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2008/09/06 - Inglewood, CA [The Forum]

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2008/09/06 - Inglewood, CA [The Forum]
Post only if you attended tonight's show or else you'll make Swindley very angry!

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Master Traveler
so which one of you was in the bathroom bent over the sink getting your ass tickled during survivalism??? :p

what were the visuals like for the last set after HLAH? i stepped out.
Master Traveler
Oh god what a show my voice is out, im smelly and im hungry! the parking was hell, saw two SUV's wreak. the lights were amazing and no surprises with the set list. i was next to a cute girl name Stephine and i was talking to her with my cell phone. Reptile and The Big Come Down are my favs of the night. now time to sleep to go to work 2mwr
Master of the Ninth Arch
What a great show. I thought I was going to go blind. I took video and photos, not sure how they came out. now for sleep
Master of the Ninth Arch
I kept track of the setlist by typing it in on my phone:

999,999
1,000,000
Letting You
Discipline
March of the Pigs
Head Down
The Frail
Closer (The Only Time)
Gave Up
The Warning
Vessel
5 Ghosts I
17 Ghosts II*
19 Ghosts III*
Ghosts Piggy
The Greater Good
Pinion
Wish
Terrible Lie
Survivalism
The Big Comedown
31 Ghosts IV
Only
The Hand That Feeds
Head Like A Hole

*I'm pretty sure they played both of these, but I'm not sure of the order.

Encore:
Echoplex
Reptile
God Given
Hurt
In This Twilight

Deerhunter was ok, nothing really to write home about. Just not my style I guess.

NIN was fucking fantastic. It was my first time seeing them live, and I was not disappointed.

Poor Robin, though. Half of the first part of the show he was just strumming away on his guitar and no sound was coming out. He finally gave up and threw it down on the ground during the end of Letting You and walked off stage while the crew scrambled to try and fix it. Alessandro ended up playing the intro riff for Discipline. They finally got that issue fixed for good, though, by the time they got to Ghosts.

They finally got to do what they were going to at the 05 VMAs, and performed The Hand That Feeds with an image of GWB. Then, at the end, it morphed into John McCain, which was interesting.

Trent didn't say anything much except "Thank You" during the main show, then he spoke to the crowd after Echoplex. He said something along the lines of:

"Let me introduce my band that does all the work, I don't do anything, I'm just here because I look damn good."

Then after introducing each member, he said:

"Something bright and uplifting, or dark and depressing?"

Then they went into Reptile.

No one shouted stupid shit during Hurt! Good job!

At the end of In This Twilight, each band member one by one stopped playing and calmly walked off stage without smashing anything. First Robin, then Josh, Justin, Alessandro, and finally Trent.

Great show, if they come to AZ later this year or early next year, I will definitely go again, but I'm glad I made the trip all this way.
Grand Pontiff
Wow. Inglewood was really, really good. I hung out with James and johnbron before and after the show and Terryana and JessicaSarahS during the show. It was really nice to be with people who actually liked NIN (unlike last night). Deerhunter was much better than last night as well.
Highlights:
I was on the top right screen for Survivalism (well, at least my ponytail was, along with some rabbit ears thanks to Terryana). TR finally got to put up a picture of GWB during THTF; it then morphed into John McCain. It was a nice fuck you to MTV and the VMA's. The screens during Terrible Lie were really neat; I hadn't realized that they were showing live footage of the band on the screens during it. Reptile was also good. I didn't get The Frail into The Wretched... it will happen one of these days.
Bricklayer
Great Show!

This was one packed arena! I believe it was officially sold out (from what I read in the newspaper) Parking was a nightmare, but what a show!

Pretty amazing to see a sold out arena consindering the fact that this tour barely had any promotions or publicity!

My buddy is not that big of a NIN fan, but he was pretty amazed at the visuals and the stage! State of the art screens!

The bass did drown out quite a bit of the sound, but this arena is pretty old and ghetto... Was surprised to see that it could supply the power needed for those screens!
Grand Pontiff
The show was awesome. I am bummed because I did not get up close like I planned tonight and it sucked being so far away - the floor was packed, and the parent I went with was too concerned to have us be so close and risk getting crushed. Despite this, TR and co.'s performance and visuals made up for the distance and missing out on the interactions up front.

I missed the encore because we wanted to beat the mad rush of people leaving - now I'm really bummed because I missed Reptile, God Given and In This Twilight. :(

The Forum SUCKED with handling the presale line. Fuck the Forum and its huge-ass GA floor.

Praise NIN for making up for it in the end.

I think I'll post more tomorrow (today)...
Grand Pontiff
SO SO amazing. Reptile was a treat!!!! My first NIN show and I was amazed. No one told me Terrible Lie was going to be so amazing...
Master Traveler
Great show...

It took me a second to notice that THTF morph effect, both of the subjects are kind of squinty eyed.

Also it looked like Trent's Lemur was destroyed at the end of Vessel, it seemed like a hard fall into the "work" area in front of the pit.
Grand Pontiff
I hate how no one wanted to start my NINE INCH NAILS chant :(
Master Traveler
My seats were fucked up. I don't understand why presale tickets would be so shitty. Off to the side and can't see the screen.
I would have been better off in the center nosebleeds. Some of those seats seemed empty.

The Bush McCain morph was so awesome!

God Given blew me away and was the highlight of my night.

In This Twilight was better than expected.
Master of the Ninth Arch
Yoshata. wrote:
The Forum SUCKED with handling the presale line. Fuck the Forum and its huge-ass GA floor.

Praise NIN for making up for it in the end.

I think I'll post more tomorrow (today)...
have you been to long beach arena? there floor is bigger than the forum.

I had seat tickets (presale) and they moved us to a different entrance and one of the guards did know why we were in that line
Knight of the Royal Axe
Finally back into my hotel room, typing all this on my phone. I met a lot of great people tonight! Like cynicmuse said, its good to go to shows with real fans. I stood in the back for this one, to catch the visuals I may have missed yesterday, and I'm glad I did because it was amazing! It was probably one of the best performances I've seen. I'll post pictures and videos once I get back monday
Grand Pontiff
Yeah, the presale/nin.com line situation was kinda fucked up....the staff at the venue didn't seem to know wtf and I got a different answer everytime I asked someone where I was supposed to go.

My seat ended up being amazing, though -- Section 10, third row from the rail -- and I'm really glad I went for reserved this time around. Usually I'm GA on the rail. I'm not sure if the visuals would have come off as epic up close. The lighting/effects were fucking amazing.

Anyway, I'm beyond tired, gonna go to sleeeeeeeep now...
Amazing show, but did it seem like some of the versions were a lot more stripped down that usual? The visuals were unbelievable, better than I had even expected. I met a guy that is a moderator for remix.nin.com and it was cool talking with him for awhile. Parking really was a nightmare, and $22 at that. If I had a dollar for every old NIN shirt that scalper types were selling in the parking lot, i would be filthy rich, only in INGLEWOOD!!
Grand Pontiff
that was the first time i have ever seen the hand that feeds not suck (j/k) but seriously, that morph from bush to j mac was awesome... and ummm oh yeah totally loved the ghosts songs... they played 5 and 17 in addition to the usual 19 and 31... fuckin awesome show... god given was better than i could have wished for as was discipline... i just about broke into tears at in this twilight... awesome show... FUCKING awesome
Flauros wrote:

25 Ghosts III*
actually it was 17
Master of the Ninth Arch
Delivian wrote:If I had a dollar for every old NIN shirt that scalper types were selling in the parking lot, i would be filthy rich, only in INGLEWOOD!!
Hah, I saw one of them as soon as I hit Prairie. It had "Tour 2008" printed on it, and a photo of the 2005 lineup. At least do a little research before you make a fake t-shirt, guys.
Master of the Ninth Arch
monsterman666 wrote:
Flauros wrote:

25 Ghosts III*
actually it was 17
Now that I listen again, I think you're right.
Grand Pontiff
Flauros wrote:
monsterman666 wrote:actually it was 17
Now that I listen again, I think you're right.
It was Ghosts 17. The setlists for Oakland and Inglewood were almost exactly the same; the one difference was the insertion of Reptile between Echoplex and God Given during the encore for Inglewood. Now to crawl into bed and sleep the rest of the weekend away.
Master Traveler
That was amazing. I got the shit beat out of me in the pit, but amazing none the less. BTW, was that little "bathroom incident" during survivalism intended? I asked the guy next to me and he just winked and said "enjoy the show". This was my first NIN concert and it was worth everything to see it.

Also, what the hell was that thing he was playing during one of the Ghosts? Looked like a flute piano?
Master of the Ninth Arch
Wow! Such an fantabulous show! Loved seeing all my show buddies! It was really great hanging with everyone in line.

I was on the rail right in front of Robin---took some amazing pictures....but will not be uploading anything until much mauch later---need to go sleep....lots of sleep!

It was really cool finally hearing Vessel and In this Twilight Live...
They played so much! 5 songs in the encore? Hell yeah!

Love the Bush-McInsane Morph...watch out Trent...If he gets elected we will all be put on some evil list... ;-)

What I missed from the Rehersal show was The Good Soldier---but absolutely no complaints about the show....

I hadn;t been taking sides in the whole Robin vs. Aaron thing..because I thought of it as Apples and Oranges...but after tonight, Robin FTW.


K---more when I am coherent.



Can't wait for Vegas!
the living shit was torn out of the forum. no joke. This was probably the 2nd greatest show i've seen, aside from the last lateralus tool show. AWESOME. Letting You surprised the living hell out of me. The screens were ridiculous. In This Twilight (the background screens especially) had me near tears. amazing. Hope they come back around the second leg.
Grand Pontiff
Ah, it was worth the trip from Toronto to see the two CA shows. :) I have to say that the show is far more tight now. (though to be fair, Trent was sick when he was in Toronto and still put on an amazing show.)

A fav Trent quote from the show was when Trent introduced the band. He said that they did all the work and he's there cause he just looks so damn good. Though I'm sure that was said to get people to laugh (and it did) it is true that he looks so amazing to watch while he dances and creeps around the stage. Oh and have I mentioned how I could watch Robin play all day long? ;) I also noticed that these shows JMJ was having fun going from side to side to get the audience to clap and get involved. Everyone is just so spot on. I'd have to say, the band is definitely ready to record any possible DVD they might have in mind heh.

I was also so damn happy that I got to hear Reptile live. That so rocked. All of my friends love God Given live so much. The Bush morph was great too - a good way to end seeing this is the last US show before the election.

I too got the pre-sale tickets that were right next to the stage for the Inglewood show and they were *too* close and had a semi-obstructed view, so I can empathize with a few here who brought that up. Although I seat hopped to the next section to empty seats by the start of the show so it was a much better view. Having those seats was sort of neat in that I got to see what goes on inside the cages from the side as opposed to from the front. You also don't realize how beautiful the very far backdrop is coloured so you literally have three layers of those curtains. I'll post pics of that once I get home.

It was great to see Alessandro after the show, and to chat with Leo and Danny. In all, I'm glad I made the trip and I now can't wait for the Hamilton show in November. Is it November yet?

Tara
Bricklayer
i thought this show was a lot better than yesterday's. probably had something to do with the fact that this arena was full and loud and people seemed to be having a better time.

i was disappointed that the set list was so similar, but if only one change could be made, i'm glad we got reptile out of it.

does anyone have footage of robin's tantrum during letting you? i was in lower section 11 and from my angle it looked like the guitar came dangerously close to actually hitting someone in the head, so i'd like to see what actually happened.
Master Traveler
I treated 3 friends to the show tonight. They were pretty much NIN-virgins and had never seen them live. After the show, they were left speechless by all aspects of the show - audio and visual.

It was an incredible show even in my crappy seats - Colonnade 28 Row 19 or something like that. One thing I've learned about the forum is that having a low row# is sometimes more important that what section [loge or colonnade]. For instance, at that height we couldn't understand what Trent was saying.

During In This Twilight, was that the L.A. skyline composited in the background? If so... brilliant! They way the individual band members exited stage was really impactful, imo. Quite honorable.

The Big Come Down was great and those swinging[?] lights were cool. I love hearing these performances of Piggy. Pleasantly surprised to hear Vessel. I don't think too many people loved it, but I did. Reptile performance was a real treat. Very happy to hear God Given. During Survivalism, was the toilet in the lower-right never used? I remember during rehearsal some woman was yapping away on her cell while doing her "business."

I have many photos to sort through, and I'll try to post a link here once I edit them down.

BTW, where's modul8tr?
Knight of the Royal Axe
That ending was kinda sad, wasn't it? But i loved it!
Master Traveler
I'll just copy pasta what I wrote on nin.com:

Holy shit what a night! I am speechless, seriously, my voice is ruined. hahaha. But wow I really can't describe what I saw/heard last night, it was too amazing for words.

I could have done without the two drunk chicks behind me screaming right in my ear who eventually spilled beer all over a couple of the people I was with. But I wasn't gonna let that ruin my night... come to think of it, I don't think anything could possibly ruin that night. Besides the fact that my phone decided to delete all my videos right after the show....

ANYWAYS, awesome show, awesome visuals, thank you for the great time Trent, looking forward to next show!
Grand Pontiff
My first NIN concert and it was AMAZING!!!

-Trent was awesome as usual, he kept looking at us while he was drinking water. And I loved what he said about the band doing all the work and him just being there because he looks damn good.
-I had my eyes on Robin a lot :P When he threw his guitar at the end of Letting You I really thought he hit someone, did he?
-Justin and his fro were better than ever!
-I couldn't really see Alessandro that well. :(
-Josh was amazing especially during Piggy.
-They played REPTILE!!! I couldn't believe it!
-My throat and feet still hurt.
-No one yelled during Hurt. Everybody was just singing along.
-The guy sitting in front of me seemed like he didn't want to be there. He was just sitting through the whole show.
-The lights were fantastic!

Overall it was amazing!

I also want to say, fuck you to the asshole who tried to steal my poster. You didn't steal it but you managed to ruin the whole thing. Fuck you!
Grand Pontiff
I thought about last night when I woke up this morning and realized how many of you guys like to stay in the back to see the visuals, and even though I had planned on trying to get up to the rail, it was good to see the visuals anyway because they were amazingly done. My mom hated the strobe light effect (it hurts her eyes) on some of the songs, but she loved the Ghosts set and other ones that were less intense. I loved every single minute of the performance and there were a lot of highlights.

Trent's energy onstage is amazing. I loved during Only when he was running back and forth, making long streaks in the static on the screen, and I loved seeing him play the marimba (is that the right instrument I'm thinking of?) during the Ghosts set. Just amazing. Piggy was more awesome than I expected - just the way it built up toward the end was great.

Did anyone see a picture of two women pop up during the end of Vessel, for a split second? Very curious.

Plus, the picture of George Bush was unexpected, but a neat effect. Interesting with the morph into McCain.

Terrible Lie's visual effects were PHENOMENAL. And so were The Big Comedown's - the outro is climactic. Holy shit.

Despite the complications of the day, the performance was great and next time I see them (hopefully in Vegas), I'll probably go for seats, so I don't have to go through what I did before the show. I met up with some people I've seen on The Spiral, and I don't know how many of them ended up on the rail or in the pit, but they were just as frusterated as me about the presale situation just before we actually got out into the floor (the venue staff having a huge lack of communication about what needed to be done).

Edit: Almost forgot! Thanks to Riot for the AIR flag before the show. I didn't get to wave it, but I love that you took the time to make those and give one to everyone there! Thank you. :)
Master Traveler
Yesterday was amazing. Words just really can't describe what I experienced.

The crowd exploded once the band started playing 999,999 and right into 1,000,000. MOTP was on point, the energy was phenomenal as was Wish.

Was the image of Bush and McCain the first time it appeared at any show?

The songs I basically flipped out on were The Big Comedown, MOTP, Wish, Terrible Lie, Head Like A Hole, and of course REPTILE!

Greatest concert ever!


I can't wait to see them again probably in Vegas.


Oh yeah did anyone experience the crackhead roaming around selling Opium? I laughed in his face when he asked me.
Bricklayer
Quick shout out to Window 11 Crew! HEY GUYS!
Front CENTER Rail = absofuckinglutely incredible!!!!
WOW.
I have never been in a pit like that. What an experience. The whole show was incredible. Flawless. The effects were amazing. I know for sure we will be seeing a DVD of this. How can you not want to show off that amazing work?
Thanks to all the NIN crew you guys really out did yourself.
Robin is a monster !!! What a badass he's so animated.
Justin is great!!! I love his fro I love him
Josh is stellar as always as well as Alessandro and Trent can never quite be put into words. He's got so much passion inside of him and it seems like every ounce of it spews out into his music.

Thanks to all the great people around us in the pit, Mike, Terry, Rebel, Mike, Chris !!

Damn now I really want to go to the Vegas show :)
Bricklayer
it was my first time in the pit, and i had my small friend allyssa with me, my dad, and my friend nelson.
since allyssa was so small, and she was trampled by like alotta dudes, we had to push her up, and i got elbowed in the side of my face, and i literally fainted, so my dad and nelson had to drag me out of the pit.

even though my dad was totally wasted, (yes that was my dad, the asian drunk guy, if anyone saw me pick him up and down), and I fainted for like 3 minutes,

i had soooo much fun. cant wait for vegas, and maybe get seats instead. haha
Master of the Ninth Arch
Really great show, although I had to stand pretty far away since the floor was so damn big. The set list and visuals were very similar to the rehearsal show, minus the encore. That was probably my favorite performance of Hurt that I've ever seen. I also thought that God Given was much better live, and Robin was truly awesome to watch. The place was completely packed and it seemed like overall a good crowd. Rob stood behind me and filmed The Warning and Vessel, but I'm not sure what that was about. I'm def thinking of planning a Vegas trip in Dec so that I can see them in a smaller place
Bricklayer
3rd NIN show. This one blew away any other concert I have seen. We had loge 25 right next to the stage on robin's side, but 2nd row. Didn't get full effect of screens, but still had an awesome view being so close and got to see a lot of behind the scenes stuff.

When robin threw his guitar, he threw it like a missile and it hit just below the top edge of the barrier. Any higher and it would have sailed into the first row. He threw it hard and those people would have been very hurt.

I can't explain how awesome reptile is live.

During one of the songs with all the screens down there was a light shining from our side onto Trent's face so you can see him through the screen. I guess it wasn't pointed right because he came over and pointed and screamed at someone. I think it was the mic tech who readjusted it and then went back onto the floor.

I guess we got lucky because we had no problem with parking (other than it being 22 dollars), the presale line or presale entrance. (we did see chelsia from big brother if anybody else knows who that is)
Knight of the Royal Axe
Great Great show as always. I was in the pit about 5-6 rows dead center. I had a lot of fun. I lasted about 12 songs in the pit(middle) and had to get out because I was getting extremely tired. Its really nice witnessing the fanbase grow from 2005 to now seeing NIN sell out whole arena shows. I know they have always had a fan base, but I never seen so many people at an NIN show.

Highlights gave up, march of the pigs, reptile, the big comedown, The last ghost song during the back drop, and ghost 31.

The lights were fantastic probably the best visuals ever, but I would give that up in a second to get a little variety in the setlist. Dont get me wrong I appreciated all the hard work that the show offers but as a die hard NIN fan it really is about the music.

all in all though the show was fantastic. Cant really ask for anything more except for a little more of the old songs.

22 for parking is fucking highway robbery.
Master Traveler
Awesome fucking show! I was on the floor behind the crazy pit area, close enough to go crazy, but not close enough to get my ass kicked...just like i like it. Which song was it that had the really trippy blueish visuals with the close-up of trent's mouth as he sang? that was crazy!
Knight of the Royal Axe
MScoutsDCI wrote:Awesome fucking show! I was on the floor behind the crazy pit area, close enough to go crazy, but not close enough to get my ass kicked...just like i like it. Which song was it that had the really trippy blueish visuals with the close-up of trent's mouth as he sang? that was crazy!
The Greater Good
Master Traveler
was the Bush/McCain stuff at previous shows? i know it wasn't @ the Seattle gig....

some stills from HDV (*watch YouTube in the coming days, i'm posting most of the show there in parts):

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Grand Pontiff
fucking amazing!
before this radiohead was my favorite concert ever. NO MORE
i was 3rd from the rail a little to the left
FUCKING AMAZING.

and we got reptile. enough said.
At Teddy Trent, did you happen to be in LOG 34 in front of row G? I think you met my friend, the dude sitting down. He was actually really sick and risked passing out just to see Trent but liked the show regardless
Master Traveler
$22 to park... cash only...

$35 for a shirt... and their fucking credit card machines were down... sometimes i struggle to distinguish LA from the third world...

I guess I'll get one on nin.com when they sell the leftovers!

Awesome set though... i've seen them 6 times since 2000 and this is the first time i've ever gotten an encore! That was a nice surprise!
Master Traveler
All I have to say is WOW. This show blew my fucking mind. Having seen NIN perform for the Fragile, and 4 times during With Teeth I have to say that hands down this was the best performance I have ever seen from NIN and one of the best live performances I have ever seen period. My only complaint during the With Teeth tours was that sometimes it seemed like the lighting effects took away from the performance, this time it's like the lighting effects enhance the performance. I'm so happy that Trent didn't go with another big band for the bill and made the decision to play longer sets. It really felt like a complete performance from beginning to end. I was sitting in the Lodge section 4 and I have to say from there the sound was unfuckinbelievable!! Hard not to get up and dance during some songs. Some highlights for me were definitely Survivalism, that song is a monster live, HLAH never dissapointes live, Vessel is just sick, and GG was a very good surprise, and Only with its effects is soo fucking cool!! I think this show is only possible because of how passionate Trent is about his work, no other artist today would put so much thought into a concert and into every single detail and as a fan I appreciate that so much from my favorite artist. Now I need to see this spectacle again and get tickets for the Vegas show!! Oh Yeaahh!!
Master Traveler
So, I've been to MANY Nine Inch Nails shows, and this one was just so so... SO SO FUCKING AWESOME! I got to de-virginize a few people on NIN live, and it couldn't have gone any better... I mean, you were there, what a great first NIN show. The Drum Machine screen effect for Echoplex made me wet myself and you know what? For some reason, everyone was cool. There weren't (in my area at least) any drunken douchebags yelling out "go Johnny Cash!" during Hurt, nobody spilled beer on me or my lady, and it was a great vibe. Keep it up!

Also, if anyone Bootlegged this performance, you know we gotta have it. I will also trade files, if that is necessary. So, to everyone who was there, I am glad we had that show together. Fuck Yea!
Bricklayer
Last night was amazing. It was my first NIN show that I had to sit down (I'm temporarily in wheelchair due to spine injury) but the trade off was a completely unobstructed view dead center. My father and husband had seats up in sec. 5 but no one used the other wheelchair seats next to us so I asked security if they could sit with my niece and I until someone claimed the seats and they said that was no problem....and no one claimed the seats so we all got to sit together. It was great so see my dad and niece have their first NIN experience. My dad was blown away. After every song I could see him getting more inthralled. After God Given he turned to me and said "That was intense, I felt like they were going to rock the forum to the ground". My niece was amazed as well. I wanted to take her to her first NIN show this year because she is the same age(14) I was when I first saw NIN. All in all this was one of the best NIN experiences I have had. I loved the end of the show. The contrast between the heavy visuals and sound through the whole show to be ended with one instrument and one spotlight was breathtaking.
Master Traveler
There is no video of the Bush into McCain morph on youtube yet- did anyone capture the whole thing?

OK sooo I cried at the end-each one of them putting away their instruments and Justin carefully lying his down and then just TR on the stage with his piano I was just so moved. Hurt and In This Twilight together is just so emotional to me.

AM I trippin' or didn't they play Gave Up too?

From where I was seated section 27 that was soooo many fn people on the floor. I was thrilled with my seats we were on the rail so I could rock out and not hit anyone.

I feel so old and tired today though For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen I only sat I think for the ghosts stuff and then I was up and screaming-have no voice for school tomorrow ha ha

Just so fna cool-but HOllywood Bowl's acoustics were better and Justin and Robin's back-up vocals just blew Jeordie's and Aaron's away-hey they both can carry an tune nice!! I miss Aaron's presence during the show but IMO Robin is a much better musician.

Just so cool

Oh and TR keeping rhythm with some weird rainstick thing with his right hand and playing the xylophone with only his left I was blown away how can he split his brain like that I knew he was talented but fuck me.
Master of the Ninth Arch
Great band. Repeat: GREAT BAND.

I was a little underwhelmed with the 'With Teeth' lineup, but the tweaks to the ensemble have brought up the musicianship 10 fold. Good job, guys.

As it's been mentioned elsewhere, I found that my dead-center-rear seats were optimal for this show. At first, I was bummed out that I fucked up the presale, but watching the show from my position was rewarding.

I find myself trying to explain the production to folks that haven't seen this show, and it's just so difficult to put into words. I mean, yeah: there's three screens that interact with both eachother and the band. The thing that get's me is HOW it happens. Beautiful. Here's hoping for a DVD.

Who's up for vegas?
Bricklayer
You know I gotta say this....I was such a big fan of Jeordie White and I love A-North and I swore nothing could get better then the previous band...but to my surprise, after last night, I kinda gotta say Finck n JMJ own...like seriously this lineup is much funner



(God this show was so much better then two years ago in Irvine...that show blew compared to this...I don't blame the band, I blame the relatively enthused crowd and open air venue)
Master Traveler
strwbrryjam wrote:
OK sooo I cried at the end-each one of them putting away their instruments and Justin carefully lying his down and then just TR on the stage with his piano I was just so moved. Hurt and In This Twilight together is just so emotional to me.

I did the same thing as well. I did cry during Hurt, so much damn emotion was built up in me. I've had a lot of stress lately.
Master of the Ninth Arch
Awesome show!! I had seat tickets and from my view...jesus the floor was insanely packed! But great set list I think, though they could have played more of the older stuff. The light effects were cool, I'm still trying to figure them out. Overall: FUCKING GREAT

Edit: Oh I forgot to mention, the part where they were playing the greater good and TR's face was all blown up on the screen all nasty was INSANE. Seriously crazy effects.
Master Traveler
I_am_Lena wrote:
strwbrryjam wrote:
OK sooo I cried at the end-each one of them putting away their instruments and Justin carefully lying his down and then just TR on the stage with his piano I was just so moved. Hurt and In This Twilight together is just so emotional to me.

I did the same thing as well. I did cry during Hurt, so much damn emotion was built up in me. I've had a lot of stress lately.

I could feel it building up during Hurt-and then I don't know if I can afford to go to Vegas and I started to think about how I might not get to go again and I had a rough summer and btt In This Twilight came on...I just couldn't help it.
Master of the Ninth Arch
Amazing. Just fucking amazing! I was there wearing my BK crown with my friend whose first NIN show it was. She had a lot of fun laughing at Robin throwing his guitar, and Trent throwing all sorts of shit all night. It's surprised me, but the pot smoke has become familiar part of the show. I almost come to expect it now, lol.

My seats at Red Rocks were actually better than the ones we got in the pre-sale (loge 11 row R) since I was right in the center and could experience the light show. Thankfully I pretty much knew what to expect or I would've been a little pissed. But the lighting traveled well into my area so I really shouldn't complain too much.

When the show was over all my friend could say was "Wow. Wooow." over and over. I did get a little misty at the end of In This Twilight, it's just a beautiful moment the way they all leave the stage.

I'll complain about the fee for parking...$22 bucks? Jesus!
Master of the Ninth Arch
Tales from the Pit:
I was having so much fun in the pit, I feel like I missed much of the show. I agree with everyone. Great vibe! Los Angeles audiences are notorious for being 'too cool' to have a good time, but not you guys.

By Gave Up I was about 10 bodies back from the rail. Crowds are like one entity. Everyone pushing and falling and dancing and jumping and screaming. Mob mentality! It's great.

Later in the show I was in the pit again and got knocked on my ass. I was shoved so hard my feet literally left the ground and I landed on my tail bone. Of course it was unintentional and before I was down for a second I felt 6 people (including the mohawked fellow who sent me sailing) lifting me up. I appreciate it, everyone! I was also kicked in the back of the head by a crowd surfer. Good times.

After the show, it took me 45 minutes to realize my car was in the adjacent lot across the street. This can happen when you're on mushrooms, pot and have recently been kicked in the head.

What a great time. I can't wait for the DVD so I can see the show I missed. :D

I'm definitely going to try to make it to the Vegas show.

Oh, one more thing... Trent left it to Robin to decide whether the next song would be 'light and happy or something angry and depressing'. Robin chose to play Reptile, which I can only assume was the latter choice. This begs the question; What would the happy song have been?

Personally I was hoping they would play "I love ya, baby." by Brak.
Bricklayer
I forgot her name, but we met in line and she gave me a nutter butter are you on the boards? great show and can't wait un til vegas!
Master of the Ninth Arch
HOLY FUCK. My ribs hurt. Will post more when my mind has rested.

Thanks to Trent and the band for the BEST NIN show I've ever seen - thats saying a lot since it was my 12th? time seeing them. I held my pee for nearly 8 hours (presale line was lame) - would ONLY do that for NIN! Met a lot of COOL people and a lot of assholes (to the young man butt- raping me: you are a pervert.).

I was right in front of Robin on the rail (yes!) and the guitar hit the fence right where we were - he threw it low and it flew back to the stage. He looked really pissed so I sortof saw it coming! I caught one of his water bottles too, after the 3rd attempt! I have to say - SOOOOOOO glad Robin is back! He fucked that shit up, in a good way.

Great setlist, long show. When Trent's face was on the screen it took me a minute to realise he was right in front of us with Brett in front of him w the camera. Seriously I think he was licking it at the end - TR OWNS the whole rockstar thing. Stunning visual presentation - Only was COOL...the lights changed with his movements.
Reptile was amazing! He asked us if we wanted something happy or dark, my friend yelled out Reptile and they played it! Could have been part of the setlist but was still pretty neat. The pit seemed crazier than normal (from my view), lots of crowd surfers and people getting pulled out.

I enjoyed the Ghosts set - beautiful. JMJ was awesome, Alessandro was great as usual. Josh, what can I say. I heart Josh Freese! Glad to get out of Inglewood without getting shot, lol. Ok, back to bed.
Master Traveler
I forgot to mention another thing. Did anyone see the picketers on the west side of the Forum parking lot? I saw people with bright yellow picket signs marching back and forth when I was standing by the doors.
Master Traveler
strwbrryjam wrote:There is no video of the Bush into McCain morph on youtube yet- did anyone capture the whole thing?

OK sooo I cried at the end-each one of them putting away their instruments and Justin carefully lying his down and then just TR on the stage with his piano I was just so moved. Hurt and In This Twilight together is just so emotional to me.

AM I trippin' or didn't they play Gave Up too?

From where I was seated section 27 that was soooo many fn people on the floor. I was thrilled with my seats we were on the rail so I could rock out and not hit anyone.

I feel so old and tired today though For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen I only sat I think for the ghosts stuff and then I was up and screaming-have no voice for school tomorrow ha ha

Just so fna cool-but HOllywood Bowl's acoustics were better and Justin and Robin's back-up vocals just blew Jeordie's and Aaron's away-hey they both can carry an tune nice!! I miss Aaron's presence during the show but IMO Robin is a much better musician.

Just so cool

Oh and TR keeping rhythm with some weird rainstick thing with his right hand and playing the xylophone with only his left I was blown away how can he split his brain like that I knew he was talented but fuck me.
i'll get it up on YouTube once i can. here's the still:

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Master Traveler
I_am_Lena wrote:I forgot to mention another thing. Did anyone see the picketers on the west side of the Forum parking lot? I saw people with bright yellow picket signs marching back and forth when I was standing by the doors.
picketing what?? Jesus-freaks i assume?
Grand Pontiff
seriously, what an awesome crowd to be in.
Bricklayer
i8acat wrote:HOLY FUCK. My ribs hurt. Will post more when my mind has rested.

Thanks to Trent and the band for the BEST NIN show I've ever seen - thats saying a lot since it was my 12th? time seeing them. I held my pee for nearly 8 hours (presale line was lame) - would ONLY do that for NIN! Met a lot of COOL people and a lot of assholes (to the young man butt- raping me: you are a pervert.).

I was right in front of Robin on the rail (yes!) and the guitar hit the fence right where we were - he threw it low and it flew back to the stage. He looked really pissed so I sortof saw it coming! I caught one of his water bottles too, after the 3rd attempt! I have to say - SOOOOOOO glad Robin is back! He fucked that shit up, in a good way.

Great setlist, long show. When Trent's face was on the screen it took me a minute to realise he was right in front of us with Brett in front of him w the camera. Seriously I think he was licking it at the end - TR OWNS the whole rockstar thing. Stunning visual presentation - Only was COOL...the lights changed with his movements.
Reptile was amazing! He asked us if we wanted something happy or dark, my friend yelled out Reptile and they played it! Could have been part of the setlist but was still pretty neat. The pit seemed crazier than normal (from my view), lots of crowd surfers and people getting pulled out.

I enjoyed the Ghosts set - beautiful. JMJ was awesome, Alessandro was great as usual. Josh, what can I say. I heart Josh Freese! Glad to get out of Inglewood without getting shot, What what in da butt. Ok, back to bed.
Only curious, were you one of the girls screaming "For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen DID YOU SEE HIS BUTT For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen TRENT I JUST FELL IN LOVE AGAIN, WHAT CAN'T THIS MAN DO," etc etc? If you were, granted yes he may be hot and all that shit but it did kind of get old. That said, its great you had a good night and the fact you guys knew all the words was a little relieving.

Fuck YES for REPTILE! Was not expecting that shit AT ALL! A little disappointed from no great detroyer but that made up for it.
Bricklayer
God Given was great too, had a nice time :)
Master of the Ninth Arch
tiltmode43 wrote:
Only curious, were you one of the girls screaming "For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen DID YOU SEE HIS BUTT For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen TRENT I JUST FELL IN LOVE AGAIN, WHAT CAN'T THIS MAN DO," etc etc? If you were, granted yes he may be hot and all that shit but it did kind of get old. That said, its great you had a good night and the fact you guys knew all the words was a little relieving.

Fuck YES for REPTILE! Was not expecting that shit AT ALL! A little disappointed from no great detroyer but that made up for it.
Sorry, that was my friend (the blonde) - I am the brunette that was wearing the jeans. She's a really cool chick, honest - just goes to the beat of her own drum :) It kinda sucks that people think just cuz you have boobs or blonde hair you aren't a "true" fan, or whatever. I'm fuckin' old lol! Hope you aren't the guy who was humping me - I could be your mother. Peace out!
Grand Pontiff
Titlesaysitall wrote:At Teddy Trent, did you happen to be in LOG 34 in front of row G? I think you met my friend, the dude sitting down. He was actually really sick and risked passing out just to see Trent but liked the show regardless
No, I was in Lodge 25. The guy wasn't even clapping or anything.
Master of the Ninth Arch
Thought I posted this already. Anyone have decent video of his speech from this show?
Master Traveler
Bush/McCain Morph
(NB: Bush-bashing is soooo 2003, it's totally out of style here in LA, the coolest place on earth)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqOCpvCb1cI
Grand Pontiff
The picketers are picketing because the building is non-union.

There was lots of ticket drama for me with this show. It was the only show that a really good friend of mine was going to get to see, so I wanted to make sure we got good seats. Didn't get presale or anything decent on TM. Thought I had some regular GA lined up, but they turned out to be on the Colonnade, and the person was selling them for more than what TM was charging. Found a single GA, and we were arguing over who was going to take it. We decided to buy the crappy Colonnade and sit together. Right after we were completely resigned to sitting in almost the same exact seats we had for Bo.wie and NIN my friend ran into a friend of hers that worked at the venue. We got hooked up with GA and passes. In the midst of all of that drama I didn't get a Demon Seed shirt, as they were sold out.

We started out by the soundboard, but there were so many really tall people that we went further back behind the soundboard off to one side. The visuals were great. And I never though I would say this about the Forum, but the sound was great. It was the first show that I had straight on complete sound. I could hear all the effects on Robin's guitar, which was great. It was the first time that I noticed that during Terrible Lie that there are images of the band on the screens, I wonder how they do that. I thought that all of the visuals were a million times better from farther back except Only. From a distance it didn't seem quite so dramatic when Trent was leaning into the screen. When he was running along the screen it seemed like the clear spot timing was a bit off, but that could have been caused by the angle we were looking at it.

I am not quite sure what I think about THTF. First of all looking at a picture of Bush makes me slightly nauseous, and then having it morph into McCain made me even more nauseous. (He represents me in the Senate, although I have never voted for him. I used to have to deal with him on a regular basis and he is a mean bitter old man with a bad temper that definitely does not need to hold the "football") Secondly, I wonder why that was done in LA. It seems odd to introduce it the last night of the leg. Was it done because of the industry people that were there, and it was a message to MTV? Probably could have done that in E. Rutherford. I think that they way that NIN operates now is a bigger fuck you to the music business than showing a picture that MTV wouldn't let you show. That seems the more likely reason, because I don't think it was a political statement on par with don't vote for McCain because he's just like Bush. I would say its pretty much a sure bet that Obama will win California so there's no need to give that message to a CA. crowd. Maybe it was done as a test to see how people would react. Once the tour comes back to the US in October there is only a couple weeks until its a moot point.

I was pleasantly surprised by the crowd. LA crowds can be bad, but everyone seemed really into it. I thought that the passes we had would be the type that only really get you access to a bathroom without a line. We decided to go hang out after the show to wait for the parking lot to clear and to thank the person that had set us up. Low and behold Alessandro, Josh, and Robin came in after about 45 minutes. I am way too shy to go say anything.

I can't wait until October.
Master Traveler
Well what can I say this was my second time seeing NIN and my first time on rail. Which of course was intense I'm all bruised up and sore but it was totally worth it, and would do it again anytime. Everyone was pretty cool where I was (right in front of Justin) and were helping anyone who needed help getting out of the pit.

NIN was amazing as usual I was amazed by the visuals they're just so breathtaking. Trent's energy is incredible onstage. I appreciate how he is so dedicated to making each show the best, and this one was certainly the best one I've ever been to. I can't pinpoint which were my favorites because everything was just so phenomenal. I can definitely say it was pretty cool see myself up on the screen during Survivalism. Overall the show was outstanding I loved every minute of it. The ending was certainly sad when one by one they left the stage.

I waited a bit for the floor to clear before leaving, but I was determined to get at least a guitar pick so I stuck around. So there we were a group of people yelling to throw us a pick finally they did but they landed right in front of the rail, and this samoan dude or at least I think he was samoan picked it up and handed it to me which totally made my day. I took some pictures some came out good others didn't I'll post some later.

And to the dude that I was standing next to on the rail who was telling me about the equipment on stage I completely forgot to ask you your name but it was nice talking to you.
Knight of the Royal Axe
slickmode wrote:Bush/McCain Morph
(NB: Bush-bashing is soooo 2003, it's totally out of style here in LA, the coolest place on earth)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqOCpvCb1cI
That wasn't a morph... That looked like just an image switch. I was expecting an actual morph, like Bush's hair starts disappearing to reveal McCain's, etc. Lame, I'm disappointed now. :-(
Master Traveler
Triggerm!ne wrote:
slickmode wrote:Bush/McCain Morph
(NB: Bush-bashing is soooo 2003, it's totally out of style here in LA, the coolest place on earth)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqOCpvCb1cI
That wasn't a morph... That looked like just an image switch. I was expecting an actual morph, like Bush's hair starts disappearing to reveal McCain's, etc. Lame, I'm disappointed now. :-(
well "morph" sounds cool....also, the final image of McCain didn't show his true age (which is like 107 i think?)
Master of the Ninth Arch
I had such a great time even though I was in loge 10, last row. The visuals were expected (saw the rehearsal in July), but I was impressed with the visuals for Vessel and the morph of Bush/McCain during THTF. This was my fifth time seeing NIN and I must say each time I see them, they go a step further in everything they do--performance, energy, and visuals.

Note to self: "Next time, don't buy tickets right when they go on sale because you might end up with a closer seat." (I ended up with an extra ticket in loge 9, but I knew no one would've liked to have bought it.)
Bricklayer
Holy shit that was an amazing show last night. My second time seeing Trent live in the nine years I've been a fan of his music, and the first time I was <i>that</i> close to the stage. Thanks to everyone in the mosh pit for not killing me my first time in one. The energy in that crowd was amazing, and I'm glad to see I wasn't the only person helping people up when they fell.

Damned lucky for me to get to hear Reptile twice in a row live. He performed it at Houston, TX a few years back as well, my first time seeing NIN live.
Grand Pontiff
synodic wrote:
BTW, where's modul8tr?
I'm here....lurking

*Waves at synodic*

The toilet wasn't used in Survivalism.

That skyline is the industrial landscape from the Year Zero/Remixed artwork. REALLY beautiful. The fade to white and UFO at the end were brilliant.

I too, loved the stage exit. Very Wizard of Oz in a way. It reminded me of another show I saw....Peter Gabriel 'Growing Up' tour I think. Quite effective. Leaving TR there, alone, within the universe which he created/is him. Very cool.

Can't wait to see your photos! After all of your fancy editing ;)

Oh yeah, and The Big Comedown...went NUTS on that one.

I really liked the way the lighting evoked church tent revival lighting for God Given. A nice touch.
Master Traveler
slickmode wrote:
strwbrryjam wrote:There is no video of the Bush into McCain morph on youtube yet- did anyone capture the whole thing?

OK sooo I cried at the end-each one of them putting away their instruments and Justin carefully lying his down and then just TR on the stage with his piano I was just so moved. Hurt and In This Twilight together is just so emotional to me.

AM I trippin' or didn't they play Gave Up too?

From where I was seated section 27 that was soooo many fn people on the floor. I was thrilled with my seats we were on the rail so I could rock out and not hit anyone.

I feel so old and tired today though For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen I only sat I think for the ghosts stuff and then I was up and screaming-have no voice for school tomorrow ha ha

Just so fna cool-but HOllywood Bowl's acoustics were better and Justin and Robin's back-up vocals just blew Jeordie's and Aaron's away-hey they both can carry an tune nice!! I miss Aaron's presence during the show but IMO Robin is a much better musician.

Just so cool

Oh and TR keeping rhythm with some weird rainstick thing with his right hand and playing the xylophone with only his left I was blown away how can he split his brain like that I knew he was talented but fuck me.
i'll get it up on YouTube once i can. here's the still:

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Thank you!!!!You're my hero!!! I appreciate it!!!
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Master Traveler
akm wrote:The picketers are picketing because the building is non-union.

There was lots of ticket drama for me with this show. It was the only show that a really good friend of mine was going to get to see, so I wanted to make sure we got good seats. Didn't get presale or anything decent on TM. Thought I had some regular GA lined up, but they turned out to be on the Colonnade, and the person was selling them for more than what TM was charging. Found a single GA, and we were arguing over who was going to take it. We decided to buy the crappy Colonnade and sit together. Right after we were completely resigned to sitting in almost the same exact seats we had for Bo.wie and NIN my friend ran into a friend of hers that worked at the venue. We got hooked up with GA and passes. In the midst of all of that drama I didn't get a Demon Seed shirt, as they were sold out.

We started out by the soundboard, but there were so many really tall people that we went further back behind the soundboard off to one side. The visuals were great. And I never though I would say this about the Forum, but the sound was great. It was the first show that I had straight on complete sound. I could hear all the effects on Robin's guitar, which was great. It was the first time that I noticed that during Terrible Lie that there are images of the band on the screens, I wonder how they do that. I thought that all of the visuals were a million times better from farther back except Only. From a distance it didn't seem quite so dramatic when Trent was leaning into the screen. When he was running along the screen it seemed like the clear spot timing was a bit off, but that could have been caused by the angle we were looking at it.

I am not quite sure what I think about THTF. First of all looking at a picture of Bush makes me slightly nauseous, and then having it morph into McCain made me even more nauseous. (He represents me in the Senate, although I have never voted for him. I used to have to deal with him on a regular basis and he is a mean bitter old man with a bad temper that definitely does not need to hold the "football") Secondly, I wonder why that was done in LA. It seems odd to introduce it the last night of the leg. Was it done because of the industry people that were there, and it was a message to MTV? Probably could have done that in E. Rutherford. I think that they way that NIN operates now is a bigger fuck you to the music business than showing a picture that MTV wouldn't let you show. That seems the more likely reason, because I don't think it was a political statement on par with don't vote for McCain because he's just like Bush. I would say its pretty much a sure bet that Obama will win California so there's no need to give that message to a CA. crowd. Maybe it was done as a test to see how people would react. Once the tour comes back to the US in October there is only a couple weeks until its a moot point.

I was pleasantly surprised by the crowd. LA crowds can be bad, but everyone seemed really into it. I thought that the passes we had would be the type that only really get you access to a bathroom without a line. We decided to go hang out after the show to wait for the parking lot to clear and to thank the person that had set us up. Low and behold Alessandro, Josh, and Robin came in after about 45 minutes. I am way too shy to go say anything.

I can't wait until October.



UMMM Yeah at least I was decent enough to call you and tell you KROQ didn't give me GA instead of trying to be fucked and sell them to you anyway.
For your information that was at a personal cost to me and If I had waited to tell you until you picked them up from me at 6:30 that night that would have been a big disappointment to you-I think you have a lot of nerve to complain!
the bush/mccain morph WAS a true morph, the youtube video just cuts out the morphing. the morph was long so you couldn't really see it happening, bush very slowly and seamlessly became mccain.
Grand Pontiff
strwbrryjam wrote:
akm wrote:The picketers are picketing because the building is non-union.

There was lots of ticket drama for me with this show. It was the only show that a really good friend of mine was going to get to see, so I wanted to make sure we got good seats. Didn't get presale or anything decent on TM. Thought I had some regular GA lined up, but they turned out to be on the Colonnade, and the person was selling them for more than what TM was charging. Found a single GA, and we were arguing over who was going to take it. We decided to buy the crappy Colonnade and sit together. Right after we were completely resigned to sitting in almost the same exact seats we had for Bo.wie and NIN my friend ran into a friend of hers that worked at the venue. We got hooked up with GA and passes. In the midst of all of that drama I didn't get a Demon Seed shirt, as they were sold out.

We started out by the soundboard, but there were so many really tall people that we went further back behind the soundboard off to one side. The visuals were great. And I never though I would say this about the Forum, but the sound was great. It was the first show that I had straight on complete sound. I could hear all the effects on Robin's guitar, which was great. It was the first time that I noticed that during Terrible Lie that there are images of the band on the screens, I wonder how they do that. I thought that all of the visuals were a million times better from farther back except Only. From a distance it didn't seem quite so dramatic when Trent was leaning into the screen. When he was running along the screen it seemed like the clear spot timing was a bit off, but that could have been caused by the angle we were looking at it.

I am not quite sure what I think about THTF. First of all looking at a picture of Bush makes me slightly nauseous, and then having it morph into McCain made me even more nauseous. (He represents me in the Senate, although I have never voted for him. I used to have to deal with him on a regular basis and he is a mean bitter old man with a bad temper that definitely does not need to hold the "football") Secondly, I wonder why that was done in LA. It seems odd to introduce it the last night of the leg. Was it done because of the industry people that were there, and it was a message to MTV? Probably could have done that in E. Rutherford. I think that they way that NIN operates now is a bigger fuck you to the music business than showing a picture that MTV wouldn't let you show. That seems the more likely reason, because I don't think it was a political statement on par with don't vote for McCain because he's just like Bush. I would say its pretty much a sure bet that Obama will win California so there's no need to give that message to a CA. crowd. Maybe it was done as a test to see how people would react. Once the tour comes back to the US in October there is only a couple weeks until its a moot point.

I was pleasantly surprised by the crowd. LA crowds can be bad, but everyone seemed really into it. I thought that the passes we had would be the type that only really get you access to a bathroom without a line. We decided to go hang out after the show to wait for the parking lot to clear and to thank the person that had set us up. Low and behold Alessandro, Josh, and Robin came in after about 45 minutes. I am way too shy to go say anything.

I can't wait until October.



UMMM Yeah at least I was decent enough to call you and tell you KROQ didn't give me GA instead of trying to be fucked and sell them to you anyway.
For your information that was at a personal cost to me and If I had waited to tell you until you picked them up from me at 6:30 that night that would have been a big disappointment to you-I think you have a lot of nerve to complain!
I was only stating a fact that you wanted me to pay you $125 for tickets that you had WON on KROQ. I do appreciate you telling me that they were Colonnade seats before we met on Saturday, however decent that was of you to call me and tell me, you still wanted the $125 for them, even though I could buy almost the same exact seats on TM for $87 for the pair.
What I don't understand is if you already had presale tickets that you were planning on using, then why try and win tickets on KROQ? Why not let someone who didn't already have tickets have the opportunity to win the tickets? It seems to me that it was motivated by pure greed.
I could have named you in my post, however, I didn't want to embarrass you with your greedy behavior, so I didn't because I somewhat felt bad for you having to drive in to KROQ and pick up tickets that maybe you got stuck with. Instead of responding to me by PM you chose to post in the thread an expose yourself. That was completely your choice.
If you have anything further to say to me, send me a PM, because even though this might be entertaining to some people, this isn't the Spiral.
Grand Pontiff
This show was my 14th NIN show and I have to say it was one of my favorites. I've grown out of the being on the rail phase and I'm pretty glad about that. It was the first time I've had seats at a NIN show. We had nice seats in Lodge 29 three rows up from the floor. It was half way back in the arena and a great spot to see the entire production.

I purposely stayed away from the forums and reviews of the show to give myself a surprise. I was so happy and impressed with the light/screen show. So much creativity and thought went into it and it worked great. I especially loved the Ghosts set.

My one and only gripe was how they teased us into thinking they were going to play The Wretched. When I heard The Frail I was convinced it was next. Bleh....Closer. They need to retire that.

Big fan of the new live version of HLAH. Really like the new ending to it.

I miss Jeordie a lot. The new bass guy couldn't be more boring. He doesn't add anything to the show. Having Robin back was cool. Never did like Aaron.

Hoping for a DVD from this leg of the tour. The overall production was the best of any NIN tour I've been too. That was a really fun show to sit back and watch.
Bricklayer
i8acat wrote:
tiltmode43 wrote:
Only curious, were you one of the girls screaming "For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen DID YOU SEE HIS BUTT For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen TRENT I JUST FELL IN LOVE AGAIN, WHAT CAN'T THIS MAN DO," etc etc? If you were, granted yes he may be hot and all that shit but it did kind of get old. That said, its great you had a good night and the fact you guys knew all the words was a little relieving.

Fuck YES for REPTILE! Was not expecting that shit AT ALL! A little disappointed from no great detroyer but that made up for it.
Sorry, that was my friend (the blonde) - I am the brunette that was wearing the jeans. She's a really cool chick, honest - just goes to the beat of her own drum :) It kinda sucks that people think just cuz you have boobs or blonde hair you aren't a "true" fan, or whatever. I'm fuckin' old What what in da butt! Hope you aren't the guy who was humping me - I could be your mother. Peace out!
Haha, nah, I was on the rail too, probably more to the left. Not saying girls aren't fans, I've just seen enough of the girls who love trent more than his music.

Can't stress enough how GREAT that show was! I only wish I could have seen it twice, once at the rail and again from a distance.
Grand Pontiff
This was my first overseas NIN show (I'm used to UK gigs) .......... oh my fuck. I think that's all I can collect in saying about it right now. Oh..... my ....... fuck.
Bricklayer
Doba wrote:
I miss Jeordie a lot. The new bass guy couldn't be more boring. He doesn't add anything to the show. Having Robin back was cool. Never did like Aaron.

Hoping for a DVD from this leg of the tour. The overall production was the best of any NIN tour I've been too. That was a really fun show to sit back and watch.

i completely agree with you about jeordie. i know a lot of people whined about him being boring, but i think he had a lot more stage presence than jmj.

when robin didn't come back for the with teeth era of shows, i complained bitterly but then thought that maybe i was being too harsh on aaron. yeah, it's entertaining to watch him run around but now really there is no comparison. robin is captivating and makes gorgeous noises with his guitar.

i can't imagine trent having this impressive production and not releasing a dvd. that would be such a waste. i could seriously watch last night's show over and over and over...
Master ad Vitam
Who saw Danny Carey at the show? I DID!!!
Master Traveler
should anyone know of a torrent for the show... you know the deal!
Bricklayer
Forgot to mention a funny moment of the many -

For those of you in the GA line, did you see the gay event staff guy? Well, I was in the front of the line and from about 6:15 - 7:00 he could not stop trying to talk to me. I really have nothing against homosexuals and support gay marriage but it was kind of awkward. He was seriously hitting on me. Of course when it came time to do the pat down I got much more than that. The guy was thorough enough to take longer than the other guy took to search my two friends. Just a taste of the preshow antics that went on :P

It gave my friends and me a laugh, thought you guys might as well :)
Master Traveler
tiltmode43 wrote:Forgot to mention a funny moment of the many -

For those of you in the GA line, did you see the gay event staff guy? Well, I was in the front of the line and from about 6:15 - 7:00 he could not stop trying to talk to me. I really have nothing against homosexuals and support gay marriage but it was kind of awkward. He was seriously hitting on me. Of course when it came time to do the pat down I got much more than that. The guy was thorough enough to take longer than the other guy took to search my two friends. Just a taste of the preshow antics that went on :P

It gave my friends and me a laugh, thought you guys might as well :)
was it the guy who came to walk us over to form another line at 12?
Master of the Ninth Arch
i8acat wrote:
Sorry, that was my friend (the blonde) - I am the brunette that was wearing the jeans. She's a really cool chick, honest - just goes to the beat of her own drum :) It kinda sucks that people think just cuz you have boobs or blonde hair you aren't a "true" fan, or whatever. I'm fuckin' old What what in da butt! Hope you aren't the guy who was humping me - I could be your mother. Peace out!
WOW I apologize completely if in fact you aren't the crazy lady who kicks people who are simply trying to protect them. I happen to be the 16 year old I think you are talking about. I spent the whole concert second from the railing behind a brunette and a blonde right in front of robin. The two ladies seemed to be extremely nice and all around great nin fans before and at the start of the show. So i thought to myself, you know what instead of trying to move to the center in front of trent which i had originally planned to do, i'd stay here where it was probably calming for me and my friend(a 15 year old who's only concert before this had been disney on ice). But when the lights when out and everyone started to push, i could tell it was gonna be a crammed show no matter what. I don't think you realize just how much time and effort i put into trying to get people away from you two. Trust me your ribs would've hurt a lot more if I would have let the ignorant people pushing, though and behind you guys. I believe it was Gave Up that the crowd got crazy and everyone began to jump. Whenever it was, out of nowhere, I felt something kicking my shin. It didn't take me long to realize it was the lady in front of me who was around, and i mean this in no bad way at all, i'd say 15-20 years older than me. After you had made it clear to me that it was uncomfortable for you with me being where I was, I happily said sorry and moved didn't I?
So yeah, WHY would i need to push and try and ruin a concert for two ladies who obviously liked nin alot when I was second from the railing???? Beats me!
and second! Why the fuck would I want to rub up against you....or wait let me say it as you phrased it..."put my dick in your ass". Trust me lady, your ass is the last place i'd put my 16 year old dick.
So once again, i'll say I'm sorry simply because that's the kind of person I am. But before the whole NIN community thinks of me as a pervert who likes to rub on women who are noticeable twice as old as them, I thought they should hear the story from my point of view.

About the actual show.
Amazing!
Worth the 6 hour drive that day.
Highlights:
Robin. Fucking amazing. I wasn't sure if he could top Aaron's crazy shows but I have to say, he's the guitarist for Nine Inch Nails NNOOO Doubt.
All the stuff being thrown, I thought for a minute I was back in the Closure tapes or something...
Bush/McCain morph
Top songs:
In This Twilight
Wish
Reptile
God Given
Head Like A Hole

Downsides:
Ummm...you could probably guess my first one by the story at the start.
and....just over all being really sore. I had a football game the night before. So with bruised up legs and a popped bursula. Sitting in a car for 6 hours then standing in one place for 4 wasn't all that I wanted to do on a Saturday for my fourth nin show. Which reminds me, thanks again to the lady who was kicking me. Your ribs probably do hurt and i'm not gonna say you weren't smashed. But it's a nin concert, and you're in the pit. It's gonna be rough. And you're really lucky you had a fellow diehard fan behind you that was in fact trying as hard as his sixteen year old self could to make it so you could still breathe. If you're not satisfied with what i'm saying, send me a PM. Or hell, try and call me out like you did in front of the whole forum again, but get your shit straight before you make judgments like you did.
Bricklayer
I had pre-sale tickets and ended up about 5 feet from the rail about in front of Robin. Pit's pretty rough but it wasn't too bad except for Wish/Motp/etc. Had a fun time trying to keep the 5' lass I brought with me from getting crushed. She raves, though, and managed to handle herself better with the mass shoving than a lot of the geeky looking dudes around.

I was really impressed with Mr. Freese's (hah!) drumming. Usually there isn't much solo'ing going on by anyone live except Trent smashing around, but Josh had some really good breakdowns on a few songs. And of course the drum machine setup before Echoplex was fuckin' awesome.

Probably the most incredible thing I've ever experienced. Popped my real "big" concert cherry, too :)
Master of the Ninth Arch
papermastermind wrote:I had pre-sale tickets and ended up about 5 feet from the rail about in front of Robin. Pit's pretty rough but it wasn't too bad except for Wish/Motp/etc. Had a fun time trying to keep the 5' lass I brought with me from getting crushed. She raves, though, and managed to handle herself better with the mass shoving than a lot of the geeky looking dudes around.
ha thats funny. If she was the girl right behind me. About half way through the concert I felt hands on my shoulders and i turned around to find a short girl trying to look over me, so i moved to the side a little and let her kind of slide in next to me so she could see.
Master ad Vitam
Oh my fuck. "Reptile." It's all I can say. I think I was more jazzed about this show than the Oakland show, even though my friends and I didn't get in until the ass end of Discipline.
Grand Pontiff
This was my fourth time seeing NIN, and it was easily my favorite. I was in the pit, dead center, about 50 feet or so from the stage. The Ghosts set alone was worth the plane ticket and hotel stay.

God damn, I love music.
Bricklayer
So was everyone in front of Robin on ETS? lol

Nah, different guard, this guy came about 6:00 or so.

How early were you guys getting there? I got there at 12:30 and was scared my friend and I were going to get fucked over with that whole "there's another line on the other side, this one is for presale!" shit going on. I was the short-ish dude in the black plaid shirt and brown pants.
Bricklayer
Awesome show!!!

Funny, some of you mentioned you thought you were going to go blind. This lets me know I was not alone in this little curious thought. I was totally blown away by the visuals used on this tour. This time I got floor seating(?), instead of seats and really enjoyed it. Despite the fact sometimes it felt like I was in a Slip-N-Slide, it was just one of those things that was to be expected. I did feel like the set was a little rushed? Maybe? There was a lot of songs to be performed so maybe it was just me. But I was so blown away by Trents and the rest of the band's stage presence I found it hard to care about all the other stuff. He really put on a good show this year. But everytime I see him live I think it's great... so unless a plane comes crashing through the venue one year in the middle of a NIN performance, we'll have problems.

Whoever took pictures please post them!!!
Ahhhhh this was an epic visual performance, as much as it was audiable.
I was totally jealous when I saw all of you snapping photos of the gigantor red NIN logo....!

Next time...next time!!!!
Master Traveler
I_am_Lena wrote:I forgot to mention another thing. Did anyone see the picketers on the west side of the Forum parking lot? I saw people with bright yellow picket signs marching back and forth when I was standing by the doors.
ya. i entered through that gate. they wanted better workman wages or something like that. they marched across the parking lot entrance obstructing the vehicles entering creating a long back log down the street.
Bricklayer
Yoshata. wrote:I thought about last night when I woke up this morning and realized how many of you guys like to stay in the back to see the visuals, and even though I had planned on trying to get up to the rail, it was good to see the visuals anyway because they were amazingly done. My mom hated the strobe light effect (it hurts her eyes) on some of the songs, but she loved the Ghosts set and other ones that were less intense. I loved every single minute of the performance and there were a lot of highlights.

Trent's energy onstage is amazing. I loved during Only when he was running back and forth, making long streaks in the static on the screen, and I loved seeing him play the marimba (is that the right instrument I'm thinking of?) during the Ghosts set. Just amazing. Piggy was more awesome than I expected - just the way it built up toward the end was great.

Did anyone see a picture of two women pop up during the end of Vessel, for a split second? Very curious.

Plus, the picture of George Bush was unexpected, but a neat effect. Interesting with the morph into McCain.

Terrible Lie's visual effects were PHENOMENAL. And so were The Big Comedown's - the outro is climactic. Holy shit.

Despite the complications of the day, the performance was great and next time I see them (hopefully in Vegas), I'll probably go for seats, so I don't have to go through what I did before the show. I met up with some people I've seen on The Spiral, and I don't know how many of them ended up on the rail or in the pit, but they were just as frusterated as me about the presale situation just before we actually got out into the floor (the venue staff having a huge lack of communication about what needed to be done).

Edit: Almost forgot! Thanks to Riot for the AIR flag before the show. I didn't get to wave it, but I love that you took the time to make those and give one to everyone there! Thank you. :)
Master Traveler
I haven't been to a show that exhausting since I last saw the Deftones. My friend and myself rolled up three joints, drank four Rolling Rocks (which I barfed up right after we locked up the car). We got inside right when Deerhoof ended. As time passed, my friend and I started progressing inwards. About five minutes before the show started, we lit the first joint and got separated. That set list was fucking awesome and it could only be that great if you were in the pit.

In case anyone saw a guy with a plain black shirt on dry heaving in a trash can near one of the exits near "In This Twilight", that was me =)

Oh yeah, some chick passed out in my arms in the center third row. I literally yelled "Oh, shit!" and two other guys helped get her to security.
Master of the Ninth Arch
nin3414 wrote:
WOW I apologize completely if in fact you aren't the crazy lady who kicks people who are simply trying to protect them. I happen to be the 16 year old I think you are talking about. I spent the whole concert second from the railing behind a brunette and a blonde right in front of robin. The two ladies seemed to be extremely nice and all around great nin fans before and at the start of the show. So i thought to myself, you know what instead of trying to move to the center in front of trent which i had originally planned to do, i'd stay here where it was probably calming for me and my friend(a 15 year old who's only concert before this had been disney on ice). But when the lights when out and everyone started to push, i could tell it was gonna be a crammed show no matter what. I don't think you realize just how much time and effort i put into trying to get people away from you two. Trust me your ribs would've hurt a lot more if I would have let the ignorant people pushing, though and behind you guys. I believe it was Gave Up that the crowd got crazy and everyone began to jump. Whenever it was, out of nowhere, I felt something kicking my shin. It didn't take me long to realize it was the lady in front of me who was around, and i mean this in no bad way at all, i'd say 15-20 years older than me. After you had made it clear to me that it was uncomfortable for you with me being where I was, I happily said sorry and moved didn't I?
So yeah, WHY would i need to push and try and ruin a concert for two ladies who obviously liked nin alot when I was second from the railing???? Beats me!
and second! Why the fuck would I want to rub up against you....or wait let me say it as you phrased it..."put my dick in your ass". Trust me lady, your ass is the last place i'd put my 16 year old dick.
So once again, i'll say I'm sorry simply because that's the kind of person I am. But before the whole NIN community thinks of me as a pervert who likes to rub on women who are noticeable twice as old as them, I thought they should hear the story from my point of view.
Downsides:
Ummm...you could probably guess my first one by the story at the start.
and....just over all being really sore. I had a football game the night before. So with bruised up legs and a popped bursula. Sitting in a car for 6 hours then standing in one place for 4 wasn't all that I wanted to do on a Saturday for my fourth nin show. Which reminds me, thanks again to the lady who was kicking me. Your ribs probably do hurt and i'm not gonna say you weren't smashed. But it's a nin concert, and you're in the pit. It's gonna be rough. And you're really lucky you had a fellow diehard fan behind you that was in fact trying as hard as his sixteen year old self could to make it so you could still breathe. If you're not satisfied with what i'm saying, send me a PM. Or hell, try and call me out like you did in front of the whole forum again, but get your shit straight before you make judgments like you did.

First, if my memory serves me right I apologized to you for the shin kick! When I realised it was you I felt pretty bad about it because when I met you, you seemed like a really cool kid. There were a lot of factors that went into that - for one, when NIN first went up there was the usual push, which I expected, but I wasn't about to get pushed off the rail.
I don't know if you noticed the girl to my left - she was like 4"10 and really, really tiny. She was one of the first people there that day in a big group and her friends left her to be in the center by TR. At one point she got pushed off and we were trying to get her back (we did) - I was pushing into her and I felt bad about it but there was nothing I could do.

I've been in many pits so I know what to expect - in '94, when I was your age, I was kicked in the face and got a bloody nose, was over it in about 10 minutes. Having an achy body is a given - I'm not complaining because it was a badass show and totally worth it! What I hate more than anything is when dudes think it's ok to dry hump you, grab you etc...If that is NOT what you were doing than I apologize for being a bitch to you. You were directly behind me and your crotch was planted in my ass....seemed like you could have moved back an inch??

You did move when I asked you, then later on I got really uncomfortable because it felt weird having your crotch in my butt. Do you understand how that might feel for someone? I've been in tighter circumstances and not had to deal with that. If you were older I'd tell you to fuck off right now but I'm guessing by your story that you didn't mean to. Anyway, I do apologize if your intention was to protect us - we were giving you props for knowing every word to every song and you sang through the whole show, which was pretty cool.
Master of the Ninth Arch
loved the show, of course. this may not be the right thread for this, but i have some what the hells:

what the hell was trent singing into during the warning?
what the hell was trent playing during vessel and the warning?
what the hell was up with the lcd screens reacting (or seemingly reacting) to light, trent, etc.? how does that work?
Master ad Vitam
Show was great and as everyone said the visuals are just amazing. Felt good to be back and weird to NOT be on barricade.

My feet STILL hurt - wearing stiletto heels to a 2 1/2 hour show = bad idea.

Overall a great night, was nice seeing old friends and hanging out with people I don't get to see very often. <3 I may have a few pics to post in the next few days.

ALSO: Big ups to those who ARE enduring the barricade this tour. I seriously cannot imagine being up there for 30 songs with all the visual shit thats going on. You all are soldiers and perhaps I will try a few myself on the next leg...
Master ad Vitam
What an amazing weekend. I met a lot of awesome people; I saw NIN twice, and explored San Fransisco.

I was blown away by the Inglewood show. The inclusion of Reptile and the sheer energy of the crowd and the band made for an epic night. The Oakland show was amazing too; but I felt like everything was just a little better Saturday night. I can't wait until the next round of shows. Sacramento, Las Vegas, and Portland!
danny carey was at the show! nice!!! he should of played drums. :P naah hes better off in tool. hehe

although maybe he should tell freese not to swing his drum stick around in a circle before he hits a drum. its kinda arron northish if ya know what i mean ;)
Master Traveler
modul8tr wrote:
synodic wrote:
BTW, where's modul8tr?
I'm here....lurking

*Waves at synodic*

Can't wait to see your photos! After all of your fancy editing ;)
OK, I uploaded some photos from the show. Sorry, they're not so great b/c I was so far away and partially obstructed - Colonnade 28 Row 19. The sound quality was so-so that high up, but I'm not complaining b/c I had a great night. The 3 NIN-virgins I brought/treated to the concert were quite happy. It was an incredible show... I'm still decompressing.

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Grand Pontiff
Here's a pic of me after I picked up our tickets. I was pretty happy in the pic and I had a scary expression on my face (not intentional)...

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Bricklayer
fuzzylogic wrote:so which one of you was in the bathroom bent over the sink getting your ass tickled during survivalism??? :p
Was it that time that my husband stepped out to go to the bathroom? :p

I had a blast. The Big Come Down was a personal fave and Trent looked hot as usual. Good crowd.
Master Traveler
rondar wrote:Amazing. Just fucking amazing! I was there wearing my BK crown with my friend whose first NIN show it was.
I wish I could have seen that! :D I'm not sure what would posses someone to wear a BK crown, but I like it! Did the crown stay on during the show? ...in the pit?
Master Traveler
Some of the pictures that I took.
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Master Traveler
JessicaSarahS wrote:That ending was kinda sad, wasn't it? But i loved it!
It was a nice/classy touch I thought. Do you know if there's video of their exit floating around?
Knight of the Royal Axe
synodic wrote:
JessicaSarahS wrote:That ending was kinda sad, wasn't it? But i loved it!
It was a nice/classy touch I thought. Do you know if there's video of their exit floating around?
I have ITT in most of its entirety (I had difficulty at the beginning and lost a couple seconds). It's kinda shaky and from the back, but I was able to capture each band member's exit. I'll try and post it later tonight, but most likely tomorrow.
Knight of the Royal Axe
^^ Your camera picks up the sound really well! Thanks for sharing.
Bricklayer
This was an amazing re-introduction into NIN live after so many years. Last tours for me were from the Downward Spiral era...
Master Traveler
Yoshata. wrote:Here's a pic of me after I picked up our tickets. I was pretty happy in the pic and I had a scary expression on my face (not intentional)...

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Hey that's my girlfriend on the left and me behind you with the hat playing with my iPhone. I always wonder how many pictures I'm in that I don't know about...

Anyway, here are some of my pics:
http://gallery.me.com/requieminadream#1 ... &view=grid
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Master of the Ninth Arch
I haven't finished going through my pictures yet---and I still have to figure out the whole video thing---I have Trent chatting in its entirety, along with Vessel...and a few other tidbits. In the meantime...here is a link to my Flickr set:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jetsetter2 ... 195630705/

Enjoy! Would love to hear what you think!

I was in the right in front of Robin---oh how I love his guitar poses! :-D
Grand Pontiff
I'm late to the party, but I just had to chime in: goddamn, that was amazing. This was my sixth show, and I think it was my favorite. The setlist was great, I thought the flow was great, and since I hadn't been keeping tabs on the other shows, I was really surprised with what we were treated to. The band sounded amazing, great energy, and the crowd (at least around me) was really into everything. I guess I'm lucky because I had no problem with the Forum ticketing or line; I got there early, got my tickets zippy fast (floor) and got in line. We had to wait quite a while, sort of underground, until they let us in, but we were able to get great spots without any hassles. Although fuck them for their parking. We had no problems getting in or out, but they raped us with those prices. And yay for minimal yelling during Hurt.
Master Traveler
JessicaSarahS wrote:Shitty video of In This Twilight, and the sweet ending.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCTqY8hcd-A
Thank you and Dr Tran for posting that. It gives me the chills.
Bricklayer
One of the Mike's here- how's it going rawkit!!!

Great show, of the four NIN pits of nine shows I've been to- this was probably the most pressured I've been in. Great show, I'm considering going to the Vegas show also.
rawkit wrote:Quick shout out to Window 11 Crew! HEY GUYS!
Front CENTER Rail = absofuckinglutely incredible!!!!
WOW.
I have never been in a pit like that. What an experience. The whole show was incredible. Flawless. The effects were amazing. I know for sure we will be seeing a DVD of this. How can you not want to show off that amazing work?
Thanks to all the NIN crew you guys really out did yourself.
Robin is a monster !!! What a badass he's so animated.
Justin is great!!! I love his fro I love him
Josh is stellar as always as well as Alessandro and Trent can never quite be put into words. He's got so much passion inside of him and it seems like every ounce of it spews out into his music.

Thanks to all the great people around us in the pit, Mike, Terry, Rebel, Mike, Chris !!

Damn now I really want to go to the Vegas show :)
Bricklayer
It was absolutely beautiful. Everything about this show was so spectacular. I was about 6th row back in the pit, and was actually able to see the visuals really well. The light show was the most amazing thing I've ever seen live, I was thoroughly impressed. We stayed around afterward a bit and got to talk to Robin, he's a really cool guy, and a sweetheart, and super tall.
Bricklayer
Sorry I didn't post right after the show, but I just gotta say ... WOW!!! This was an amazing show. This was show #6 for me(#3 in the pit) ... but the last time I saw Trent was with David Bowie right here in the pit, at the Forum!!!!! What a difference 10+ years makes when you see a show in the pit though.

Not sure if it's because I'm getting older or because the crowd is getting rougher and more inconsiderate, but I must say that I remember a time when you would let a person (especially a young woman) be pulled out of the pit when she couldn't take any more ... and not push so hard to get her space that she couldn't get out. Same thing happened to me when I realized that, during Survivalism ... even though I was only 5 feet from the rail right in front of Trent ... I was about to pass out and couldn't get anyone around me to boost me up so I could free myself from the grip of the snake that kept squeezing me tighter and pulling me back in!!!! Still a great experience, just a bit different from circa 1992-1996. (Lollapalooza, Manson & Bowie)

I was so happy to hear "Reptile", but I really was hoping to hear "Something I Can Never Have". And even though it was great, I could have done without "Hurt" this time around (Nothing beats Trent and Bowie doing a Hurt duet) And lastly I would just like to express in the words of a favorite childhood poet, Shel Silverstein, a description of how it feels to spend an evening in a NIN pit circa 2008:

Boa Constrictor

Oh, I'm being eaten
By a boa constrictor,
A boa constrictor,
A boa constrictor,
I'm being eaten by a boa constrictor,
And I don't like it--one bit. *(actually I loved it)*
Well, what do you know?
It's nibblin' my toe.
Oh, gee,
It's up to my knee.
Oh my,
It's up to my thigh.
Oh, fiddle,
It's up to my middle.
Oh, heck,
It's up to my neck.
Oh, dread,
It's upmmmmmmmmmmffffffffff . . .

Shel Silverstein

Thank you all for a great time and I hope to see you in Vegas!!

Michael (with the broken finger)

PS- Why won't it let me spell B-o-w-i-e?!???!! AAAhhhhhhh!!!!!
Knight of the Royal Axe
lushvalley wrote: Photobucket
Your photobucket's prompting for a password :(
Grand Pontiff
Alright, I said I'd post the photos I took from the side of the stage when I got home because they show you all the layers. It was actually neat to see it this way.

Some shots:

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..and a nice surprise for me! Danny and I after the show:

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It was the first time I'd had seats for NIN since the Fragility era when I opted for seats for the Buffalo show after being almost killed in the pit in Toronto. I actually had a lot of fun seeing it from further back this time. The one bonus is that you get to dance around a lot and not have to worry about any pushing in the pit. It's funny how people just let it all out. I had a girl next to me who was wearing a Burger King crown hat who was dancing up a storm.

Anyways, I'm really looking forward to the changes they are making for the next round of concerts, I can tell you that for sure.

Tara
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Master Traveler
Dingerz wrote:I had a girl next to me who was wearing a Burger King crown hat who was dancing up a storm.
HAHAa! You were right next to "rondar" apparently! See page #3. How cool.
Grand Pontiff
synodic wrote:
Dingerz wrote:I had a girl next to me who was wearing a Burger King crown hat who was dancing up a storm.
HAHAa! You were right next to "rondar" apparently! See page #3. How cool.
Oh hey! You're right - small world. :) Rockin' out with fellow ETSers. It's sort of like I'm amazed at how many people on the board had to deal with the unfortunate Opium guy outside of the arena. We got hit up by him too.

Tara
Knight of the Royal Axe
Dingerz wrote:Alright, I said I'd post the photos I took from the side of the stage when I got home because they show you all the layers. It was actually neat to see it this way.

Some shots:

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Tara
Those shots are really cool, thanks. I think this was the best stage setup ever. I can only imagine what's in store for the next leg.
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Bricklayer
Great pictures Mel!

Although I think Oakland was a better show, I was fucking stoked to hear Reptile. It's been a long time since I've heard that one at a show. I rocked the rail pretty hard at the Forum despite the guys behind me intent on trying to drag my friend and me off of it. The line drama in the morning was the most ridiculous I've seen at a NIN show, but getting my spot between Robin and Trent was well worth the non-sleep we got driving down from Oakland to sit in line all day. And did anyone else hear the guy behind me yelling "Trent you dirty bitch" in between songs? He yelled it more frequently the night before, but I know he also yelled it in Inglewood. Priceless.

Now I've just got to find something to occupy myself for the next few months until the fall shows.
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Master of the Ninth Arch
This is one of the pictures I took. I forgot not to imprint the date stamp

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Bricklayer
JessicaSarahS wrote:
lushvalley wrote: Photobucket
Your photobucket's prompting for a password :(
It should be fixed now.
Master Traveler
lushvalley wrote:
JessicaSarahS wrote:
lushvalley wrote: Photobucket
Your photobucket's prompting for a password :(
It should be fixed now.
thanx, those are awesome pix!
Master of the Ninth Arch
Dingerz wrote:
synodic wrote:
Dingerz wrote:I had a girl next to me who was wearing a Burger King crown hat who was dancing up a storm.
HAHAa! You were right next to "rondar" apparently! See page #3. How cool.
Oh hey! You're right - small world. :) Rockin' out with fellow ETSers. It's sort of like I'm amazed at how many people on the board had to deal with the unfortunate Opium guy outside of the arena. We got hit up by him too.

Tara
HAHA! You were the blonde next to me! That's pretty fucking awesome.

Also, synodic, while I did rock my crown all night, I wasn't in the pit. Loge 11, row R.
Master of the Ninth Arch
One of the great experiences of my life was going to this show.

Something funny -

There were firefighters at the show - checking for safety concerns and whatnot. At the end of the show, my girlfriend turned around and saw the firefighters rocking out just behind us during 'Hurt' and 'In This Twilight'.

That that Lorenzo Lamas, who looks very different from the excessive plastic surgeries and dye jobs, sat a few seats away from us...

Thanks for all the photos that everyone took! And, I hope that they come back soon.

A
Knight of the Royal Axe
lushvalley wrote:
JessicaSarahS wrote:
lushvalley wrote: Photobucket
Your photobucket's prompting for a password :(
It should be fixed now.
Sweet! Thanks, awesome pictures!
Master ad Vitam
So, my buddy "patman" and I noticed a very new and very nice black Ferrari pass us on the way out of LA (the day after the show) with the license plate "SICNH". If it weren't for the fact that anybody immediately connected to the band would look like a total douche bag with plates like that, I'd assume it was Trent. Seriously though, he can't be that stupid! So, which one of you dumb asses was it? One of you has to be able to account for this.

Just sayin'
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johnbron wrote:So, my buddy "patman" and I noticed a very new and very nice black Ferrari pass us on the way out of LA (the day after the show) with the license plate "SICNH". If it weren't for the fact that anybody immediately connected to the band would look like a total douche bag with plates like that, I'd assume it was Trent. Seriously though, he can't be that stupid! So, which one of you dumb asses was it? One of you has to be able to account for this.

Just sayin'
Hey, L.A. is a drivin' town, I had to rent something while I was out there.
Master ad Vitam
Leviathant wrote:
johnbron wrote:So, my buddy "patman" and I noticed a very new and very nice black Ferrari pass us on the way out of LA (the day after the show) with the license plate "SICNH". If it weren't for the fact that anybody immediately connected to the band would look like a total douche bag with plates like that, I'd assume it was Trent. Seriously though, he can't be that stupid! So, which one of you dumb asses was it? One of you has to be able to account for this.

Just sayin'
Hey, L.A. is a drivin' town, I had to rent something while I was out there.
I should have just assumed. I know you're all made of money. Nice choice though....very sexy car.

Also, after re-reading my drunk post from last night, I should apologize to anyone who read it. I sounded like a complete ass. Go me! I am quite jealous of whoever owns that car! :)
swear to god that charlie clouser asked me where the bathroom was
Bricklayer
Was an AMAZINGGGG show!!
words can't possibly describe.

my very first NIN show, and I was not at all disappointed.
haha, best night of my life so far.
^_^



i uploaded some pictures here:


http://flickr.com/photos/slavecage/sets ... 291681484/



ended up getting hit in the face with robins almost full water bottle.
got a fat lip and it smooshed my nose ring.
it's now kind of in the shape of an egg.
XDD

i was right where he threw his guitar!
:D


What a show.








PS: NIN fans, are amazing.
Bricklayer
the "flute piano thing" was a melodica
Master Traveler
<<<<<<<<< H E L P >>>>>>>>>

So, I've been trying to download the torrent for this show for like 2 weeks now on Dime, and even though I renamed the question mark files, it wont download at all. Please help! I will do anything :)

Glad everyone enjoyed the show
Bricklayer
[s]God, I can't find the link to download the show on Dime. Help![/s]

Nevermind.
Bricklayer
So, I know it's been a month now and I'm not sure if anyone still cares but, I made a video for Reptile. I took all the semi-decent videos of it from this concert and edited them together to make a slightly more watchable one.

Watch it here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOs1lmaE3rg

I hope you like it.

(also posted on nin.com forums)
Bricklayer
Anavrina wrote:So, I know it's been a month now and I'm not sure if anyone still cares but, I made a video for Reptile. I took all the semi-decent videos of it from this concert and edited them together to make a slightly more watchable one.

Watch it here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOs1lmaE3rg

I hope you like it.

(also posted on nin.com forums)



err, i love you for making this.
it looks AMAZING.


:D
Master of the Ninth Arch
Ok, so I've listened to the bootleg of this a hundred times or so, thus far. :)
I've also been listening to the Red Rocks, Arizona bootleg.

In both, Robin nearly misses the entire first measure of Discipline. (In Inglewood, Alessandro actually took over via keyboards.)

Robin's guitar also comes in late during Closer.

I understand that it doesn't necessarily have to come in on the beat but these sound like definite mistakes. It seemed as if whomever was running the mixing board forgot to turn up the guitar.

Anybody have a clue why this happened so often in the same places?
Master of the Ninth Arch
dizzy.ballerina wrote:In both, Robin nearly misses the entire first measure of Discipline. (In Inglewood, Alessandro actually took over via keyboards.)
I can't speak for Red Rock, but at Inglewood, during the end of "Letting You", Robin was obviously having trouble with his guitar, and he slammed it down and walked off stage. That's why Alessandro stepped in on Discipline.

You can see it in this vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XtJWAlRs6w

As to why the problem happened in the first place...who knows?