Hate To Say I Told You So

Friday night was a fun flashback.  A friend of mine mentioned to me that she was going to see The Hives and invited me along.  I haven't heard anything new from the band since high school, but of course I could never turn down a concert.

We met for a nice fondue dinner and headed over to Terminal 5, one of my favorite venues.  There were two opening bands, Flesh Lights and Fidlar, which were not bad.  Flesh Lights were a upbeat, fun trio.  They looked very young, I would guess high school?  Maybe even early college?  It was pretty obvious that they are just starting out, because of their short set, but it looks like they have a growing fan base.

Fidlar was more of a chill skater-rock kind of group.  Most of their songs' lyrics were based on getting high which is nothing I could ever relate to, but musically they were alright.  I think I was more distracted by the lead singer's guitar.

"Burritos"? really?

Finally, The Hives came out, with a crazy entrance of ninjas, lights, and "magician" uniforms.  My only real memory of the group before the show was their first album back when I was in high school.  They had a hit back then called "Hate To Say I Told You So."  I just love how fun, catchy, yet simple their music is.

Myself and my friends started off in the front and center of the audience.  As the band was getting into their second song, the people around me were going crazy, moshing and pushing everyone around them.  After being pushed around and losing my friends, I couldn't take it anymore and moved over to the left side of the venue.  I'm so glad I did, because seconds later, the kids in that area started crowd surfing, and there's no way I would have been able to hold someone up.

I was able to enjoy the concert more being a little further away.  I can't believe I've missed out on a couple of their albums over the years and their new material was great too.  Definitely a fun night, despite all the bruises I have now.

By the way, I just realized that in a previous post that mentioned Terminal 5, I mentioned that I was going to try the balcony the next time I went there...oops!   

How awesome is this stage!!

The Hives are out with fun costumes.

So much energy in the room.

A rare still moment.

So, the lead singer, Pelle Almqvist asked the entire audience to sit on the floor.