Tours
HIM embarked on a U.S. tour in Fall of 2005. Skindred and Finch were the opening acts, respectively.
In the summer of 2007, HIM took the stage with Linkin Park and various other acts, such as My Chemical Romance, Taking Back Sunday, Placebo, Julien-K, Mindless Self Indulgence, Saosin, The Bled, Styles of Beyond, and Madina Lake for that year's Projekt Revolution. HIM headlined a U.S. tour beginning in October 2007 with a UK tour that followed in December 2007. They have recently finished their "Down Under" tour. They also performed at Rock am Ring and Rock im Park in June 2008 as well as headlining the second stage at Download Festival with bands like Kiss, Disturbed and The Offspring. It was announced in August 2009 that HIM were to play in the Australian music festival, Soundwave in February 2010. In 2010, HIM performed a UK show in Norwich that began on 13 March. The band toured the United States on a 28-city concert tour beginning 26 March 2010 in Philadelphia, PA with Drive A, Dommin, and We Are the Fallen opening for them.
| Tour name | Participating bands | Continent/Country | Participating from - to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany 2003 Tour | HIM, Zeraphine | Germany | March 25 - April 7, 2003 |
| U.S. 2004 Tour | HIM, Eighteen Visions, Kill Hannah, Melissa Auf der Maur, Monster Magnet | North America | November 12 - December 2, 2004 |
| U.S. 2005 Tour | HIM, Skindred, Finch | North America | October 4–November 12, 2005 |
| U.S. 2006 Tour | HIM, Aiden | North America | May 2006 |
| Projekt Revolution 2007 | Linkin Park, My Chemical Romance, Taking Back Sunday, HIM, Placebo, Julien-K, Mindless Self Indulgence, Saosin, The Bled, Styles of Beyond, Madina Lake | North America | July 25 - September 3, 2007 |
| Headlining 2007 Tour | HIM, Bleeding Through | North America | October 18 - December 2, 2007 |
| Europe 2008 Tour | HIM, Paradise Lost | Europe | February 16 - March 12, 2008 |
| Australia 2008 Tour | HIM, McQueen | Australia | March 23–31, 2008 |
| Soundwave 2010 | Featuring: HIM, Escape The Fate, Anti-Flag, All Time Low, Trivium, Faith No More, Clutch, Jane's Addiction, Placebo, Meshuggah, Paramore, Eagles of Death Metal | Australia | February 20 - March 1, 2010 |
| UK 2010 Tour | HIM, Dommin | Europe | March 8–20, 2010 |
| U.S. 2010 Tour | HIM, We Are the Fallen, Dommin, Drive A | North America | March 26 - May 9, 2010 |
| Sonisphere 2010 | Iron Maiden, HIM, Heaven & Hell, Mötley Crüe, Alice Cooper, Slayer, Anthrax, The Cult, Iggy & The Stooges, The 69 Eyes, Behemoth, Volbeat, Ария, Stam1na, Apocalyptica, | Finland | 7–8 August 2010 |
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