The Hives Rancid Tony Hawk KRS-One

Your old favorite band

"Walk, Idiot, Walk," the new-wave-tinged first single from Tyrannosaurus Hives (Interscope, due July 20), has hit the airwaves, and Swedish cads the Hives are preparing once again to take the States by storm. Is there any oomph left in the garage-punk revival? If recent albums by the Strokes and the Vines are any indication, Howlin’ Pelle is going to need all the help he can get. On the undercard are Sahara Hotnights — the Swedish Runaways! — and the Hives’ new favorite band, the Reigning Sound. (Last year, the Hives covered RS frontman Greg Cartwright’s old band the Compulsive Gamblers.) They’ll show up at Avalon, 15 Lansdowne Street in Boston, on July 23, and tickets will go on sale this Saturday, June 12, at 10 a.m.; call (617) 931-2000.

Warped’s 10th anniversary

Between the Mighty Mighty Bosstones and Dropkick Murphys, Boston pretty much built Warped. So it wasn’t a huge surprise when the skatepunk-tour-turned-lifestyle-brand announced it was staging its 10th-anniversary gig here this summer on August 20. (It might also have had something to do with the fact that this summer’s Warped tour ends here on August 19. Whatever.) The first slate of bands scheduled to perform at the anniversary gig — which like the August 19 tour-ending stop will take place in the parking lot of Gillette Stadium in Foxboro — has been announced. On the one-time-only bill: Rancid, Pennywise, Good Charlotte, New Found Glory, Less Than Jake, Unwritten Law, Face To Face, the Vandals, Finch, Sick of It All, Something Corporate, Simple Plan, Hepcat, Ozomatli, and Strung Out. Tickets haven’t gone on sale yet — the Warped folks are likely waiting for the August 19 date to sell a few more tickets — and there are unconfirmed rumors of big acts to be added to the anniversary bill, including a certain plaid-clad home-town crew. For updates, visit www.warpedtour.com

The X-Games’ not-quite-10th anniversary

The year after the Warped Tour brought skating, BMX, and punk to the same stages, ESPN recognized a youth trend and began putting on the Extreme Games, which gave TV exposure to underground heroes like Tony Hawk and Dave Mirra. Both those stars will be on hand when the X Games (as they were later rechristened) return to Rhode Island, where the original event was held, for Reunion X, a one-night stand at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence featuring current and former X Games medalists — including Hawk, Mirra, Bob Burquist, Fabiola da Silva, Carey Hart, Mat Hoffman, and home-town BMXer Kevin Robinson — plus a performance by stunt-metal faves the Darkness. Reunion X takes place June 26 at the Dunkin’, and tickets are $31.94 to $77.94; call (617) 931-2000.

Hip-Hop Peace and Unity

In a town that’s long been skittish about hip-hop performances, last year’s inaugural Hip Hop Peace and Unity Festival Festival produced by the Roxbury production company and indie-label Inebriated Rhythm drew a peaceful crowd of more than 20,000. This year it’s back — the week before the Democratic National Convention gets to town, the second annual Peace and Unity Festival takes over Government Center outside City Hall with a day-long show featuring performances by KRS-One, Erik Sermon, the Beatnuts, Soulive, and many more. It’ll go down July 17 at 5 p.m., and admission is free. For more information, visit www.hiphopfest.com