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Congrats are in order for the Hives, who just this week picked up a Grammi-- the Swedish equivalent of our Grammys, duh-- for "best live act". And congrats to concertgoers the world over for getting a whole mess of chances to check out Sweden's finest show-givers on their recently announced world tour. Come Valentine's Day, the Hives hit Mexico, and for three weeks, they'll boldly go where many a fine live act before them has gone before: the U.S. and Canada. Following a couple weeks for Howlin' Pelle to rest those howlin' pipes, the band will give Europe and the UK about a month of their time.

Support for the U.S. and Canada shows comes from the Donnas. The Hives and the Donnas are on tour together? Hello, 2002!

And if you're looking to get in a little arts and crafts action with these awrd-winning Swedes, now's your chance. The band is asking fans to submit artwork for the forthcoming single for The Black and White Album's "We Rule the World (T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S.)", which emerges from Polydor on a limited-edition 10" single in the UK February 25.

Even non-creative sorts can enjoy the "Rule the World" single, as it'll include remixes of the track from Matt Helders of the Arctic Monkeys and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Nick Zinner.

Hives:

02-14 Monterrey, Mexico - UMA Night Club
02-16 Guadalajara, Mexico - MX Beat
02-17 Mexico City, Mexico -Vivé Cuervo Salon
02-19 Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern *
02-20 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore *
02-21 Portland, OR - Roseland Theater *
02-22 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom *
02-23 Seattle, WA - Showbox *
02-26 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre *
02-28 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue *
02-29 Chicago, IL - Riviera Theater *
03-01 Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall *
03-02 Cleveland, OH - Agora Theater *
03-03 Toronto, Ontario - Kool Haus *
03-04 Montreal, Quebec - Club Soda *
03-07 New York, NY - Terminal 5 *
03-08 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club *
03-27 Saarbrucken, Germany - The Garage
03-28 Bremen, Germany - Pier 2
03-29 Cologne, Germany - WDR Rocknacht
03-30 Prague, Czech Republic - Roxy
04-01 Budapest, Hungary - Petofl Csarnok
04-02 Vienna, Austria - Gasometer
04-03 Munich, Grmany - Tonhalle
04-04 Zurich, Switzerland - Xtra
04-05 Milan, Italy - Rolling Stone
04-07 Barcelona, Spain - Apolo
04-08 Madrid, Spain - La Riviera
04-09 Lisbon, Portugal - Coliseum
04-11 Bilbao, Spain - Santana 27
04-12 Toulouse, France - Le Bikini
04-14 Norwich, England - UEA
04-15 Newcastle, England - Academy
04-16 Nottingham, England - Rockcity
04-17 Bristol, England - Academy
04-18 London, England - Brixton Academy
04-19 Bourges, France - Printempes de Bourges
04-20 Paris, France - Le Zenith

* with the Donnas