The Hives live in concert.
ON TOUR

The Hives

140
critic concert reviews
electronic

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

85
%
Based on 
140
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
85
%
Based on 
26
critic concert
reviews

Real Live Certified  

Real Live Certified badge for artists with consistent, high quality live performances and broad critical acclaim.

Critic Consensus

The Hives is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 5% of all live performers. Based on 140 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that The Hives is rated as an excellent live performer, with memorable shows that are worth watching. The Hives concert reviews describe live shows and performances as frantic, theatrical, and thrashing.

ON TOUR

Citi Field; Caja Mágica, New York, United States; Madrid, Spain (July 19; Jun 1); Sweden Rock Festival, Sölvesborg, Sweden (June 5); Gelredome, Arnhem, Netherlands (June 19); Refshaleøen, København, Denmark (June 19); Southside Festival Gelände, Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany (June 21); Eichenring, Scheeßel, Germany (June 21); Sequoie Music Park, Bologna, Italy (June 25); Sittertobel, St. Gallen, Switzerland (June 27); Donauufer - Urfahrmarkt, Linz, Austria (June 28); Am Hawerkamp, Münster, Germany (June 28); Werchter, Werchter, Belgium (July 4); Gärdet, Stockholm, Sweden (July 6); Crystal Palace Park, London, United Kingdom (July 7); Citi Field, New York, United States (July 19); 9:30 Club, Washington DC, United States (July 20); Fenway Park, Boston, United States (July 21); Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey, PA, United States (July 23); Frihamspiren / Bananpiren, Göteborg, Sweden (August 4); The Observatory, Santa Ana, United States (August 8);

Latest Release

The Death Of Randy Fitzsimmons (August 11, 2023)

Artist Info

Genre
electronic
Origin
Fagersta, Sweden (1993 - present) (1993 – present)
Bio
The Hives are a garage rock band from Fagersta, Sweden that emerged in the US and the UK in the early 2000s, but existed for nearly a decade before that, playing punk rock.
Has Performed With
The Grates, Dune Rats

Critic Concert Reviews

Backseat Mafia

April 9, 2024
%
If you’re into frenetic 90 miles an hour garage punk rock with hooks at every turn, then I can’t think of a better pairing than newcomers Bad Nerves and Swedish indie punk icons, The Hives. Opening the show are rising Essex punks Bad Nerves, who deliver an intense set of power pop melodies above a bed of chunky overd

Louder Than War (UK)

April 8, 2024
%
The Hives: Manchester Academy

Manchester Evening News (UK)

April 7, 2024
80
%
"The real question was whether a band best loved for their electrifying live shows would still be able to deliver on the front"

QRO Magazine

April 6, 2024
%
The Hives have returned with their first album in eleven years, 'The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons', and a totally sold out eleven dates across the U.K. ...

Leftlion (UK)

April 4, 2024
%
The Hives stop off at Nottingham’s Rock City for their chaotic and wild ‘Death Of Randy Fitzsimmons’ Tour for night that that crowd won’t soon forget… Opening for them were ‘Bad Nerves’ who I genuinely think are the best fit for an opener I’ve ever seen, I don’t think a single one of the au

V13 (Canada)

April 4, 2024
%
The coolest band out of Sweden, The Hives, brought their swagger to Leeds O2 Academy and you can

The Arts Desk (UK)

April 4, 2024
80
%
Rock'n'roll tempered with a showbiz twist makes for an ebullient night out

Past critic reviews published in

UK Music Reviews (UK), Glide Magazine (USA), Spectrum Culture (USA), Soundcheck SF (USA), Concert Addicts (Canada) and more

Image Credit

Lucas Tavares [CC BY-SA 4.0] via Wikimedia Commons