The Hives played a killer 11-song set. Rocked out, even with a replacement drummer. They're one of the top live bands I've seen. However...start-to-finish, their set was barely an hour long. I expect a bit more from a headliner, honestly.
Putting two local bands on the bill and letting them chew up time from 8:30 to 10p was a huge mistake. Refused did a very good hour-long set, but that put Hives on at 11:30p. Am I an older, suburban guy & biased against 11:30 starts as a result? Yes. But limiting the Hives time on stage was a disappointment. Hopefully for the remainder of the tour they'll start earlier, play longer, and give Hives fans like me what we want -- more Hives!