The most devoted fans had been queuing for several days to see their idols one last time – and the band made a spectacular entrance. Around a muddy and rainy Gärdet in Stockholm, the helicopter circled one lap before landing behind the stage.
No guest performances
Ten minutes after the scheduled time, the concert began with film clips and old pictures from Hov1's ten-year career.
There were no guest performances by other artists during the evening, as many had hoped, but the Hov1 members managed the more than two-hour performance entirely on their own. The love for the fans became clear in several emotional speeches.
If I imagined how it would look if the whole world was at my feet, it would look exactly like this, said Ludwig Kronstrand.
During the evening, songs like "Flickorna i Båstad", "Dö ung", "Gift" and "Mitten av september" were played. The audience was encouraged to sing along "if they knew the lyrics" and the entire Gärdet swayed when over 52,000 people jumped in time to the music.
Leather pants and techno jacket
Most of the audience were young, but the band still wanted to talk about old memories and played both new and older songs from early in their career.
We've been doing this thing for ten years and I was asked what I would do differently if I could do it all over again. I might not choose to be lowered from the ceiling of the Globen during prime time in leather pants and a techno jacket, said Ludwig Kronstrand.
Initially, Hov1 had planned two concerts, one on Friday and one on Saturday. But they chose to combine them into one on Friday and thus broke the audience record for an outdoor concert in Stockholm, with 52,236 visitors. The previous record was held by the festival Sthlm Fields when Metallica played in 2014.
"The decision is based on a desire to gather everything and everyone in one place – to make the finale deserve to be: maxed out, meaningful and unforgettable", the band has said in a statement.
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Facts: Hov1
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Formed in 2015 and consists of members Noel Flike, Ludwig Kronstrand, Dante Lindhe and Axel Liljefors. All from the Stockholm area.
The band has released seven albums, including a double album, and a tour film, "Hov1 forever".
The music can be described as pop mixed with hip-hop and rap, among other things, Hov1 collaborated with the murdered Einár on the song "Gamora" in 2021. They have also made songs with Håkan Hellström, Seinabo Sey and Dree Low.
Hov1 has, among other things, won the "group of the year" category at the P3 Guld gala twice.
