I attended the highly sweaty, impossible-to-get tickets-for and loud as hell show by The Hives last night at The 100 Club and by god it was good fun. I'll be honest, I wasn't sure if it would be much cop as I didn't know if people were still as into the band as they were a couple of years ago but if the gig last night is anything to go by then everything is still very rosy for Sweden's finest purveyors of rock and roll. Howlin' Pelle Almqvist is as fantastic a frontman as ever, whipping the crowd up with promises of a new religion dedicated entirely to him and The Hives, and diatribes about just how damn GOOD the new material is.
They've got a new album out in October and if I heard them correctly (which is always doubtful) some of the new songs they played are called 'Tick Tick Boom' and possibly 'Try Again'. But don't quote me on that.
They played some old favourites as well like 'Die, All Right!' and 'Two-Timing Touch and Broken Bones' which sent the blokes in front of me into a fucking frenzy and then they finished with a triumphant 'Hate To Say I Told You So' and 'Walk Idiot Walk' before guitarist Nicholaus Arson crowdsurfed his way offstage and around the venue for a lap of honour.
Really really enjoyed it. I'm a fan all over again.
Found this online, feel free to download it - The Hives doing 'Back In Black.'
1 comment:
I love The Hives! They are still one of my favourite bands and I loved their last album. Please make sure we get any promos, if you are dealing with them!
Gill
Offbeat Sheffield
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