04/27 Houston, TX – House of Blues
04/28 New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
04/30 Orlando, FL – House of Blues
05/01 Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution
05/03 Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre
05/04 Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl
05/05 Charlotte, NC – Underground
05/07 Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
05/08 New York, NY – Irving Plaza
VV, info:
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