Have we mentioned that day 2 at Riot Fest 2024 was hot as hell? And The Hives had the audacity to come out on stage and act like we weren’t all absolutely falling over under the heat of the midday sun. In their full, black and white suits, they ran around the stage like it was the 90s, absolutely reinvigorating the worn-out afternoon crowd. Every single person who walked away from this set had a massive smile, which isn’t a common situation at a festival that melts faces like this one.

Setlist
Bogus Operandi
Main Offender
Rigor Mortis Radio
Walk Idiot Walk
Good Samaritan
Hate to Say I Told You So
Come On!
Tick Tick Boom
Countdown to Shutdown

Meredith Schneider