"At the end of 2017 we will be released into the wild. Before this event of great transformation we would love to offer you one last chance to experience our live performances in His Majesty's service. It shall not be a weepfest but a celebration of love metal in all its lovecraftian glory! See you there!" Along with the announcement, the band revealed European dates for their farewell tour, with a North American leg being announced later in June. Aside from two festival appearances, no other Finnish dates were revealed. Valo later said "My deep personal wish is, that HIM's last note would be heard on the stage of the Tavastia Club on the first day of next year, but we'll see." In August 2017, it was announced that the band's final show would take place on New Year's Eve at the Tavastia Club as a part of the band's annual Helldone Festival. The show was quickly sold out, so four additional Finnish dates for December were announced, all of which sold out as well. Despite announcing the end of the band, Valo didn't rule out the possibility of reuniting in the future and said, "The good thing about this is that there's no drama[...] So it doesn't hurt the chances." Production The tour kicked off on 14 June 2017 in Barcelona, Spain, and continued until 31 December 2017. The tour ran through Europe and North America, including two festival appearances in Finland, where HIM headlined the Tuska Open Air Metal Festival in Helsinki and Miljoona Rock in Tuuri. HIM's appearance at Tuska marked the band's first outdoor show in their hometown of Helsinki, and also broke Tuska's record for highest attendance on a single date, with 14,500 people. Tuska also had its highest attendance ever that year, with 37,000 people. The band's appearance at Miljoona Rock coincided with the 50th birthday of its organizer Vesa Keskinen, with whom the band had made a deal to perform ten years prior. HIM were joined by opening acts 3Teeth and CKY for the North American leg. The bands Biters and Daxx and Roxane joined HIM on select dates of the second European leg. Jimsonweed performed for the Helldone shows, and The 69 Eyes and Delta Enigma accompanied HIM on select dates. In conjunction with the band's announcement to retire, a photo exhibition by Ville Juurikkala, titled HIM: Right Here in My Eyes,