The Hives - Live at Brooklyn Paramount, (with the chats) 3/18/2026
All photography by Tommy Krause
The Hives live at Brooklyn Paramount by Tommy Krause
On Wednesday, Swedish rock band The Hives took over Brooklyn Paramount and gave an electric performance. The band was joined by Australia’s The Chats, who delivered a high-octane set of Aussie pub punk to start the evening on quite the high note.
The Hives took the stage around 9PM, decked out in black suits with that had light-up effects on the trim . While their set was heavily marked by tunes from their newest LP—The Hives Forever The Hives — they tore through tons of the classics that fans wanted to hear, from “Main Offender” to “Hate To Say I Told You So”.
Just before their encore, “Tick, Tick, Boom” was a notable moment of explosive energy. While the energy of the whole band was peak all night, Lead singer Pelle Almqvist was particularly on fire— especially as he made his way into the crowd of adoring fans.
Check out some selects below, followed by the full photo gallery of The Hives at Brooklyn Paramount by Tommy Krause !
All photos of The Hives by Tommy Krause
FULL GALLERY
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THE HIVES SETLIST
Enough Is Enough
Walk Idiot Walk
Rigor Mortis Radio
Paint a Picture
Main Offender
Born a Rebel
Roll Out the Red Carpet
Stick Up
Bogus Operandi
Hate to Say I Told You So
Countdown to Shutdown
Come On!
Tick Tick Boom
(with band introductions)
ENCORE:
Legalize Living
Bigger Hole to Fill
The Hives Forever Forever The Hives
THE CHATS
all photos by Tommy Krause
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