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Zetra performing at Ancienne Belgique, Brussels 05.05.2024. Such a powerful live show, I have no words (or maybe I have too many 🫠)

A little something I shared on instagram almost two weeks ago that I figured I should finally share here, albeit slightly modified since tumblr allows us to post more pics. I was very fortunate to have been able to see Ville perform on the Neon Noir Tour 5 different times, so here are some moments from all of those concerts, plus a little ode to the end of the tour. 💕

So it’s now been a little over a week since the end of the Neon Noir tour, and while this may be a topic I’ve beaten to death on my socials, it wouldn’t feel like a proper goodbye without one last post. HIM and Ville have been a part of my life since I was 12 (a few weeks shy of 13) and even while there was a period of years in my twenties where I was less involved with all things relating to that universe, the mark Ville’s music leaves on you is like a first love; indelible, and in many cases, you have no choice but to return“home.” ⁣ ⁣ The pandemic was a turning point in me delving back into that world, and shortly thereafter Ville came out of hiding to announce a new project and world tour. It felt like fate. And more so due to the fact that at a certain point in the tour, I was grappling with some things after being deeply disappointed by someone I thought cared about me. Being able to meet so many people through the fandom and the tour, people I laughed with, vented to, weathered sub-zero temperatures with, who gave me rides home, really gave me some perspective at a time where I was questioning a lot of things about myself. And the times I traveled to see Ville also gave me the opportunity to see places I’d dreamed of for years and subsequently meet even more special people outside of the HIMverse. ⁣I really truly love you all, even if I couldn’t include everyone here, and you have no idea how much you’ve done for me. ⁣ And that’s what it really comes down to, and part of why I continue to have this strong emotional attachment to Ville and his music, especially in the “second act” of my time as a fan. Maybe it didn’t need to be him, but in this case it was, to impart that lesson to me: there will always be friends, old and new, places and things to discover, and most of all: there will always be music. So until we meet again, Ville. Don’t be too long. ⁣ ⁣ Forever Villin’ Time 🖤

When there is mass panic in the Zetra realm over shipping delays and like clockwork the VV store swoops in like “Zetra album didn’t ship? How about another shirt to dry your tears?”

Or in this case another album/vinyl, to add to the irony of it all.