News

## 2023

### February 18, 2023

* The Rasmus have added a new show to their Latin America tour. They will play at the Fábula in La Paz, Bolivia on 24th May. Visit therasmus.com for tickets.

### February 17, 2023

* The Rasmus will be playing at Hiidenkirnu Festival in Vihti, Finland on 14th July. For tickets and info visit hiidenkirnufestival.fi.

### February 9, 2023

* The Rasmus have announced mini-tour in Latin America for May 2023. They will play 8 shows in Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile and Argentina. Visit therasmus.com for dates and tickets.

### February 8, 2023

* The Rasmus will be playing at Tikkurila Festival in Vantaa, Finland the weekend of 20th - 22nd July 2023. For tickets and info visit tikkurilafestivaali.fi.
* The Rasmus will be playing at Radio Nova Festival in Finland the weekend of 16th - 17th June 2023. For tickets and info visit radionovafestivaali.fi.

### January 4, 2023

* The Rasmus will be playing at Everblast Festival in Jakarta the weekend of 4th - 5th March 2023. For tickets and info visit everblastfest.com.

## 2022

### December 21, 2022

* The Rasmus will be playing at Vysočina Festival in Czech Republic the weekend of 6th - 8th July 2023. For tickets and info visit vysocinafest.cz.

### December 18, 2022

* Lauri Ylönen has confirmed that he is in Nashville, Tennessee writing new music for The Rasmus with Desmond Child. See the post here.

### December 8, 2022

* The Rasmus will be playing at Porispere Festival in Finland the weekend of 4th - 5th August 2023. For tickets and info visit porispere.fi.

### December 1, 2022

* The Rasmus will be playing at Wanaja Festival in Finland the weekend of 7th - 8th July 2023. For tickets and info visit wanajafestival.fi.

### October 28, 2022

* The Rasmus have shared the devastating news that their former drummer, Janne Heiskanen, has passed away. Read the band's statement here.

### October 20, 2022

* Icon For Hire have had to pull out of the tour with The Rasmus, and instead Italian band, Overlaps, will take their place and support for the remainder of the shows (except Bern).

### October 18, 2022

* The Rasmus and Kalush Orchestra have teamed up and will release a new version of *In the Shadows* - single and video out October 21st!

### October 14, 2022

* The Rasmus have published a new video to their YouTube channel about their special show at the Helsinki Ice Hall on September 30th!

### October 12, 2022

* The Rasmus will take part in a signing session at EMP Leipzig on October 14th between 12:30-13:00. See this post for more details!

### October 5, 2022

* We Are Domi have been confirmed to open for The Rasmus at their Prague show on October 15th (this is in addition to Icon For Hire).

### September 30, 2022

* The Rasmus have released a behind the scenes video for *Live and Never Die* - watch it here!

### September 26, 2022

* The Rasmus have released limited VIP upgrades for their Autumn 2022 European shows. Visit therasmusstore.com and get yours now! (You must already have purchased a ticket for the show to buy an upgrade)

### September 23, 2022

* *Rise* is out now! Click here to buy or stream on a platform of your choice!
* The music video for *Live and Never Die* is out now - watch here!

### September 22, 2022

* The Rasmus will premiere their new video for *Live and Never Die* tomorrow at 3pm GMT, and will be answering your questions in the live chat. Set your reminder here.

### September 19, 2022

* The Rasmus have made a minute-long clip of a new song, *Live and Never Die*, available on TikTok. Listen here.

### September 14, 2022

* The Rasmus are in Poland for a "secret mission" according to Lauri. Later he and Eero posted pictures on their Instagram stories on set for another possible music video. It's rumoured that it's something to do with Eurovision 2022 winners, Kalush, who represented Ukraine.

### September 2, 2022

* Icon For Hire will open for The Rasmus on their European 2022 tour, which is titled *Live... and Never Die '22*. Get your tickets here (Paris show sold out!).

### September 1, 2022

* The Rasmus' book is out now! It's currently only available in Finnish, but there are plans to release it in English and Spanish at a later date.

### July 28, 2022

* Eero Heinonen has confirmed via his Instagram story that Hay & Stone's album will be released on streaming platforms very soon.

### July 26, 2022

* Lauri Ylönen has confirmed in an interview with MTV Uutiset that The Rasmus have booked some studio time in September this year to being recordings for their eleventh studio album. Their tenth album, *Rise*, is scheduled for release on September 23, 2022.
* In a separate interview, Lauri also confirmed that the band will be shooting a new music video for a new song.

### July 18, 2022

* The Rasmus have confirmed the track list for *Rise*. It will feature 10 songs in this order: *Live and Never Die*, *Rise*, *Fireflies*, *Be Somebody*, *Odyssey*, *Jezebel*, *Endless Horizon*, *Clouds*, *Written in Blood* and *Evil*. The limited edition box set will include a bonus CD with four tracks; *Bones*, *Venomous Moon*, *Dark Summer* and *Omen*.

### July 2, 2022

* The Rasmus played *Rise* for the first time during their set at Raasepori Festival in Raseborg, Finland.

### July 1, 2022

* The Rasmus kicked off their Finnish Summer festival tour at Savonlinna Soi.

### June 21, 2022

* The Rasmus have come in second place for Best Group at the 2022 ESC Radio Awards. Thank you to all the fans who voted!

### June 11, 2022

* Vote for The Rasmus for Best Group at the 2022 ESC Radio Awards! Voting is live from today until June 19th. You can vote every day again and it's counted three times per day - visit https://www.escradio.com/ to cast your votes now!

### June 10, 2022

* New single, *Rise*, is out now to listen to on all platforms! Click here to listen.
* The official video for *Rise* will premiere today and The Rasmus will be answering your questions in the comments! Click here to set your reminder.
* The new album name and cover art have been revealed! It will also be titled *Rise*, and is scheduled for release on September 23, 2022. Click here to pre-order your copy now - available in digital, CD, LP and limited box-set formats!

### June 6, 2022

* The Rasmus have announced a new single, called *Rise*, which will be released on Friday, June 10, 2022. Pre-save the song here and see an exclusive clip of the music video!

### May 14, 2022

* The Rasmus came in 21st place at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 Final with 38 points. You can watch the video of their performance on YouTube here - https://youtu.be/LSi9nfr65FE

### March 2, 2022

* The Rasmus have announced the cancellation of their 2022 dates in Ukraine and Russia. They posted this statement via their Instagram story: "It is with heavy hearts that we must cancel our upcoming tour dates in Russia and Ukraine. The Rasmus are sending love, strength and support to all people and our dear fans in Ukraine. We think about you and your safety every day and pray that peace is restored in your beautiful country. To our Russian fans, we know you are not responsible for the cruel acts of violence that are being committed by the Russian leadership and that they do not reflect the ideas of the wonderful people we have met over many years of touring there. We hope that this terrible situation is resolved and that we can all be together again."

### February 16, 2022

* The music video for *Jezebel* is out now! Watch it here - https://youtu.be/m33Gzhd5Yfw

### February 15, 2022

* The official music video for *Jezebel* will premiere on YouTube tomorrow. The Rasmus will be in the live chat answering fans questions. Set your reminder for the premiere here - https://youtu.be/m33Gzhd5Yfw

### February 14, 2022

* The Rasmus will take part in a live Facebook Q&A tomorrow at 18:00 EET. Fans will be able to submit their questions.

### February 8, 2022

* The Rasmus have announced that they will be releasing a book about the band in Autumn this year. More information coming soon!

### January 12, 2022

* The Rasmus have announced a new single, *Jezebel*, that they wrote with *Desmond Child*, which will be released on January 17th. Pre-save the song here - https://therasmus.ffm.to/jezebel
* The band have announced their new guitarist, *Emppu Suhonen*.
* The Rasmus will bid to represent Finland in this year's Eurovision Song Contest. They will compete in the Finnish competition, UMK, on February 26th on Yle TV1 and Yle Areena at 9PM.

### January 9, 2022

* Pauli Rantasalmi has announced his departure from The Rasmus in this statement: "I have decided to make my departure from the band and seek for new adventures and challenges in life. I want to thank everybody that has made this journey possible, especially all you amazing fans, for the best moments and memories. I love you. I'm eternally thankful to my band brothers for everything and wish the best from the bottom of my heart. Lauri, Aki & Eero, I love you. Music lives forever! 'This is not the end, it's just time to turn the page.'" The band added: "The Rasmus will continue! We'll get back with more comments later."

## 2021

### August 9, 2021

* The Rasmus have announced a new single called *Venomous Moon* featuring Apocalyptica that will be released on September 3rd. You can pre-save the song on all music platforms here - https://therasmus.ffm.to/venomous-moon

### May 14, 2021

* The brand new single, *Bones*, is now available worldwide! Click here to listen on your music platform of choice - https://therasmus.ffm.to/bones
* Tickets for The Rasmus' Autumn 2022 European tour are now on sale! Visit https://therasmus.com for more details.

### May 11, 2021

* The Rasmus have announced a new single called *Bones* that will be released on May 14th. You can pre-save the song on all music platforms here - https://therasmus.ffm.to/bones
* The band have confirmed a European and Russia tour in Autumn 2022, which will span from October 10th - November 12th. Tickets for all the shows will be on sale this Friday at 11:00 CET. Visit https://therasmus.com for more details.
* Also on May 14th the band will take part in a live Q&A at 21:00 CET on their official Facebook page, and will answer questions from fans who have subscribed to their newsletter.