The Hives bring their The Hives Forever, Forever The Hives tour to Brooklyn Bowl Friday night, and it will be the legendary Swedish garage rockers’ first show in the city since they headlined the venue in October 2021. Founded in Fagersta in 1993, the quintet’s lineup is the same one they’ve had for more than a decade, and it includes four of the group’s original members — lead vocalist Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist, lead guitarist-vocalist Nicholaus Arson, rhythm guitarist-vocalist Vigilante Carlstroem and drummer Chris Dangerous — plus bassist The Johan and Only, who replaced original bass player Dr. Matt Destruction in 2013. They’ve released two albums since their last visit to Nashville — 2023’s The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons and The Hives Forever, Forever The Hives, which came out in August of last year. The Hives’ sets on their current tour have been heavy on material from those two albums, but also have included a smattering of songs from their five earlier full-lengths, such as fan favorites “Hate to Say I Told You So” and “Tick Tick Boom.” “It’s really cool we’ve been a band this long, and we still want to do this,” Almqvist says. “We’ve never sounded better. This is it for me.” Australian pub rockers The Chats will open the sold-out show.
8 p.m. at Brooklyn Bowl
925 Third Ave. N.
