The Hives

[winnets99]

Brilliant way to start the festival for everyone who saw them - set the tone for an ace Friday!

[PedroPete]

Big highlight for me too, I must confess to have uttered the word "Meh" after the Beady Eye performance, but what a contrast when the Hives hit the stage. It suddenly felt like the festival had started with a Tick Tick Boom!

[shoptildrop]

Good job Beady Eye played before them as doubt the crowd would have been as big otherwise and they deserved it, was a highlight if the weekend for me.

[dicka]

I really enjoyed the Hives what a frontman with brillant banter towards the crowd. I would definately go and see these live again :-)

[CaledonianGonzo]

Not a surprise to see people more complementary about Pelle's between-song chat than the actual tunes themselves, but yes - it was damn good fun.

Just a shame about those songs.

[daggermouth]

Despite no footage from BBC there is a large amount of good footage appearing on YouTube if you wish to re live the set.

I was stood to the left of the sound stage and wondering how far back people actually sat down when pelle instructed during Tick Tick Boom everyone infront of me did but unsure of the people behind?

[Sketchead]

He was a superb frontman, one of the bands of the weekend for me.

[Ds84]

Do you love me?

"YEAH"

I said, DO YOU LOVE ME?

"YEAHHHHHH"

THEN GET ME A FUCKING LADDER!!

[windy_miller]

WHERE'S MY FUCKING LADDER?!

[Spindles]

I knew they would be great and they were even better than that.

Get me a fucking ladder is my new catchphrase

[spudgun79]

I have to agree with Howlin' Pelle - that was probably the climax of the whole day! What a great start!

WHERES MY LADDER!

[WS_Jack_III]

Why are people saying their songs aren't good? The Hives have a great back catalogue of tunes.

[Guest]

Not a surprise to see people more complementary about Pelle's between-song chat than the actual tunes themselves, but yes - it was damn good fun.

Just a shame about those songs.

[Guest]

get me a fucking ladder!...

the call of the weekend

the organisers are 'here', the audience is 'here', and the band is 'here'... so get me a fucking ladder!

Edited July 2, 2013 by tonyblair

[CaledonianGonzo]

Hate To Say is fine - but a long way from the 'riff of the century'. Tick, Tick Boom is pretty good. But that's all I'll concede.

"Wait a minute wait a minute wait a minute now"

Aye - I'm waiting a minute for a better tune to come along.

I definitely enjoyed it - just on a superficial level. But I don't want to spoil the vibe, so I'll stop raining on people's parade.

[DTichborne]

This then Amanda Palmer: what a great start to the festival for me.

[spudgun79]

I'd forgot he made everyone sit down! classic. Anyone got a photo of that?

[WS_Jack_III]

Hate To Say is fine - but a long way from the 'riff of the century'. Tick, Tick Boom is pretty good. But that's all I'll concede.

"Wait a minute wait a minute wait a minute now"

Aye - I'm waiting a minute for a better tune to come along.

I definitely enjoyed it - just on a superficial level. But I don't want to spoil the vibe, so I'll stop raining on people's parade.

Edited July 2, 2013 by III

[4AssedMonkey]

Best band of the weekend for me!

[Mikeydread]

They nailed it for me

[olive123]

Good fun, got a bit tiresome tho not having the tunes to back up the bravado. Not bad, not great but got the day off to a fun start.

[MrZigster]

Just brilliant.

Second act in and I was thinking "They've won. Only The Stones can possibly top that now".

Get me a fucking ladder.

[internetjef]

I thought they were amazing even though back by the ring of flags.

I thought he said get me a ladder? whats he on about. Think ive missed the joke. Someone help me out

Cracking frontman though and Hives IMO have enough tunes to play a early set for sure

[Superscally]

I'm gonna bury my Glaston so deep inside you, you forget your name!!

[Justiceforcedave]

I would have happily had them headlining that stage, although I'm sure many will disagree