QRO’s spotlight dresses up and gets down for The Hives.
Name: The Hives
Hometown: Fagersta, Sweden
Members: Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist. Nicholaus Arson, Vigilante Carlstroem, Chris Dangerous, Dr. Matt Destruction (former), The Johan and Only
Albums: Barely Legal (1997), Veni Vidi Vicious (2000), Tyrannosaurus Hives (2004), The Black and White Album (2000), Lex Hives (2012), The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons (2023)
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Tour dates:
April 6 – MANCHESTER, UK @ Academy SOLD OUT ~
April 8 – DUBLIN, UK @ 3Olympia Theatre SOLD OUT ~
April 10 – NORWICH, UK @ UEA SOLD OUT ~
April 13 – LONDON, UK @ Hammersmith Apollo SOLD OUT ~
June 1 – MADRID, SP @ Road to Rio Babel Festival
June 7 – NORJE, SWE @ Sweden Rock Festival
June 19 – ARNHEM, NL @ GelreDome ^
June 20 – COPENHAGEN, DK @ Copenhell Festival
June 22 – SCHESSELL, GER @ Hurricane Festival
June 23 – NEUHAUSEN OB ECK, GER @ Southside Festival
June 25 – BOLOGNA, IT @ The Hives Day Festival
June 27 – ST GALLEN, CH @ St Gallen Open Air Festival
June 28 – MUNSTER, GER @ Vainstream Rockfest
June 29 – TABOR, CZ @ Mighty Sounds Festival
June 30 – LINZ, AT @ Lido Sounds Festival
July 4 – WERCHTER, BE @ Rock Werchter Festival
July 5 – SAINT NOLFF, FR @ Fete du Bruit Festival
July 6 – STOCKHOLM, SWE @ Sthlm Fields Festival
July 7 – LONDON, UK @ Crystal Palace Park Festival
July 19 – NEW YORK, NY @ Citi Field*
July 20 – WASHINGTON, DC @ 9:30 Club
July 21 – BOSTON, MA @ Fenway Park*
July 23 – HERSHEY, PA @ Hersheypark Stadium*
Aug 7 – SAN DIEGO, CA @ Petco Park*
Aug 8 – SANTA ANA, CA @ Santa Ana Observatory
Aug 9 – LOS ANGELES, CA @ BMO Stadium*
Aug 22 – PARIS, FR @ Rock en Seine Festival
Aug 23 – MONTPELLIER, FR @ Palmarosa Festival
Aug 25 – CHÂTEAU DE LA MAROUTIERE, FR @ V & B Festival
Sept 14 – ASBURY PARK, NJ @ Sea.Hear.Now Festival
Sept 16 – TORONTO, ON @ HISTORY
Sept 27 – CLEVELAND, OH @ House of Blues
Sept 18 – COLUMBUS, OH @ Newport Music Hall
Sept 20 – NEWPORT, KY @ MegaCorp Pavillion
Sept 22 – DETROIT, MI @ Saint Andrew’s Hall
Sept 24 – BROOKLYN, NY @ Kings Theatre
Sept 25 – BOSTON, MA @ Roadrunner
Sept 27 – PITTSBURGH, PA @ Stage AE
Sept 28 – OCEAN CITY, MD @ Oceans Calling Festival
Sept 29 – PHILADELPHIA, PA @ The Fillmore
Oct 1 – ASHVILLE, NC @ The Orange Peel
Oct 2 – ATLANTA, GA @ Tabernacle
Oct 8 – MEXICO CITY, MX – Palacio de los Deportes
*supporting Foo Fighters
^ supporting Green Day
~ w/ support from Bad Nerves
