RIFF photographers’ favorite concert photos in 2024 included these shots of Kanye West, Green Day, System of a Down, Sting, Chris Brown, Elyanna, The Offspring, David Gilmour, Alejandro Fernández, Foo Fighters, James Arthur, The Hives, Tems, Ski Mask the Slump God, U2, Maxwell and Justice. We asked our photographers…

The Hives perform at The Observatory in Santa Ana, Calif. on Aug. 8, 2024. Derek Tobias/STAFF. SANTA ANA, Calif. — With a a break between two supporting sets for Foo Fighters, Swedish punk rockers The Hives made a triumphant return to Orange County with a headlining stop at The Observatory…

The Hives, “The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons.” Swedish garage rockers The Hive return to the proverbial garage, 11 years after the band’s last album Lex Hives. The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons The Hives Disques Hives, Aug. 11 8/10 Get the album on Amazon Music. The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons…

The Hives perform at her Warfield in San Francisco on Sept. 10, 2012. For 2007’s The Black and White Album, Swedish garage rockers The Hives – backed by Interscope Records – brought in a cadre of big-name producers like Pharrell Williams, Jacknife Lee and Timbaland. The quintet always had…

The Hives perform at her Warfield in San Francisco on Sept. 10, 2012. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. This story originally appeared in the Oakland Tribune. The five members of garage punk band The Hives gave themselves rock nicknames and credit many of their songs to a man who most likely does…