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The Frail
The Wretched
You Know What You Are?
March of the Pigs
The Line Begins To Blur
Piggy
Terrible Lie
Burn
Closer
Reptile
The Big Comedown
Gave Up
TDTWWA
Suck
Even Deeper
Wish
Hurt
The Hand That Feeds
Starfuckers Inc.
Head Like A Hole

I fucking LOVED Trent's new buff look! And Aaron kicked ass!
I am totally destroyed!

yesss, i am sooo tired and i am wet with other people's sweat, grossss! anyhow, the set was good, and yes, Trent's new look is fabulous. A. North was fun to watch, very energetic! i love how they ended with and started with old stuff! still...

The Dresden Dolls give me a headache!

The Dresden Dools were fantastic, They're drummer made Jerome look bad!

Apart from that the concert was amazing the lights and sound were fantastic. And i loved the way they mixed Closer and Down In it together, Funky!

The only down side was that it was so hot! My t-shirt is literally sticking on me

Show was great, a good mix of old and new. The new guitarist to the right side of the stage was whack and overly dramatic...BUT if you didnt get to see them now YOU BETTER GO TO BRIXTON IN SUMMER!!!

Excellent show. Much like the Davis, CA setlist, it seems. Burn, TDTWWA, Even Deeper, The Wretched, Reptile, Suck, Big Comedown, we got a lot of the ones the fans wanted to hear. We got all the big ones that drove the crowd nuts. We only got 3 of the new ones. That's fine, save 'em until the three shows I'm attending in Brixton in the summer!

To all those people who say that Aaron is a madman and Jeordie is a statue: you just haven't seen many bands play live, or at least not a variety. Aaron was jumping around for a lot of songs, sure, he was really entertaining, but lead guitarists often showboat. And bass players being stoic is so common it's a cliche: Jeordie moved around more than many I've seen.

I thought Trent was the man to watch. Intense. A smirk now and then. Up to his old tricks of pushing the guitarist around a bit, and it was Aaron that got the sneaky dousing of water tonight. A bit more interesting than during Fragility, maybe? Didn't talk very much at all, though, hardly a muttered phrase.

The Dresden Dolls were great. Very sexy, entertaining, and the poster above is right - superior drumming. The last two songs of their weren't as good, but I liked them a lot. And I liked the puzzled looks on the youngster's faces when they played War Pigs.

It certainly was very hot. Quite a bit of moshing/dancing/shoving on the floor, where I was, but almost all of it good-natured. Didn't stop me from enjoying the gig. Saw plenty of people leave the floor, but didn't notice anyone being carried out or injured.

Just got back after the NIN show and drinks at the Ben Crouch.

What an awesome night! I mean, last night was good, but tonight just pissed all over it. They played an absolutely flawless two hour (as opposed to last night's 80 min set) set consisting on a healthy mixture of new and old songs with a plentiful of fan favourites to keep everyone happy.

I was almost right at the front this time, and the crowd seemed much more friendly. Okay, so the mosh pit had an uncanny ability to follow me around, but everyone was looking out for each other more this time round. The sound quality was far superior this time too... being a music technology student, I'm picky about these thins y'know.

Loads more Fragile songs included (actually, more in favour of the four or so With Teeth tracks they played) and some that totally took me by surprise, such as The Big Comedown (one of my all time favourite NIN tracks), TDTWWA and Reptile, which I don't think they played since Glastonbury 2000.

Even the Dresden Dolls supassed the previous evening and had a more welcome response from the audience, which I felt was well deserved. I also had the pleasure of briefly meeting Amanda earlier in the evening, who was super cool. I may post my signed ticket later for interests sake.

Oh, and Trent hit me on the head with a bottle and I fucking lost it

So all in all, yesterday and tonight may have been a long time coming to the show Trent promised us since the ill fated Lost Weekend, but he certainly delivered in style. Quite simply, you had to have been there!!!

I'm sorry did I just see the same band again? That was so fucking amazing and better than the previous night at the Astoria I think.

Setlist was nigh on perfect, a nice mixture, and plenty of the big hitters to really get the crowd going. I'd already bought a t-shirt the night before but I was so soaked in sweat (I literally got over a pint out of it wringing it out in the street afterwards I had to buy a hoody as well).

But that was just amazing. Nice to see the band really getting into it and finding their feet, and really nice to see Trent trying to stop himself from smirking all the time at the crowd, you could tell he was loving every minute of it.

Right time for me to shower and drink something, I've got a really important job interview tomorrow, but right now I'm on such a high I really couldn't care less if I completely fuck it up.

That was a legendary night. It was MUCH better than last night. it was amazing. you could cut the atmosphere with a knife.
It was another level it was awesome i loved it.
I am tired and soaked with swaet
I arrived at 2 and the queue was fucking huge.
The downer of the night was that the crush for starfuckers was way too much and someone collapsed.
They played reptile which was excellent.
Aarons spit missed me by an inch i was so dissapointed. and i swear trent stared at me.
It was just awesome.

at long fuckin last!! Missed Brixton '99 cos I was in Japan, missed Tokyo 2000 cos I was at the wrong end of Japan, missed the Lost Weekend cos I was still in Japan (& they cancelled anyhow!) & last night cos I couldnt get tickets fast enough! well worth the wait though!! even though I was stuck behind the sound-desk, had a good view of what was going on, wifey had a blast too (she had ticket for Lost weekend, and was pissed they cancelled! haha!!!)
heard the fresno show via bootleg download, and it was good, but this set was fantastic!! very energetic show!!
even dresden dolls were good - first support act i've seen in many a year that were entertaining! i came in as they launched into Sabbath's War Pigs cover, so can't comment about the majority of their set, but they seemed to be well received, all in all, amazing show from the time we entered the astoria to the end of HLAH!!!!
can't wait for July, at Brixton!! anyone get a copy of the 31/3 bootleg, let me know, want a copy!!

Another fantastic night, I thought they were better tonight but that might be cos I stood/danced at the back for most of the night with my g/f this time and actually watched them properly instead of being in the pit the whole night. Also could be because they played less new stuff so the crowd got into it more. When I did go into the pit it seemed a lot more of a crush then last night, but it was definitely a lot cooler tonight in there. Anyway I need to go collapse, fucking awesome, roll on July 4th!

the show tonight kicked last nights ass. i couldnt believe the energy NIN had tonight. i am wiped out! the dresden dolls were...interesting. the drummer is wicked good but all in all they seem more like some sort of cabaret show than a band. after a couple songs i was sick of it. anyway, off to bed

Highlight for me was Gave up and the crowd almost drowning Trent out singing Hurt together. Fantastic

fuckin' yeah! nothing deserved to be changed but the temperature, swet dripping from every drippable part. perfect.

DAMN that was the fucking greatest thing i've seen in a looooong time!
Trent is better than ever, Aaron North ist a maniac and the band just ROCKED
REPTILE & THE BIG COME DOWN is just too good to be true

I'm dead. Destroyed, actually.

I arrived at four at Heathrow all the way from Spain, then ran into some problems to get to the place where we are staying, and couldn't get to the Astoria until 7.45. When we finally went inside, the Dresden Dolls had already played, and NIN came out at 8.15 (extremely early from my Spanish pov). Anyway, great concert, the band was full of energy and they played for more time than I expected. I must be the only one who would have wanted to hear some new songs, but basically it was most of all old stuff, with surprises such as 'suck' or 'wish'. I especially loved 'gave up' and I think one of the highlights was 'hurt': trent playing alone on the stage and the whole crowd singing along.

We were almost at the back, quite comfortable although sometimes we couldn't see properly when a tall guy came in front of us, but the venue was great.

On a personal note, I'd like to say that as much as I loved being able to breathe properly and all, the people were kind of... I don't know, not moving. I mean, I was dancing and singing and jumping and people around me were just standing there. But that must be the English way, I guess.

I'm dead, going to bed now. Now I'll wait for June to arrive.

bleed_together wrote:And i loved the way they mixed Closer and Down In it together

Why do people keep saying this? Are you really that unfamiliar with your NIN material? It's "The Only Time." Sorry to be an asshole, but seriously.

That was just fucking amazing!! Every single second of it was perfect. Firstly, i don't see why everyone is giving the Dresden Dolls such a hard time. Opening for Nine Inch Nails is a feat that in the past only bands like A Perfect Circle and Atari Teenage Riot have pulled off with any success. I guess NIN fans are just a fickle bunch. I thought Dresden Dolls were great! Very entertaining. Good musicians. (Especially the drummer... damn that guy could rock!!) I think the singer had a great voice, and the cover of War Pigs was actually pretty fucking impressive.

But hell, they were nothing in comparison to the reason everyone was there tonight. The set list really was fucking great! Other than a couple of obvious tracks that i guess Trent HAS to play (ie. Starfuckers and Closer) It was perfect. Reptile was sublime! TDTWWA gave me shivers and Hurt was by far the best performance of that song i have ever heard. Also, The Hand That Feeds... damn that song kicks ass live! I loved it anyway but after hearing it performed live, a definate classic in the making! The venue was kick ass too. Not to big, not to small. It was just right. I've seen APC and Ministry there in the past and it is a great venue for bands like that. The sound was flawless too. And other than the one guy at the bar who felt the need to discuss why he doesn't masterbate at the top of his voice, the crowd was great too!

Personally, the only thing that could have made it better was a couple of less obvious choices in the set list, like Sanctified, Eraser, SICNH or AATCHB, but hell, it was fucking amazing and i'm not about to start complaining now!

Great fucking show! See you on July 8th!!

halo eighteen wrote:

bleed_together wrote:And i loved the way they mixed Closer and Down In it together

Why do people keep saying this? Are you really that unfamiliar with your NIN material? It's "The Only Time." Sorry to be an asshole, but seriously.

Fuck, Im too tired to remember, or care

Just got home after a long train journey (my original post was from a little chinese place right next door to the Astoria - which we discovered in our desperate search for a soft drink).

Arrived at the Astoria at 15:10 to find the queue was practically non-existant, so we buggered off to the British museum for a bit and came back at 16:25 to find the queue not much longer than when we left - though lots of people started to arrive after that.

Actually one of my favourite parts of last night was when Trent reassured us when there was a technical difficulty - he sounded so cute when he said "don't worry".

The whole band was really awesome - if they fucked up I sure as hell didn't notice. Trent did all the things I hoped he would, including molesting Aaron during 'You Know What You Are?' and then Jeordie later on, working the mic stand, making suggestive gestures with his tongue... *sighs* so the rabid fangirl in me is very happy right now.

I'm too tired to post all about the concert now (it was sooooooo fucking awesome I could barely walk when I came out - I felt like I'd been fucked hard and well) but I will share this.

After posting from the chinese place, we hung around the venue watching them bring out the gear. I found this strangely fascinating for some reason. Anyway, we saw Leo and that old dude that looks like Ozzy (sorry I forget his name)... at around 23:00 a silver vauxhall people carrier pulled up and the band was ushered inside. First Trent (as I ran towards it), then I saw Aaron get in (by looking through the drivers window... apparently Jeordie got in after that according to my friend who was on the other side of the vehicle... and then the Ozzy look-alike squeezed Jerome right past ME (so I touched him!!!) to get him in the other side next to Aaron in the middle seats (he looked kinda panicky actually) - Trent and Jeordie must have been in the back. Damn those tinted windows!

As the car pulled away I had a really sad fangirl moment and ran after it so that I could run my hand along the windows... not really sure why I did that exactly but it seemed like a good idea at the time.

Much love to Trent, Aaron, Jeordie, Jerome, and Alessandro, and all their support staff for a fantastic night.

These pics suck ass I know, but until someone posts better ones...

FUCKING AWESOME!! I'd never crowdsurfed before, and i did it four times last night!!

I was so hoping they'd bust out Reptile and the Big Comedown so i was happy

Anyone think the guy selling Hanson t-shirts outside opposite the chinese thingy was a bit out of place?
(If anyone saw me, i was with the group standing out there trying to help sell Hanson t-shirts. )

Getting my pictures developed today, four disposable cameras worth, can't wait!!

FablomDomlop wrote:What an awesome night! I mean, last night was good, but tonight just pissed all over it. They played an absolutely flawless two hour (as opposed to last night's 80 min set) set consisting on a healthy mixture of new and old songs with a plentiful of fan favourites to keep everyone happy.

Just for the sake of accuracy, and so all the other gig-goers don't think they got cheated, it wasn't a two-hour show. I scrupulously checked my watch: NIN started between 8:10 and 8:15pm, and finished between 9:45 and 9:50pm (I know! The Astoria doesn't let anything mess with G-A-Y, do they?). So, about 95 minutes. Sorry to nitpick, but that's what people seem to do here.

Reading the other posts I'm super fucking happy that I went to last night's show, since it appears to have shat all over the first night.

The more I've been reflecting on last night's show, the more amazing I believe it was, more amazing than it had any right to be with a largely new band, and only a few shows under their belt. The sound was really good, you could hear Trent's singing fine, instruments balanced, not too loud at all. Lighting appropriate for the small, rough feel of the venue and performance.

It's hard to tell, without having been to the other shows, but I'd like to propose that those at Astoria 31/03/05 may have seen the best show yet. Who will beat us?

Once again, super props to the sweetness that is Aphrodite, without whom this grovelling would not be possible.

Damn that was good. My ears are still ringing. Trent needs to bring the bondage gear and make up back though, in his jeans in T shirt I couldn't help thinking of Bryan Adams;)

The Hanson stuff was because Hanson were playing at LA2 last night. Me and my friends went to join that queue, but by the time we'd walked down to the end we were fairly convinved it wasn't for Nails, if for no other reason then the queue was for LA2 not LA and there was a decided lack of black being worn too

For people wondering why NIN finished so much earlier I'd imagine it was to stop the pouring out of hanson and NIN fans at the same time.

Tchrin wrote:For people wondering why NIN finished so much earlier I'd imagine it was to stop the pouring out of hanson and NIN fans at the same time.

Quite a convergence, really: NIN fans, Hanson fans, and G-A-Y.

Tchrin wrote:The Hanson stuff was because Hanson were playing at LA2 last night. Me and my friends went to join that queue, but by the time we'd walked down to the end we were fairly convinved it wasn't for Nails, if for no other reason then the queue was for LA2 not LA and there was a decided lack of black being worn too

For people wondering why NIN finished so much earlier I'd imagine it was to stop the pouring out of hanson and NIN fans at the same time.

I did the same thing too, I was so fucking embarrassed

Wow. It was almost like Trent had read what we said about the 30th and got it right for the 31st. The set list changed, but they kept in Burn and the other goodies, bringing in Frail and Wretched and - oddly for the "With Teeth" tour, dropping With Teeth. Still, it jarred for me on the 30th, so this is all good.

They even managed to breathe life into Jeordie, I'm sure I saw him move this time!

Photos from the 31st at http://www.gorge.org/images/nin2/ (Please DONT reproduce these photos elsewhere - thanks.)

Now I get a few weeks respite until I go again on the 4th of July...

I'll just add to what everyone else has said: MUCH better than Wednesday. Trent and the rest of the band just seemed to be enjoying themselves so much more. Jordie was jumping around, and I hardly saw him move on Wednesday. Trent was smiling. The sound was also a bit better, I thought.

The set list was great, although I was actually looking forward to hearing With Teeth (the song) again. Was also hoping for Getting Smaller, but I may have been in the minority on that one.

THTF got a massive reaction, which surprised me. Just goes to show that there are still alot of people listening to the radio.

The one downside was that it seemed a lot hotter than Wednesday (which was fucking hot enough in the first place), and there were a few more idiots in the mosh pit.

£16 for a t-shirt, which I though was reasonable compared to most gigs I go to. It's also very comfortable!

Didn't manage to spot any of the ETS crew that I briefly met on Wednesday, which was a shame. Hope you guys all enjoyed it too.

That was two nights of the most amazing performance at a venue I really didn't think NIN would ever play.

Two nights in a row!!!

New songs also sounded good, and I figured that Twiggy always looks ill. One of the original Marilyn Manson, I just think he's like, damned for life.

WOW

I went to the show wednesday night and felt a teensy little bit cheated, it all seemed over in a flash and the set list wasn't too great not enough from the Fragile.

Tonight however just blew me away! Aside from being violated by some guys pelvis (praying it was his pelvis), being stuck behind a hippopotamus and being absolutely soaked to the bone. Tonight was a mixture of some of the most brutal yet heartbreaking music I've heard or seen!

Big thanks to Trent and NIN for one of the highlights of my life!


Oh and the Dresden Dolls ruled!

Hey techiebabe, were you the girl I met on the train to cambridge back?

That was an awesome show, The Dolls alot better than I thought they would be. And NIN did destroy me, i have such a headache...anyway, back to sleep...

Been to 270+ gigs. That was in the top 10.

Fucking perfection.

Fucking awesome gig...
except...

some canadian chicks behind me talking
all through the fucking concert
even through hurt, argh, they ruined an almost perfect gig

techiebabe wrote:Wow. It was almost like Trent had read what we said about the 30th and got it right for the 31st. The set list changed, but they kept in Burn and the other goodies, bringing in Frail and Wretched and - oddly for the "With Teeth" tour, dropping With Teeth. Still, it jarred for me on the 30th, so this is all good.

That's exactly what I thought! It was like, every criticism I'd read on ETS about the other shows - starting with 2 new songs, not playing enough from The Fragile, not playing Reptile, etc etc - was corrected for this show. It was awesome!! I had an absolutely wonderful time, my first NIN show and it truly rocked.

Yep that was fantastic and worth every penny of my largely overpriced ticket! I managed to work my way about 4 rows back from the stage and right in front of Trent! Getting thrown around in the crowd was fantastic and a load of us ended up on a heap on the floor at one point! I got so fucking hot I really did think I was going to pass out at some point! Highlights for me were The Wretched, Burn, The Day The World Went Away and Reptile. Don’t know if he is on here but there was a small guy in front of me and I lifted him up so he could go crowd surfing.....whether he wanted to or not, sorry dude, but you just had to go! I forgot my laminated ETS badge aswell, made such a good job of it! Someone (bizarrely enough) at the end of the night asked where I got my T-Shirt from, I said it was from a link on the NIN Hotline but could not remember exactly what site, well here is the exact link to it;

http://www.goodrock.com/asp/product.asp?product=288

Was there an after show party or meet up? I wanted to go but really was fucked by the end of the show and in some state! Only downer for me was the fact that the fucking fanny selling the T-Shirts inside the Astoria gave me the wrong fucking one and I never noticed until I got up this morning in my hotel room! Wank!!! I am going to the Glasgow show as well but I am really contemplating buying a ticket for the Manchester gig also!

**edit** Just remembered, did I see some fucker over on the right hand (looking towards the stage) side of the stage with a blue lightstick!!!! I am sure as hell I did!

Great show last night the setlist was amzing. They actually played reptile. Heres a link to the photos i took. Check out the TRENTS signatures. was in the apple store today and who's there but TRENT!!! and Jerome. Told me how Jerome had designed the poster and they were pleased with it. Said if you ever need to find him he will be hiding in a apple store. Trent was buying a ipod shuffle. and said he had enjoyed the show the night before. Was too surprised and forgot about taking photos.


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Scoopofthewine wrote:Don’t know if he is on here but there was a small guy in front of me and I lifted him up so he could go crowd surfing.....whether he wanted to or not, sorry dude, but you just had to go!

**edit** Just remembered, did I see some fucker over on the right hand (looking towards the stage) side of the stage with a blue lightstick!!!! I am sure as hell I did!

Yo, was the small guy indian? because that would have been me, first time i ever went crowdsurfing, fucking WICKED, did it three more times after that so cheers!! Yeah and i tried to half jump and grab trent as i came off the crowd but the security guy slapped my hand

oh and... don't know about a lightstick but i found a blue lip balm in my pocket while looking for a lighter... which some random girl promptly stole.

yeah, there was a very tall cyber-goth wannabe with lightsticks on the right hand side. why i will never know. she was right behind me.

and the only thing worse than being extremely tall waving blue lightsticks is having huge falls which further deny any chance of viewing nin for those behind her.

In my opinion the second night was by far the better of the two. A better set list that wasn't just a list of songs, it flowed smoother than the night before. We were upstairs all night as the downstairs experience previously was not good(hotter than a sauna and filled to the gunnells) from wednesday night. Sound was ok except for the lack of clarity in the keyboards when the whole band was going, but that might just be upstairs. And the French guy standing next to me that asked "are nine inch nails good?" was visibly blown away with the performance!! Though I did get a tad miffed when I kept his space when he went to the bar, and came back having been given a guitar pick from some random!!!!! We paid about £500 all in to get us there & back for the two nights and all I get is ear damage! Oh well, life is such...
After seeing them for the first two times ever, I can't wait to see them at the Barras in Glasgow as that has to be the perfect venue to see NIN. The Astoria was like a sardine can with no space whatsoever, and lacking that magic ballroom floor that makes the Barras that bit better a venue. Mind you, we weren't the only Scottish accents in The Astoria. July is too far away...
Oh, anyone know what the "technical problem" was? I was watching Aaron doing his best to injure himself whilst playing, looked over at Geordie and he's got an air guitar and singing, motioning to the stage crew about something (his bass?).

I really don't know what to say....it was so perfect, it really was just PERFECT. Oh my god. I'm still in a haze type thing from last night and there really just aren't any words to express how FANTASTIC it was.
And I was right on the barrier on the stage right. It was just something else...the best gig I've been to ever and I absolutely cannot wait for Brixton.
I still cannot believe it. Wow.

Welllll that was so much better than the first night its untrue. I got a much better spot, front-left of the balconey, directly above the universal ‘VIPs’. *laff*. Dresden dolls were quite cool actually (I am a secret fan now) then we only had to wait like 20-25 minutes till trent came on and played the frail..that immediately told me this set was gonna rock and he did not disappoint. Screamed my way through the wretched, reptile (oh, my, PRECIOUS WHORE) and later the big comedown (either Aaron’s guitar was out of tune, that song needs acoustic, or he just isn’t good enough. Ill give him the benefit of the doubt and say he will get better with time (im sorry, but he fucked up TDTWWWA).

Screamed my way through some other tracks that I cant really remember. If they had played the great below that would have been the icing on the cake. tlbtb sounds very cool..i am more optimistic about the new album. Playing Keyboard cant be that hard *iono*, but Alessandro played his keys flawlessly.
Yea I saw the blue-lightstick person..*laff*

Cant believe trent is nearly 40 and yet can show that kind of energy (I was actually kindda tired at the end..never happened to me before!)
Thx trent, I had a fucking blast. Several people were walking unsteadily after the show , damn I was wired..

last night was the first time i had saw NIN live and what a show they put on, was dissapointed not to hear more of the new material but at the same time as it was my first time and was happy to hear what they played live
i tried
to get a t-shirt with the astoria dates on the back but they had sold out so if anyone has one that is to big (L if possible) let me know and i'll buy it from you

that's the closest i got tot Trent

Firstly, the Dresden Dolls. Menacing keyboard, amazing range of vocals and one very entertaining drummer. Their cover of Faith No More's 'War Pigs' was impressive to say the least. I know a lot of people probably wouldnt be happy with the support act unless Trent himself was supporting NIN, but I think they were a very intersting choice for a support act and complemented NIN well.
The Frail leading into The Wretched - I couldnt have asked for a better opener personally. It sounded an awful lot like it does on 'And all that could have been' but to me, that only goes to show that Trent is on top form.
I'm quite impressed with You know what you are. Considering its new (well, to me anyway) I think it translated well into a live set and only makes me all the more excited about With_Teeth. As with previous shows, the crowd quickly got into the general spirit of things and started singing along.
If anything showed us Trent was back and badder than ever, it was March of the Pigs. Fortunatly, I was just right of centre, so I survived this song. I think it was at this point that it suddenly hit home where I was and who I was seeing because this song sounds fucking awesome live.
Wasnt quite so impressed with The Line Begins to Blur. I think I'll need to hear that on the CD to fully appreciate that one.
Following that was Piggy, then Terrible Lie, then Burn. Interstingly, it seemed from where I was stood, like not too many people knew the words to Burn.
Am I right in thinking that Closer then merged into a Down In It style chorus? I think I might have missed some of the more subtle parts of the show, as my other half informs me this wasnt the only part of the show where Trent did something along those lines.
Reptile was once referred to as Trent as an ugly little track, but fuck it was beautiful last night. I wasn't really expecting to get a track like this played after what was said about the previous night on here. Reptile is probably one of my favourite tracks on TDS so I was pleased.
To be honest, I dont think my boyfriend ever expected to be stood at a NIN gig, let alone one where Trent played The Big Comedown. I think we were spoilt personally.
I think songs like Gave Up really set the scene for the gig last night. It just felt to me like every song that really fucking rocked was played last night. After Gave Up came TDTWWA. Then came Suck. One of my favourite songs by NIN. Again, fucking excellent choice.
Then came Even Deeper, which I recall Trent introducing as one of his favourites at a previous gig. He didnt really say an awful lot to the crowd last night actually. Maybe hes pissed at all the whiny ninnies who moaned about the previous night... Still, one thing he did say, before wish came on (I think) was 'are you ready? go!' and boy, did everyone go It was great seeing everyone going nuts to NIN. Pretty cool to think that all us NIN fans were under one roof together.
Then came the obligatory Hurt. Obviously the bloke in front of me thought it had been written for him, as he started crying. Either that or the sight of the hideous goth girl behind me had gotten the better of him.
I have to say, I was a little dubious about The Hand That Feeds when I first heard it, seemed like Trent had run out of ideas half way through, but it makes a lot more sense live.
I know a lot of you veteran ninnies are tired of starfucker being played at gigs, but I've never seen NIN live before, so for me, he could have played Starfuckers 20 times and nothing else, cos at the end of the day, its NIN, they sold out in 20 minutes and I'm just glad to have a ticket!
The night finished on Head Like a Hole. Without a doubt the best gig I will ever see (unless I get to see more NIN) and possibly one of the best experiences of my life. I feel like I've just taken a cocktail of drugs and am now coming down. Everything seems to be passing by in a blur since last night. The photos my boyfriend took havent turned out too badly, so I'll post them asap.

Anyone else decide to chore a poster on their way in?

Four of them went to me and my friends, if anyone came up to and gave you a 'tip' to grab one and run, that was most probably me or one of my mates. Would have bought one, but those weren't for sale, I really wish i had got a Mel C one though...

Was it just me or did Aaron make like he was gona jump off a stack but then seem to chicken out? Or was i just too gone?

clearly not Hanson's gear...

All I can say is wow! This was my first NIN show and I really was blown away. Some of my highlights were, hearing the new material live particularly TLBTB and THTF. Also, when they played TDTWWA, it sounded beautiful.

Trent really did look just as hot in the flesh! He teased us every now and then by lifting up his shirt a little. I had the best veiw, only stood behind two rows of people and the girls infront of me were really short, so I was happy.

Also at one point someone shouted out to Trent "have a wank!" which I found funny. I'd also like to point out that that was a guy!

As for the Dresden Dolls, they were a lot better live than I imagined them to be. They great chemistry between them onstage. I can see why Trent chose this band.

Overall, absolutely fucking awesome! I'd love to write so much more, but have to go out now.

FYI I took 2 instant camera's worth of pics, dunno how good they'll be, but once they're developed I'll put them online.

feline_ways wrote:Firstly, the Dresden Dolls. Menacing keyboard, amazing range of vocals and one very entertaining drummer. Their cover of Faith No More's 'War Pigs' was impressive to say the least.

AAAAAAAHHHH!!!!

LOL.. I was just thinking that!

Did anyone else think at one point that Dres'ers were about to launch into the Flash Gordon Themetune?

I know i had a brief laugh about it with the people near me, and i swear i heard some bloke shout "Flash!"

tdickin wrote:

feline_ways wrote:Firstly, the Dresden Dolls. Menacing keyboard, amazing range of vocals and one very entertaining drummer. Their cover of Faith No More's 'War Pigs' was impressive to say the least.

AAAAAAAHHHH!!!!

haha, i was thinking the same thing to myself

trentsinmypants wrote:

tdickin wrote:

feline_ways wrote:Firstly, the Dresden Dolls. Menacing keyboard, amazing range of vocals and one very entertaining drummer. Their cover of Faith No More's 'War Pigs' was impressive to say the least.

AAAAAAAHHHH!!!!

haha, i was thinking the same thing to myself

Faith No More's War Pigs? What's next? For a second i thought you were also gonna say that you like Nine Inch Nail's version of Johnny Cash's Hurt...

Sharkey wrote:Hey techiebabe, were you the girl I met on the train to cambridge back?

Fraid not.. I have lots of geek friends in Cambridge, but I'm a London geek I'm afraid.

Female though, which most people don't get, so points for effort

techiebabe wrote:

Sharkey wrote:Hey techiebabe, were you the girl I met on the train to cambridge back?

Fraid not.. I have lots of geek friends in Cambridge, but I'm a London geek I'm afraid.

Female though, which most people don't get, so points for effort

Ummm, how one earth would someone mistake you for a male with that username?

And there are more people who came down frm cambridge? I went in the car, so wouldn't have met people on the train, but it's nice to know there were people from the same city there

ashok_sp wrote:Did anyone else think at one point that Dres'ers were about to launch into the Flash Gordon Themetune?

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen yes *laughs* me and my girl friend were laughing about that. I liked two of their songs, but the drumming was too loud for me... maybe at a lower volume I might be able to get into them better.

Hey Hey HEy! Went to both the shows but because of some totally uninvited guests (you know what/who you are) I didn't get much time on the internet to post here so I will just say the first night was amazing (Levi those are MY pics btw) but last night kicked it's ass three ways from Sunday. First as this is a journal I would like to extend my thanks and love to some truly awesome people from these humble boards and IRC.

Acid Pits totally rips off Enemy Airship and types in BOLD for a heading about cool people he met

azure - gets first mention for totally putting up with my shit (and the fucking dreadful journey to my little habitat) Dude you totally rock and I love you for all the help you have given despite me being a tard.

Saturnine - FUCK YOU SATURNINE! Thanks for keeping my brain totally flowing with randomness for hours on end and thanks for your hard work, even though nin fans suck balls.

mascotte - WHO LET THE DOGS OUT!? Thanks for being a French Canadian, I didnt say goodbye properly to you roomie so "Goodbye mate and take care!" you should have entered the Know The Score comp too, that was some good (i'd give it 2 k's!) piano tinkering.

wix - mate you are the most male of my ets buds. I liked your Sergeant Pepper friend, he was out of place good for him. ahQueen Latifaaa! lolz0r.

ememyairship - holy crap, the most laid back guy I have met, you were a great laugh too and a great graphic designer, i enjoyed our dicussion on the finer points of torn up sticker graphics and nin's marquee tool bollox, what shite!

spiralhate - one of the nicest people i didnt know before. this guy is awesome with a capital AWE. I really want to meet this guy again

Perchee - no YOU are da man! I thought wix was tall! I totally had op privalages when I was in that queue wednesday.

silktwistedagger - ha! you know I love you baby! I totally need to spend some more time with you next time... and next time buy me some fucking pizza too! thanks for the tooth rotting sweeties though, i nearly went into the gig Without Teeth! hehe I make a joke

shotgunduchess - Imagine the cutest thing you ever did sawed and mulitply that by ten trillion, bajillionz.

and there were loads of other etsers, lurkers and others I met in passing on both dates but didnt get to speak to, maybe next time clarts.

and a big special thank you goes to melvin who I imagine does not read these boards but gave me many hours of amusement with his drunken antics, hatred of the police and his spectacular queue organisation skills. If I ever become a homeless drunk, I hope I am melvin.

The amount of people who were interested at what the hell this queue was doing outside this tiny nightclub at the early hours of the morning was staggering. As were the Hanson fans. I think they were drunk on mmmbop.


The Dresden Dolls
They were amazing. I have never heard any of their stuff before but I was pleasantly surprised after all the slagging off I had read. The female vocalist/keyboards was astounding, she has a totally sexy singing voice and some fucking gorgeous hoop stockings! The drummer... now he was soemthing else, the whole mime act added to flawless drumming was completely mesmerising. The second night really showed what this pair were made of as they seemed much more confident and relaxed with the audience. War Pigs hoorah! Clapping to the hi-hat along was the order of the day. I fell completely and utterly in love with this duo and expect some great things in the future.

the main event (the) Nine Inch Nails
Is it just me or is Trent looking like he's actually enjoying himself? He looks happy, he looks like he knows how great he is and rightly so. After the first night that was Fresno revisited I was hoping for something a little different in the setlist, less new stuff in fact, I had my fill the night before (I know I'm selfish but fuck you). My whining was answered. There we had a hybrid of previous shows mixed together and packaged in one spectacular act that I will never forget for the rest of my life. Playing little of the new album, Trent and a highly polished new live crew stormed through a setlist of classics the like of which I thought I would never hear with mine own ears. Highlights for me included The Big Comedown, The Day The World Went Away, Even Deeper, Burn and Reptile. Top stuff. Despite a technical difficulty during the end of Wish we were reassured by Trent that "everything was going to be okay" and then the night continued with more fucking spectacular songs. Of the performing, when Trent said he was going to destroy you I think he was referring to a Security Guard and Leo Herrera. Aaron North managed to kick the shit out of one of the massive speakers on the right side of the stage and sent it tumbling into the area in front of the barriers, narrowly missing a security guard and in one other incident it looked as if Leo might have also been a casualty (although aftershow hugs from a crazy nin fan proved he was okay). Holy shit it was fantastic, it was energetic and it seemed totally fresh. I dont think I can watch the plodding AATCHB again... can't wait to see what Rob has in store for us in the future either.

Great people, great support, greatest show on earth, SHIT BEER!

Now for the bigger July shows... see you guys there

Last night was really amazing. They sounded brilliant, and they played TDTWWA and Reptile which just made my night. I was in the second row from the barrier and I'm in so much pain right now, but it was worth it.
I got a guitar pick from one of the security guards, I saw him take it from the middle of the stage and it's red, so I think it's Trent's..

Everything's been said really, by everyone else.


The people I met from ETS were so nice (I'm the lurker-type person with the bright yellow jacket) special thank you to azure for the camera!

the second astoria show was outstanding. more songs from the downward spiral and the fragile. i can't get enough of the new version of burn. and the frail/wretched opening is so fucking good. between the 2 astoria shows, i think they played everything from last week's 3 u.s. shows except no, you don't and getting smaller. it would have been cool to see them play getting smaller again or at least 1 song they haven't recently played, but i can't complain. they nailed the setlist and had great energy. did you notice when aaron fell into trent? trent kicked him back. he looked pissed.

trent was wearing a green shirt, not black. after the first few songs, it looked black because it was drenched.

the band's instruments are taking less of a beating this time around. aaron thrashed his guitar last night, and other guitars have been thrown around here and there. aaron and jerome also wrecked the drum kit at the end of the last show, but aside from water damage, the keyboards have been spared for the most part. my guess is that, as the tour goes on, we will see a lot more destruction on stage. can't wait for the next round of concerts.

thanks to witte, saturnine, gary numan and everyone else i met in london. it was a great time.

-tj

The Dresden Dolls were great, they really won me over. Their drummer was very entertaining, and the singer had a nice voice. The audience responded pretty positively to them, especailly Brian, with people chanting 'BRIAN.... BRIAN... BRIAN'. They only played 6 or so songs, um:

Good day
Gravity
Coin operated boy
War pigs
Half jack
Girl anacronism

(Found list from Dresden Dolls website, I went and checked it out after I liked them.)

For me Coin Operated Boy was the highlight.


Then there was a gap of maybe twenty of so minutes between The Dresden Dolls and NIN. At the end of one the songs they played to fill the time, a sound like the one on the With_Teeth trailor started to play. And I was like 'NINNNNN'. Then the band came on, with Trent comming on last. And their set opened with The Frail (one of my favourites), of course leading into The Wretched. Sure the crowd started moving in The Wretched, but not that much, everyone seemed pretty relaxed. As some other posts have said, the moshing that there was was all good natured.

For me some of the highlights were March of the Pigs, Burn, Gave up, and Wish. I remember in Gave Up the lights were really cool or something, and it just sounded so good. And of course the 'Fist Fuck' line in Wish where everyone raises their fists into the air.

Hurt was so beautiful live. With the lights just on Trent, and the rest of the band silent. The crowd sang along to every word...

After their last song (Head like a Hole) the loud guitar-ish/static-ish sound kept playing nice and loud, and the lights flashed on and off over and over for about a minute. Then it went dark and silent, and bam, concert over.

The ligthing was really great throughout, eventhough a lot of the time it was nice and simple.

Edit: I forgot to mention. It was amazing, and by far the best gig i've ever been to.

ashok_sp wrote:Did anyone else think at one point that Dres'ers were about to launch into the Flash Gordon Themetune?

I know i had a brief laugh about it with the people near me, and i swear i heard some bloke shout "Flash!"

Haha, that was me shouting ;P
I thought I'd convince them to actually play Flash

I agree that everything about the second night was better. The dresden dolls were much better on the second night for me I had a laugh , becuase i knew what to expect. As soon as the opening music started i knew it was going to be fun. especially when the crowd began to know the words. everyone around me was having fun listening to them and singing. COIN OPERATED BOY I CANT EVEN FUCK HIM IN THE ASS and ITS BEEN SUCH A LOVELY DAY. the fact that most of the crowd had been there the night before made me laugh aswell.

noname wrote:Last night was really amazing. They sounded brilliant, and they played TDTWWA and Reptile which just made my night. I was in the second row from the barrier and I'm in so much pain right now, but it was worth it.
I got a guitar pick from one of the security guards, I saw him take it from the middle of the stage and it's red, so I think it's Trent's..

Everything's been said really, by everyone else.


The people I met from ETS were so nice (I'm the lurker-type person with the bright yellow jacket) special thank you to azure for the camera!

Oh yea, i remember talking to you - I wouldnt have remembered if your friend had actually GIVEN ME A BEER though! hahaha. I'm a silly drunk.

Ha, I think he gave his last one to some random homeless guy instead!

FUCKIN QUALITY!

cant be botherd to tlk about Dresdon Dolls.

NIN were amazing

end

Simply put, these two Astoria shows were the best gigs in my life. The second night was even better then the first.
Starting with The Frail/The Wretched: I got goosebumps all over!!!
Everything was great, the Dresden Dolls were very good, which caught me by surprise.
Aaron scared the shit out of me, the first night when he smashed his guitar on the monitor, some pieces flew to the first row, I thought someone could have got some injuries from that.
Everything was ok I guess. Reznor has to keep him under control ahah!
Thanks to all the ETS members I met before and after the shows, perchee ( my roommate at that shitty place), azure (very sweet and nice girl, I have to say), mascotte ( you crazy canadian, asking the autograph to the THTF video guy who looks like Ozzy, that was HILARIOUS to see, ahah good job!),silktwistedagger ( who held on like a soldier at the front row) and of course, saturnine and acid pits ( you sir, are an extremely cool guy, and I'm glad I had the chance to chat with you!)
Thank you all for a wonderful experience I will never forget!
Cheers!!

both nights were f**n great, dresden dolls rules! i just cant wait the brixton shows! (but first i will go to vienna as well)

but ... i think i missed charlie+robin+danny

For what they're worth, my balcony pics:

http://www.danieltuffen.com/images/Gigs ... %20London/

Fantastic gig that was! Finally back and settled in my home town now. London was really nice for me, had a good wander around with my fiancée. We uhh got lost a little finding the astoria that evening so missed half the Dresden Dolls' set. Good tho.

NIN were fantastic and I am suprised at how quickly the time went! I feel cheated heh, I need more. Really cool set, nice to see cornstarch go bye-bye, Aaron ripped shit up and imo he's a top-notch guitarist and performer, the whole band seemed very good although Jeordie looked a little tired at times. Trent looked really happy and that was great to see. I wish I could have heard more new songs but what I did hear blew me away. Loved You Know What You Are? Insane drumming there. Closer's breakdown and the shouting of previously whispered lyrics was really cool. Nice to see Trent even taking his voice out of hiding on older tracks. Overall really great show that I can't shut up about

I can't say much for the sound at the astoria, but god for bid, that was one hell of a rock show. the band sounds great, Jeordie doesnt seem to be aging as well as Trent, but not all of us are that lucky!

BEFORE:

Apparently I forgot to tell everyone on the uknintour mailing list that we were meeting at the venue at midday (but that's not really my fault, it's Mark's, I wasn't online, I left him in charge) as I had more than one person tell me no one was at Waterloo at 11:30. Oops. Sorry about that.

The collective posse of Owen, myself, Danni and Phillipe arrived outside the Astoria after a very expensive taxi cab ride to find that a few buggers had learnt from their mistake the night before and managed to get there before us (but not before the people who had arrived first the day before and had subsequently arrived at 4 friggin' am!). But the atmosphere was pretty jovial, and everyone swapped information about where the best toilets were (Virgin Megastore), that there were Hanson fans queuing at the Mean Fiddler around the corner (and had been since 12am), how awesomely cheap the sandwich shop across the road was (may the large poster of 75p tomato soup haunt me in my dreams), how space blankets were on sale just down the road for 2 whole pounds and how hilarious it was that Hanson were playing on the same night as NIN.

Time passed quite similar to the night before, with much discussion and jokes and wandering around the immediate areas of Oxford Street/Soho/Chinatown. Eating food, fending off Melvin, watching the queue grow longer and longer. Hanging out with the people at the front of the queue was great fun, to the point where I almost wished it wouldn't end. Wix arrived at one point to hand over my ticket, complete with a Libertine loving friend in a marching band coat, then he fucked off again with said friend (plus others) in tow.

As with the night before, the venue decided to open their doors an hour earlier than usual, just because of the amount of people that were already queuing to go in. Unfortunately a lot of the fans, no names mentioned, weren't blessed with the ability to clear up their own crap, and litter was scuttling around the road; people were getting in the way of the regular stream of traffic (which involved two urgent blood deliveries and a truckload of explosives at one point), the temporary barriers were being pushed into the road and there were dangers of the Hanson queue overlapping with the Nine Inch Nails queue. So the doors were due to open at 6pm.

DRESDEN DOLLS:

This was the night that they warmed to the crowd. Same set, but after the positive reaction that they received the night before (i.e. no twats telling her to get her tits out and being cheered for just as much as any successful support band), Amanda in particular spoke to the crowd more, asking us how many of us were here the night before, and if we knew the song (they covered Black Sabbath's War Pigs with an alarmingly encompassing sound) and agreed with the message we should sing along. It seems as if they were expecting the clichéd NIN audience, and instead had realised that we weren't all empty-headed assholes with a desire for noise and black eye-liner. Once they made that realisation, it was all downhill from there. They really are larger than life: one of the problems that female musicians face is that a lot of the crowd won't take you seriously, and indeed some Nine Inch Nails fans are still stuck in the dark ages, claiming in their shitty little reviews of the Astoria gigs that they didn't like The Dresden Dolls because she sung about her vagina (although, funnily enough, I didn't notice any songs about vaginas, just complex, well written stories set to melody and percussion). But they both defeat expectations, both of gender, music and stage presence. No one would expect what the Dresden Dolls deliver live, especially when it comes to songs like “Girl Anachronism” and “Half Jack”. I went into seeing them with doubts. I came out wishing that they'd get a producer that could capture their live sound better, and making the promise to listen to their music a second time over. They are wonderful, engrossing, expressive musicians, and if you don't agree, as I said above, you can fuck right off. I wish the best of luck to them on this tour, because they deserve every moment in that supporting slot.

NIN:

This was THE BEST NIGHT OF MY LIFE. Owen and I exiled ourselves to the balcony this time, just sick and tired of the behaviour of certain fans outside the venue. We managed to get a center table, and set ourselves up for the night ahead of us. I lost the t-shirt that he bought for me though, which I didn't realise had happened until we were on the train home. That was a bit shit, but who doesn't lose things at concerts? We also happened to be right behind Rob Sheridan, who had a camera set up in the center of the VIP section to record the whole show.

So who didn't die when they opened with The Frail/The Wretched? I know I did, The Fragile is my favorite album. The highlight of the night though, the one that still gives me goosebumps when I think about it, the one that makes me hope someone bootlegged it, was when they cranked out Reptile and The Big Come Down in succession. Aaron North made me GROWL with pleasure as he picked out the riffs, the drum beats were perfect, and Trent's voice just made me squirm (much like when he sang The Line Begins to Blur earlier in the night – that song is undoubtedly one of the strongest tracks on the new album). It was absolutely gorgeous, the kind of live music that keeps the fans coming back, the kind of combination that makes me descend into an unintelligible mess of AWESOME's and FANTASTIC's. Clarity is hard to find when you're seeing a band in a concert setting, but those two songs were perfectly matched, perfectly executed, perfectly received. At that point, Nine Inch Nails were at their best as a collective band. The rest of it was just sounded like a warm up, and it went on from there.

The night quickly came to a close, with us in the audience hitting a frenzy during Hurt, and Trent trying to catch us out by singing the lyrics a little different to how we were used to them. No encore, but that's the pattern for the rest of the tour: in, deliver, out. Quick, clean and good. Can't really complain about that kind of performance when you're getting a good nineteen songs in each set. I hate encores anyway, it's endless fucking about. The picks, set lists, drumsticks and water bottles had been thrown out, and the sweaty, gross audience made their way back out to the streets of London, presumably to buy those bad bootleg t-shirts that were laid out on the street, because by the time I had left, the majority of them were all gone.

We all hung around for half an hour or so, hoping for the band to come out and sign autographs, but all that happened was my molesting of Leo (I LOVE YOU LEO LET'S HAVE BABIES) in the back alley behind the building, a protracted amount of time watching the tour crew winch equipment down from the converted first floor (as opposed to ground floor) window, the discovery that NIN were playing cd:uk, and then the MAFIA like whisking away of the band into great silver SUV's using Jerome coming from a different door as attention bait. They didn't sign anything, but the night was long and the alley smelled of eau-de-blocked-drain, especially with Melvin hanging around, so who could blame them.

Oh, and we missed our train, thus creating yet another large taxi fare, but I slept really well that night.

First night's account here!

Second night antics.

Woke up feeling like I hadn't really slept much, and was stupidly excited at the prospects of doing it all over again. This where apologies now must be made. I got a little over-zealous about my extreme need to be at the barrier and was getting a little upset at the length of time a bus was taking in coming by. It is British Public Transport, what the hell did I really expect? Thank God it did, cause little miss over emotional here, went and forgot her fucking ticket, didn't she?! So back off to Owen's we went, picked up a ticket and then I decided that enough time had been wasted so I paid for us all to get a cab into London. Thank you, Mr Tax man, for the Rebate. People were already in the queue, one of them since 4am!! That didn't beat the Hanson fans, two of them had been outside the MF since midnight. (Does that make them more hardcore than us, or more stupid?)

After temporarily misplacing all my cash/cards/ID. Shreena (Silktwisteddagger)takes me an a two hour jaunt around London in a monoploy board style tour, where we just casualy bump into Graham Norton. So Cool. That was definitely a lot of fun. It was ace to meet you, you know where to get cool sweeties!!!

THE DOLLS
After getting on to the barrier again, Brian comes out and takes the piss out of the speed we just shot across the venue for our prime barrier positions, posed for some photographs, signs some stuff, high fives me and is Just generally AWESOME. Next time we see him, hes all made up, and back skillfully beating the shit out of his drum kit. Amanda is alot more talkative tonight, and together, they put on another excellent show. There is just something so inticing about them both. She is beautiful and strong with some voice on her. Brian is an amazing drummer and just a damn decent fellow.

NINE INCH NAILS
Well if i thought yesterday was fantastic, to paraphrase Trent, that show pissed all over the first and kicked it out the door!!!!
Less new tracks, which meant that the crowd momentum never really let up.They played the new, improved "Burn" again which rocked! I think I nearly died when the Intro the "Reptile" started. Spiralhate and I nearly took off, NASA rocket style, we were so excited. Utterly out of this earth.
With shreena rocking to the side off me and philippe right behind (perfect view, right over the top of my head), I was so happy!
The whole thing just didn't stop, it was unbelieveable. I cannot, cannot believe it. I know that this review is not being very technical, but just writing it has gotten me all hyper and I can't now think straight. Sorry!

AFTERWARDS
pissed soaked alley. Melvin. FANTASTIC PIZZA. Great.
Thats not sarcasm.

I had two fellow glasweigan friends fly down for the second day, which I only got time to speak to at all, once we had all adjourned to aformentioned alleyway.

Roll on July. I can't wait

Well I just got off the plane and have been waiting to type this all week so here goes. I just wanted to say it was really cool meeting some of you guys, like Wix and Saturnine. I wish I could have talked to you a bit more, but I'm not so sure you guys would want me to. I managed to catch both shows which were amazing, although I'd say I did prefer this one. After the show I got a chance to speak with The Dresden Dolls which was pretty neat. I also wandered around back and watched as they loaded up all the equipment, and I thought I recognized one of the guys helping out so I worked up the courage to go over, and request a picture.





So meeting Leo was definitely a highlight. Well thanks again to everyone I met!

clover13 wrote:that's the closest i got tot Trent

and I was right next to you....

great nights... great performances...
and I never thought I could cope stayng in the 2nd row for all the time!!!

The_Once_Ler wrote:]So meeting Leo was definitely a highlight.

It was my highlight of the two days. I totally molested him. It was great to meet you too TheOnceLer.

Utterly utterly fantastic - until thursday i suspected NIN weren't real. but oh dear god

utterly fantastic meeting all the ETS people - Sat did a fantastic job - we all meet again soon - wish the foreign travellers could come to the july shows with us!

YAY!

menikmati wrote:Great show last night the setlist was amzing. They actually played reptile. Heres a link to the photos i took. Check out the TRENTS signatures. was in the apple store today and who's there but TRENT!!! and Jerome. Told me how Jerome had designed the poster and they were pleased with it. Said if you ever need to find him he will be hiding in a apple store. Trent was buying a ipod shuffle. and said he had enjoyed the show the night before. Was too surprised and forgot about taking photos.


Photos

Cool pics!

I'm one of the guys you met who were staying in the Travellodge (I was the one with the big coat and black dreads).

g wrote: I'm one of the guys you met who were staying in the Travellodge (I was the one with the big coat and black dreads).

what travellodge were you stayin in i was at the one in kings cross

g wrote:

menikmati wrote:Great show last night the setlist was amzing. They actually played reptile. Heres a link to the photos i took. Check out the TRENTS signatures. was in the apple store today and who's there but TRENT!!! and Jerome. Told me how Jerome had designed the poster and they were pleased with it. Said if you ever need to find him he will be hiding in a apple store. Trent was buying a ipod shuffle. and said he had enjoyed the show the night before. Was too surprised and forgot about taking photos.


Photos

Cool pics!

I'm one of the guys you met who were staying in the Travellodge (I was the one with the big coat and black dreads).

amazing shwo. Still can't believe i actuall got to met Trent Reznor. I'm looking foward to the july shows even more now.

scotty79 wrote:

g wrote: I'm one of the guys you met who were staying in the Travellodge (I was the one with the big coat and black dreads).

what travellodge were you stayin in i was at the one in kings cross

not sure what the name of the traveloadge was but it was abot 2 minutes walk from the astoria. Theres was a good group of NIN fans who sat in the bar chatting about the show on thursday night

finally found the time to write this up.....as soon as i got back from london i went through a whirlwind of graduation parties and weddings, and today i secured a future job in a new clinic.....

Background:

i was one of the lucky people who got a ticket when that extra bundle of tix went on sale a couple of weeks ago....this was my first time to visit london....so i prepared for some blitzkrieg-tourism....i paid an extra 30 euros for a plane ticket that would permit me to stay an extra day....

anyways, i saw buckingham palace, hyde park, parliament square, downing street, trafalgar square, british museum, national gallery, south bank, tate modern, st. paul's cathedral, tower bridge, covent garden area, picadilly circus and soho area.....all on foot and underground. now i have huge blisters under my feet..... and i still haven't had a chance to rest from all that walking and the Nine Inch Nails concert!

Astoria, March 31st:

at first, i'd planned to go to the ETS rendezvous at the waterloo clock, but i was at the tate modern, so i decided to put that off and see if i could recognize someone directly at the venue. then, since i knew i had to wait until 7 to pick up my ticket at the box office i figured i was going to end up at the end of the queue anyways....so i eventually put off going to the astoria until 6. and this is the part i feel kinda guilty about: about 5 minutes after i got to the venue, the doors were opened both to the people in the huge queue and to us people who did not receive the ticket by mail....i was fifth in line....which means i basically did not wait at all and was one of the first people to go in. so when i heard people had been waiting since 4 a.m. and i had gotten in as soon as i arrived to the venue i kinda felt bad for them....of course that made up for the shipping and handling seetickets refused to refund me, the greedy pigs....they blatantly stole my money on that move.

after checking my things in the coatroom, i walked into the club....there was already a thin layer of people standing eagerly in front of the stage...i was too tired from walking all over london so i went to buy a tshirt and then headed to the bar for a gin tonic....of course i got ripped-off for the drink....the 3.60 was fine, but they gave me a tiny ass cup.

i went back in and realized that there was a small raised level in front of the sound engineering mixer section. there were people sitting there already.... luckily, i found a spot dead center....i was incredibly happy with my position. center, a step higher to see over the heads jumping in the moshpit, and in front of the sound engineers (hey, they mix the instruments so that everything sounds perfect to them, from where they're standing....so there's no better place to hear things right at a concert).

i met a couple that had driven all the way from south wales, pat and scott, who were nice enough to keep my spot while i went to the bathroom (black guy in there did everything he could for a tip, squeezing the soap into my hands, turning on the water, handing me the paper towels, dousing me with pleasantries...it made me feel pretty fuckin wierd, but i dropped whatever spare change i had into his plate).....shortly after i got back to my spot with a beer, the dresden dolls came on.

the dresden dolls:

i had no idea what i was going to see when these two musicians went on stage....i was in milan a month ago when they played at the transilvania but unfortunately did not manage to go see them....i hadn't even tried to download their songs to see what i was going to happen pre-NIN.

honestly, i was quite surprised.....and found their short liveset pleasant and highly entertaining....and it seemed to me that the crowd found them quite enjoyable as well, so i was kinda perplexed to see so many people with negative remarks regarding this band. these two musicians are very talented....their act put even more energy into their music...i loved the quirky silentmovie-type movements....and the drummer/mime was a total badass.....there were times where it seemed like he improvised extra beats within his variating patterns, and it turned into quite a display of his skills.....(at one point during the NIN concert i remember thinking that this guy had outplayed jerome dillon....but of course it's not jerome's fault many NIN drum patterns are constant and not often complex). the girl had a great voice....her ability to interchange singing styles within the same phrases so as to get a chorus effect impressed me.....her piano playing came off nice and clean. they played without a metronome in their ears, so for them to have played so well with all the variations in their songs it was quite easy to realize that they have their shit together.

and i can't deny that i really liked how they were dressed too....fit the part very well.... i have to say that i find singers who perform in thigh-high stockings and garter belts inevitably sexy. even more so if they actually know what they're doing.....

the highlight for me was coin operated boy.....it was the first time in my life i laughed at the lyrics to a song being performed....."i can even fuck him in the ass"

i caught onto the writing on the keyboard "kurtweill" assuming it was a play of words.....being a bit fond on synths, i couldn't help but think of the kurzweil synth....i thought maybe she used the famous brand name as a way to pay an homage to someone.....well check this out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Weill .....very fitting.

nine inch nails:

this was one hell of a concert.
this was my 5th time to see NIN, and besides my first NIN concert in '94, this is easily the second best NIN concert experience of my life.

the setlist was excellent, though i did have hopes they'd play something unusual.....but i'd never heard TDTWWA and Burn live before, so that was good enough! i did expect more new songs, but we only got 3.....i'm sure i'll hear more this summer.

i saw the second date of the fragility tour in 99, and in that concert (even with all the old bandmates) i had the feeling they were kinda cold and outta shape.....but this was not the case last thursday....nine inch nails was on fire, on key, simply perfect. sure there were some tiny execution errors here and there, but the atmosphere and the flow was an example of how all concerts should be. and i have to confirm that trent reznor now has a much better singing voice.....i have never heard him sing so well before. even when he mixed up verses and improvised, it did not interfere with the smoothness of the performance....

i had goosebumps all through the show. the warmth in that tiny venue was simply awesome.

for NIN to start the show with the "frail/wretched" combo was quite unexpected for me....but it was a great way to build things up from the start. "you know what you are" kicks major ass live, the electro beats in it are incredible and (though i hate retroactive comparisons) a bit reminiscent of the TDS era. "the line begins to blur" actually sounded better live to me....the new version of "burn" was very interesting, but i had the feeling the crowd wasn't very much into it and that the band kinda cooled off during this piece unfortunately. i could write something for every song, but to me the climax of the concert was "wish".....the whole crowd went nuts and i think it was during this song that the flowing masses in the mosh pit collapsed.....and all the fists in the air were quite picturesque! even starfuckers, inc. sounded cool, though i still can't understand why that song gets chosen over other gems that never get played....

trent was very much in shape. aaron really is great to watch with those big rock'n'roll leaps and crazy guitar mishandling. jerome looked like he was shooting a U2 video with the light shining on his face and the wind blowing in his hair (i seriously cracked up when i saw that....it just seemed like misplaced imagery), but he played well. alessandro sounded quite capable at handling the modular synths, but unfortunately he was almost always in the dark. jeordie is the only one that kinda bugged me....i swear there were moments where he seemed bored.

anyways, this concert alone was worth every cent i spent to fly over to london. if i'd missed out on this gig, i'd be dying of envy.

After the concert:

as they made us leave the club i headed for the merch window to buy a dresden dolls cd....after a few minutes of pushing and shoving and getting nowhere closer to the guy selling the stuff i decided i'll buy their album via internet.....stepping out of the crowd i ran into a couple of guys talking in italian, which was a good surprise because i'd been wondering all day if there were going to be any other italians at the show.....well, it turned out that they were friends of alessandro and had grown up with him in Forli'....i obviously asked them where the afterparty was going to be, and when they told me it was upstairs i was like "help a brotha out!".....they promptly told me "sorry, VIP pass only...." as if i didn't know......

2 steps later, i ran into a fascinating parisian girl enrolling newcomers to the dresden dolls mailing list..............

once outside, i headed for the back of the venue in hopes of catching a glimpse of something interesting.....there i met another group of italians (from Milan and Genoa)....the girl confessed that she'd come for the 31st but that she'd seen the concert from the night before for free because she'd ran into a record label rep who was handing out free tickets....fucking incredible. lucky her. i noticed crew members were joking around saying "hey, are hanson inside partying with nine inch nails?"

i then ran into a group of ETSers and finally met a few of you, which was cool since i otherwise only know you by what you write....now i actually have seen the faces behind the text...........i witnessed saturnine molesting leo also, there was a girl in that group that had the most beautiful transparent eyes....

i then made my way towards the tottenham court road station, but as soon as i came up to the entrance of the astoria a bunch of people started to pour out of the door....including alessandro's friends......so i knew then and there that the afterparty was already over....since the night before i'd been told that trent had snuck out of the front, i eagerly waited......after a bit, i realized that people were lining up to get into the astoria for g-a-y night, and there was no way the band was going to come out of the front with all these people there......i made my way back behind the club and saw that there were some minivans waiting.....so i went to the door they'd been bringing equipment out of......about thirty seconds later jeordie opened the door and took a step and had a "oh what the fuck do i do now" face on him.....it was hilarious.....it would've made for an awesome picture. i realized there was no way they were going to autograph anything or chit chat at all.....he then ran into the minivan.....aaron came out next with nonchalance and followed right behind jeordie....next was alessandro......and then finally trent came out, with a guerilla-type cap covering his eyes and just rushed right into the door the bodyguard was holding open. he was just 10 inches away from me when he came out, so i had to fight off any immature fanboy impulse to pat him on the shoulder or whatever....and the cap over his eyes was a clear sign that he was avoiding contact....but the italian girl next to me didn't resist and she started squealing "oh my god i touched trent oh my god oh my god".....i swear it was hilarious!

after NIN left in their little convoy, i headed home. entirely satiated.

i need to annex a note to all of this:

did anyone else notice that when he sang "the wretched" he changed the lyrics to "the clouds will part and the ground cracks open and satan himself will reach his fucking arm through just to hold you down..."?

madmarte wrote: once outside, i headed for the back of the venue in hopes of catching a glimpse of something interesting.....there i met another group of italians (from Milan and Genoa)....the girl confessed that she'd come for the 31st but that she'd seen the concert from the night before for free because she'd ran into a record label rep who was handing out free tickets....fucking incredible. lucky her. i noticed crew members were joking around saying "hey, are hanson inside partying with nine inch nails?"

that's me

and I was also lucky enough to see the band hopping on a van... I greeted alessandro (hey, he's Italian anf playng in such a great band, it makes me soooo proud of him! ) and.... touched Trent Reznor himself on the arm. well, I kind of, like, caressed him... wanted to stop him just to say "thank you" but he looked so tired that I didn't want to upset him or bother him... It was enough for me having a load of emotions such as seeing him perform twice in 2 days! and most of all once for free...

MaggieBear from BSF has some of the best pics from London, worth the trip to the web site. Enjoy
http://maggiebear.com/astoria/index.html

scotty79 wrote:

g wrote: I'm one of the guys you met who were staying in the Travellodge (I was the one with the big coat and black dreads).

what travellodge were you stayin in i was at the one in kings cross

Thats the one that i stayed at.

One week later.......................

30/3: I stood on the second row near Trent and Aaron. Very intensive and wet.

31/3: On the balcony; very impressive and emotional (NIN played some of mine favourite songs like Reptile, Even deeper, The Big Come Down).

I'm very happy that I was part of it. Two different great shows in two days.
It was nice to meet some ETS people.

Now a break for me till Berlin, Paris, Nijmegen and Brixton.

Hey

please all check out my review @ http://www.rockreview.co.uk .

tell me what you think!

thanks!

Rufas

Great review mate - but 2 mistakes. I think London Arena has closed now, which is a shame as one the 2 occasions I saw gigs there (Saw the Chili Peppers in 2002 and 2003) it was ace.

Also, NIN played 2 nights in Brixton on the Fragility tour - I saw them Dec 1st 1999.

Does anybody got the setlist of the music played before the concert started?

Sorry, I did no research, so maybe this question is not new.

Meh, my bad, maybe the London Arena just isn't doing concerts? I dont remember it shutting. As in Docklands? I guess i havnt seen a gig there in a while (thank god) but they still do stupid Disney on Ice things . . .

witte wrote:Does anybody got the setlist of the music played before the concert started?

Sorry, I did no research, so maybe this question is not new.

I'm not sure about most of it, but I know that they played Persuasion and Hot on The Heels of Love from Mutant TG, if that's any help. I would really like to know if anyone was crazy enough to get that playlist too. A lot of the music played was pretty similar to what he played on the Radio One Rock Show.

I really want to know what was played before the shows most of the music sounded excellent.
trent definetly chose it.
That throbbing gristle sounds really intresting im going to have to buy that mutant tg.

it'd be cool to know...........but i don't honestly recall what was played.......i was mostly blankly staring at the stage in a daze of anticipation.......

'Darklands' by The Jesus & Mary Chain and 'Disorder' by Joy Division were definitely played both nights.
I remember thinking "I wonder if Trent chose these tracks?"

Saul Williams and LCD Soundsystem (if you havent guessed by now, Trent loves them) were definitely played too. Great stuff. what was the long rambling thing before the show? It was some guy talking about shit I wasnt paying attention to. I think some bodily functions may have been mentioned.

i have low-res video of "march of the pigs" from the second astoria show. i was 3 people back from the barricade between trent and aaron. the footage is shitty quality and really jerky, but still cool. can't send it to everyone so i am looking for someone to pm me who can host it so others can also see it. i will post a link to it when it's ready. the quicktime file is 19mb.

-tj

acid pits wrote:Saul Williams and LCD Soundsystem (if you havent guessed by now, Trent loves them) were definitely played too. Great stuff. what was the long rambling thing before the show? It was some guy talking about shit I wasnt paying attention to. I think some bodily functions may have been mentioned.

It was about drugs - I didn't catch which drug - and the side effects, like "within 24 hours you may start to feel drowsy. Nausea, vomiting, difficulty breathing..." on and on and on...it was quite enjoyable in a hypnotic way.

I can tell you for certain the last song played before the intro and the band taking the stage was LCD Soundsystem - Movement.

the_rufas wrote:Meh, my bad, maybe the London Arena just isn't doing concerts? I dont remember it shutting. As in Docklands? I guess i havnt seen a gig there in a while (thank god) but they still do stupid Disney on Ice things . . .

Completely closed and boarded up now. They're going to demolish it soon, and build flats and offices.

When I was standing in the queue outside the Astoria (march 31th), and it started to move (doors opened), there was a guy in front of me who couldn't find his ticket. A very bad and stressy situation.
At the entrance he stepped aside to look closer.

Does anybody know how this ended?

Some days later I heard somebody had still two spare tickets for march 31th.

So I hope he managed to get in. Otherwise this is a nightmare..................................because if I knew this earlier I could have help him.

witte wrote: So I hope he managed to get in. Otherwise this is a nightmare..................................because if I knew this earlier I could have help him.

how could you have helped him? do you work there or something [if yes, then how are you doing, my name's Ben ]

maryjane wrote:

acid pits wrote:what was the long rambling thing before the show? It was some guy talking about shit I wasnt paying attention to. I think some bodily functions may have been mentioned.

It was about drugs - I didn't catch which drug - and the side effects, like "within 24 hours you may start to feel drowsy. Nausea, vomiting, difficulty breathing..." on and on and on...it was quite enjoyable in a hypnotic way.

anybody know what this was? they played it before both astoria shows. it was really cool.

-tj

BobReznor wrote:

witte wrote: So I hope he managed to get in. Otherwise this is a nightmare..................................because if I knew this earlier I could have help him.

how could you have helped him? do you work there or something [if yes, then how are you doing, my name's Ben ]

I know, as Dutchman my English is not so good and can't I find the right words sometimes.

If I did know at that time that there was a person with spare tickets in his/her pockets, I could have help that guy who couldn't find his ticket.
Again, this week somebody (who was there at the Astoria) told me, still having two spare tickets from 3/31 gig. Not sold and not used.

if anybody has a bootleg of the show i would be very very appreciative.

donagdeo wrote:MaggieBear from BSF has some of the best pics from London, worth the trip to the web site. Enjoy
http://maggiebear.com/astoria/index.html

hah! nice pics
(and my jacket still glows like i'm one of those TRON motherfuckers)

so.. any words on bootlegs? i've read that both shows were recorded so any idea on when it's coming out?

perchee wrote:

donagdeo wrote:MaggieBear from BSF has some of the best pics from London, worth the trip to the web site. Enjoy
http://maggiebear.com/astoria/index.html

hah! nice pics
(and my jacket still glows like i'm one of those TRON motherfuckers)

so.. any words on bootlegs? i've read that both shows were recorded so any idea on when it's coming out?

those are fantastic pictures, except the one of me sitting down in the queue, did I fall asleep?

perchee wrote:
so.. any words on bootlegs? i've read that both shows were recorded so any idea on when it's coming out?

i knew i should have recorded it myself..

here is the video i took of "march of the pigs" at the second london astoria show. it's 19mb. shitty quality. bad sound. it's impossible to keep a camera still near the front of the pit during that song. thanks to danieltuffen for hosting it. enjoy.

-tj

I have to say it in this thread too. That video is fucking awesome. I especially love the incessant beating you got when the song kicked back in, as the crowd went nuts. Thanks for sharing :)

tjmilian wrote:here is the video i took of "march of the pigs" at the second london astoria show. it's 19mb. shitty quality. bad sound. it's impossible to keep a camera still near the front of the pit during that song. thanks to danieltuffen for hosting it. enjoy.

-tj

Now that was truly spectacular. Thanks! I also have a video that is nowhere near as good (balcony view) but it has half of The Line Begins to Blur and all of Piggy. The sound quality is awful but if there is anyone who could help me with it then could they PM me.

I just bought a DVD in camden with the whole of the 31st march show, its pretty crap cos its filmed from the balcony with some girls head in the way but they manage to zoom past her and get good views of trent in v good quality, anyone who goes to camden next shud pick it up!!

I saw it at some stall just over the bridge in Camden yesterday. I have bought bootleges from there befre and they have usually been really shitty. Apparently He was selling it for £30 I might go and buy it today im tempted. Hopefully i can make him reduce it

got it for £20 not £30, thats what he is selling it for and btw he doesnt negotiate, he also has the closure dvd.

acid pits wrote:those are fantastic pictures, except the one of me sitting down in the queue, did I fall asleep?

i believe you were just bored. or tired. or both. but i can't blame ya.

tj.. that's AWESOME! my mobile version of "even deeper" and part of "hurt" is in even worse quality /video&sound.. but what could you expect from a mobile with 5mb of free space / i'm still trying to find a comp or usb with IrDA (since one on my comp ain't working) and i'll also post it ASAP.

plus someone needs to remind me to save and burn all those pics and videos.

tjmilian wrote:here is the video i took of "march of the pigs" at the second london astoria show. it's 19mb. shitty quality. bad sound. it's impossible to keep a camera still near the front of the pit during that song. thanks to danieltuffen for hosting it. enjoy.

-tj

TJ,

Thanx for the nice video.
It gives a good impression how it feels to stand on the second row.

Your roommate in London.

tjmilian wrote:

maryjane wrote:

acid pits wrote:what was the long rambling thing before the show? It was some guy talking about shit I wasnt paying attention to. I think some bodily functions may have been mentioned.

It was about drugs - I didn't catch which drug - and the side effects, like "within 24 hours you may start to feel drowsy. Nausea, vomiting, difficulty breathing..." on and on and on...it was quite enjoyable in a hypnotic way.

anybody know what this was? they played it before both astoria shows. it was really cool.

-tj

Don't know if it's the one I'm thinking about but Lazerboy (think that's the name) has a track that fits the description more or less. Other track I heard before the show that nobody mentioned was M.I.A - Pull Up The People. Remember me and my friend being the only ones moving to that beat and singing along, and as I was probably the only one in a white and not black tee in there so I felt as if it was my and Trent's musical taste against everyone else's. Hehe.

ravenouz wrote:and as I was probably the only one in a white and not black tee

were you smoking Camel cigarettes?

ravenouz wrote:Don't know if it's the one I'm thinking about but Lazerboy (think that's the name) has a track that fits the description more or less. Other track I heard before the show that nobody mentioned was M.I.A - Pull Up The People. Remember me and my friend being the only ones moving to that beat and singing along, and as I was probably the only one in a white and not black tee in there so I felt as if it was my and Trent's musical taste against everyone else's. Hehe.

The name is 'LAZYBOY' (not LAZERBOY).
I did some research on iTunes: there is a similarity, but i couldn't find that special song (listened to 25 songs).
To be continued.

still no bootleg of this show?

no but this
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... eName=WDVW

and i'd like to know if anybody has seen it and if it's in good quality...

Remi wrote:no but this
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... eName=WDVW

and i'd like to know if anybody has seen it and if it's in good quality...

hmmm i think ill get it even if its not i mean its the only 1 we are gonna get.

sexyferret wrote:I just bought a DVD in camden with the whole of the 31st march show, its pretty crap cos its filmed from the balcony with some girls head in the way but they manage to zoom past her and get good views of trent in v good quality, anyone who goes to camden next shud pick it up!!

Maybe it's the same DVD. I saw that one too in Camden on Sunday (3rd April) and it was the same cover and package pictured on eBay.

canted_angle wrote:

Remi wrote:no but this
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... eName=WDVW

and i'd like to know if anybody has seen it and if it's in good quality...

hmmm i think ill get it even if its not i mean its the only 1 we are gonna get.

I'd wait if I were you - looks like it's about to appear for free

has anyone who ordered the astoria DVD off ebay received their copy yet?
there were 2 different versions on ebay - i ordered 1 on sunday but haven't got it yet - guess i'm been a bit over keen

I ordered a copy off eBay on Saturday. Not received it yet.

I'll give the guy a couple more days then contact him. It should be a fantastic reminder of the best gig I've been to.

I am translating the DVD audio of Astoria 3/31 as we speak. The visual footage is horrible as this guys head is in the way the whole show but there is the rare occurence of a close up of the band which when accomplished is quite surprisingly clear! The sound is great. I would torrent this but my mac OS (9.2) doesn't have that capacity. In editing the show, I upped the sound & bass. Therefore if anyone wants (with a trade of course) a compressed version of this show PM me. I am lookin' to trade it for Pretty Hate Machine era shows, mp3 versions of the Radio 1 broadcast, the Gonzo interview & any 2005 Mars Volta mp3 live shows.

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There's a beginning of the unknown.
But beyond it the Possible opens out, immense.

me again! i just thought you'd like to see this:



and i know its a bit of a shit picture, and it doesnt have the band in, but this is how close i was:

hailo wrote:(with a trade of course)

Why "with a trade of course"? We're trying to develop an open, sharing comunity, rather than the closed trading "community" which existed in the past. I'm sure a lot of people will be greatful if you just make this openly available. All of the stuff you mentioned that you're looking for is freely available either as a torrent or as a yousendit link.

Mr. Chuck, I agree. One of the first people I am giving the show to is going to torrent it very soon. I was speaking to those who don't yet have that option such as myself. Can you PM me more about the yousenditlink? As you can tell I am new to this community and its' methodologies. Thank you for your comments.

hailo,

did you get your Astoria DVD off ebay? - i posted further up and still haven't received the astoria DVD i ordered off ebay - i checked the guys details today and he is no longer a registered user - not looking good, but i'm still optimistic (perhaps somewhat naively)

echo_pete wrote:hailo,

did you get your Astoria DVD off ebay? - i posted further up and still haven't received the astoria DVD i ordered off ebay - i checked the guys details today and he is no longer a registered user - not looking good, but i'm still optimistic (perhaps somewhat naively)

same here.

optimism paid off

received the NIN astoria dvd today - it's fairly reasonable - frequent obstructions to the view - but some good shots - and the sound quality is very reasonable too
all in all a great memory jogger!

btw - does anyone remember trent picking up what looked like a handheld camera at the end of 'piggy' and just staring into it for a minute or two?

i received my copy today, that damn guy with his head is ttly annoyin andi keep wannin to push him over the edge, but yeah way worth it.

Anyone gonna kindly make a torrent of this DVD?

yes, a torrent would be cool, but whatever..im gonna record one of the brixton shows

Hey Pete. Thats the 40 dollar DVD I got off eBay that everyone's yakkin' 'bout lately. EQ should get most of my mp3s today. I upped the sound from the original and brought the bass up and feel it sounds better than the DVD audio. But you guys will be the judge of that soon!

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What if all the world you think you know
is an elaborate dream?

that DVD is now on eBay for £4

wait for the torrent.

echo_pete wrote:optimism paid off


btw - does anyone remember trent picking up what looked like a handheld camera at the end of 'piggy' and just staring into it for a minute or two?

yeah i remember that. i thought he was going to sing through a voice box or something. I was on the balcony so couldnt see that clearly

This show is up on my bootleg archive now for those of you that want it.

www.mistercooper.info

Thanks dude

MisterCooper : Safe As Fuck!!!!

it's unbelievable how a load of MP3s can totally lighten up an otherwise boring, rainy day.

I wish i could transport myself back to that moment in the Astoria . . .I guess Iv got two days of Brixton to look forward to . . .

But that's JULY!! !!

awesome man..thx.
just as i remember it

menikmati wrote:

echo_pete wrote:optimism paid off


btw - does anyone remember trent picking up what looked like a handheld camera at the end of 'piggy' and just staring into it for a minute or two?

yeah i remember that. i thought he was going to sing through a voice box or something. I was on the balcony so couldnt see that clearly

From an earlier tour journal i just wanted to inform you the object you saw is actually a thumb piano.

Just a quick post,

a friend of mine's just put up all her photo's from the two astoria gigs online:

http://www.fallenstorm.co.uk

let her know what you think using the email on the site.

Thanks,

Ila

iliad_milehigh wrote:Just a quick post,

a friend of mine's just put up all her photo's from the two astoria gigs online:

http://www.fallenstorm.co.uk

let her know what you think using the email on the site.

Thanks,

Ila

wonderful pictures man!

Pretty poor videos compared to the lot everyone else has put up, but I thought you mat like 'em:

Closer/Kinda I Want To:
http://s44.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0TK2 ... FG2NJ6N5FY
Starfuckers/Head Like a Hole:
http://s48.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=07UH ... NOOP2VWYPT

Could someone host them once the yousenditpages have expired, please?

those are quality videos!

damn, it cut out just as reptile was starting

Yeah sorry about that - I didn't want to waste my battery/card space. (even though all the pictures I took came out horribly blurry!). HLAH cuts out because of card space...

And I don;t think 'Reptile' was played ws it?

Yes Reptile was played!!! Are you deaf?!! How could you miss it, it was the stand out fucking song!!!

xavier wrote:Pretty poor videos compared to the lot everyone else has put up, but I thought you mat like 'em:

Closer/Kinda I Want To:
http://s44.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0TK2 ... FG2NJ6N5FY
Starfuckers/Head Like a Hole:
http://s48.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=07UH ... NOOP2VWYPT

Could someone host them once the yousenditpages have expired, please?

Expired... anyone still got those?

I'll put them up again:
http://s51.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3URF ... ZP3SDQAHOL
http://s51.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0RNO ... 9NWQOCTW8B

xavier wrote:I'll put them up again:
http://s51.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3URF ... ZP3SDQAHOL
http://s51.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0RNO ... 9NWQOCTW8B

thanx!!! awesome footage!!

Thanks, clover13!