The band performs on Tuesday, 15, at Tokio Marine Hall; In an interview with Rolling Stone Brazil, Nicholaus Arson and Pelle Almqvist advanced what fans can expect from the show
The Hives returns to Brazil less than a year after composing the line-up of the endeavor Spring Sound São Paulo and end a fast of shows in the country of almost a decade. The unique presentation that takes place this Tuesday, 15, also in the state capital, will not have news-and this who said was NICHOLAUS ARSONin an interview with Rolling Stone Brazil.
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The conversation with Arson and Pelle almqvist occurred in July, when the band was preparing for the opening performance of the Foo Fighters At Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, Pennsylvania. “I can see the stage through the window,” he said Arsonthat could not even imagine the controversy in which Dave Grohl if I would get a few months later.
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“I think it’s been a few years since we played with Foo Fighters and Weezer in almost every festivals in Europe, “he recalled. He also reiterated that the The Hives does not usually play for crowds in stadiums alone: ” [Foo Fighters] They are doing very well here in the United States, and it’s a lot of fun for us to go out and play in big American stadiums. “
“We just did it at festivals and things like that, I think. But that’s a real baseball stadium and everything. It’s been amazing,” he continued. In Sao Paulo, the Swedish show will be at Tokio Marine Hall, a much more modest place than a stadium.
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What to expect from the show
“If we hated, we wouldn’t come back,” he said Arson About Brazil. “So it’s very simple. In fact, we love playing almost everywhere.”
Without a new album, the guitarist said that fans can expect “the usual”: “They should expect nothing less than the best absolute rock and roll that rock can offer. They should prepare for the best of the best of the best” .
It seems that we always had fans who like to go to the show to enjoy. This is the cool part for us. It is the reason we want to go back.
Arson stated that the group wants to play “what people want to listen to”, including hits and tracks from their latest album, The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons (2023).
Speaking of Randy, Arson reflected on the composer’s whereabouts: “I have no idea. We have not been news about it for years. We hope the last years have been good. I hope he is alive, but it’s hard to say. ”
“I hope it was fast and painless [a morte de Randy]. Well, like I said, I don’t know if he’s dead or alive. We think he’s dead, “he lamented.
Pelle almqvistwhich arrived a little after the interview began, adopted a more optimistic tone: “I think we’re dealing [com a suposta morte de Randy] Celebrating your work in life, traveling the world and playing your songs. Life was very important to him. ”
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“I still have no idea [da setlist]it’s too far away, “he said Arsonwhose uncertainty indicated that the setlist of today’s presentation will be executed according to Brazilian standards.
“But we didn’t change much,” he pondered. “There’s a lot of the new album, of course. It’s going to be something like this. And the rest is our hits and that usual thing. We love playing hits. It’s our main weapon. ‘Tick Tick Boom’, ‘Come On!’ , you know? Everything that caused a good reaction in relation to the previous albums”, he stated.
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Almqvistexpansive and humorous, promised: “We are in excellent shape. I think we’ve never been better – and our team agrees. If we can maintain this level, it will be our best show in Brazil, for us and the public. “
If you have already watched us: it will be better than that. And if you never watched us: it should probably. – Pelle Almqvist
Spring Sound
The climate was of agitation, and the expelled sweat without control of the faces of the audience and the members of the The Hives it would not be denied that the heat bordered the unbearable on the weekend of Spring Sound São Paulo 2023. Pelle Almqvist He raised new fans in the middle of the audience that obeyed and repeated his words with joy, until a phrase from the singer raised doubts and discomfort.
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“One hundred percent rock, 0% samba,” he said Almqvistcausing some fans to get in. It was as if they were saying to each other: “This guy came from Europe to say that samba is bad in our own country?”
Pelle clarified the gaffe – adjective attributed from the point of view of some goers of that edition of the festival – during the interview: “I don’t think so [me custou fãs]. They are very sentimental people, without a sense of humor, so I think we are fine without them. We don’t play samba! It doesn’t mean we have something against it. “
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“I’m just saying that The Hives Does not play samba. Perhaps Slayer Be less samba than The Hivesbut I also believe that The Hives It’s not that samba. We didn’t say one thing is better than the other. It’s just not what we played, “he said.
I don’t regret anything I’ve done. – Pelle almqvist
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Franchise
To prevent fans from missing, the The Hives He created a franchise with several other bands authorized to interpret the Swedish repertoire.
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“Basically, we are working on a franchise where we provide you with all the material. Well, not the equipment, drums, guitars and everything – you have to provide it. But there are posters, costumes, drumsticks and the whole thing,” he defined Almqvist.
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“You can buy it all, just wear black and white clothes and learn the songs. Then you mark some shows and you can call it The Hives — if you email us and talk about it,” he explained.
It’s going very well, I think. I’m a little busy playing with the The Hives Really to know how it is going, but I think it’s going well. – Pelle almqvist
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Brazilians confirmed the musicians, can join the project. Arson laughed when asked about the possibility of a The Hives In Brazil and joked: “Yes, we already think about it. It’s not our biggest concern at the moment, but it should be.”
Almqvist Completed with an invitation: “It would be great [uma franquia brasileira]. Demands auditions and Brazilians who want to do this. I think we’ve talked enough about it, so you may already know it’s available. If you know Brazilian rockers, if you have a guitar, one that you can buy, you can be the The Hives“.
Source: Rollingstone
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