The Hives: Behind the Scenes at the Fillmore

You think you know what's about to hit you, but you have no idea. We have no idea!

Johan knows he's got some pretty damn big shoes to fill. Focus, focus and focus.

A few hours before our last show of 2013. At the Fillmore in San Francisco, Johan and Nicholaus are talking about something that happened the night before. What happened? Pelle introduced Johan as the second-best bass player in the world. "You wanted the best, but Dr. Matt Destruction couldn't make it this time, so we got you the second-best instead. His name is Dr. Johan Destructafsson!"

Rhythm section having a laugh and a half before laying out the foundation of what will be the castle that everyone in the audience will want to get married in.

I've been accused of doing a lot of things, but the only thing I'm guilty of is trying to have a good time all the time.

Nicholaus Arson making sure that the mariachi suit looks as good as the rest of him.

Victory will be ours. No two ways about that!

What's that line in the verse again? Oh yeah, that's right: "It's California late at night/We're gonna drink, fuck and fight all night/GO RIGHT AHEAD!" San Fran, here we come.

What it's all about, ladies and gentlemen – what we all grew up loving and will continue to love until the day we say goodbye. Our two favorite kinds of music: rock & roll!

People of San Francisco, for this I need you all to do exactly what I tell you to do: I need you all to SIT DOWN!

If my legs can't hold me up anymore, I'll play this thing lying down, damn it!

And when I tell you to stand up and scream, that's exactly what you all want to do, and will do, simply because you love us and will do what I say, no matter what . . . STAND UP AND SCREAM!

I hear them scream, too! But what songs do we play? Let's play "Patrolling Days" as the last encore. This was a fun one!