Brooklyn Paramount<\/a> last Wednesday. And what a crowd it was, jumping, singing, crowdsurfing, you name it, this crowd was not leaving without exhausting every last bit of energy they came with.<\/p>\nFirst up on the bill for the night was Australian punk-rock band The Chats, who played the part perfectly to warm up the crowd and get everyone moving.\u00a0They, of course, included some hits like \u201cSmoko,\u201d \u201cPub Feed,\u201d and \u201cIdentity Theft\u201d alongside many others for a very respectable, nearly 20-song opening set.\u00a0Towards the end of their set, the group brought out Sarah Greenwell of GYMSHORTS to cover their song \u201cHeaps New York,\u201d which features The Chats in its music video.<\/p>\n
When it came time for The Hives to take the stage, fans first got a look at the five illuminated balloons spelling out \u201cHives\u201d that hovered over the stage. The band kicked it off with the high-energy \u201cEnough Is Enough\u201d as Pelle Almqvist and his brother, and guitarist, Niklas, jumped around on and off the stage, coming right down to the barricade to sing up close with fans and crowdsurf while playing the guitar.<\/p>\n
After a chaotic but thrilling first three songs, which also included \u201cWalk Idiot Walk\u201d and \u201cRigor Mortis Radio,\u201d I made my way to watch the rest of the show towards the back of the venue. Though it had taken a while to fill in, once The Hives began their set, it was close to the busiest I had ever seen Brooklyn Paramount, with fans spilling over into the sides and back bar areas.<\/p>\n
About halfway through the set, The Hives played one of their most recognizable hits, \u201cHate to Say I Told You So,\u201d pausing halfway through to have the crowd join in. \u201cWe don\u2019t sing the chorus, we sing the mix!\u201d is how Almqvist instructed the crowd to sing along for the bridge and chorus for the rest of the song. Other notable songs in the setlist included \u201cPaint a Picture\u201d and \u201cMain Offender,\u201d before ending the main set before the encore with \u201cTick Tick Boom.\u201d<\/p>\n
The band closed with \u201cThe Hives Forever Forever The Hives,\u201d the closing track from their latest album of the same name. Singer Almqvist mentioned somewhat ominously at the beginning of the set that this would be the band\u2019s last show in NYC for a little while, so we\u2019ll have to see what they\u2019ll be up to next. The Hives\u2019 current tour wraps up in the U.S. at the end of the week before the band plays a slew of festivals in Europe beginning in June.<\/p>\n
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