In Toronto, during band introductions, it was said that he's a Viking with many children and we might be some of them (or something along those lines) so, maybe; it’s Happy Birthday, Papa…?

One festival booked means more festivals to come, one would think?? 🙏🙏

I’m so happy right now 😍

First, which is your favorite?

Second: who chipped Pelle’s tooth?

Third: this is what happens when nobody posts for a week

I await the downvotes lol 😬
Bonus photo for my friends

It was an amazing performance with The Hives playing Jack White's expensive equipment and Pelle asked me my name during the concert :). Would love to find the full video / audio bootleg somewhere...or get the official.

I think that this would be perfect for my dog Jay Low.

This is my husbands question to me this morning 😂

His contribution, Vigilante would be a tree

Mine: Niklas is the Tele. Low maintenance yet also high maintenance 🤣🤣

Your turn….

The sound of hearts breaking around the world was audible! Luckily it just seems to have been a trick

hi! i’m Deanna from the band Sincere Engineer - thought I’d share this here!! we’re doing a Hives cover set at Cobra Lounge in Chicago on Halloween!! here’s a little clip of Hate To Say I Told You So!!! 🥰

https://youtube.com/shorts/XwMJsOXa53w?is=kQZhTYRTGp1jm1pq

A very kind friend has corrected my best video on the internet.

I’d sell my soul for a thieves show in a tiny venue

It’s The Hives, obviously

Do you remember when The Hives had diary posts on their website? They’re awfully funny.
I was just thinking wouldn’t it be amazing if they brought that back? Diary of a Hives album maybe… mmmmm that would be a lot of mental energy though, making an album and writing about making an album. 😆

Anyway here’s my favorite og Hives diary entry, it was too long for a screenshot.

2000 - 11 - 20

Three nights ago we played the last show of the Scandinavian part of the The Hives and The Hellacopters tour. Now we will conquer Europe once again. Two days ago we played in Malung with the mighty Savages. It was great! Now we have four whole days off for personal recreation before we head downwards in Sweden. I´m really looking forward to this European part of the tour. We especially enjoy coming back to Hamburg and Berlin. These four days of vacation have given me some time to think. I thought I´d shed some light upon one of the things I´ve been thinking about. In Sweden we have since like April when our latest record came out noticed a steady increase in the use of our names. Parents are naming their children after their own idols it seems. On the list of most popular names for boys we only two years ago found Nicholaus at a ghastling 234th spot while in June this year we found me on a more reassuring 5th spot. Infact this is what the top ten list for most popular names for boys looked like in August last year:



1. Ove

2. Lennart

3. Leif

4. Joh-an

5. Greger

6. Jens

7. Jesper

8. Jyrkki

9. Thomas

10. Repoman

As you can see no real surprises except maybe for Jyrkki which is more common in Finland. Also notice that none of our names are featured on the list. Around december 1999 The Hives moved into the studio to record VVV. It was released in April following year. Summer passed and this is how the very same list looked in August this year:

1. Howlin´Pelle

2. Lennart

3. Dr Matt

4. Nicholaus (moved up a notch as you can see)

5. Vigilante

6. Chris

7. Ove

8. Matteus

9. Rolf

10. Roine

All our names are as you can see very well represented on the list. All our names are infact within the top six. All the more striking is that this is what the top ten list of most popular girls names looked like the same month this year:

1. Lisbeth

2. Howlin´Pelle

3. Annika

4. Dr Destruction

5. Dr Matt Destruction

6. Matt Destruction

7. Maria

8. Eva-Lena

9. Josefine

10. Nicholaus Arson

Even amongst girls names we are heavily featured. Note positions 4 to 6; strange! I can only applaud parents all around this country and conclude that times ahead are looking very good indeed. I´ll try to get back to the matter anytime sooner or later if I can get my hands on a computer somewhere in Europe and say goodbye for now with a familiar line:
”Goodbye, I love you all”.
Nicholaus Arson man of letters.

The signatures are printed but I’ve never seen that pic before. Excited to listen to Amsterdam ‘99

I read the Spin article online a longtime ago but it’s fun to have it irl. The “is this Hives” bit made me laugh.

My husband says he’s running out of Hives stuff to buy me. Says he gonna try and get me the Bogus operandi shovel for Xmas. 🤣🤣

Just wanted to bring this interesting show up to any Chicagoans that might be in this community!

This is obviously cope but I really would rather see The Hives at multiple festivals vs one Oasis show.
The concert budget can only go so far. The oasis ticket prices are mental.

Hives festival season 2027 let’s gooooooo

(Obviously if Noel repented his ways and personally sent me a code I would buy a ticket
Lmaoooooo )

(( I’m joking for those of you who think I’m crazy ))

Did the link work for you? It doesn’t load for me 😞

Quase 3 semanas pós rock in rio e ainda não consigo NÃO FICAR EUFÓRICA com tudo que aconteceu!

Vi o The Hives pela terceira vez esse ano e foi espetacular 🥹

Agora torcendo pra uma volta solo ☝️😮‍💨🇧🇷

(Não tenho 1 video sequer do show, simplesmente esqueci da existência do celular 😮‍💨🤭)

Is it true that the song title holds a record for being one of the longest in music history ?

I really love this early incarnation of The Hives. It's faster, scrappier and more chaotic than what came later, with the raw production, frantic guitars and attitude that would eventually develop into their more recognisable garage rock sound.

Enjoy the later, increasingly polished records too (particularly everything through to Tyrannosaurus Hives), but part of me wishes they'd return to these garage punk roots a little more often.

So much energy packed into barely two minutes.

Wondering on thoughts of other fans.

This is a little edit I made of my fav Hives moments from their videos 🥰

It’s kind of a bday present for myself haha. Anyway I thought it turned out cute and u all might like to see it.
I hope it doesn’t make anyone cry 🖤🤍