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The Hives Backstage with Best Fit

25 August 2014, 15:00 Photography by Jason Williamson
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We went backstage with Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist, Nicholaus Arson, Vigilante Carlstroem, Dr. Johan Destructafsson and Chris Dangerous for their sell-out headline show in south London last week. The scissor-kicking Swedes played a riotous, hard-hitting 100 minute set, featuring new track ’Two Kinds Of Trouble’, as well as fan-favourites ‘Main Offender’, ‘Tick Tick Boom’ and ‘Walk Idiot Walk’, before finishing off with a brilliant, extended performance of ‘Hate To Say I Told You So’. Having just played this weekend’s Reading/Leeds, they’re now heading off for festivals in Portugal, Belgium, Spain and Sweden, before embarking on a South American tour. Photos by Jason Williamson
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Dressing Room
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Tie time
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Chris Dangerous Sticks
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Close-up
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Set list
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Pelle and Nicholaus
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Portrait
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About to go on
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Heading to the stage
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Jump!
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Full band at Brixton Academy
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The eyes
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Pelle in the crowd
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Nicholaus in the crowd
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Camera lens adjustment
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Sound desk
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Jump 2!
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Water time
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Catch the mic
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Enjoying the crowd
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Down in front
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Farewell Brixton!
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