The Hives brought down the house with an intimate afternoon set at KROQ
It is a wondrous thing to experience the greatest band in the history of the world perform, and should the opportunity to do so arise, any and all physical obstruction or scheduling conflict must be eliminated in order to ensure attendance such a momentous event. This opportunity recently presented itself in the most unique of fashions, wherein 200 lucky souls were fortunate enough to bear witness to The Hives unleash maximum rock n roll fury within the intimate confines of KROQ’s Audacy Helpful Honda Soundspace at noon on a Tuesday.
On April 8 at this perfectly calibrated studio deep inside the corridors and cloisters of KROQ HQ, The Hives gathered in their most enduringly illustrious form upon the stage for the briefest early-afternoon sampling of some of their most potent hits, including the latest single from their forthcoming, soon to be award-winning album, The Hives Forever Forever The Hives.
Following a brief QA session led by KROQ music director Miles The DJ, during which frontman Holwin’ Pelle Almqvist revealed the secret to the band’s invincible prowess involves a highly scientific formula consisting of exactly “50% [professional wrestling] and 50% James Brown,” The Hives wasted no time launching directly into a highly concentrated dose of exactly what they do best: melting faces and kicking asses with boundless abandon. All-time favorites “Tick Tick Boom,” “Hate To Say I Told You So,” and the delightfully succinct crowd-pleaser “Come On” showcased the band operating at full throttle, whipped into an arena-sized frenzy that threatened to tear down the walls of the KROQ Sound Stage’s compact configuration. 30 years into their illustrious career The Hives still undoubtedly prove they’ve got what it takes as muscular new single “Enough Is Enough” flexed their evolving punk bonafides in fine form and wholeheartedly ensured the band’s continued world-dominating presence.
In customary fashion The Hives concluded their set arm-in-arm with a bow, consummate professionals to the very end as the slightly sweaty and lightly disheveled audience applauded adoringly before returning to their daily routines, awash in the afterglow of pure rock n roll euphoria.
The Hives Forever Forever The Hives releases August 29. Pre-order and pre-save the album here, and follow The Hives on Instagram.
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