ETS Tour Journal

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this show was the best one i've gone to, words cannot explain this experience, as for the setlist it was: (might be wrong in some parts)

pinion
love is not enough
you know what you are?
terrible lie
the line begins to blur
wish
the frail
the wretched
gave up
closer/ the only time
burn
eraser
right were it belongs
besides you in time
suck
reptile
only
sin
hurt
the hand that feeds
head like a hole

Set list was the same as other shows. THis was my first NIN concert and i wasnt let down at all. That concert kicked ass. By far the best concert ive ever been to. The songs, the lighting, the visual effects, everything was just awesome. Death From Above 1979 was pretty good, QOTSA was alright, but of course NIN was the best by far. It was an experience i will never forget. I bought some litho posters and a cool shirt with tour dates on the back. Nice stuff, Awesome Concert, UNFORGETTABLE experience!!! I hope i get to see NIN again sometime, soon i hope.

simply amazing, all of the bands were awesome but NIN was utterly fantasitic. this concert was so much better than when i saw them in houstoin on may 24th and i diddnt think anythign would ever even top that. trent reznor was so energetic and the rest of the band was moving around alot too. here is the set list, it has no mistakes because i texted it as the songs were being played.

pinion
love is not enough
do u know what u are
terrible lie
the line begins to blur
march of the pigs
the frail
the wretched
closer
burn
gaveup
eraser
right where it belongs
beside u in time
wish
sin
only
reptile
suck
hurt
the hand that feeds
head like a hole

what time did they go on and how long was the set?

They went on at 10pm (because Queens were stage hogs and tried to make their last song some sort of symphonic peice) and ended around 1130. Not long enough in my opinion, but setlist was awesome. Wish more from _the fragile_ but i am NOT complaining.

First ever concert, 20 yrs old. (sad.) wonderful experience. throat sore, exhausted. loving every moment of it. hope they put up some tour shirts online bc i am not rich enough to spend thirty plus bucks on a tshirt.

Man, I am tired. Great, great show. crowd was really into it tonight, as was I. Too tired to say much more than that. Hopefully I get to see another show somewhere. very cool to meet everyone tonight. good time

Death From Above 1979 came on, and I wasn't as impressed with them as I hoped to be. They played pretty well but the music gets a little old after 2 songs, but still nothing to boo about. Then Queens of the Stoneage come on, and that got me excited. It was cool seeing Troy play, proving he really is a badass. They played a set I wasnt quite to familiar with since I haven't really listened to their new album all that much. Still though, they are a good band live and I would love to see them again some time. They leave and within 15 minutes you hear the beginning of Pinion. Then it goes dark. NIN was surrounded by this netting that you could kinda see through, but not too clearly. Anyways, they go straight into "love is not enough." After hearing the crowd go crazy when they finished that song.. I knew we were in for quite a night. They dropped the netting and conitinued playing through a few songs and just going off. Trent was very active tonight, seemed like he broke quite a bit of stuff. It just kept getting better and better, and then boom.. they hit "Eraser" and the curtain drops again. It looked like a bunch of microscopic organisms running all over the place.. and then they kicked in with some pretty cool effects. Next they move into "Right were it belongs" and holy shit, was that incredible. They played this footage of some really beautiful things, and some not so much such as lot of war footage. They continued doing the same kind of things until the end of "Beside you in Time." Then the curtains drop once again and boom straight into "Wish." I'm telling you the energy level in this place was insane, and wish was the pinnacle. They continued on, and as always, "Hurt" was very intense. Then ended off the night with "Head Like a Hole." I am telling you now, if this band is going anywhere near you and you dont already have a ticket, then get your ass online and buy them. I can't explain enough how amazing tonight really was.

ERASER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Imagery was TOO AMAZING on eraser, right wher it belongs, and beside you in time.

I must disagree and say that the crowd SUCKED HARD....sure there was clapping after every song but the opening bands got no crowd reaction. Queens had like 10 people in a small moshpit. All I saw were poseurs(why? because the songs that got most reaction were Only and THTF) and depressed goths. This was def the best Ive seen so far...regardless. Maybe Dallas will be an improvement, tomorrow.

Awsome show and props to the Spiral people J and well her name tag said Robs girl and Ven I think? We almost had a SNAFU with parking situation and the SBC ppl were rather annyoed at one point Spiral acted as a go between and we got parking situation ressolved fast and we got FREE parking! My seats were best in the frigging house and although I didn't make the meet and greet I was so close it gave me lots of hope for next 2 shows. All I can say is if you plan on going to a NIN concert int he near future go with the spiral it really will make it the best possible concert experience you can have. Goddamn this show blew my mind time to sleep got to be on road by 7am Oh yea was nice to run into ETSers again

Hi Everyone!

Show was awesome. I'll start at the beginning and post pics later.

1. arrived around 12:30 and Brandi was already setting up. First batch of tickets were handed out sometime between 1 and 2.

2. Parking snafoo was a little stressful, but ended up with all the spiral members getting free parking, so that was cool.

3. The spiral members I met in line were awesome, Romeovoid, moreao (or whatever) Mike(?) and his mom! (sorry I am so bad with names...), and of course Adzukientrophy and Mr. Adzukien, and many others whose names I have forgotten. You guys were a blast! Thanks for making the time pass fast and for sharing the awesome soundcheck experience with me!

4. got in for the soundcheck I think around 4:30, it all happened so fast. Afterwards, we loitered near the bathrooms for an hour or so in a roped off area (spiral members). Not all spiral members got in, and not all spiral members who got tickets early got in (though most). I feel sorry for those where were there early and didn't, so good luck getting in at your other shows!

5. DFA were not my cup of tea, but interesting to watch as the drummer was also the singer.

6. Queens, I like them and they were fine, nothing super remarkable, but by this time I was both tired and getting excited.

7. Section 20 row 8 was actually FIRST ROW! So this rocked. WE were at the rail and could see the stage completely unobstructed. I can't complain about that. Met more fun peeps at the seats, the guys from Toronto, mgsooner, 2 girls who I will see at the Dallas show. Fun!

8. NIN was awesome. The set lists are above, every time I see a show it gets better. I don't recall Trent ever having so much animation and evergy. The absolute highlight for me was March of the Pigs, which for some reason was just so awesome. Plus, the eraser/RWIB/BYIT combo under the screen was so great, those parts of the show are always my favorite. The monkey and the birds made me very tense.

9. The crowd did suck for the opening bands, but lets face it, thats the norm. Especially w/ a crowd that big, its hard to get the excitement going. Plus, those two bands are not the most animated bunch. It seemed to me the crowd was pretty damn great for NIN, but I suppose the band can always post otherwise. There was a huge pit, lots of singing and yelling. referring to one post above - I hardly saw any depressed goths, actually, and many less posers than I can recall in recent years.

10. GREAT SHOW - I'll post a pic later of my signed poster from my first concert ever in 94 and some pics if any turned out decent.

See some of you tomorrow (today!) in Dallas!

OH one more thing - HI Industrial-Baby - sorry I didn't get to say hi today, I kept meaning to come over and getting distracted, but you were so cute when you were on the video, I was standing right by you and behind you a few in line. I hope they put it up on the site!

It's late at night and I've only just recovered enough energy and patience to write about such an awesome experience. What more is there to say other than that NIN was completely badass. Wasn't much of a fan of Death from Above 1979, but I found Queens of the Stone Age to have an amazing presence. It only pumped up my energy for what was to come.

Trent and co. just jumped into Love is Not Enough, one of my favorites from WT, and kept going strong until the mood turned completely around when he reached the Frail. I've never heard that song as intimately as I did last night, and naturally unleashing with The Wretched afterward only made it better. Then came the what I call the silk screen trio. It took me a while to recognize the beginning of Eraser. It's a hard song for me to listen too, but hearing live only made me love it even more. I think the highlight of the evening for me was RWIB along with BYIT. I never expected to hear RWIB without the piano for most of it. Hearing only the background chords, it only took on a more serious and visceral tone from there. I only hope I can find a rendition of it somewhere in the near future. The same can be said for the end of BYIT. When the screen finally lifted to show Trent and the band playing it was amazing. I probably had the most fun with Wish, Gave Up, and The Hand That Feeds. Hurt, I expected to be the same as I'd heard it before, but he used the piano most of the time and gave it something more. That was a welcome surprise and put me in the same state as I was with the Frail. At the end was Head Like a Hole and by that time, my throat was sore from all the yelling, but that didn't stop me from going insane. All in all, a night I'll never forget.

This was my first major concert and I've got to say I'm impressed with the seats I got from the Spiral. Section 20 Row 11 was only the fourth row and close enough to see everything perfectly. Sadly I couldn't get there earlier, and I wonder what I missed as a result, but oh well. I know this won't be the last time I see NIN live. Before last night, all I had to go on was the And All That Could Have Been DVD. I thought the set-up for that tour couldn't be topped, as well as the imagery. Needless to say I was wrong. As far as the energy from the San Antonio crowd itself, I tried not to pay attention to it. I liked the craziness from the mosh pit in General Admission, but if anyone else wasn't enjoying themselves, then I say screw them. No one forced them to buy the tickets, so why should they ruin the night. I found my focus to be more on the music and for that, my money was more than well spent. It was awesome to see Trent healthy, well, yet able to still kick some serious ass!

Just got back home...I'll keep it short and sweet...I MET TRENT REZNOR!!

Will post a full review after I sleep....gotta get ready for Dallas tonight

Hmmm...wish i'd known about the potential for free parking for Spiral members, but if it entailed getting there ultra-early it wouldn't have been feasible for me anyway. We got to the show shortly before they let us all into the building at 6pm. DFA 1979 started at 7:30 and played 8-9 songs for 30 minutes. Their sound gets a bit too redundant at times, but I did enjoy Romantic Rights and Blood On Our Hands. QOTSA were on for their allotted 60-min slot from 8:25-9:25pm, and played 12 songs, 4 from the new CD, 4 from Songs for the Deaf, 1 from Rated R, 2 from the 1st CD, plus Covered in Punks Blood and The Fun Machine Took a Shit and Died. This was the first time I've seen them play without an appearance from Mark Lanegan on vocals...I missed seeing him wander on & off stage to do his songs, and Natasha wasn't there on keyboards either. They were still great as always, and the crowd was quite responsive to their set so Josh was pretty low-key and didn't harass the crowd at all.

The reserved seats from The Spiral were wonderful, sat in Row 10 with a perfect stage view and I enjoyed watching the moshing, shoving mass of piggies on the floor, especially the dummies who would swim to the barricade to get pulled out, then run right back into the floor section and start the process all over again! I saw one shirtless longhaired guy do this at least three times in one song! You know, Fiesta Texas is nearby if you need an amusement park fix, dude...

NIN played from 9:55 to 11:30, 22 songs as described previously. It was a great show, with wonderful lighting and visuals just as you'd expect from Trent. The middle section with the curtain and projections is indeed breathtaking, and Right Where It Belongs was an emotional highlight for me -- the intercutting of clips was perfectly timed and provokes a strong visceral response; it's really a work of art and I give kudos to the person responsible for the choice of clips and editiing work.

Now to the retard & his fuckbuddy in Row 12 of Section 20 with the lame-ass mime makeup (was that supposed to be The Crow?) -- your CONSTANT screeching of "I love you, Trent!" was bad enough during the set, but during RWIB when the clip of the soldier holding the gun to the woman's head and you yelled "Shoot her! Blow her head off!" or something to that effect....I wanted to smash your fucking face in, you drunken douche. You didn't have a clue about what the imagery was meant to convey, and as a result Trent could never love you, so please go kill yourself in an act of unrequited love and spare the rest of us from your asinine caterwauling. (stay classy, San Antonio!)

radioheadless wrote:
Now to the retard & his fuckbuddy in Row 12 of Section 20 with the lame-ass mime makeup (was that supposed to be The Crow?) -- your CONSTANT screeching of "I love you, Trent!" was bad enough during the set, but during RWIB when the clip of the soldier holding the gun to the woman's head and you yelled "Shoot her! Blow her head off!" or something to that effect....I wanted to smash your fucking face in, you drunken douche. You didn't have a clue about what the imagery was meant to convey, and as a result Trent could never love you, so please go kill yourself in an act of unrequited love and spare the rest of us from your asinine caterwauling. (stay classy, San Antonio!)

hee hee. I saw this guy. He did have quite a bit of makeup, didn't he.

radioheadless wrote:
Now to the retard & his fuckbuddy in Row 12 of Section 20 with the lame-ass mime makeup (was that supposed to be The Crow?) -- your CONSTANT screeching of "I love you, Trent!" was bad enough during the set, but during RWIB when the clip of the soldier holding the gun to the woman's head and you yelled "Shoot her! Blow her head off!" or something to that effect....

Was that who did that? Christ--I wish I'd known--it would have been pathetically easy to kick his ass, and god knows he needed his ass kicked.

However, those 3 seconds aside, it was an AMAZING show.

I saw that asshole too. I'm glad I wasn't around him. I didn't have any idiots around me (sec 107 row 23 or so) but I really wish (now) that I'd gotten Spiral membership and all that. Just for free parking, getting in sooner, badass seats yall seem to have gotten. I could tell who you guys were in your spiral shirts too. heehee.

well, hopefully Trent tours again soon and I will have the money to fork to be a Spiral member.

the show was amazing and i'm still reeling. wow.

radioheadless wrote: Now to the retard & his fuckbuddy in Row 12 of Section 20 with the lame-ass mime makeup (was that supposed to be The Crow?) -- your CONSTANT screeching of "I love you, Trent!" was bad enough during the set, but during RWIB when the clip of the soldier holding the gun to the woman's head and you yelled "Shoot her! Blow her head off!" or something to that effect....I wanted to smash your fucking face in, you drunken douche. You didn't have a clue about what the imagery was meant to convey, and as a result Trent could never love you, so please go kill yourself in an act of unrequited love and spare the rest of us from your asinine caterwauling. (stay classy, San Antonio!)

Ah, teenagers. They're so cute when they're that age. We didn't have any problems other than the 2 or 3 random johnnies that barged through our row for seemingly no reason since they weren't even sitting in it. There's gotta be a better way to do that.

Oldschoolfan was cool, romeo void was really nice, and the two girls sitting to our left (sorry, i'm sooo bad with names) were cool also. Really an awesome time. I'm sad it's over.

this was my third nin show, and i have to say that I really really enjoyed it, trent is an AMAZING genius musican and performer. Unfortunately, nothing will compare to the first time i saw nin. Even the different band lineup made for a different experience for me. I missed seeing danny, and Robin, even chris vrenna was still with the band when i saw them ten years ago in austin.

This was a different trent, albeit a very pumped-up (both physically and energy-wise) trent, but I think the raw edge is toned down a bit. I guess that's where aaron comes into play. I found his constant swirling around to be a bit distracting, but I suppose it does help keep the pressure off trent from having to continue being "mr. destructo" on stage.

and sorry, but i think the san antonio audience sucked ass. In contrast with past nin shows, I can remember people constantly flying over my head, keeping the security guys mighty business, and me having to protect myself from being kicked in the head. Since I wasn't on the floor this time, i was able to see the floor activity from a different perspective. Other than a lot of pushing and swaying, and moshing that seemed to be located in one small area, the crowd was grateful and respective, but not really that active. I wonder if trent thought the same. In fact, I don't recall him saying much of anything to the crowd, in comparison to what people were writing here about more recent shows. hmmm.

The crowd seemed to be highly receptive to songs like "only" (current radio airplay) and (naturally) "closer." ok. My favorites of the evening were suck (yes, suck), the wretched, and Reptile. i was praying for Just Like You Imagined or The Great Below, however I knew it probably wouldn't happen. oh well.

and then there was the guy a few rows in front of me throwing hand signs throughout the show. ugh. dude, leave that for the ICP shows, ok? thanks.

Point being, in my opinion, this was a good nin show, a very good show, but it wasn't a GREAT nin show. But i know if I hadn't gone, i wouldn't be able to live with myself. Also, for all we know, he might not ever tour again. I'm disappointed there was no encore. I assumed he'd come back out one more time, and then I could prep myself for the possibility of this being the last time I'd ever see him perform live, but he didn't. he pulled a Keyser Soze on us. I wish he had come back, just one more time.

I kept looking at him on the stage thinking, he's just this guy down there, singing, playing music, but damn you trent, you have no idea how you've altered the course of my life. What would I have done without you?



and, was that rob i saw walking around on the floor with a camera after the show?? um, maybe, maybe not.

ah. the memories.

This concert is absolutely at its productional peek. the show was amazing, flawless lights, incredible performance....aaron and trent seemed to have beem competing for the crowd doing all sorts of theatrics, Very full of energy. other than that i coudlnt have asked for a better set list. Met Rob Sheridan he was really nice about signing the litho...but anyway my ride to the dallas show is here. duece.

THIS SHOW WAS AMAZING! What else can I say, really.... DFA 1979 was alright, but as has been previously stated, they got a little repetative after a while. QOTSA rocked the house. The songs off L2P sounded great. But let's face it we all went to see the man, the legend, T-Rez. Right?

THe show started off with Pinion. I loved the way that they dragged it out so much, building the anticipation. Love is Not Enough was excellent. As soon as they started playing, I couldn't believe how clear the sound was (we are in an arena aren't we?) The entire first part of the set was high energy and a blast. The band tore through You Know What you are? MOTP!!! TLBTB!!!!! TF/TW, Closer, Burn, Gave Up, Terrible Lie was in there, it just kicked ass!! I can't say how the crowd was really, I was just in the moment, screaming every word back and lovin' it.

The mid-section of the set with the projections was breathtaking. Eraser sounded AWESOME!!!!!!!! I couldn't believe how it just kept building at the end. It was unbelievebly heavy, yet crystal clear. I have NEVER heard a band sound this good (Previous NIN lineups and TOOL included), and that's saying A LOT! I really enjoyed RWIB (teary eyes), and BYIT (the end of this kicks ass!).

After the curtain came back up you knew it was time to party down! (I found the new band to be a lot funkier and danceble) Wish blew the roof off, Suck was badass, Only was funky, I think everyone shook their booty to it. Reptile was probably the best song og the night. Anyone that can hear this band play this song and complain that they want Danny, Robin and Charlie back need to listen again. ( I am NOT taking anyhting away from the last lineup as they were phenominal, I am just saying that this band is as well.)

Of course eveybody sang along to Hurt. It was done beautifully, with the band coming in at the end.

THTF rocks out live and HLAH got everyone to pour out any energy that they had left in them. Even so I know that we were all left longing for more. Trent those were some fuckin BOSS HALLUCIES! Keep em' comin'!

This was my 2nd NIN show. First show I saw was in May in Austin. The difference between this show and the smaller one back in Austin was this show's stage setup was way better. They had some really badass effects.
DFA1979 was interesting, it was a cool concept and they had this badass robot voice maker effect which was tight. QOTSA were awesome. They put on a great show. I really like the "covered in punks blood" or whatever the name of that song was. Badass drumbeats and lots of energy. They played alot of old songs which was tight but I gotta say tho that the crowd was pretty lame for the opening bands. The only time the pit got into it was when they played Songs for the Def... You could tell there weren't alot of QOTSA fans. I heard this one guy beghind me in the pit say, "enough of this pussy music, where is NIN!!" I guess some people don't know what good music or talent is =[

The pit was ok, I ended up in front of Jeordie and alittle inbetween Joeordie and Trent the whole time. (4-5 people away from the railing) I thought I would have gotten a more brutal beating like I did at the Austin show but that wasn't the case. I thought that the movie clips they played were cool and meaningful, but at the same time I felt like it sucked away the crowds energy at the same time. Everyone got politcal and depressed watching that (especially those goths hah) Plus there were a couple drunk fucking mexicans in the pit that just yelled "FUCK YOU TRENT" durring all that was happening. I really wanted to just punch him in the face but I later ended up just givng him a good pushing in a pit that opened up. Of course it didn't take much to get the crowd going again after all of that. At one point, Trent threw the mic into the pit and I think someone was sining along to the song but then they cut him off.

Over all that was a great show and I had a blast. Ill post some pictures as soon as my friend sends me them.

the may show was not nearly as good as this show. They were not energetic at all! In austin Aaron just stood there the whole time by his amp, it was sort of a let down. It was incredible to see them so full of energy.

awesome.

Khadgar346 wrote:I thought that the movie clips they played were cool and meaningful, but at the same time I felt like it sucked away the crowds energy at the same time.

I agree. The clips were brilliant, but I don't think they were brilliantly timed--it would have been better to do 2 instead of 3 in a row. Three songs in a row without really seeing the band was a stretch. But, if the choice was between seeing all the clips but in a row, and not seeing all of them, I'd rather see all of them. Like you said, the lost energy was eventually regained.

All of the Visuals were just so amazing. I really liked the weird lighting effect going on during The Line Begins To Blur in the back. It was like red with this line running across it. Hard to describe but im sure you guys that were there know what im talking about. It looked awesome. Im still in awe of the show last night. I cant believe its over. I really hope that one day i will get to see them again live.

This turned out to be a very interesting day...

I was picked up by Travis (MacroShibby) at 4:30am and headed of to Grand Prarie to pick up another friend, Katy. Now Katy was really cool because she was an old school fan since 1989 so she had alot of interesting stories to tell...she had already seen NIN 7 times so far in the year so that was really awesome. We high-tailed it to San Antonio and got to the venue around 10:30am. There were four people lined up on the Spiral entrance. So we waited and conversed with the others...wingsburntblack also showed up so that was really cool. After a few hours of waiting we met one of the tour representatives Justin, really nice guy who conversed with all of us for a while. There was also a camera girl who was recodring us for the video footage thats posted on myspace. Just in case its seen Im the one in the Skinny Puppy shirt (-:

Around 5pm a very interesting announcement was made. The firsy 20-30 people were going to be let into teh soundcheck as well as have a meet and greet....I was giddy to say the least. We went into the floor and wathched NIN rehearse. Aaron was in a chicken costume and that added a really hilarious touch. So after they were finished we went to this other area and lined up in the hallway. We were told we were only to be allowed one thing signed and no pictures due to time.

Jeordie comes out, nice guy but sounded like he was either shy or wasnt really into it but he did sign my stub.

Alessandro comes out and he was very nice and gentlemanly, told him hes doing a fantastic job and really appreciated it. did sign my stub

Aaron comes out in the chicken costume and we joked about it for a little, signed my stub

Alex came out and what a really nice guy..told him he's doing a fantastic job and he said "cheers mate"...so Australian

and then..the moment I would never thought could actually happen...Trent comes out

I am able to maintain my composure and speak with him for a while. I said we sweated it out in Austin and he replied "Austin was really fucking hot but I liked the venue"...he was enthused we'd be seeing him again in Dallas...after which I nearly fainted

Then i remembered...we still have a concert tonight...so around 6:30 we were let back into the floor and I took my spot at the barricade infront of where Aaron was standing. Got to converse with some other NIN fans and the security guards...Death From Above 1979 comes out and they actually weren't that bad...they had charisma and depth and really did a great job. After that Queens of The Stone Age comes out and after seeing the intensity they put up on stage I am now a fan...great job to those guys. After that we were able to survive the front better than Austin (minus heat) and then Pinion came on...it was like a roller coaster ride about to happen..lights go out...NIN comes on and what an intense show. The crowd was into it, people are going insane it was a really good show indeed.

After that we drove back to Dallas/Fort Worth and now Im getting ready for tonights show in Dallas

btw wingsburntblack had trent sign her arm and shes getting it tatooed..aint that grand?

amazing show, the visuals are a great contrast to the smaller venue tour that went around in April and May. Trent was AMAZING last night, and was extremely energetic.

This was an awesome show. I will try to post some pics and other goodies. It's hard to take some pics in the pit, in front of stage, but I imagined to get a few good ones.

This was my 2nd NIN show and it was awesome. I think this one was better than Austin show back in May 2005. As someone said earlier, I think more energy from Trent and the boys. Looked as if they were just going through motions in Austin, then again it was very hot and humid that night. The venue was a lot smaller but at same time everyone was packed in like sardines. Enough about the Austin show. NIN tore the roof roof. The crowd was a bit rowdy but I must say being a native of the city, most rocks shows for the most part we aren't a bunch of drunk idiots trying to cause trouble. But rather, we are enjoing the show, and this by far was the best of the year. NIN in person, if you missed it, well who knows when they will ever be back to San Antonio. The highlights of the NIN set were Wish, Gave Up, Hurt, Head Like a Hole, Sin, Terrible Lie, and MOTP.

I thought Death from Above 1979 were pretty decent for only being 2 guys. They have a unique sound and for the most part they did a great job opening up. Queens of the Stone Age were ok to me. I mean, they are really great performers and they put on a great set. But, maybe it's just me and I am not really a huge fan of Queens, but it seemed like he kept moving and shaking those hips, kind of like rock a billy, I don't know he seemed too much of a pretty boy shaking those hips. Hey, but that's his style and his image, and like I said they put on a great show. Funny thing, is that the moshing for them did not start until towards end of their set.

I will post pics/vids later, when I get some time.

Here are some pictures my friend took (he had reserve seats) They aren't the best but its something...

Queens of the Stone Age


More Queens


NIN opening, Jordie on the left






yay for hand clapping hah

Tried to upload photos, but I think it will be easier if I just post a link.

Here it is

http://community.webshots.com/album/479590868FeMusU

wow, y'all are hardcore. I got there at about 9:45pm....free parking. Just pulled right in to lot 4 and found a spot in the front row...no security, nobody to collect the fee. So far so good!

fucking bar in the VIP area was a zoo...worse than any spurs game I've attended. oh well, I was already pretty toasty when I got there.

sec 20 row 8....er, row 1! funny how that worked out. by far the best face value tix I've ever bought. the spiral membership was definitely worth it.

i'd say 'sorry i didn't meet any of you', but that would be a lie....i'm relatively antisocial and really just wanted to see NIN.

'only', 'beside you in time', and 'eraser' were the highlights, imo. I would have preferred the more Fragile-heavy setlist from the theatre tour, but at least this one was different from the other 2 shows I saw earlier in the year.

crowd was great! good job!

Brilliant!!!! Haven't been to such a great concert in years....Trent is a genius...why didn't I go sooner...

tainTTed wrote:sec 20 row 8....er, row 1! funny how that worked out. by far the best face value tix I've ever bought. the spiral membership was definitely worth it.

Yeah, I was amazed at how good the seats were. Well worth the spiral membership. I was so pumped when I realized where the seats were. Best seats I have ever had at a concert.

Show was awesome, just got back to town after about 10 hours of driving. I made it to this show after tuscon was a total bust. Anyways, so I get to the gate and they tell me ticket has been used before(about 5 people were already rejected with that same ticket)...what the fuck(more on the fuckhead who sold it to me later/name/address/everything)...thankfully some wonderful lady helped me out with a ticket....THANK YOU. My friend also got screwed(we both split the tickets)...so we had to buy another ticket and get in, use our GA(fake) tickets to get wristbands and the rest is history.

About the show: It was awesome, setlist was good, lighting was amazing, energy was the best. All the bands were awesome, of course NIN rocked them all.

Anyways, I'll post more about that fucker who sold me those shit tickets...boy is he going to get it.

I do need to add that Alex was very solid and I'm sure that the majority of the crowd had absolutly no idea there was a replacement drummer.
Trent didn't even mention it. Also, listening to With Teeth is a whole new experience after witnessing this show! THANKS TRENT

Awesome. Amazing. FOr me it was an out-of-body experience to know all the lyrics to every song and just watch as Trent & Co put on a kick ass show!!! My body is still in shock 24hours later. But the pain is worth it!!

Hey there...I am still vastly dehydrated and exhausted, but I did get all the pictures up from the event! Most of the preshow pics were taken by my husband. All the concert photos were taken by me because his arms were pinned to his side by people in the pit. (LOL).

I really think the fans for this show were fantastic! I got to chat a bit with oldschool fan and met moerae finally. Hi! Hanging out with romeo_void and others at Sanctuary the night before was a blast too and really helped mount excitement.

Because I am so fucking tired right now, these are the fragmented things I can remember at the moment:
preshow
-Superfan "Justin" has got to coolest job in the world
-Brandie (spiral rep) is incredibly attactive...same with Rob's assistant Lyndxe
-The outdoor temperature was actually pleasant
-Spiral fans were cool to hang out with
-Concrete isn't that uncomfortable to sleep on
-We got free parking
-There was an impromptu pre-show body surf

soundcheck/M&G
-The security guard confiscated my husband's beloved pocket knife he's had since boy scouts...it's gone now
-Hearing Trent sing "the wretched" during soundcheck nearly brought me to tears because it sounded so gorgeous.
-Aaron wore a chicken suit and he let me hug him. Fuzzy. I'm guessing it was to keep the fans' cooties away from him.

-I was a total fucktard when I finally got to meet Trent and said the world's dumbest thing: "It's an honor to be part of the spiral now." I think he said "um yeah, that's nice..." :rolls:

-Alessandro gives the nicest, warmest, most genuine hugs
-Alex's hands were all torn up from practicing so much
-Jeordie looked tired and aloof

Opening bands
-DFA1979 was okay. I thought it was neat that the drummer sang. I'll have to check out their studie recordings and see how it compares
-QOTSA rocked and hot damn, Troy looked good
-I think I burned my corena with QOTSA's light show.
-THe set list seemed a tad long to me, but it was enjoyable

Nine Inch Nails
-I was on the far right hand side in front of Aaron (hence all the Aaron pics)
-There was this one guy who kept crowdsurfing, would pop out and repeat the whole routine about 8 times that night
-Trent's intonation was dead on perfect
-Aaron was a mad man and even did a handstand at one point
-Beside You in Time was a near religious experience for me. The colors, the sounds, the mood...it was all so perfect.
-Only was amazing live
-There was a teeny tiny little girl that I pulled up front next to me because she was getting crushed by all these huge guys.
-The set list seemed to flow really well and it seemed like it was over way too soon.

Okay, that's all I have to type right now....so tired.
Here are the pictures we took:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cchang_adz ... 2345/show/

Flickr resizes photos, so please forgive the blurriness of some of them. If you want to read my commentary, get rid of the "/show/" from the URL.

Wow, a chicken suit? I wish pictures were allowed into the soundcheck.

My friend Krystal and I showed up to SBC around 5.30 or so. I was worried about the wait (after remembering the line for Stubbs back in May,) but really, this was the easiest I've ever gotten into a show. Plus, she's not a huge fan, so I didn't want her to get bored and leave.

DFA79
So DFA came on around 7.30 and no one really cared. We were on the left side of the stage about 20 feet back. I really dig the album and was excited to hear them live. They've got an interesting setup, considering it's just the two guys and all. I just wish the crowd would have moved a little. I was bouncing around, and I could see one guy really rocking out further up towards the stage, but everyone around us just stood there.

Queens of the Stone Age
QotSA came on around 8.30 or so. I like Rated R and Songs For the Deaf, but I didn't like Lullabies to Paralyze at all. Nonetheless, I've heard they're great live, so I was pretty excited to hear them. We'd moved up towards the right hand side of the stage by now, and we were edging our way closer to the barricade. So Queens come on, and they had a spooky tree tarp background and lots of solid lights. I didn't really recognize any songs other than Monsters in the Parasol, No One Knows, and Little Sister. A pit broke out right next to us, so these guys let us stand in front of them and kept the two of us from being smashed to death. And good god, Josh Homme is Elvis. Creepy.

The only downside was the fact that we were right next to these two teenaged girls (in vinyl corset-y things) who kept giving the band the finger and screaming out "You pussies!" and "Trent! Trent Reznor! Where's Trent?!" The short one sounded like a cat in a blender on high, and her voice kept cracking. The pudgy one just wouldn't put her fucking hand down and shut the hell up. Christ, you two really ruined what should have been a good set. I hope you both got trampled when everyone went apeshit during NIN.
(On a lighter note: hello to the two girls in front of us wearing black With Teeth shirts, and hi to Casey & Casey's friend, who saved us from being moshed to death.)

Nine Inch Nails
NIN came out around 10. Standouts for me were March of the Pigs, Gave Up, Eraser/Right Where It Belongs/Beside You In Time, Sin, Head Like a Hole.
With regards to the set list: for as much as I don't really care for With Teeth as an album, the songs really do work well live. The Line Begins to Blur, The Hand That Feeds and Love Is Not Enough, especially. I'm still holding out for Sunspots. Next time around, maybe?

The light setup was incredible. I thought the panels during the club tour were pretty good, but wow. These were layered and everything.

We did, however, have a really bad case of "That Guy." "That Guy," who I'll call Douchebag McJerkenstein for short, sang every song very loudly and very off key and very in my ear for most of the show. Thanks, sir. I know I paid good money to hear your mangled, tone-deaf versions of Closer and Burn as opposed to the band's.

So, yeah. Aaron ran around and broke things and knocked mic stands over. Near the end, he was lying upside down on one of the amps, then climbed over to the side of the stage and beat up his guitar.
Alex was really good. After hearing initial reports, I was a little worried, but he was really on. Go, new guy!
Trent ran around and knocked things over and was really energetic. Good times.

All in all, it was awesome. I stayed in the pit the whole time this round, as opposed to Austin when I got the hell out after three songs. Less jumping and beating the shit out of people, and more swaying and shoving. Hearing everyone scream along with Head Like a Hole for the closer was brilliant. And being that close up when Eraser/RWIB/BYIT were played: WOW, for serious.
Adzukientropy, we were probably about 5 feet to your left. Hee! The meetup sounds like it was a blast, I wish I'd gone now.

Many thanks to the NIN camp for finally coming to San Antonio.

adzukientropy wrote:Aaron wore a chicken suit and he let me hug him.

I'd probably pay to join the Spiral if I could see Aaron in a chicken suit.

everyone has said just about everything i wanted to say...flawless show, yada yada yada...but i thought death from above were fantastic...ive been a fan of them for a while and i was very excited to finally be able to see them

i actually got to participate in the meet and greet, which left me feeling very satisfied...got to meet all, and trent was very nice...we talked for a small bit about DFA (i thanked him for choosing them to open up, explaining i was a fan and all), and he said he enjoyed them as well, then asked me if id ever seen them live, to which i said no...

but one of the things i was really entertained by was during DFA, i look over to the backstage area (where the bands come out to the stairs that lead to the stage, ya know, which were right by our awesome seats) and i see TR walk out with i think Rob and 2 crew ppl...they walk right out into the pit, and stand in the middle and watch DFA...AND NOBODY RECOGNIZED HIM! it was odd seeing him just do that without recognition...

perfect night, loved it

and by the way, that stadium was fuckin HUGE

I snuck into the pit! SBC security is a f'ing joke. My buddies used the same GA ticket, two copies, to get an arm band and into the pit one after another. I did the same, but went and got a drink first. I have no idea how good my seats were. They were in sec 101 though.

I got about 10 feet away from the stage. I got pushed into a mosh pit and punched in the face by some 4 foot tall douche bag. I hate mosh pits. Do people realize how stupid they look?

Anyway, the concert was awesome. My cousin got pulled out of the pit at the front for allegedly punching some poor girl in the face. She insisted he did it. Her boyfriend told the cops it was not him. He had his shirt ripped nearly in half by the pigs that pulled him over the bar and he missed a 1/4 of the show. The poor girl's face looked pretty bad.

just sharing some, i'll put more up later. i managed to get a bunch from the gate.

mylittlenightmare wrote:but one of the things i was really entertained by was during DFA, i look over to the backstage area (where the bands come out to the stairs that lead to the stage, ya know, which were right by our awesome seats) and i see TR walk out with i think Rob and 2 crew ppl...they walk right out into the pit, and stand in the middle and watch DFA...AND NOBODY RECOGNIZED HIM! it was odd seeing him just do that without recognition...

Are you Fing serious? Really? I was really bored during the opening bands (not a fan of either and i was tired of waiting) they walked out into the audience and no one recognized them?!? That's amazing! And now I'm so jealous I wasn't out there.

yeah I gotta admit that I was expecting the worst out of this pit. I saw APC at SBC center and I was getting destoryed by the fat drunken mexicans :< the pit at this show wasn't bad at all, just alot of pushing and elbows more than anything.

hmmm what can I say about this show Good Beer, Good Weed, and an Excellent Fucking Set by NIN! the QOTSA set actually got better the more stoned I got. go figure heh. And from here I met RomeoVoid, didn't recogize anyone else really but then again i was feeling pretty good heh. Two good NIN shows and now I gotta go to school to take two mid terms fuck. Then after houston tomorrow another mid term. its a conspiracy I tell ya.

Khadgar346 wrote: I saw APC at SBC center.

Actually that show was next door at Freeman Coliseum

ZeeMisfit wrote:Good Beer

Damn you for finding good beer! I made the mistake of buying from a concession upstairs, and so got stuck with $6.25/glass Miller Light. I've gotten more of a buzz from homemade rootbeer.

Live and learn.

true true, I just call it sbc cause its really right next door. This one my first show at the sbc center. the Freeman seemed to be wider and longer but not as high up as the sbc center.

Okay. I asked the guy who took the chicken suit and Trent at the M&G pics if I could post them here and he said yes as long as they were low res. But, here's the incriminating evidence of Aaron...

Have you ever hugged someone in a chicken suit? I mean, it's a nice warm fuzzy sensation.

Trent looking absolutely radiant....


Holy shit, wingsburntblack really got Trent to sign her arm so that she could tattoo it? Wow.

awesome pictures. do they have lots of bodyguards and stuff around them at all times during all of that? Trent seems very friendly

adzukientropy wrote:O
Trent looking absolutely radiant....

And there she is, fabulous oldschool fan, in the right of the pic, fluffing her hair and gazing longingly at Trent, who had just signed her poster!

Khadgar346 wrote:awesome pictures. do they have lots of bodyguards and stuff around them at all times during all of that? Trent seems very friendly

there were like one or two security people for the whole bunch of them, but it was very low key really. They are very trusting. And the spiral members were very well behaved and everything, so they didn't have anything to worry about. Nobody wanted to get thrown out.

My First NIN show and it was by far the best show I have ever been to. We got baited in Tucson so had to make a long haul, it was all worth it. "Eraser" was so fucking intense. And I'm glad the Eraser, RWIB, and BYIT break was there, after "Gave Up" I was struggling to breath, thought i was gonna pass out. Reptile rocked, March of the Pigs was madness. The lighting during the "Wretched" was awesome, Trent comes out from purple smoke, looked awesome. Seemed to go by really fast..."Right Where it Belongs" was getting too intense to handle, but then some drunk ass bastard would yell out "REZNOR!! FUCK YOU!!" over and over again, basard pissed me off. I was glad to see this Army guy who was protecting these girls the whole show wreck him when he tried to start his own mosh pit. Props to you my man. Oh and it was nice meeting the couple from El Paso, you guys were cool as hell. If you read this I'd like to get my hands on the footage you shot. Finally a word to the wise...be careful who you by tickets from online(see p.2 aadarshP for details.)

Next NIN show, I'm gonna get in shape cause I got my shit rocked!

I am a newbie, let's see if this works, here are a few pics:

Here are a few videos will try to put a few more on later:

100_2950.mov

100_3063.mov

100_3110.mov

FuckUToo wrote:My First NIN show and it was by far the best show I have ever been to. We got baited in Tucson so had to make a long haul, it was all worth it. "Eraser" was so fucking intense. And I'm glad the Eraser, RWIB, and BYIT break was there, after "Gave Up" I was struggling to breath, thought i was gonna pass out. Reptile rocked, March of the Pigs was madness. The lighting during the "Wretched" was awesome, Trent comes out from purple smoke, looked awesome. Seemed to go by really fast..."Right Where it Belongs" was getting too intense to handle, but then some drunk ass bastard would yell out "REZNOR!! FUCK YOU!!" over and over again, basard pissed me off. I was glad to see this Army guy who was protecting these girls the whole show wreck him when he tried to start his own mosh pit. Props to you my man. Oh and it was nice meeting the couple from El Paso, you guys were cool as hell. If you read this I'd like to get my hands on the footage you shot. Finally a word to the wise...be careful who you by tickets from online(see p.2 aadarshP for details.)

Next NIN show, I'm gonna get in shape cause I got my shit rocked!

haha yeah that army guy was funny, props to him. I also met the el paso couple, you must have been sorta close to me. I was also like 3 people away from that drunken idiot that was yelling "FUCK YOU REZNOR". I gave him a really hard push when he started moshing after all of that.
I wish on the left side of the stage, like in front of Jeordie and inbetween Trent.

great video clips gr8tix.

on that 2nd video, what was that guy pointing at?

Khadgar346 wrote:great video clips gr8tix.

on that 2nd video, what was that guy pointing at?

I think he was motioning to security that someone wanted to be pulled out over the barrier. It was rowdy down there up front in the middle.

I will try to post more later, takes time to upload, also zippy is crappy quality. Yousendit is better quality, but limited times you can download. Anyway, hope all enjoy pics/vids.

The pics are fantastice gr8tix. I'll be viewing the videos soon. Thanks for sharing.

oldschoolfan wrote:

adzukientropy wrote:O
Trent looking absolutely radiant....

And there she is, fabulous oldschool fan, in the right of the pic, fluffing her hair and gazing longingly at Trent, who had just signed her poster!

And you're also forever immortalized on my wall in the shadowbox containing my signed CD and ticket stubb. It was great hanging out with ya by the way. Sorry i didn't join in the game of hearts. I was feeling ill and decided to nap on the nice soft concrete.

Maybe these are better quality videos of San Antonio show, WISH:

http://s49.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2GLY ... K2B7SGPO77

http://s49.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=25XD ... I03ZJYSS1Q

Had to marinate in my thoughts of the SA show for a couple of days to comment...

my first NIN event...so excited to be there with you all...

Impressed with the "Pinion" start...loved the timing of the lights/shadows switching in time to the music....lush...beautiful...steamy moments...

Can't comment on the differences between drummers for the shows overall obviously as didn't hear last one, but thought Alex did a great job...


Highlights I remember:

Trent's strong outstretched arms and penetrating voice

Marla's black hair whipping in time to the beat...(girl with seat nextto mine)

Marla teaching us to flip our hair in similar manner, much to the boys delight who sat near us with wolf whistles...

Dueling multiple guitars searching for the perfect sound...momentous beat....and synthesizer heart...

the intensity of march of the pigs...

the brilliance of eraser...rwib...and exquisite beside u in time (my favorite portion...love when they get all artsy/political and stand up for something! And I completely AGREE!

Was impressed with all versions of songs, but particularly enjoyed hearing suck live....love that mini Broken disc...

only wished for every day is exactly the same...why aren't they playing the hell out of that on the radio instead of stupid BEP My Hump songs..ughh...these kids today...

well I've droned on, but have to say it's official...I'm in love... with NIN.

Here are a few more vids, quality not too good not sure what other service I can use, but hope you all enjoy, let me know what you think, just click on the picture, I will post more stuff later when I get a chance:

Gave Up:




Wish Part 1:




Wish Part 2:

Now, back to Mexico, and back to real life. This past weekend was so great!! Austin and San Antonio are such a great cities, the concert.... wow.... great, awesome, the music and the spectacular lights, projections, screens are so intense. Lots of thanks to NIN for being such an awesome band and thanks to Paul for the ride from Austin to SA.

This past show and the Mexico gig are two of the best things that ever happened in my life.

gr8tix wrote:Maybe these are better quality videos of San Antonio show, WISH:

http://s49.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2GLY ... K2B7SGPO77

http://s49.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=25XD ... I03ZJYSS1Q

WOW, do you happen to have more file in such a great quality? Lots of thanks if you post more.

THe SAN ANTONIO concert is on MYSPACE!!!

thanks dude! i was waiting for that.

hahaha that myspace video is funny as hell.

who was the big fat topless guy dancing. man i'm glad I wasn't near that guy!

haha i know that fat dude is hilarious! I think its funny how hes all dancing around by himself and without a shirt . ITs even funnier when he pushes those people in the crowd to see if theyll join him i guess and they just kind of look at him like "what the hell?" Man the san antonio concert was soooooo great. Im actually pretty sad that its over. I have nothing to look forward to... i guess i have closure on dvd to look forward to or a tour dvd but i shouldnt hold my breath!

here is the hand that feeds, it's a great one, enjoy it and get it while it's hot, and tell me what you think, from San Antonio, TX:

http://s51.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0VE5 ... 2BQ4037F3H

Great video! Thanks so much for posting it. It was funny when you could hear the one person singing along.

San Antonio was almost as good as Houston. And better than Dallas.

I loved the myspace video too. I'm glad I never saw the fat shirtless guy. If he would have slammed into me like that, I probably would have tripped him on his way back.

Men: wear shirts. Even if you aren't fat.

Hey I got a preview of that vid at the Dallas show Im glad to see it in its full glory great clip! I will be posting pics soon when Im less busy all the shows were awesome and that big guy dancing he got some big balls 2. He snuck in that M&G, was behind us, and we were cut off point! LOL!

Wonder why that myspace video is censored. oh well that chick filming for them was pretty fucking hot.

Tulip wrote:Great video! Thanks so much for posting it. It was funny when you could hear the one person singing along.

San Antonio was almost as good as Houston. And better than Dallas.

I loved the myspace video too. I'm glad I never saw the fat shirtless guy. If he would have slammed into me like that, I probably would have tripped him on his way back.

Men: wear shirts. Even if you aren't fat.

He is actually a very lovely guy, I met him that day. That is me standing to his right kind of on my own and chuckling. He was just lightly bumping in to those people, and he knew all of them.

oldschoolfan wrote:

Tulip wrote:Great video! Thanks so much for posting it. It was funny when you could hear the one person singing along.

San Antonio was almost as good as Houston. And better than Dallas.

I loved the myspace video too. I'm glad I never saw the fat shirtless guy. If he would have slammed into me like that, I probably would have tripped him on his way back.

Men: wear shirts. Even if you aren't fat.

He is actually a very lovely guy, I met him that day. That is me standing to his right kind of on my own and chuckling. He was just lightly bumping in to those people, and he knew all of them.

That's cool to know.

Here are some vids I took, just short clips unfortunately.

Love is not enough


closer


eraser


Right where it belongs

Thanks for posting these, Oldschoolfan/dawn! I still have to look at everyone's pics...damn work. Too fucking busy.

gr8tix wrote:here is the hand that feeds, it's a great one, enjoy it and get it while it's hot, and tell me what you think, from San Antonio, TX:

http://s51.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0VE5 ... 2BQ4037F3H

Yeah... I was the dumbass who was singing. I didn't realize that it was my voice until I watched the video for like the 5th time. I was actually yelling into my cell phone to "share the experience" (or brag) with my roommate, who wanted to come but couldn't. What's funny is I was pissed off at my own self.

Anyway, I went to the show in SA & Houston. I got both of my lithos framed, and I caught one of Alex's drumsticks after the show in SA.

so i started the pit durin queens of the stone age, it was on the left side of the stage area, because i had been listenin to the album "songs for the deaf" for quite sometime after hearing they would be the opening act for nin. so when they played the title track "songs for the deaf" i fuckin went ape shit, and pushed my way to about 10 ft from the rail and found some buddys of mine and i was in a drunken madness from hearin the intro badass drum beat. then the guitar came in and it was on from there. i ended up on the floor about 3 times but that moment was worth it. nin blew my mind as usual for the 3 time. my push to the front durin QOTSA worked out because i was left with a better position for the start of the nin set. Death from Above was great, being a drummer myself, i was pretty impressed with the duo. ive tried drummin and sing.....and ill leave it up to DFA from now on...haha....nin fuckin made my dreams come true....i had been dreamin of hearin easer forever...they didnt play it earlier this year in houston or austin....so to hear it in my city was fuckin great....MEMORIES FROM THE SHOW: trent durin u know what u are, puttin his hands out saying "you cant change anything, no you cant change anything anymore...DONT YOU FUCKIN KNOW WHAT YOU ARE!!?!?!" damnit i just got some goosebumps thinkin about it again....another memory is tossin my buddy up to crowd surf durnin the hand that feeds, it was some shit outta a badass concert video, we set him up durin the intsramental break where trent says "and on and on AND ON!!!" then its like a synthasizer/guitar break and the lights went flashin pretty crazily, so he was surfin durin that part...fuckin badass. saw them the next day in Dallas, same exact set, but still FUCKIN AMAZIN...i had to give up my ticket to the houston show, but man was it worth it....till next time...
nick...

By request, here is the Hand that Feeds video live from San Antonio, TX, SBC Center.

http://s52.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=31ZQ ... 7X4GVDS52K

gr8tix wrote:By request, here is the Hand that Feeds video live from San Antonio, TX, SBC Center.

http://s52.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=31ZQ ... 7X4GVDS52K

Thanks for the great clip. I'm smiling now...