Smoking, straight-up Swedish garage-rock.
Third time lucky. So we figured â following previous, exciting visits in â04 and â07 â it was time to have The Hives complete their AB hat-trick. Nice timing too, as theyâve just recently released their fifth album âLex Hivesâ. This one checks in at barely 30 minutes and returns to the successful garage-rock formula of (breakthrough album) âVeni Vidi Viciousâ (from â02) and âTyrannosaurus Hivesâ (from â04).
The Hives are a sensation, especially live, with singer Howlinâ Pelle Almqvist as figurehead. Spin Magazine on that: âone of the best live rock bands in current musicâ. If you should happen to have doubts: be sure to take another look at the perfect piece of evidence: DVD âTussles in Brusselsâ from â05, a live recording of their concert here in â04.
Whopping opener will be Americaâs hardcore punk band The Bronx, who have frequently performed as Mariachi El Bronx in recent years. Basically: pretty impressive special guests.