The Hives became international superstars in 2002 at the height of the garage rock revival craze, catapulting into the limelight with the album Veni Vidi Vicious and hit singles "Hate to Say I Told You So" and "Main Offender". The band set itself apart by playing a tight, sharp, no-frills brand of punk rock and by cultivating a tongue-in-cheek superiority complex and highly stylized onstage presence, including a strict black-and-white dress code.Led by frontman and lead singer Howlin' Pelle Almqvist, The Hives take an unapologetic approach to rock'n'roll superstardom, constantly referring to themselves in superlatives and daring audiences not to love them. Their dedicated showmanship and hyperkinetic sound, self-described as "punk rock avec kaboom", led Rolling Stone to dub them "the best live band in the world."Their latest album, Tyrannosaurus Hives, released last summer on Interscope Records, has gotten stellar reviews from both critics and fans, many of whom consider it the band's best effort to date. Defying nay-sayers and living up to their own declarations of genius, The Hives continue to deliver pure rock'n'roll dynamite.The Hives at Webster Hall125 East 11th Street (at Third Avenue)New York CityNovember 20, 2004, at 6:30 pmNovember 21, 2004, at 6:30 pmFor ticket information for the New York shows: www.ticketweb.comFor more information about The Hives, tour dates, venues and showtimes: www.hivesmusic.com