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2008/08/12 - Knoxville, TN [Knoxville Civic Coliseum]

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2008-08-12 Show date
Knoxville Civic Coliseum Venue
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2008/08/12 - Knoxville, TN [Knoxville Civic Coliseum]
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Master Traveler
wow! sorry no setlist, but I know greg and some other vatos were writing the songs down. fukn unFUKNbelieveaFUKNable!!! this show was the shit! me I'm, not was awesome! god given!!! I took video of a lot of songs. I'll post when I get back home to texASS. can't wait for 2morrows show. my only complaint is the fukn preachers!!!!! GODDAMNIT! no wonder they call this area the"bible belt." fukn brain washing assholes! they gave me a fukn headache, but nin took that shit away quick. thanx 4 the ride greg :) peace
Bricklayer
*Edit - Incorrect Setlist Removed*

This was a great show, amazing performance and visuals. Incredible in every way!

Note: Whoever threw the bottle at Justin Meldal-Johnsen's head... FUCK YOU. You are a piece of shit and I hope you got what you deserved from the crowd around you.
Master Traveler
Wow, fucking incredible. Absolutely stunning. The setlist posted is slightly incorrect. this is the correct one:

1. 999999
2. 1000000
3. Letting You
4. Discipline
5. March Of The Pigs
6. Head Down
7. The Frail
8. Closer
9. Gave Up
10. Me I'm Not
11. Vessel
12. 17 Ghosts II
13. 32 Ghosts IV
14. 19 Ghosts III
15. Piggy (Ghosts remake)
16. The Greater Good
17. Pinion
18. Wish
19. Terrible Lie
20. Survivalism
21. 31 Ghosts IV
22. Only
23. The Hand That Feeds
24. Head Like A Hole
25. Echoplex
26. God Given
27. The Good Soldier
28. Hurt
29. In This Twilight
What A fantastic fucking show. Trent didn't talk a whole lot, I guess because Knoxville wouldn't have cared and he knew it.

Yeah, If you want to throw shit at the band go fuck yourself.

To the whole floor... you people suck at attending concerts.
Bricklayer
trazcure wrote:Wow, fucking incredible. Absolutely stunning. The setlist posted is slightly incorrect. this is the correct one:

1. 999999
2. 1000000
3. Letting You
4. Discipline
5. March Of The Pigs
6. Head Down
7. The Frail
8. Closer
9. Gave Up
10. Me I'm Not
11. Vessel
12. 17 Ghosts II
13. 32 Ghosts IV
14. 19 Ghosts III
15. Piggy (Ghosts remake)
16. The Greater Good
17. Pinion
18. Wish
19. Terrible Lie
20. Survivalism
21. 31 Ghosts IV
22. Only
23. The Hand That Feeds
24. Head Like A Hole
25. Echoplex
26. God Given
27. The Good Soldier
28. Hurt
29. In This Twilight
Thanks traz, I just posted what I remembered
NO FREAKING CLASS, to say the least...the atlanta people are way cooler...hope the lexington people behave as i'll be there;)!
Oh yeah, and I wonder what the band thought about the religious nuts outside.
Bricklayer
You cant really say the whole place has no class or sucks at going to concerts because of a single asshole...
But there were waaaaay more than just one asshole.
Bricklayer
Wow! The second best show I ever seen. (Sorry, I don't think anything is ever going to beat the Tabernacle show on the With Teeth tour...)

I gotta bone to pick:
I had Sec N Row 3 Seats 13-14.
WHAT THE FUCK?
What is the point of buying tickets at the pre-sale if all you are going to see is the back of the lighting rig for most of the show?
Fucking over the NINkerpoops is not what this was supposed to be about. I drove 4+ hours for this show, and will be driving to ATL tomorrow as well.
I don't plan on spending another 200+ bucks without somebody gettin' an ass whuppin!

Sorry about the rant-- is just that my ass is a little raw right now.

[Note to Self: get astroglide before tomorrows show.]

(Anybody know how one deletes ones cookies? I beez a member here for years, probably posted two--maybe three times. I can't find any cookies for this site on my computer.)
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In-fucking-credible. Kick-ass show. Trent went above and beyond with the visuals. Highlight(s) of the evening--"Vessel" and "God Given." See you in Lexington, KY, Trent!
Master of the Ninth Arch
Heck yeah! I've missed this feeling. Amazing show! It was fun to see all the usual spiral subjects again. I'll post pics after tomorrow's show. This is definitely a tour you should not miss!
The show was awesome! The lighting was absolutely amazing!
Trent and Co. put on an excellent show.
I was on the rail a little left of center. There were a lot of cool people mixed in with the assholes who were determined to shove their way to the front. Seriously, some of them didn't care who they trampled to try and get there. I was completely smashed against the rail and my ribs were killing me. Yeah, I know...I got floor tickets and I expected some pushing, but not like that. Even year before last, the crowd wasn't as pushy as they were tonight.
The thing of it was some of the 'assholes' weren't even from Knoxville. Some of the ones that got pulled out were yelling 'f this, Knoxville sucks'. I don't care what some shmuck says about the city I live in, he hits me in the ribs, he's getting pulled out by security.
Security was pretty cool about taking care of everyone in the front. So I've got to say 'Thank you for trying to keep us safe'.
I met a few cool people that were from Memphis and along with my boyfriend and 3 of our friends we tried to protect ourselves. My wallet was stolen out of my purse during the show. So yeah, that wasn't cool at all.
I've heard karma is a bitch...so whoever took it.....I hope someone does to you what you did to me. Asshole.
Master Traveler
Be-elzee-bubba wrote: I had Sec N Row 3 Seats 13-14.
WHAT THE FUCK?
What is the point of buying tickets at the pre-sale if all you are going to see is the back of the lighting rig for most of the show?
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen I hear you. Section F, Row 3, Seats 11 & 12. Our whole area of that section was scrambling around trying to find someplace where we could see more than the band's legs.

Thank god we have floor tickets for tomorrow.
This was a kickass show by NIN, I thought the performance was display was just stunning. Despite all the pushing and shoving and the assholes thrown in there, most of the crowd was pretty cool.

I was really disappointed by Deer Hunter.... I really couldn't bear listening to them and their display was just sick. They really need to choose another band to open for them in the future.
Bricklayer
Tamagod wrote:But there were waaaaay more than just one asshole.
I have to agree. After I gave up on on the seats I paid for, and went and found some that allowed me to see the stage; I found my self sitting-- and I do mean sitting, for most of the show. T.R. could have jacked off on stage and these mouth breathing dolts would have just sat there.

I don't mind it that folks want to sit at a show, (sometimes I do) but it dumbfounds me why anyone would pay to see NIN when it appears that NIN is incapable of doing anything that makes you want to move your ass at least once during the show. Jeez-- there was not one damn song that made these folks stand up or do more than grunt. Two guys did shift in there seats a little, but I think that was just to fart.

There was one couple who were exceptions. Unfortunately, they were the kind of exceptions who have to shout something pithy and intelligent during "Hurt". You know, something like "Whooooooooo hooo! He'yall yeah!"
Bricklayer
hgwells wrote:
Be-elzee-bubba wrote: I had Sec N Row 3 Seats 13-14.
WHAT THE FUCK?
What is the point of buying tickets at the pre-sale if all you are going to see is the back of the lighting rig for most of the show?
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen I hear you. Section F, Row 3, Seats 11 & 12. Our whole area of that section was scrambling around trying to find someplace where we could see more than the band's legs.

Thank god we have floor tickets for tomorrow.
When we complained to the venue box office, they offered us front row seats! Seats 13 and 14, Row 1, SECTION F.

Duh! Those seats had the exact same problem. I would say that this is a nin.com/tour staff problem. I imagine that the stage came out farther than was planned. I sure hope so---my ATL tickets are also in the "first" section. I don't plan on accepting them until someone can assure me that I will be able to actually SEE the band.
Bricklayer
What a fantastic show!!
I was on the rail in front of Robin.
The crowd near me was wonderful, security was awesome and the performance was the best one I've seen yet!


I think it was around 4 when they passed out tickets, and around 7 when we were allowed into the venue.


See some of ya in Atlanta tomorrow!!
Bricklayer
Presale ticket got me a Section P, Row 1 ticket. Not a bad view...
Master ad Vitam
Some asshole said "QUIT PLAYING THAT PUSSY SHIT" around the third Ghosts song.

Other than that, completely amazing. I took a bunch of pictures, I'll have them up on myspace or something here in a little bit. Deerhunter was better than I thought they were gonna be. I was in the pit and man it was fucking amazing.

I rocked my laminate...but I didn't see anybody else with one. ;-;

Oh, and my friend got into an argument with one of the religious guys outside which was quite comical. The little "goth" kids were craving attenttion so they started shit with all of those guys walking around out there.

I'll never have a better time. The only way the next concert I go to will be better than this one is if I have a camera.

Edit: Myspace ftw?
Master ad Vitam
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Bricklayer
Oh my god. 32 Ghosts IV

*dies*
Master Traveler
So some more in-depth thoughts of the NIN show...

All in all it was pretty fucking awesome. This was my ninth NIN show. I can't say it was my favorite because I had several bones to pick, most of them weren't NINs fault, but I'll get to that in a moment. Trent has the best production this time he's ever had. The lights, strobes, effects, all of that were just nothing short of ace. The intensity is still the same even as Trent gets older. He's still got it in him, there's no doubt about that.

Pros:

+ The visuals. Oh my god the visuals. This is the best stage production Trent has ever had by far and for people not to come out to see this SHOW it is unbelievable to me. It was a fuckin feast for the eyes. This is the best production I have ever seen in any concert period.
+ Intensity is still there after all these years. Props to the hardest working man in the business. My girlfriend lost her NIN concert virginity and had to go to the bathroom to vomit during March Of The Pigs from rockin out so hard.
+ Amazing amazing amazing setlist. Perfect mix of old and new. The only thing that would have been better was to bring some of those songs he played in Europe over here. We're In This Together? come on...

Cons:

- Crowd. I bolted out of my seat during 999,999 and started cheering. But nobody even fuckin made a PEEP in my section and for the first time ever at a NIN show I felt embarrassed and sat back down. Come on, does nobody fucking listen to these records anymore? This crowd felt like a totally different crowd than the one from March 13th, 2006. In fact... I didn't recognize one person that went to that show, not fucking one! Show of hands here, who went to the show back in March 2006? The crowd from that show was not here tonight. There were tons of people sitting during the whole show. What the FUCK? The crowd was far more into it back then than last night. One of the worst most uninterested crowds I've ever seen. Fuck you Knoxville.
- Empty seats galore. Blame the economy or the vast disinterest in NIN because of the shitty music industry, or both. I don't know. People are simply fucking retarded if they don't go to the show. At least go for the visuals!
- Deerhunter was louder than NIN it felt. I had difficulty hearing some of the songs. Me, I'm Not was very very quiet. I dunno if its because of where I was sitting, but I had difficulty hearing the songs quite a bit. For the first time I could actually hear myself screaming the words. Need to pump the volume guys.

see you in Lexington fuckers. Can't wait.
Master Traveler
Could somebody tell me what was going on with the preachers outside protesting the show? That was the first time I've ever been to any concert with religious nuts protesting the show. I saw one dude with a sign but he was quickly escorted away. Fucking amazing. Hilarious as all hell.
Bricklayer
trazcure wrote:This crowd felt like a totally different crowd than the one from March 13th, 2006. In fact... I didn't recognize one person that went to that show, not fucking one! Show of hands here, who went to the show back in March 2006?
I attended both. I was on the floor in 2006, had seats last night. I chalked up how different the shows felt due to my location. UT hasn't started back yet, so this wasn't your typical Knoxville concert crowd.

As for the preachers' outside...welcome to the bible belt. They hang out at the library on the UT campus all the time. I just ignored them and walked by...the only reason they are there is to try and rile people up; why give them the satisfaction?

I'm just glad I was able to document this show as well as the 2006 show ;)
Master Traveler
trazcure wrote:Deerhunter was louder than NIN it felt.
Agreed. I could hear myself sing (which is painful, so I stopped). (I'd way rather have my voice get swallowed up by the noise.)
trazcure wrote:There were tons of people sitting during the whole show.


Where we were, sometimes sitting was the only way to see what was going on on stage. Unfortunately.

(Also, I feel bad for anyone in my section or the section directly across from us who hadn't seen/won't get to see the stage show from in front of the stage. Our view was very side-on--more of a "behind the scenes" look, which I thought was really cool, but then I was lucky enough to have had a head-on view at the Virgin Mobile Fest show.)
Bricklayer
What an awesome show!!! I got tons o' pics and video, some of which are almost decent (I still have to upload them to flickr so I'll post some in a bit). The light show was incredible, the music was incredible and as this was my first GA NIN show it was great being that close to Trent....

Having said that, what the fuck was up with this crowd? I was around 2-3 people back from the front around left-center stage and I got crushed almost the whole time. Some of the people up there were really into the show and seemed pretty cool but then these ginormous fucking rednecks would come up there and just push as hard as they could. Can' t they have a special section for these assholes or something? Once nice thing was everyone was pretty willing to say "Hey, Security. This asshole's being a douche!" and they would drag them out. Thanks to everyone around who didn't suck.

All in all I had a blast though, can't wait for tonight although I'm a little worried about my seats (section 116 row F 1-2). I'm thinking I might try to go to the back and sit somewhere I can see the whole light show.
Bricklayer
This was my fourth NIN show. First and only for this tour, probably. I was also at the '06 Knoxville show, and last night had 2006 beat, IMO.

For anyone who's interested, here's a local review of the gig:
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/aug/1 ... -nin-show/

As a native Knoxvillian, I can sympathize with the complaints about the lackluster crowd. I'm always excited to see big rock shows in my hometown, and then ALWAYS disappointed to see most of them just slackjawed, looking bored. "Why are you here?" I always wonder. Oh well, I'm gonna dance, hop around, and fucking cheer, so fuck 'em.

During one of the Ghosts tracks, some dude in front of me yelled "get on with it!" This IS it, you stupid fuck. I am beginning to realize that I have way more fun at shows in other cities. Not really sure what my fellow Knoxfuckers expect to get out of a show like NIN, but they can't be there for the same reasons I'm there. Sucks. But for all of you out-of-towners, there are a few of us locals there, fucking acting right and enjoying the art, and excited as hell to be there.

I was on the floor, in the center about 20 feet back from Trent. Sound was fucking spot on. Too bad I had my earplugs in for half the show. I always wear 'em, but no need this time. So at about the halfway point, I took them out, and EUREKA. Perfect. Yar, the volume wasn't loud enough to completely drown out the random cheezedick conversations occurring around me, but the mix was tight as hell. Well done.

A great show. The visuals were the best I'd EVER seen. Topping the 6 Tool shows I've seen. Brilliant.

Setlist was great. Robin kicked total ASS on guitar. Glad I went.
Master Traveler
Scribbler wrote:Oh my god. 32 Ghosts IV

*dies*
Can I just say I completely agree. I was freaking out when they started playing that.

My first NIN concert: indescribable!

I was in section R and I thought the view was pretty great. It was a really small venue. I am from Chattanooga,TN and we have a bigger venue than that here. o_O But it was good being small can't complain on that.

I was sort of disheartened by my section though. There were really only a few of us that were getting into it. Most of them just stood there, "like a bump on a log".

The light show was amazing. He is a genius. The three of us that went together were just blown away by that. Even though I practically went blind during Gave Up *red blue red blue* #_# Really loved what they did during echoplex though, with touching the screen.

**also:be posting pictures later!!!**
Bricklayer
say g'bye knoxville...probably the last time nin comes here to play after that sad response from the crowd....

fyi–be weary of anyone who you believe youre helping out...did you enjoy your ass raping in the bathroom during 'survivalism' greg???
Master ad Vitam
amazing. fucking amazing. i still hurt from all the rocking out. my gf and i had shitty presale tickets but decided to go to the floor instead. it was awesome. we ended up about 20-25 feet back slightly to the left of center. most of the ppl directly infront of me were getting into it. ppl behind me not so much. for some reason at every show i go to the ppl next to me don't do shit. even at the tabernacle i was next to a dude that stood with his arms crossed the whole time.

fucking amazing visuals. still in a state of awe.
"I'm just glad I was able to document this show as well as the 2006 show."

Is it safe to say that you have an audio recording of this? Any chance of a full video? When do you think you'll have it uploaded on Demonoid? How can I get a copy?


Thank you for taping the show--if that's what you meant by your original statement.
1) DeerHunter just plain sucks.

2) Security was very polite.

3) If you're the dumb blonde that cut line - don't whine. You was all of 90 lbs, cut line soon as you came in so you could get infront of me and a couple other guys. You got smooshed - so sorry. Not to mention you never quit playing with your fucking cellphone the whole show.

4) Trent and the band was down right amazing.

5) Most of Knoxville's crowd was douches.

6) Saw a lot of people from the boards. I'm a lurker, so I didn't approach any of you - but either way, you guys were cool, unlike the apparent locals.
Bricklayer
one other thing...once I got to the venue, Deerhunter had just come on stage. I had a floor ticket, but decided to sit in the back for a bit. I listened to two songs, then decided to head for the floor access. It was then that I was caught in the biggest fucking horseshit quagmire of a line, just to get a wristband and to be let on the floor. Anyone else experience this? I assumed they were frisking or checking for contraband or whatever, but NO. Just two poor ladies trying to apply wristbands. WTF? Po-dunk as hell.

Oh, and for what it's worth, I think it's bad form to trash any opening act. Can you do better? Then get the fuck up there, big shot.
Master ad Vitam
Yeah, I can't say anything about the crowd that wasn't addressed before. If they are going to add more US dates they should try Nashville again instead of fucking Knoxville.
Bricklayer
This was my first NIN concert, and it was the best experience of my life.

Everything about the music and the setlist was fantastic. It was especially nice to hear "God Given".

Visuals: I knew they were going to be awesome, but I had no idea.

"In This Twilight": Best thing I've ever witnessed.
The Red Balloon wrote:Security was pretty cool about taking care of everyone in the front. So I've got to say 'Thank you for trying to keep us safe'
I noticed that. I figured some people would complain about security being as strict as they were, but I was glad for it because it meant I didn't spend the whole evening trying not to get trampled rather than watching the show.

I was maybe 20-25 feet back from the front center at various times during the night, I think, and I didn't get pushed around overly much after MOTP (and even that mostly involved people pushing really hard towards the front and then towards the back, which was mostly just annoying for me because it was hard to keep my footing, but I'm sure it was much less pleasant for you guys on the rail.) My brother was closer to the front and to the left side, and he said he got pushed around all night, but he came out of it all right.

I thought the crowd in general was pretty good. There were some who were jerks, sure; but the crowd also sang along to nearly every song, and nearly everyone around me seemed to be enjoying themselves without ruining anyone else's experience.

For what it's worth, balcony people, looking around and seeing all your lighters out during "Hurt" was really beautiful. You enjoy the show however you want to (including sitting down).

Oh, and my best friend bought my ticket (it was her fifth or sixth NIN show), so I have to say "Thank you for bringing me to the best concert ever."
As others have said, sorry for the shitty Knoxville crowd. There definitely are a few of us that were there for the right reason :D I think most people there just went to see a "hard rock/heavy metal" show, and if they have even heard any of the songs they were from nothing later than TDS.

That being said- the show was AWESOME. Definitely needed some more volume, but this one was even better than the one in 2006 (and that one was amazing). I love the whole awesome stage change for the Ghosts stuff. Fourth show, but first time seeing Finck, and he was very cool. Always amazing to watch Josh play drums.
Bricklayer
OK, so this was my first time taking pictures at a concert (i.e. they aren't that great) but here's a link to my flickr account:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nodylnai

I did the best I could but it's a little hard to get good focus when some asshole keeps elbowing you in the ribs...
Bricklayer
First of all, the crowd freaking sucked except for the true fans who didn't scream out during Ghosts songs saying that they suck. I live like 30 mins from Knoxville. Tennessee only sucks because of the ignorant assholes at the show.
I love the light show and all the neat and up close effects during The Warning and Me, I'm Not.
I was up front in the center where TR was standing. I was right behind the people on the rail.
I appreciate the recognition from those of you on here and the spiral.
The only thing I'm really sad about is not getting that damn tambourine. I was just too squished to reach.
Master of the Ninth Arch
on the front row next to the stage was well.. eh - i wish i could have seen more of the screens, but was interesting to see some of the behind the scenes stuff. I had a great time but yes knoxville crowds are sometimes dissapointing. On to the pumpkins show tonight hopefully the crowd is not lame
Bricklayer
Twilight Explosion wrote:Some asshole said "QUIT PLAYING THAT PUSSY SHIT" around the third Ghosts song.
Ugh, that dude was right behind me. I wanted to punch him in the face. I'm hoping it was just the people around me and that EVERYONE in Knoxville is not a douchebag. haha Looking forward to ATL and hopefully a better crowd.

To whoever was talking about the reserved seating issue, I couldn't believe they gave y'all those seats either. Right behind the lights?Q! seriously?! What was up with that? I noticed that as soon as we got in. Glad I opted for the pit!

This show was unreal, though, and I can't wait for the rest of the shows this month! It was great to see everyone again.
Master of the Ninth Arch
Great show...NIN never fails to disappoint...

Also a very wierd show in terms of the venue...

The way they had the lines set up for the presale was kinda lame...it was cool meeting you peeps from on here...Nadia, the two guys that were in front of me (sorry i forgot your names...and thanks for holding me and my friend's spot while we ran up the street to get smoked out and some alcohol in us), and Phil...we'll do it again sometime soon!

They were late letting us in to get our presale tickets by about 45 minutes...but it was worth it of course...

I got myself a spot on the rail right smack in between Robin and Trent...out of the 11 times I've seen Nine Inch Nails, this was the first time I've gotten myself a spot on the rail...

Deerhunter...hmmm...i know it's not cool to dis the opening band, so i won't say much...homeboy needs to eat somethin' though i know that...think Grateful Dead on crystal meth...that's pretty much what they sound like...

It was awesome that he did "Me, I'm Not" and "The Good Soldier" for the first time on the tour...defenitly one of my highlights...he didn't do "Great Destroyer" which kinda disappointed me because I wanted to see that screen go nuts live like that...he also didn't do "Meet Your Master"...oh well...still a kick ass show...

To the asshole who said "get on with it" during the Ghosts set, go fuck yourself...

What was up with all the damn crowdsurfers?! I haven't seen this many crowd surfers at a Nine Inch Nails show since the Self Destruct tour...I mean SHIT I was constantly having to turn around a guide a fucking foot by my head...

Is it me, or was it kinda hard to hear Trent's vocals sometimes?

I've got to agree with everyone...security was AWESOME...they did a great job keeping us cool, and whenever I would ask one of them to hook me and the girls smashed up against me some water, they would...next time though, I think I'm gonna not be on the rail...probably will enjoy the concert a little more that way...I was constantly getting crushed, and a couple times i was almost ready to ask the security guys to pull me out and let me go to the back...

It seemed like everybody got the fuck out of Dodge after the show...no afterparties anywhere like before in Greenville, SC...Market Square was dead as hell...and only a couple people lingered at this other place a couple streets over...guess everyone mostly just headed out to ATL or back home...shit man, we were ready to party...so we just said fuck it and made the 4 1/2 hour trip back home to Greensboro...made it back around 5:15am...

I've got some video that I'll post later after I organize everything...thanks to everyone who said hey to me and made that agonizing line wait go by faster...see you at the next show that's around this way!
Bricklayer
skitzyjax wrote:I love the light show and all the neat and up close effects during The Warning and Me, I'm Not.
whats with these wrong song posts? they didn't play the warning, and an earlier setlist stated they played the big come down. neither one was played last night
Bricklayer
LivingInClip wrote:1) DeerHunter just plain sucks.

2) Security was very polite.

3) If you're the dumb blonde that cut line - don't whine. You was all of 90 lbs, cut line soon as you came in so you could get infront of me and a couple other guys. You got smooshed - so sorry. Not to mention you never quit playing with our fucking cellphone the whole show.

4) Trent and the band was down right amazing.

5) Most of Knoxville's crowd was douches.

6) Saw a lot of people from the boards. I'm a lurker, so I didn' approach any of you - but either way, you guys were cool, unlike the apparen locals.
Master ad Vitam
nlemeshka! wrote:
Twilight Explosion wrote:Some asshole said "QUIT PLAYING THAT PUSSY SHIT" around the third Ghosts song.

Ugh, that dude was right behind me. I wanted to punch him in the face. I'm hoping it was just the people around me and that EVERYONE in Knoxville is not a douchebag. haha Looking forward to ATL and hopefully a better crowd.

To whoever was talking about the reserved seating issue, I couldn't believe they gave y'all those seats either. Right behind the lights?Q! seriously?! What was up with that? I noticed that as soon as we got in. Glad I opted for the pit!

This show was unreal, though, and I can't wait for the rest of the shows this month! It was great to see everyone again.

Yeah it was just the fuck behind you. Being in the pit was fucking amazing. I met some really cool people there; I didn't know if they were on the board or not. Ahhh I loved this show =D. My friends were trying to surf around but they kinda failed ROFL. Everybody kept dropping them.
Bricklayer
LivingInClip wrote:1) DeerHunter just plain sucks.

2) Security was very polite.

3) If you're the dumb blonde that cut line - don't whine. You was all of 90 lbs, cut line soon as you came in so you could get infront of me and a couple other guys. You got smooshed - so sorry. Not to mention you never quit playing with your fucking cellphone the whole show.

4) Trent and the band was down right amazing.

5) Most of Knoxville's crowd was douches.

6) Saw a lot of people from the boards. I'm a lurker, so I didn't approach any of you - but either way, you guys were cool, unlike the apparent locals.


Aww poor baby, how was your view on the back of my head? Also, that cell phone recorded most of the show. And, I'm 145 lbs. ;)
Master of the Ninth Arch
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Bricklayer
Wow, hello....can we please stop picking on Knoxville locals? We're not all total douche bags, seriously. I don't know what it is about this town, but a lot of people tend to sit at concerts for whatever reason. Sure, it's lame, but whateva. I don't let that affect how I choose to enjoy the show. I can personally say that I was up dancing & sweating & screaming my ass off the whole time! Seriously, excited as a little girl! I had an amazing time at this show, I always do when it comes to NIN. Been listening to NIN since I was 13 (26 now), they're still my absolute fav. I've grown up with them & just love how much the music has evolved & matured over the years. This is the 4th time I've seen them now, saw them 3 times on the With_Teeth tour. I was beyond impressed with all the visuals, really amazing work..they just keep getting better & better! I can't praise TRez & co. enough on the amazing job they did last night! I absolutely loved all the instrumental stuff from Ghosts. I was wigging out the whole time they were doing those songs cause I just couldn't believe all the different instruments they were all playing up there! Just so different from the last time I saw them back in 2006. If this is the route that Trent is going in, that's fine by me! Really really great show! I was glad to hear a lot of the newer songs from Year Zero, Ghosts, & The Slip! We've all heard the old classics plenty, time to mix it up a bit! I was in section N on the side. At first, I was hella pissed cause there was a light panel right in front of us, but once it raised up, it was just a killer view (Spiral or not, pre-sale is still totally worth it to me). Got to see some of the front visuals, and got to see what they were up to in between the screens, all of that. Very cool, I think! And OMFG, I am so glad Robin Finck is back! He impressed the pants off me! Woohoo! So that's that! :)
Aww poor baby, how was your view on the back of my head? Also, that cell phone recorded most of the show. And, I'm 145 lbs.
Obviously not the person I'm talking about. This girl came up to about my chest and I could easily see in front of her. It just pissed me off that she cut line and then the whole show she just played with her cellphone.

I saw you there, ATowers80. I was the bald guy wearing a TOOL shirt. You was right in front of us during the line.

I will say the local crowd was terrible. The guy I was next to kept wanting to mosh during Ghosts / Hurt and other slower songs. It was apparent who was the true NiN fans and the guys who just showed up for a "metal concert".

I'll be at the Lexington,KY show. Maybe catch up with some of you guys then.
Master Traveler
interesting show. interesting crowd.

we were at the show in 06. difficult to compare. you have to remember that the most of the UT students are not back on campus yet, so the 'college crowd' was somewhat sparse. either way, the place was fairly empty up top. we sat 1 row back from our seats in 06. section CC - dead center of the stage, straight back. we sat the whole show...maybe we're too old, but something about this show just didn't have the oldschool 'nin-tensity' that usually gets us on our feet and stomping/dancing along. i think the stage was just too big for three guys (tr, finck, and jmj) to really occupy with aggressive force. i know i'm living in the past, but the self destruct tour and fragility tour really had that energy. this one felt more like a cinematic concert experience. not a bad thing, just different.

the wife and i both agreed that the light show was stellar. seriously. if nin had that light show 10-15 years ago when we did all sorts of drugs at shows, we'd have been freaking out something fierce. (hell, the self destruct tour lights were intense enough for some freak outs back then!) the light screens were simply amazing and all of the lights were blinding. i haven't seen anything like it. i even think it is better than radiohead's current lighting rig/show. i think the effects for 'only' stole the show, although i really don't like that song played live.

i really like the 'ghosts' tunes that they played, and the 'ghosty' version of piggy. vessel was probably my favorite newer song that they played.

disappointed that they skipped 'the big comedown' - i was looking forward to that song the most of the setlists i had peeked at prior to the show. i would imagine something to do with tr's voice issues. oh well.

i think we're probably done with nin shows for a while. it's nice to hear the new songs, but with such a rich back catalog of tunes, it's disappointing to hear the same old standards played live every year we see them. as a result, some of our favorites are moved out of the setlist in favor of newer songs we don't really dig as much. guess that's part of it all.

regardless, it was a great visual show and the band had great energy. just with a smaller than usual audience who really only got excited for closer and hlah. kinda wish we went to atl to see them now, but knox is closer and the venue is smaller which is why we chose knox.

thanks for posting pix, etc everyone. we left our camera in the car so we could just enjoy the show. cheers!
We so need some Fragile tracks played at Lexington, KY. As much as I love the new material, I would of killed to hear 'Somewhat Damaged', 'The Day The World Went Away' or at least break into 'The Wretched' after all, they did play 'The Frail' .

The new Ghosts / Piggy thing works perfect. Loved that.

Am I the only one who doesn't think that 'The Hand That Feeds You' translates well live? The bass seems almost to heavy and it just drowns the rest of the song out.
ATowers, I think I saw you in line...I was in the 'other' line though directly across from you.
I agree with the others above about the reason for the sparse crowd being due to the UT students not being back yet.
If Devon or Michael from Memphis are on here.....this is Jody......wanted to thank you guys for saving Michelle and I from getting crushed up at the front.
Hope you all had safe trips home!
Master of the Ninth Arch
Glad to see a lot of you on here...next time we'll have to coordinate things a little better...i'm uploading all my vids from the front row right now to YouTube and it's taking for fucking ever...
Master of the Ninth Arch
The Red Balloon wrote:ATowers, I think I saw you in line...I was in the 'other' line though directly across from you. If Devon or Michael from Memphis are on here.....this is Jody......wanted to thank you guys for saving Michelle and I from getting crushed up at the front.
I think those were the guys in front of me in the presale line...look at the pics i posted...
Yep, that's Devon on the left and I believe Michael on the right.
Master of the Ninth Arch
The Red Balloon wrote:Yep, that's Devon on the left and I believe Michael on the right.
Very cool guys...saved my spot for me so i could go have some drinks for an hour before the show...lol i saw Devon crowd surfing towards the end of the show he came right over me...and we were talking about how Trent hasn't done "The Good Soldier" in the tour at all, and then bam he does it for us...very cool...
Hmm....I dunno....Michelle and I were on the rail right in front of Justin and Michael was behind Michelle and Devon was behind me till the end. Maybe that was another dude that looked like him?
Master of the Ninth Arch
Yeah probably...dude musta looked just like him...
Bricklayer
This was my first southern NIN show. The religious protesters were a nice touch. Expecially the really old one that was yelling.

Loved the show. Guess my only complaint was with the old material. Not really any surprises with the old stuff. Well except maybe with how they did Piggy.

Liked having Robin back. It never really seemed right without him.

The audience didn't seem like assholes to me. But I didn't try to get up too close this time. I was enjoying the lights too much.
Master of the Ninth Arch
Yeah, show was amazing... and trippy as fuck. I ended up missing the rest of the show after Head Like A Hole 'cause some dumb cunt was fucking with me egging me on and then punched me in the face. I had to get out of the crowd before I beat her ass down and went to jail, lol, 'cause she was not going to leave me alone. Wish I was going to the show today.

And I would have to say another, "Fuck Knoxville," along with recent posts. The people there were dicks and, yes, the March '06 show there was a hell of a lot better crowd wise... fucking drunks. This one kid trying to push behind me was like, "I'm just trying to get to the pit." This was during one of the Ghosts songs too... I told him, there is no pit 'cause nin fans are too old and mature for that stupid shit and that he was about 15 years too late, ha-ha.

I really couldn't believe the religious protesters. I was thinking, "Dude, it's not 1995 and this isn't a Manson show." That was ridiculous. I'm from the south, grew up in the south, go to shows in the south, and I have never seen religious nuts at a show and definitely not on that level... those jesus freaks were determined to deliver us from the evil that is nine inch nails, lmfao.





*Edit*... What the fuck is up with this "What, What, In the butt," shit that gets inserted into my post. Whatever forum leader is doing that shit needs to stop it... It's fucking annoying.
And I would have to say another, "Fuck Knoxville," along with recent posts. The people there were dicks and, yes, the March '06 show there was a hell of a lot better crowd wise... fucking drunks. This one kid trying to push behind me was like, "I'm just trying to get to the pit." This was during one of the Ghosts songs too... I told him, there is no pit 'cause nin fans are too old and mature for that stupid shit and that he was about 15 years too late, ha-ha.
I was also surprised by how many people wanted to mosh to the songs. The guy I was next to was wanting to start a mosh pit during the various Ghosts songs and Hurt which is just mind blowing.

I want to give a big thumbs up to the security guys. Very polite and if you needed out, they would get you out in no time.

Speaking of them - what happened with the guy who got pulled out during Deerhunter? All I could tell was a fight almost broke out and everyone was pointing at that guy. Anyone get the scoop on that one?
Master of the Ninth Arch
Lisa wrote:



*Edit*... What the fuck is up with this "What, What, In the butt," shit that gets inserted into my post. Whatever forum leader is doing that shit needs to stop it... It's fucking annoying.
that shit happened in one of my posts too...what the hell??
Bricklayer
Well, this was my 2nd NIN concert (1st being the Knox 2006 one) and I thought it was just incredibly awesome. I sat in Section E Row 9 Seats 13 & 14 and had a great view at both the front and the sides of the stage.

I only ran into one asshole, and the fucker sat in front of me, He kept screaming out at different times, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY STEPHANIE!!!" while he was drunk I'm sure. He screamed it a total of 4 times, every 15 minutes or so. It didn't bother me much until he did it during Hurt, where you could hear this guy over Trent's vocals. Made me want to rip his head off for that.

I was standing in line since 6:20 and didn't see or hear any religious nuts anywhere. Apparently they were mainly behind me along the street in front of auditorium I guess.

As far as all the people sitting, I noticed that too. It didn't bother me much though. Looking at them you could tell they were enjoying the show, sitting or not. I think that if they payed for those seats, then they do in fact have the right to sit in them.

I really don't understand the Knoxville hate either. How can you judge an entire city just by the people that visit a concert. As I said, I only ran into one asshole/drunk and that was it, not enough to make me hate the entire floor of people. And to the people that say Trent will never come back to Knoxville again, How do you figure that? He seemed pretty happy and lively to me whenever he spoke. He didn't say anything to make you think he hated it there.

Anyway, I thought the show was great. The screens were quite breathtaking how they were used. The highlights for me were: Gave Up, The Greater Good, Echoplex, Head Down, and In This Twilight (especially In This Twilight, as I was beginning to think he wouldn't play it and he ended up ending with it.)
Grand Pontiff
ATowers80 wrote:
The Red Balloon wrote:ATowers, I think I saw you in line...I was in the 'other' line though directly across from you. If Devon or Michael from Memphis are on here.....this is Jody......wanted to thank you guys for saving Michelle and I from getting crushed up at the front.
I think those were the guys in front of me in the presale line...look at the pics i posted...
Yep thats me on the left and my buddy Michael on the right. badass time!!! Im a little sore. But who gives a shit. A little disappointed that TGD wasnt played but its all good.

Had fun with everyone in the line and against the rail. FUN FUCKING TIME...
-Devon
The guy that got pulled out during Deerhunter hit a girl in the face because he was trying to get to the front. I heard people behind me yelling at him and then they moved him to the front and security got him. He looked like he was on something because he seemed dazed when they pulled him out.
there was some shirtless ass hole who punched me in the back of the head than got pulled from the pit he was trying to knock me out to get to the front i have to say that this was the worst crowd of any show ive been to the lights and NINs performance was awesome but i have never met so many ass holes
Master of the Ninth Arch
i've got some vids on youtube...i'm not completely done with all of them cause i gotta go to work, but type in "nine inch nails live knoxville" and they should come up...
Bricklayer
ATowers, my girlfriend (5 '10 half Japanese. Hot as hell.) had her hand on the rail and was directly behind Brandi (shorter girl with bandanna 1 person down the rail on your left) and I was holding on to her. I couldn't remember your name so I didn't want to be "that guy". I'll be at Lexington, KY. And possibly Philly if you guys want to orchestrate a meet up. I'll post a pic in a bit.
Bricklayer
Also, I have lived in Knoxville my entire life. 22 years now, and I can also say whole heartedly as a life long resident, FUCK KNOXVILLE. I'm honestly embarrassed of that spectacle of a crowd. That's why I like driving a little farther North for the shows, the crowds seem to be better. It's sad, but true. Knoxville and surrounding areas are packed FULL of redneck idiotic assholes.
Bricklayer
I must be one of the only people that didn't notice (or care?) about the crowd. Everyone was quite cool where I was on the rail. (between Trent and Robin)
I did hear the one guy yell about the "pussy songs"..but you're always going to have a jackass at shows. Always.

We saw them again last night and Deerhunter sounded SO much better, I wasn't impressed at all with their Knoxville performance, but they really did great last night.

I hope he doesn't stop coming to Knoxville, it's a really convenient location for a lot of people coming in from the mountains and more rural areas.

I'm still thrilled with how awesome security was at this show...
Bricklayer
Love the show presale went off like clockwork. We got there a couple of hours early got our tickets and headed to a local bar a few block away got some cold ones. Meet a couple there from Virgina her first show and then ran into you all again after the show at the Mech table hope you all had a safe trip home. As for the guy getting thrown out during Deerhunter I don't think he actually hit anyone just being a jerk fighting thru the crowd it was funny we all pointed him out and shoved him to the rail and out he went only for him to be back a few minutes later. I loved the set yes would have loved more of the older stuff but hmmmm hasn't he already done that in the older concerts I thought they worked the ghost stuff in really well.

It was a little intense on the floor for the first few songs then the slam dancing slowed down. I know one guy has a sore shoulder blade after word. the beauty of me being 6'6" he took an elbow to the shoulder blade for some reason he calmed down after that. about half way I worked out of the crowd and moved back the light show was so worth moving back to be able to get the full effect of it. Editing photos now will upload some later.

Staff was very cool presale baby way to go. I think they actually let us in about 20 minutes early.
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Bricklayer
Hopefully more pics later.
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Master of the Ninth Arch
Jae Are wrote:ATowers, my girlfriend (5 '10 half Japanese. Hot as hell.) had her hand on the rail and was directly behind Brandi (shorter girl with bandanna 1 person down the rail on your left) and I was holding on to her. I couldn't remember your name so I didn't want to be "that guy". I'll be at Lexington, KY. And possibly Philly if you guys want to orchestrate a meet up. I'll post a pic in a bit.
Not ringing a bell...not sure if i noticed a half japanese chick or not...my girlfriend is half philipino so we both share good tastes in women ;-) i remember the chick right behind me with her hand on the rail between me and my friend but she was like blonde or something...and then there was the chick behind me that had her shirt off and was just in her bra that was basically sideways crushed up against me...

I would love to go to the Lexington show but it's like almost 6 hours from me and i just can't get off work anymore for a while to go...I am praying that they will announce a Charlotte or Raleigh tour date later on...if so, you'll bet your ass i'll be at both...
LivingInClip wrote:1) DeerHunter just plain sucks.

2) Security was very polite.

3) If you're the dumb blonde that cut line - don't whine. You was all of 90 lbs, cut line soon as you came in so you could get infront of me and a couple other guys. You got smooshed - so sorry. Not to mention you never quit playing with your fucking cellphone the whole show.

4) Trent and the band was down right amazing.

5) Most of Knoxville's crowd was douches.

6) Saw a lot of people from the boards. I'm a lurker, so I didn't approach any of you - but either way, you guys were cool, unlike the apparent locals.
... I'm the "dumb blonde" your talking about. The reason why I was playing with my phone was so I could take some pictures.

Btw I had a great time.
Myspace.com/sxe_crackbunny_sxe
Bricklayer
Checked your page - not you either.

How many blondes was there playing with their cellphones who cut line??!?!?

However, if it was you - maybe the "dumb blonde" comment was harsh, but what ever happened to "respect the order"?
;)


Either way , it's over.

Great show.
Bricklayer
the crowd was not as cool as it was 2 years ago but i think a lot of that has to do with ut being away and the economy being f'ed up(thanx mr bush). i was stage right near the stage about 8 rows back. not much shoving on our side. i counted 2 assholes that didn't represent humanity at all. typical psedo-jock southern white trash ass chasing loud redneck punks. i loved the show though, in my opinion it was a strong performance. trent reznor didn't talk to the crowd like he did in 06, probably because the crowd wasn't that one which i must say was one of the best crowds i'd ever seen. this show was amazing though. don't miss it if it comes near you. we traveled from virginia.
before the show my friends tig, miranda and myself were fortunate enough to bump in to robin finck. he even held the elevator for us at the hotel. he is a very friendly down to earth world-class gentlemen.
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Master Traveler
This was my first (of many more) NIN shows and I was so completely impressed!!! I knew it was going to be awesome just by watching the live videos, but it was better than I thought it would be! I loved how some songs were reworked for this tour *Terrible Lie, Piggy*. I was really hoping for Big Come Down.

Smashing Pumpkins are my favorite band, but I have to say that this show KILLED the time I saw the SP.
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I was there and amazed by everything. some preachers were outside trying to protest but the cops convinced them to leave. everyone in the line was laughing at them. i was the 4th guy in the GA line to get in so i got a good spot in the 2nd row, but i eventually got tired of being crushed and dehydrated so i eventually went closer to the back. the show was just as good if not better from the back. plenty of room to move around, and u could see and hear everything just as good. the light show was even better from the back. some random redneck cocksucker in the back kept yelling "YOUR MAMA!!!" at trent over and over again so i had to move to the other side of the coliseum. the setlist was amazing, and it was well worth the 2 days straight i spent awake, and the long horrible bus rides from memphis and back....bad ass show trent i'll def be there again when u come back to tn...i just hope u come a little closwer to memphis, like nashville or something...DeerHunter sucked big balls though...i miss u trent
Bricklayer
Did anyone hear that preacher that accused us of going "in there to smoke a joint with the devil"? i hope someone youtubed that.
Master of the Ninth Arch
That was insane...I haven't seen a protester at a show since the Marilyn Manson Antichrist Superstar tour of 96 in Winston Salem...i mean damn get a fuckin' life...
Master Traveler
My friend was trying to convince them that they weren't really christians and they responded with "He (Trent) is not your friend!! You are going to burn in Hell! It's not too late!" Some real weirdos.
pinktiedninja wrote:here are pics of the infamous protesters:

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.c ... D=41288808
I think that is the same douchebag that not only protests concerts but is always downtown on saturday night yelling at people for just being out at bars on a weekend.

They were absolutely loving amazing people to have show up at gay pride here this year.. glad they could make it out for nine inch nails HA
This was our 3rd NIN show. We saw them at Lexington and in Columbus in 06. I thought the lights and effects were great in Lexington and the show in Columbus with Bauhuas just plain rocked. Having said that I must say the Knoxville show was the best ever. We were in the front row, on the rail, just left of center, right in front of Justin Meldal-Johnsen (bass).
It really seems to me that now that Trent is free to do his own thing (sans a record contract) the shows have improved tremendously. You really feel the art in the music.
I must also add that the band members for this tour are simply the best. I have never seen a bass player get so into the preformance.
I will be at the Lexington show at the end of the month.

Oh, if anyone knows who the big guy from WV that was at the concert by himself, beside me in the front row, is tell him to drop post a reply. I would really like to speak with him again.
Master Traveler
First of all just let me say that it is GREAT to see/hear Robin back in the band! My eyes felt like they were going to melt during Gave Up; INTENSE!!!
I was honestly dissapointed though, that Trent's voice was noticably fucked up. He couldn't really hit the higher notes or put the nice touches on some of the songs that he has been able to in the past. Also it seemed like the band would take over during most of the choruses, where Trent would normally dominate. The setlist was a little dissapointing in my own OPINION. I was really hoping for: Meet Your Master, The Warning, The Wretched, The Big Come Down, Reptile. I thought that Only was incredible! It ws like a completely new song the way that they have re-worked it. The light show was otherworldly, Vegas hasn't got shit on Nine Inch Nails! I was surprised to see so many "diverse" people in Knoxville, I guess I had a slight sterotype or preconceived notion of what the people would be like down there; some of them were cool and well some were just plain fucking nasty! I was surprised and a little dissapointed to see all of the empty seats. My back and neck were so sore from the drive that we switched from the floor to the middle of the venue seats, back to the floor and then back to the seats... It was cool to get the multiple vantage points/perspectives throughout the show like that. I did fuck up and missed the "glass shattering" effect during the Ghosts set... What a fucking bummer that was. I think that the volume overall was just a little too low, but it still sounded great!!!! Josh is like a robot when he drums, the way he moves his arms is pretty cool to watch. Alessandro was cloaked in the shadows most of the time, it would've been nice to see more of him. Robin was like a giant up there! And just seeing Trent mother fucking Reznor again was just awesome!!! This show was REALLY fucking, incredibly, amazingly GREAT!!!!!! My favorite part, "I think", was watching the entire damn show!
Bricklayer
I think diversity is one of the most important things^ for either crowd or musical tastes... saying that.
Jae Are wrote:Also, I have lived in Knoxville my entire life. 22 years now, and I can also say whole heartedly as a life long resident, FUCK KNOXVILLE. I'm honestly embarrassed of that spectacle of a crowd. That's why I like driving a little farther North for the shows, the crowds seem to be better. It's sad, but true. Knoxville and surrounding areas are packed FULL of redneck idiotic assholes.

Im 24, and maybe you're just around the redneck assholes. The assholes in Oak Ridge TN are dwindling People need to realize assholes are everywhere and at every concert. Just so happens knoxville has rednecks. I seriously didnt notice anything out of the ordinary, and my 13 other friends that went havent expressed anything about how the bad the crowd was. Right now, It just seems like you guys are ragging on knoxville :(.

I took one of he pamphlets that the old preacher was handing out. I told him that I love jesus AND Trent Reznor, and that Trent is also "one of Gods sons." Yeah he didnt want to talk to me.
Bricklayer
mcgrew wrote:First of all just let me say that it is GREAT to see/hear Robin back in the band! My eyes felt like they were going to melt during Gave Up; INTENSE!!!
I was honestly dissapointed though, that Trent's voice was noticably fucked up. He couldn't really hit the higher notes or put the nice touches on some of the songs that he has been able to in the past. Also it seemed like the band would take over during most of the choruses, where Trent would normally dominate. The setlist was a little dissapointing in my own OPINION. I was really hoping for: Meet Your Master, The Warning, The Wretched, The Big Come Down, Reptile. I thought that Only was incredible! It ws like a completely new song the way that they have re-worked it. The light show was otherworldly, Vegas hasn't got shit on Nine Inch Nails! I was surprised to see so many "diverse" people in Knoxville, I guess I had a slight sterotype or preconceived notion of what the people would be like down there; some of them were cool and well some were just plain fucking nasty! I was surprised and a little dissapointed to see all of the empty seats. My back and neck were so sore from the drive that we switched from the floor to the middle of the venue seats, back to the floor and then back to the seats... It was cool to get the multiple vantage points/perspectives throughout the show like that. I did fuck up and missed the "glass shattering" effect during the Ghosts set... What a fucking bummer that was. I think that the volume overall was just a little too low, but it still sounded great!!!! Joah is like a robot when he drums, the way he moves his arms is pretty cool to watch. Alessandro was cloaked in the shadows most of the time, it would've been nice to see more of him. Robin was like a giant up there! And just seeing Trent mother fucking Reznor again was just awesome!!! This show was REALLY fucking, incredibly, amazingly GREAT!!!!!! My favorite part, "I think", was watching the entire damn show!
Joah?? Alessandro?? WTF???
Bricklayer
TerribleFly wrote:I think diversity is one of the most important things^ for either crowd or musical tastes... saying that.
Jae Are wrote:Also, I have lived in Knoxville my entire life. 22 years now, and I can also say whole heartedly as a life long resident, FUCK KNOXVILLE. I'm honestly embarrassed of that spectacle of a crowd. That's why I like driving a little farther North for the shows, the crowds seem to be better. It's sad, but true. Knoxville and surrounding areas are packed FULL of redneck idiotic assholes.

Im 24, and maybe you're just around the redneck assholes. The assholes in Oak Ridge TN are dwindling People need to realize assholes are everywhere and at every concert. Just so happens knoxville has rednecks. I seriously didnt notice anything out of the ordinary, and my 13 other friends that went havent expressed anything about how the bad the crowd was. Right now, It just seems like you guys are ragging on knoxville :(.

I took one of he pamphlets that the old preacher was handing out. I told him that I love jesus AND Trent Reznor, and that Trent is also "one of Gods sons." Yeah he didnt want to talk to me.
No, I'm not ragging on it. I chose to live here. I'm ragging on the idiots from Knoxville that went to that show, then dry humped and beat my organs trying to get my spot in the front the whole time. I've been to MANY NIN shows where the front center was not that bad. I know the Knoxville dialect, so when I heard all the ranting about "pussy songs" (Ghosts) I knew they were locals. Completely different crowd from the last show.
Master Traveler
Jae Are wrote:
mcgrew wrote:First of all just let me say that it is GREAT to see/hear Robin back in the band! My eyes felt like they were going to melt during Gave Up; INTENSE!!!
I was honestly dissapointed though, that Trent's voice was noticably fucked up. He couldn't really hit the higher notes or put the nice touches on some of the songs that he has been able to in the past. Also it seemed like the band would take over during most of the choruses, where Trent would normally dominate. The setlist was a little dissapointing in my own OPINION. I was really hoping for: Meet Your Master, The Warning, The Wretched, The Big Come Down, Reptile. I thought that Only was incredible! It ws like a completely new song the way that they have re-worked it. The light show was otherworldly, Vegas hasn't got shit on Nine Inch Nails! I was surprised to see so many "diverse" people in Knoxville, I guess I had a slight sterotype or preconceived notion of what the people would be like down there; some of them were cool and well some were just plain fucking nasty! I was surprised and a little dissapointed to see all of the empty seats. My back and neck were so sore from the drive that we switched from the floor to the middle of the venue seats, back to the floor and then back to the seats... It was cool to get the multiple vantage points/perspectives throughout the show like that. I did fuck up and missed the "glass shattering" effect during the Ghosts set... What a fucking bummer that was. I think that the volume overall was just a little too low, but it still sounded great!!!! Joah is like a robot when he drums, the way he moves his arms is pretty cool to watch. Alessandro was cloaked in the shadows most of the time, it would've been nice to see more of him. Robin was like a giant up there! And just seeing Trent mother fucking Reznor again was just awesome!!! This show was REALLY fucking, incredibly, amazingly GREAT!!!!!! My favorite part, "I think", was watching the entire damn show!
Joah?? Alessandro?? WTF???


I have been working 12 hour days since the show and on top of that am trying to type this at work......
Master Traveler
Jae Are wrote:
mcgrew wrote:First of all just let me say that it is GREAT to see/hear Robin back in the band! My eyes felt like they were going to melt during Gave Up; INTENSE!!!
I was honestly dissapointed though, that Trent's voice was noticably fucked up. He couldn't really hit the higher notes or put the nice touches on some of the songs that he has been able to in the past. Also it seemed like the band would take over during most of the choruses, where Trent would normally dominate. The setlist was a little dissapointing in my own OPINION. I was really hoping for: Meet Your Master, The Warning, The Wretched, The Big Come Down, Reptile. I thought that Only was incredible! It ws like a completely new song the way that they have re-worked it. The light show was otherworldly, Vegas hasn't got shit on Nine Inch Nails! I was surprised to see so many "diverse" people in Knoxville, I guess I had a slight sterotype or preconceived notion of what the people would be like down there; some of them were cool and well some were just plain fucking nasty! I was surprised and a little dissapointed to see all of the empty seats. My back and neck were so sore from the drive that we switched from the floor to the middle of the venue seats, back to the floor and then back to the seats... It was cool to get the multiple vantage points/perspectives throughout the show like that. I did fuck up and missed the "glass shattering" effect during the Ghosts set... What a fucking bummer that was. I think that the volume overall was just a little too low, but it still sounded great!!!! Josh is like a robot when he drums, the way he moves his arms is pretty cool to watch. Alessandro was cloaked in the shadows most of the time, it would've been nice to see more of him. Robin was like a giant up there! And just seeing Trent mother fucking Reznor again was just awesome!!! This show was REALLY fucking, incredibly, amazingly GREAT!!!!!! My favorite part, "I think", was watching the entire damn show!
Joah?? Alessandro?? WTF???
Master of the Ninth Arch
Alright people most of my vids are now done uploading onto YouTube...be sure to go by and eheck them out to see if you can see yourself on them...there are some of the wait outside before the show, the wait inside at the rail, and of course, during the performances, in which you can see crowdsurfers and a bunch of people on the rail...

To view them, i'm not going to post the links to each one...all you have to do is go to YouTube and type "nine inch nails live 2008 knoxville"

That should pull all of them up...
Bricklayer
You can check out my videos of the show here. This was my fifth show and my first outside of North Carolina (I drove from Winston-Salem with my friend). I have to agree with what everyone said about the crowd, unfortunately. I was anywhere within ten feet of the front, left and right of the stage at any point during the show due to all of the shoving. Knee-high Docs and a kind stranger named Alan helped me hold my ground, though. At one point a morbidly obese fan (of being a douche nozzle) decided the best way to get to the front would be to use his full dead fat weight to smash me into the back of the poor, fowl-smelling guy in front of me. I felt like I was being swallowed whole by the Sta-Puf Marshmallow Man. People were acting completely ridiculous, and I'm not sure why.

But I digress. Other than the mostly terrible crowd (I met and recognized a few people from ETS, thankfully) the show was INCREDIBLE. I had trouble hearing the vocals from time to time, but the visuals completely made up for it. The production is taken to a new level with every tour, but this blew me away. Even the good old boys who yelled like Early Cuyler during Hurt (and the rest of the show) seemed to be impressed by what they were witnessing. I'm so thankful for the next string of dates and the opportunity to view the show from the seats next time around so I can take it all in from a distance.

After we were herded outside after the show my friend and I ended up standing outside of the bus parking area shooting the shit with some other fans, and by chance we saw Trent get on his bus. My friend squealed and clapped (a true fangirl moment but she just couldn't help it, I suppose), and he looked up and waved at us. It was a great way to walk away from Knoxville. See you in Greenville and Greensboro.
Master Traveler
few things
i watched that girl fall down the stairs in front of the protesters coming out of the parking garage before the show.
it was right after the protesters got moved to infront of the parking lot. they were screaming in her face while she was on the ground bleeding.
i really hope those assholes burn in hell.

next: ive worked in a couple of venues in this area. lived here 3 years. it was great to see some friends working security, they are all pros.

next: deerhunter making fun of knoxville (the boyfriend cletus and trailer fucking jokes) was probably a bad idea. the locals around here seem to be the "make you disappear' types.

and deerhunter scuked donkey dick.

the crowd sucked but every asshole i met wasnt local.
the locals are alot nicer, believe it or not.
the ghosts set rocked my fucking face off.
no TGD..... but we got vessel. worked for me. no meet... but we got good soldier.... trade offs.
i was very fucking happy.
and that was the BEST light show ive ever seen.
in this twilight is amazing live.
and that was the BEST stage exit ive ever fucking seen.

when the fuck did Robin learn to play guitar so damned well? normally when ive seen him hes not that impressive. maybe im getting old. i dunno.

HEY DRUNK PEOPLE. pushing towards the front doesnt make more room magicly appear. HEY DRUNK SHORT PEOPLE. Seriously why did you even get a floor ticket? Too drunk to speak too short to see?

HEY NEW BASS PLAYER.
whos awesome? you are.
I honestly believe this is the best lineup since TDS, definitly better musicians. i mean quality wise, this is the best hes ever had it. performances were alot better in TDS.
but that light rig?
jesus.
best named tour ever. unparalled cool.
turning the stage into a sequencer to play echoplex == the sex0r.
Master Traveler
jc777 wrote:

HEY DRUNK SHORT PEOPLE. Seriously why did you even get a floor ticket? Too drunk to speak too short to see?

I couldn't help but wonder and now I have to ask are you talking about the two short and stocky pigmee's that were truck'n all along the floor making wild animal sounds and yelping/yelling at everyone/thing??? Those two little tards were something else.


EDIT: And how about the two (his and hers) trench coat cowboy killers out there on the floor??? WTFIUWTS? Just because you really dig NIN doesn't mean you have to dress like Marilyn Manson on Halloween!!! **
Bricklayer
jc777 wrote:few things
i watched that girl fall down the stairs in front of the protesters coming out of the parking garage before the show.
it was right after the protesters got moved to infront of the parking lot. they were screaming in her face while she was on the ground bleeding.
i really hope those assholes burn in hell.

next: ive worked in a couple of venues in this area. lived here 3 years. it was great to see some friends working security, they are all pros.

next: deerhunter making fun of knoxville (the boyfriend cletus and trailer fucking jokes) was probably a bad idea. the locals around here seem to be the "make you disappear' types.

and deerhunter scuked donkey dick.

the crowd sucked but every asshole i met wasnt local.
the locals are alot nicer, believe it or not.
the ghosts set rocked my fucking face off.
no TGD..... but we got vessel. worked for me. no meet... but we got good soldier.... trade offs.
i was very fucking happy.
and that was the BEST light show ive ever seen.
in this twilight is amazing live.
and that was the BEST stage exit ive ever fucking seen.

when the fuck did Robin learn to play guitar so damned well? normally when ive seen him hes not that impressive. maybe im getting old. i dunno.

HEY DRUNK PEOPLE. pushing towards the front doesnt make more room magicly appear. HEY DRUNK SHORT PEOPLE. Seriously why did you even get a floor ticket? Too drunk to speak too short to see?

HEY NEW BASS PLAYER.
whos awesome? you are.
I honestly believe this is the best lineup since TDS, definitly better musicians. i mean quality wise, this is the best hes ever had it. performances were alot better in TDS.
but that light rig?
jesus.
best named tour ever. unparalled cool.
turning the stage into a sequencer to play echoplex == the sex0r.
no pun intended but i believe you nailed it my friend.
I would also like to add , that if the crowd was that bad then even more respect needs to be given to NIN for a kick-ass performance that was almost 30 songs!!!! it was a great show and i got the idea TR was really testing his voice, so thank you TR and NIN for a wonderful show and 2 guys i talked to (1 while really drunk) that are awesome musicians and performers and a show i can't wait to see again!
Bricklayer
http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-deta ... ?id=210211
Sample - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBBemtCnAFg

Nine Inch Nails
August 12th, 2008
Civic Coliseum
Knoxville, TN, USA

Video Source: Sony DCR-DVD810 (16x9, NTSC 29.97 fps, @SP quality to internal hard drive) > USB > PC
location: Section P, Row 1
Taper: geordy
DVD Author: geordy

Audio Source: {[CSB's> Battery Box (bass roll-off enabled)] + [CSC's> Battery Box]}> Y-splitter> M-Audio Microtrack 24/96 (24 bits/48 khz) > USB > CEP2.0 > WAV @16/48
Location: Balcony Section DD (rear of coliseum, stage left)
Taper: xjsb125 (matt@xjsb125.com)
Audio Codec: LPCM

Disc 1:
01. 999999
02. 1000000
03. Letting You
04. Discipline
05. March Of The Pigs
06. Head Down
07. The Frail
08. Closer
09. Gave Up
10. Me I'm Not
11. Vessel
12. 17 Ghosts II
13. 32 Ghosts IV
14. 19 Ghosts III
15. Piggy (Ghosts remake)
16. The Greater Good


Disc 2:
01. Pinion
02. Wish
03. Terrible Lie
04. Survivalism
05. 31 Ghosts IV
06. Only
07. The Hand That Feeds
08. Head Like A Hole
09. Echoplex
10. God Given
11. The Good Soldier
12. Hurt
13. In This Twilight

Notes: Special thanks to TheFiXXXeR for loaning the camera and to Matt for the audio, this dvd would not have been possible without both of you.

This is the 2 DVD version. A Dual-layer version is available for trades only.


***DO NOT SELL!!!***
***PLEASE DO NOT RE-ENCODE TO OTHER VIDEO FORMATS, LEAVE AS DVD***


_ets_bot, no!
Master ad Vitam
awesome, thanks for this! it's nice to have so both video and audio for a show i was at. was the audio version released earlier better than the audio your camera got, just wondering.
Master Traveler
geordy wrote:http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-deta ... ?id=210211
Sample - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBBemtCnAFg

Nine Inch Nails
August 12th, 2008
Civic Coliseum
Knoxville, TN, USA

Video Source: Sony DCR-DVD810 (16x9, NTSC 29.97 fps, @SP quality to internal hard drive) > USB > PC
location: Section P, Row 1
Taper: geordy
DVD Author: geordy

Audio Source: {[CSB's> Battery Box (bass roll-off enabled)] + [CSC's> Battery Box]}> Y-splitter> M-Audio Microtrack 24/96 (24 bits/48 khz) > USB > CEP2.0 > WAV @16/48
Location: Balcony Section DD (rear of coliseum, stage left)
Taper: xjsb125 (matt@xjsb125.com)
Audio Codec: LPCM

Disc 1:
01. 999999
02. 1000000
03. Letting You
04. Discipline
05. March Of The Pigs
06. Head Down
07. The Frail
08. Closer
09. Gave Up
10. Me I'm Not
11. Vessel
12. 17 Ghosts II
13. 32 Ghosts IV
14. 19 Ghosts III
15. Piggy (Ghosts remake)
16. The Greater Good


Disc 2:
01. Pinion
02. Wish
03. Terrible Lie
04. Survivalism
05. 31 Ghosts IV
06. Only
07. The Hand That Feeds
08. Head Like A Hole
09. Echoplex
10. God Given
11. The Good Soldier
12. Hurt
13. In This Twilight

Notes: Special thanks to TheFiXXXeR for loaning the camera and to Matt for the audio, this dvd would not have been possible without both of you.

This is the 2 DVD version. A Dual-layer version is available for trades only.


***DO NOT SELL!!!***
***PLEASE DO NOT RE-ENCODE TO OTHER VIDEO FORMATS, LEAVE AS DVD***


_ets_bot, no!
OH WOW!
I'm sad that I can't sign up for the website, because I would definitely download and seed. Just the clip from youtube looks amazing, and youtube has less than desirable quality(even on high quality). *hint hint*Maybe you should try demonoid.*hint hint*
Master of the Ninth Arch
I really need this show!
Demonoid would be great

- c.
Bricklayer
please, someone put this somewhere that doesnt require an account, or at least nintorrents
Bricklayer
upped to nin torrents
Master Traveler
Thanks so much! :)
Bricklayer
shit, my nin torrents login wont work, blargh. any one upload it anywhere else? pm if possible thanks
Master of the Ninth Arch
uhhhh...what do you do once you download one of these things?!! what is a flac?
Bricklayer
Google Foobar.

It's a lossless format. Much better than MP3.

Get Foobar and listen to .flac files.
Master of the Ninth Arch
livinginclip wrote:Google Foobar.

It's a lossless format. Much better than MP3.

Get Foobar and listen to .flac files.
Thanks...can you burn these files on a CD?
Master of the Ninth Arch
Thanks for taping this!
I finished downloading this morning, but I only had time to skip through some of the songs
The audio is waaaay better than I remember (I was on the floor)
Can't wait to burn this and blast it in my living room!

- c.
Master of the Ninth Arch
ok so i downloaded the DVD...now what...do i have to burn it onto a DVD before i can watch it?
Master Traveler
I DL'd Foobar and tried to open the Knoxville files with it and I am NOT seeing shit!! WTHIGO? Any help??????


**EDIT**

The files are showing up as:

BUP and VOB Files.....?



***EDIT***
goddamnit.... this really sucks.
Bricklayer
ATowers80 wrote:ok so i downloaded the DVD...now what...do i have to burn it onto a DVD before i can watch it?
mcgrew wrote:I DL'd Foobar and tried to open the Knoxville files with it and I am NOT seeing shit!! WTHIGO? Any help??????


**EDIT**

The files are showing up as:

BUP and VOB Files.....?
Foobar is for audio files (such as FLAC files).

I'm not sure what software you can use to view the DVD source files (which is what those BUP and VOB files are) directly on your computer (though I'm sure there is something available), but you can burn them directly to a DVD using all sorts of different burner software. Just burn it as a data disc and watch in your DVD player. I used a free one I found on CNet called DeepBurner and it worked fine, though I'm sure there are better ones out there. Hope this helps. If I can help you more, feel free to send a PM and I'll try to explain as best I can.

While I'm posting, I'd like to say a big thanks to geordy for making this DVD available.. I downloaded through nintorrents a couple days ago and I'll continue seeding for as long as I can feasibly do so.
you can use VLC media player, itll work good enough until you burn it on a dvd. im still trying to make both into one disc. i have a dual layer dvd and im trying to figure out how to do this
Master Traveler
audawak wrote:
ATowers80 wrote:ok so i downloaded the DVD...now what...do i have to burn it onto a DVD before i can watch it?
mcgrew wrote:I DL'd Foobar and tried to open the Knoxville files with it and I am NOT seeing shit!! WTHIGO? Any help??????


**EDIT**

The files are showing up as:

BUP and VOB Files.....?
Foobar is for audio files (such as FLAC files).

I'm not sure what software you can use to view the DVD source files (which is what those BUP and VOB files are) directly on your computer (though I'm sure there is something available), but you can burn them directly to a DVD using all sorts of different burner software. Just burn it as a data disc and watch in your DVD player. I used a free one I found on CNet called DeepBurner and it worked fine, though I'm sure there are better ones out there. Hope this helps. If I can help you more, feel free to send a PM and I'll try to explain as best I can.

While I'm posting, I'd like to say a big thanks to geordy for making this DVD available.. I downloaded through nintorrents a couple days ago and I'll continue seeding for as long as I can feasibly do so.

Okay so here is what I have been able to figure out so far...

*I DL'd Foobar and tried to play the viles through it... no go. So since Foobar didn't do me any good I removed the program from my computer.

*I DID get the files to play (and they look and sound fucking GREAT!!!) through Real Player. R.P. was the ONLY program that I could find that would play the VOB File formats.

*I now wonder if my eagerness to see the show again clouded my thought process on what I DL'd Foobar for in the first place... (TO ACTUALLY GET THE FILES TO BURN TO A DVD)

*So now I am trying to figure out what to do in order to get these (Knoxville NIN Show) files onto a DVD.

-Yeah I have got a DVD Burner on my computer.
-Yeah I've got some blank DVD's.
-Yeah I have not got a clue how to burn this show onto a DVD...


SO what I now need to know is how to, and if I need to do the following:

*Do I need to convert the files from VOB to some other type? If so what type??
*What program do I need to use to convert the files if need be?

I think that is really all that I need to know in order to do what I needa do here, so if anyone could help me out here I would REALLY be thankful!!!

**And if it matters I have a PC not a Mac...
Bricklayer
In the files that you downloaded, there should be a folder labeled Disc 1, and a folder labeled Disc 2. All you need to do is burn the contents each of these as a data DVD.

Don't burn the actual Disc # folders, only the VIDEO_TS folder inside each one.

So, your data discs should have a very simple directory structure only containing the VIDEO_TS folder for the given disc, and that VIDEO_TS folder will contain the various VOB, BUP, and IFO files. I hope that explanation makes sense.
Does anyone know how many people were in attendance for the show?
Bricklayer
halo444 wrote:Does anyone know how many people were in attendance for the show?
It really didn't look like that many people once everyone was inside. There were ton of empty seats and plenty of room on the floor
If you have winamp, you can download a plugin that converts .FLAC files into .WAV files that way you can burn it right to a cd. You have to figure out the right "input" and "output" settings under the preferences menu, but after that if you open the .FLAC files and they will be transferred over to .WAV. Besides that, I heard NIN were coming to Nashville to play on Halloween again. I saw them on Halloween of '05 and it was probably they best show I've ever been to. I saw them 8-12, and it was a great show. I kept having to look to the right to make sure some moshing idiots didn't knock me over. Nashville has a better floor situation as far as the crowd is concerned.
Just thought that maybe it was mentioned somewhere....
I looked in the local newspaper and the Metropulse...but alas, they didn't mention how many people were there.
I think that more people would've been there had the show took place after all the colleges started classes.
Master Traveler
How/What do I need to do to convert these files into a file type that will play on my iPod???? Alos I finally got the files to play on a burnt DVD but they will only play on my PS3 and NO OTHER DVD player I have! WTF???

***And a BIG THANKS!! to whoever made this DVD possible!! Looks and sounds fucking GREAT!!!***
Master ad Vitam
I still can't get over how fucking awesome this show was.
Bricklayer
Can someone up the DVD to demonoid or something? Nintorrents apparently is down and Dimeadozen registration is closed... thanks.