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As injuries go, whacking yourself in the head while swinging a microphone is about as rock 'n' roll as it gets. And that was the scene at the huge Arctic Monkeys gig at Emirates Old Trafford on Friday night for The Hives frontman Pelle Almqvist.
During The Hives' bouncing support slot at the stadium singer Pelle had been flipping his mic up around his head when it thudded down and smacked him above his right eyebrow. A collective "ooof" went up from the crowd as fans heard the thud.
But the flamboyant Swedish frontman soldiered on - even as blood started to stream out from the injury all down his face he continued to sing.
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Music fans at the Emirates concert have been left with nothing but admiration for the singing star for soldiering on despite the dramatic on-stage injury.
Fans took to Twitter to describe the moment it happened. Ryan Stewart tweeted: "Lead singer of The Hives just cut his head open at the Arctic Monkeys gig and carried on. That’s rock and roll, take notes Royal Blood".
Mike Gray tweeted: "The Hives embodying the spirit of Rock 'n' Roll as ever at Old Trafford."
Michael England described the moment saying: "Didn’t half make a thud over the speakers too. I think everyone at @EmiratesOT felt it. There was a collective “oof!” that rang out across the crowd!"
The rock band headed out on stage wearing matching black and white lightning flash suits on Friday night.
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The Hives have announced an upcoming tour of the UK and Ireland, set to kick off in Spring 2024. Find a full list of upcoming dates below.The announcement of the upcoming live shows comes hot on the heels of the band’s ongoing tour with Arctic Monkeys, which has seen them perform at stadiums in Manchester, Bristol, Sheffield, London and more.Set to kick off in March with a gig in Leeds, the upcoming tour will feature 12 shows across the UK and Ireland, and run until mid-April.
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The Hives‘ breakthrough hit ‘Hate To Say I Told You So’ has been shared.The Swedish rockers performed their 2000 single on The Howard Stern Show earlier this week with the band donning the lighting-bolt suits they’ve worn on tour. You can view footage below.“Feel free to appreciate the precision and power of bass player The Johan and Only, playing this song which has aged like a fine wine,” frontman Pelle Almqvist said mid-way through the song.
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The Hives frontman Pelle Almqvist cut his head on his own microphone at a gig with Arctic Monkeys last night (June 2), going on to finish the show anyway.The Swedish rockers were warming up for the Sheffield band at the first of two nights in Manchester when Almqvist accidentally hit himself in the head while swinging his microphone.As he revealed later, the frontman’s mic cable was accidentally trodden on during their set by his brother and bandmate, Hives guitarist Niklas, leading it to fire straight into his head.Though gaining a serious cut to the eye and bleeding heavily, Pelle continued with the show and told fans afterwards that he was doing well and that the band would play the second gig at Old Trafford tonight (June 3) as planned.“I’m ok!” he wrote. “Was swinging the mic at the show and Nicholas accidentally stepped on the cable sending the mic into my face.“The blood looked really cool but it wasn’t too bad.
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Arctic Monkeys' biggest UK and Irish tour to date stops off in Manchester this weekend as the Sheffield rockers head to Emirates Old Trafford for two massive gigs. Due to the size of the event there will be tight security and a number of guidelines for gig-goers to keep in mind when heading to the cricket ground.
Arctic Monkeys' biggest UK and Irish tour to date finally lands in Manchester this weekend as the four-piece head to Emirates Old Trafford for two massive gigs.
Arctic Monkeys are officially back on the road in support of their 2022 album The Car.