The Hives live in concert.
ON TOUR

The Hives

147
critic concert reviews
electronic

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

87
%
Based on 
147
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
86
%
Based on 
33
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 147 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that The Hives is rated as an exceptional live performer, with noteworthy shows that are worth watching. The Hives concert reviews describe live shows and performances as frantic, theatrical, and thrashing.

ON TOUR

Caja Mágica, Madrid, Spain (June 1); Sweden Rock Festival, Sölvesborg, Sweden (June 5); Refshaleøen, København, Denmark (June 19); Gelredome, Arnhem, Netherlands (June 19); Eichenring, Scheeßel, Germany (June 21); Southside Festival Gelände, Neuhausen ob Eck, 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); Site de Kerboulard, Saint-Nolff, France (July 5); 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); The Observatory, Santa Ana, United States (August 8); BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, CA, United States (August 9);

Latest Release

The Death Of Randy Fitzsimmons (August 11, 2023)

Artist Info

Genre
electronic
Origin
Fagersta, Sweden (1993 - present) (1993 – present) (1993 Рpresent)
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

GoldenPlec (Ireland)

April 18, 2024
80
%
The Hives at 3Olympia Theatre

Hot Press Magazine (Ireland)

April 16, 2024
%
The Hives deliver peerless showmanship in Dublin

Music-News.com (UK)

April 15, 2024
100
%
There are live shows and there are Hives live shows, and the Scandinavians used three decades of experience to mesmerise for over 90 minutes on Saturday in what was one their biggest ever London headline gigs.

NME (UK)

April 15, 2024
80
%
The Hives live in London: precision-engineered for a good time

The Upcoming (UK)

April 14, 2024
100
%
Hate to Say I Told You So, Bogus Operandi, Take Back the Toys

RockShot Magazine (UK)

April 13, 2024
%
The Hives Are As Ferocious As Ever At The Hammersmith Apollo

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

Past critic reviews published in

Louder Than War (UK), Manchester Evening News (UK), Buzz Magazine (UK), QRO Magazine, The Arts Desk (UK) and more

Image Credit

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