ETS Tour Journal

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Set list was roughly the same as Houston, except The Collector instead of Sin and we also got Starfuckers where Trent broke down after the "don't you"s and said that while he was in Florida, he wrote this song about a cunt in Florida, but not Jeb Bush. Then he nodded over to the band and they kicked back in.. funny.

Set list:
1. Pinion
2. Love Is Not Enough
3. You Know What You Are
4. Terrible Lie
5. The Line Begins To Blur
6. March Of the Pigs
7. The Frail
8. The Wretched
9. Closer
10. Burn
11. Gave Up
12. Eraser
13. Right Where It Belongs
14. Beside You In Time
15. Wish
16. The Collector? (Can't remember exactly where it went)
17. Only
18. Reptile
19. Suck
20. Hurt
21. The Hand That Feeds
22. Starfuckers
23. Head Like A Hole

Or was Hurt after Hand That Feeds? Oh well. The set lasted almost two hours, my ears hurt good.

QOTSA Rocked and imo were almost as good as NIN.

Aaron North was on fire, the acoustics of the arena were clangy and disturbing, incredible show. Good luck orlando...

Show was Awesome, first time NIN show for me and I have to say that was one of the best shows ive seen yet. and to the girl that was sitting in row D seat 7 in 112.. i should have got your number : (

10 feet from the front, center stage... this was my second nin show, and it was definitely fantastic, though it didn't have the same impact as my first time, back in the fragility tour. The visuals were great but not quite as great as the fragile ones, regardless of all the flashy new ways they had to present them. Trent was a little less mobile than I've seen him in the past, and as I'd heard, there wasn't much breaking of stuff. They're taking a more "guitar driven" route for this tour and while I can respect that to an extent... tons of people have taken that route. part of my enjoyment of nine inch nails is the intricacy of the sound and they seem to have stripped that out for this tour.

Otherwise, however, it was fantastic. Queens of the Stone Age bored me to death and I can't look at the lead singer without seeing some weird combination of Craig Kilborne and Elvis, but Death From Above 1979 enthralled and titillated me and made me love them with their long hair and elephant trunks. Just a bass run through a moog and drums and singing, and they can make a hell of a lot of noise. I wish more people had been going nuts for them.

Also there was a girl right next to me who I swear looked exactly like Lindsay Lohan, but with semi-dreadlocks.

Oh yeah and I saw Rob hanging out in the crowd after the show but I was at a loss for anything to say so I didn't approach him. Oh well.

edit: I was the guy wearing the Legendary Pink Dots shirt with the big pink dot in it, just in case anybody somehow saw me.

4th Show, 3rd time on the floor, second time I have seen them in Jacksonville (last time was 1994). This had to have been the closest I have ever been to the stage. Crowd appeared to be into the show throughout the setlist. You know what you are, Burn, Erasure and Reptile were my highlights (although the Collector sounded damn good live). Trent did seem a little bit mellow on stage but man he puts all of his energy in every lyric he belts out. I really appreciated the fact that no Christian organizations were hanging around when I got there protesting the show like they were back in 1994 (maybe the rain kept them away). Sucks that NIN can't tour every year with a stop in Jax. I will wrap my comments up with this... HEAD LIKE A HOLE sounds damn good live, always a crowd pleaser. Unfortunately it was my friend, not me caught a drumstick when the group was throwing stuff into the crowd at the end. I saw it as if it was slow motion fly through the air and land in his hand. The drumstick had a nice crack down the middle of it. I think I am still drunk this morning so I am going back to bed. Peace!

Wow, first time I have ever seen NIN, and they are by far the best band live I have ever seen. Amazing effects, Trent was awesome. I liked the Jeb Bush comment. The highlights for me were Terrible Lie, Starfuckers(Was hoping all day they'd play that), The Collector, and Closer. QOTSA and they're effects were really sweet too. 2nd time I've seen them, but this was 20x better. Overall, I would have paid twice as much to see that show.

Oh yeah, also, Its the Veterans Memorial Arena

Maury wrote:
Otherwise, however, it was fantastic. Queens of the Stone Age bored me to death and I can't look at the lead singer without seeing some weird combination of Craig Kilborne and Elvis, but Death From Above 1979 enthralled and titillated me and made me love them with their long hair and elephant trunks. Just a bass run through a moog and drums and singing, and they can make a hell of a lot of noise. I wish more people had been going nuts for them.

Also there was a girl right next to me who I swear looked exactly like Lindsay Lohan, but with semi-dreadlocks.

edit: I was the guy wearing the Legendary Pink Dots shirt with the big pink dot in it, just in case anybody somehow saw me.

i was right next to you!

girl in the sky blue tank top i also saw the lindsay lohan look-a-like.

DFA were amazing but it seems like not enough people were there to enjoy it at the time. the venue didn't really fill up until halfway through the QOTSA set. i thought DFA had great energy and interesting music... I will check their stuff out sometime.

QOTSA rocked hard, it was funny when Josh walked on stage, Corona in hand. Lush! Their set went on for longer than what most people wanted to hear.

This was my first time seeing NIN and I was blown away, as expected. The crowd went insane through the first half of the show and seemed to chill a bit after the screen came down. They sounded perfect, and really fleshed out the With Teeth songs. They seemed harder, more guitar-driven. I didnt' hear the drummer fuck up once. Good job!

Trent said a couple thank yous and "it's been too fucking long since we've been here" and the cunt comment during starfuckers... it went something like "people ask me who i wrote this song about... its about a cunt...no, not Jeb Bush". I don't think he got a big reaction from saying that or from the George Bush dancing scene on the screen... but thats probably cause we're in the south, ya'll.

Oh, and I'm glad the beefy bald fucker got pulled out of the crowd... the asshole was purposely running into people, spilling his beer, and just being a dick. ha ha.

Wow.

My first NIN show ever--I've been a fan since about '98, and I desperately wanted to catch one of the Fragility shows. But since I was about 13 then, and the only way I was going to see it was to be in the back with my mother...eh, I passed.

Anyway, my little sister and I had floor tickets, and we were in line since about 2 PM. (It was going to be 10 AM, but the little one is hypoglycemic, and needed food. What a brat.) The 4 and a half hour wait wasn't so bad, and it sure as hell payed off. We ended up in the second row, about 10 feet to stage left (our left, the band's right).

First of all I want to really thank everyone right around us--Brandy in front, I believe her name was, the guy to her left, the two guys and two girls right behind us/around us, and the girl and her boyfriend beside my little sister. (She was wearing a red shirt with a spider on it, a skirt, and tights, with her hair back--I was wearing a Clash shirt and jeans, but if you were right by us, you know who you are.)

These people made the night a million times better.

Death from Above 1979 was really great. My sister has been listening to them for a while, and was already a fan. Now I am too. For only having bass, drums, and synth, they make a hell of a lot of noise. Whoever was smoking pot around us though is a fucking idiot.

I've been a big fan of QOTSA for a couple years, and they didn't disappoint. (I personally find the lead singer's Craig Kilborn/Elvis vibe pretty sexy. ^_^) But halfway through their set, these two stoned psuedo-lesbians come barrelling through the crowd, trying to get to the front. They weasel their way in front of the two couples behind us, and start trying to slip between me and my sister. I dug my elbow into her bony hip, and she puts her arm around my neck and starts rubbing my ear, and leans over and asked my name. I told her it was Amy, and she could fuck off. So then she starts fucking MOLESTING my 14-year old sister. Grabbing her ass, blowing on her ear, feeling her boobs, and alternately trying to get between her and the guy next to her. At one point, I guess they realized that Sarah was probably not going to move, so this bitch just tries to cram her ass right in the tiny space. Sarah gets toppled over onto me, and looks at this bitch and yells, "There is NOWHERE for me to go!" That's when the girl next to Sarah looks over and links arms with her, Sarah links arms with me, I link arms with the girl next to me--we formed a chain, blocked the cunts out, and enjoyed the last song in peace. Well, mostly, anyway. The two bitches were still trying to weasel in somewhere, but now there was absolutely no way they would get there.

So the lights come up, and there's a bit of arguing. One of the girls behind me leans up and says "They are trying to get in front of you--WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T LET THEM." The girl I'd linked arms with was had come with her, so we all start bitching about how we had waited for four and a half hours and if they thought we were going to give up our spots so easy, they were fucking idiots.
Then we found out who was smoking. I turn around at the smell, and they have a joint out, lit up. The security guard (who is five feet from them) see it, looks at her, and tells her "There's no smoking in here, put it out," or something to that effect, and steps back. The dumb bitch doesn't do it. I call him over again, and say, "She is smoking WEED. Are you going to actually do anything about it?" He says "mumblemumble..you know."
The girl behind me and I ask if he can throw her out. More mumbling.
And they're still smoking.
The girl behind me says that if she weren't afraid of losing her spot, she'd call the JSO.
But it all worked out. I guess they smoked enough pot, because they didn't bother anyone for the rest of the concert.

Meanwhile, I'm dying from anticipation, watching them set up behind that curtain. When I finally heard Pinion start, I thought I was about to have a stroke...when I saw Trent for the first time, I screamed bloody murder. Obsessed fangirl? Maybe.

The set was amazing, everything sounded great. I was completely blown away, almost on the verge of tears at some points. Alex Carapetis did a hell of a job--he sounded like he'd been playing with them for years.
My spot could not have been more perfect. I could see everything the whole time. I couldn't take my eyes off of the stage for most of the concert.

All in all, it was absolutely perfect. I was as close as I could have been, the floor was rough but not violent, and like I said, the people around us made it even better.

They had better come back to Jax for the next tour! But after that, I think I would drive any distance to see them again.

Drove in from Savannah and got to the venue around 4pm. The Spiral entrance was very clearly visible and didn't look like to many people waiting so I was pumped that I might get in for a soundcheck. Didn't happen, I was informed that the people there before two were already marked for the soundcheck/m&g and anyone after was fucked. Stood in line which seemed like forever and it was sweltering hot, but met some really cool people (hey Laurie from Alaska, you are awesome!) Finally got the tickets and blue bracelet which got me and my friend onto the floor. We stationed ourselves on the rail in front of Aaron which was stage right. I was really stunned with the small crowd, they seemed to come in really slowly. DFA was a snoozer for me. Could not understand one word of anything and way to loud, I mean I was freaking deaf after their set. Our spots were right in front of the speakers and you could feel the music pounding your body into oblivion. We had a very nice black, older gentleman named Billy who was security in front of us. We asked him to take care of us and he responded we may need to take care of him; I take it NIN is not his cup of tea. QOTSA rocked and I loved every minute of their set. I have heard so many people dis them and I can't imagine why because they were dead on with their performance. During intermission before nails, there was this little short bitch that was gunning for my friend's and my spot. She kept making shitty comments and if she had followed through and tried anything then she was going down but alas everything was cool. She kept calling over the security guards to ask them to go tell Trent that she was here like she knew him and he was expecting her. They just shrugged and laughed. She did jump on some other chicks for trying to move in and they left pronto. When pinion started I was beyond amped, this was my first NIN show and I knew I would not be disappointed. Trent just kind of magically appeared on stage and broke into Love Is Not Enough. The energy of the crowd was incredible. When Trent sang Don't You Fucking Know What You Are everyone was screaming it back to him and god he had to be impressed with the participation. Short bald dude body surfing was hilarious. After the third time the guards said no more, but I loved his funky dance each time on the way out. The band was full of energy and Aaron was going crazy all over the stage. Loved it when he fell over the speaker and was hanging with his legs flailing about in the air. Jeordie acted like a douche but I didn't see much of him from my spot. Did he seem pissed when Aaron spilled water on his bass? He took it off and slung it around while giving Aaron a very shitty look. It was also cute when Aaron waved to the little kids next to me, very sweet gesture then he got back to jumping. He almost looked embarrassed when he realized what he did. A little sad that Trent never came to my side of the stage. Like said before he was not very mobile but in his spot was amazing. I never saw Alessandro at all and Alex was incredible on the drums. Miss Jerome but Alex was pouring his heart and soul out in those drums. All in all a perfect night. On the way back to the Hyatt Regency we saw the bald dude(head of security) checking the band into the hotel. I got some pictures of the tour buses but no sign of Trent. And to the nineteen year old girl and her friend at the hotel when we were checking in. You laughed when my friend and I said we were going to the concert. Sweetheart I was listening to NIN when you were in diapers and I have more right to be at their concert than you. You are a newbie and you embarrassed the shit out of yourself when waiting in line at the spiral site. When the spiral video girl came around and said you could leave a message to him you said you wanted to have his baby and god if you could only touch him and oh how you would touch him. You are nineteen and Trent is 40, that is very, very oogy. Peace out.

been to a lot of concerts, saw NIN before,but god dammit this was the best fucking concert ever.
i hope this tour comes to dvd like the fragility tour did

BEST FUCKING SHOW EVER ! ! !

Sunspot, that's a very elitist tack to take with a younger kid.
I mean, she does sound like an idiot, and a douche, but I'm 19 and I love this band very very much, just as much as you.

In fact, I think it takes more effort for someone like me to discover NIN. I started listening to them in '98, far after their "peak" with the Downward Spiral. By the time I was a fan, they were practically off the MTV circuit (thank god). When little twelve year old me went out and bought TDS, the clerk at the record store proceeded to laugh hysterically, and said that my "timing was off by about, eh, four years."
When I saw a NIN symbol carved into a desk in 7th grade, I excitedly pointed it out to my friend, who not-so-excitedly pointed out to me that NIN was "only cool four years ago." But even though I was just a little kid (and probably in your view still am), I stuck with the band whether or not they were "cool." When people try to diss me based solely on my age, it pisses me off. Some people are so near-sighted that they actually think they own more stock in the band because THEY remember when PHM came out. It's about the music, not the fans' ages.

And Trent is gorgeous. I have no delusions that I'd actually ever be able to "touch" him (lurid fantasies are a different story), but I am still insanely attracted to him. Whether he's 20, or 40, it makes absolutely no difference. Then again, this girl sounds like she was more attracted to the fact that he's a rock star.

Ranting aside, I have a desperate and completely unrelated question: what was the deal with souvenirs last night? I asked a security guard on the way out, and he said that they were closed down. I didn't walk by there, so I don't know. I was so tired I didn't care at the time, but now I wish I'd checked. Anyone know anything? If anyone has anything extra they'd be willing to sell me, please, please, please, post here.

I caught on of Trent's water bottles..............

I drove down from Atlanta for this show. Damn, it was SO worth the trip!

Set list was great. I was very pleased. Great visuals. I love the curtain/screen. Circa 1994 The Downward Spiral/Self Destruct, that was one of my favorite parts, and I love that they do it again.

Very excited to hear Eraser and Reptile. As far as The Hand That Feeds, I was not a big fan when I first heard it on the radio. But that song is meant to be played live. It sounds amazing live!!!!!

Crowd seemed to really be into it. Def glad I made the trip down there. Now counting down the days until they are in ATL!

One of the water bottles thrown towards the end of the show landed right near me, and some chick caught it.
I think I knew I was tired and dehydrated when the first thought that crossed my mind as I looked to see where it landed was "Oh god, I wonder if that still has some water in it," rather than, "Oh god, he touched that!"

I got splashed by the water in it though, and as I looked at the wet spot on my jeans later, I thought....oooh, backwash.

Pathetic.

Slam, are you by any chance the tonedeaf chick near me who was singing the wrong lyrics to 'Hurt' at the top of her drunken lungs? Cause if you are...you should probably knife yourself in the face. But first knife your tonedeaf friend, mmkay?

Actually, first give me your water bottle. ^_^

No. I am not a chick.
If anyone wants the water bottle I would be happy to send it to you.

The show was amazing.

I would love the water bottle! And love you forever if you send it to me.

Email me: sakura120@aol.com

!!

This was my 1st NIN concert and I have to applaud Trent b/c it was a damn good show...HELL It was AWESOME!! I was right in the mosh pit and my muscles are paying for it now!! But it was worth it.

I was really happy that he played a lot of his old school songs like:Terrible Lie, Starfuckers (w/ a jab at Jeb Bush...haha),Reptile, Wish, Hurt,and of course Closer, etc.

The Collector, The Hand That Feeds,and You Know What You Are sounding fucking great live!!!

But the opening act whoever the fuck they were i don't care to know cause they sucked. No one around me was paying them any mind. But Queens of the Stone Age were pretty good.

Sakichan your response to my post was very well put and point well taken. I think I was more hurt than anything when this girl laughed in my face, it made me feel very defensive and old. I believe NIN message trancends the ages and speaks to all of us. I can truly appreciate your position on how you came to find the band and how hard it was for you. I am glad that you love and adore them as much as myself. There is a difference in you being 19 and the other girl, and that is maturity. You get it and can take it for what it really is. I would also give anything for a romp in the hay with Trent (although the fantasy would probably far exceed the reality) but even at 37 I would not have a chance in hell so I guess age really isn't a factor. As far as the merchandise, I was pissed when the show was over and we were ushered out so quickly. I asked where the merchandise table was and was informed it was closed much earlier in the show. Bummer that I waited because I didn't want to give up my killer spot or carry around the stuff all night. Thanks for sharing and all apologies to you for I meant no offense.

No offense taken, Sunspot! To give you some credit, age and maturity usually have a correlation, as I can tell you about most kids my age who listen to NIN. (Example: I called up one of my friends who went to the concert to revel in it, and he was very excited about the fact that he had broken someone's nose, and gotten his lip busted in return. The conversation ended there, to say the least.)
I wasn't heartbroken Friday night about the merch booth being closed, but now, two days later, as the euphoria is fading, I'm starting to feel very screwed out of a tangible way to remember the concert. On the other hand, it was either keep my amazing spot or get a t-shirt, and I think I would feel more cheated right now if I had been stuck without a view of the band.
T-shirt: $30.
Counting every sparkle on TR's shirt: Priceless.

Wouldn't it be nice, though, if they had kept the merch booth open till the point when 90% of the fans buy souvenirs? We should complain to the venue, or at least to nin.com.
I'm going to see if I can at least find a tour shirt on E-bay. Not as sentimental, but still, at least it's something to prove I was there. Besides my quickly fading floor bracelet and ticket stub.

DFA1979 was super-fun. And really great. With just the two of them, it was almost like watching a garagbeand practice or something, only with great audio.

Speaking of which, did anyone else notice how great the venue sounded? Hooray for acoustics!

I was a bit disappointed in the setlist from QotSA just because I really love the songs on the first album with belted-out screaming. No screaming. Just singing. How unfortunate.

Third time seeing NIN from this album. Attended the Atlanta shows in May during the first WT tour. I must say, I was very disappointed in the audience this time around. Fucking timid. Weak. And while I throughly enjoyed hearing Only this time around, which didn't happen in Atlanta, I would've liked to hear Something I Can Never Have again.

But there's always next time.

well the show was really fucking sick dfa and queens where some what decent, but very hard to understand the lyrics.

the intermission between queens and nin was massive. NIN fucking dominated, words cant not even begin to express how great this show was.
The person before me said the crowd was tame. I can not belive how far off this statement is. I was on the rail in front of arron north and the crowd lean and intensity was like anything I have ever attended.

True that, true that Sakichan. I would also rather have the experience of being so close to the band than to have a shirt or litho, but same here now that a couple of days have passed, ah well can't have it all. I just heard that the Ft. Lauderdale show was cancelled due to Wilma so I am grateful that we got our show. Those poor fans that have waited patiently for their turn now have to wait a bit longer. I imagine it is a huge disappointment for them because I would have been crushed. So many people have to really work to make those plans to go and then everything changes and to have to worry about a hurricane also. I still cannot get over how electric the performance was Friday. Trent was on fire and my girlfriend, who is really a country fan but went for support, was pretty impressed with the whole affair. She said Trent definitely had some sexy moves. The crowd really impressed me as well and JAX represented without a doubt. As for going on Ebay, I want to check out the signed guitars and see what the prices are up to for the auction. I would love to have one.

Pretty good show. DFA was great. They really modified their songs. I'm not a big fan of QOTSA and i was just wanting for their set to end after each song. NIN's performance was superb. They definitely toned down their craziness, even from the fragility tour (which SUCKS) but it was a good show, noneoftheless. Was it me, or did they GENTLY smash their guitars and keyboards at the end of the show? I wonder if they were joking or being serious about that.

I was the guy wearing the green flavors eatery shirt with a faux hawk, roughly in the second row on the floor, in the middle.

p.s. FUCK ALL you fans who screamed out embarrassing, idiotic comments during the hurt performance. I'm suprised treznit finish performing the song. How embarrassing. I felt ashamed being in that crowd. It suprised the shit out of me meeting all the ignorant imbeciles the floor crowd had to offer. What pissed me off most of all, was the attitudes the floor fans had. Most of them were COMPLETE assholes with no consideration, had attitude problems, and lacked respect in general. I really wanted to break their faces. Most nin fans are very dissapointing to meet. Peace.

Yeah.
There were some dickheads yelling shit during Hurt.

I was in the heat of the heat of the action most of the show. Wearing a Skinny Puppy 'Last Rights' tour shirt.

Trent seemed to be into the crowd. The man has some serious energy. He gives 100% for sure.

Slam wrote:I caught on of Trent's water bottles..............

I caught one too It's still in my bag.

Sakichan wrote: I wasn't heartbroken Friday night about the merch booth being closed, but now, two days later, as the euphoria is fading, I'm starting to feel very screwed out of a tangible way to remember the concert. On the other hand, it was either keep my amazing spot or get a t-shirt, and I think I would feel more cheated right now if I had been stuck without a view of the band.
T-shirt: $30.
Counting every sparkle on TR's shirt: Priceless.

I thought Trent's pants were pretty sparkly personally. :-)



Sorry it's not great but them's the breaks. :-)

*waves to Amy and her sister*

Sunspot wrote:Sakichan your response to my post was very well put and point well taken. I think I was more hurt than anything when this girl laughed in my face, it made me feel very defensive and old. I believe NIN message trancends the ages and speaks to all of us. I can truly appreciate your position on how you came to find the band and how hard it was for you. I am glad that you love and adore them as much as myself. There is a difference in you being 19 and the other girl, and that is maturity. You get it and can take it for what it really is. I would also give anything for a romp in the hay with Trent (although the fantasy would probably far exceed the reality) but even at 37 I would not have a chance in hell so I guess age really isn't a factor. As far as the merchandise, I was pissed when the show was over and we were ushered out so quickly. I asked where the merchandise table was and was informed it was closed much earlier in the show. Bummer that I waited because I didn't want to give up my killer spot or carry around the stuff all night. Thanks for sharing and all apologies to you for I meant no offense.

This being my first show and seeing the different ages of fans in the spiral line is really intriguing to me..being completely surrounded by people who all love nin is a wonderful feeling that doesn't come around that often. Old and new, doesn't matter. Its about the music.

Anyhow, after the concert I asked a man who worked at the arena where they were selling things and he told me to go around to the front of the arena..they had a couple of shirts left, but only 1 hoodie left in the wrong size. I did manage to get two shirts, one is a size too big though.

This picture of mine came out rather nice, it looks better full size though. Someone asked me to post a thing on here, I was in the spiral line..all black, skirt, shirt, and zip hoodie..cooking myself. The one who was looking to trade tickets around. It was also my first show..it was nothing like I imagined, I want more reznah.

why were they yelling during Hurt? There were a couple morons at the bottom of section 108 who were doing the same thing during Hurt and RWITB, and then this guy and his girl from Sec 107 went over to tell them to knock it off...fight almost ensued, but the idiots stayed quiet for the rest of the show.
my highlight was Eraser w/ the screen....very sweet.

contaminate_ wrote:

Sunspot wrote:Sakichan your response to my post was very well put and point well taken. I think I was more hurt than anything when this girl laughed in my face, it made me feel very defensive and old. I believe NIN message trancends the ages and speaks to all of us. I can truly appreciate your position on how you came to find the band and how hard it was for you. I am glad that you love and adore them as much as myself. There is a difference in you being 19 and the other girl, and that is maturity. You get it and can take it for what it really is. I would also give anything for a romp in the hay with Trent (although the fantasy would probably far exceed the reality) but even at 37 I would not have a chance in hell so I guess age really isn't a factor. As far as the merchandise, I was pissed when the show was over and we were ushered out so quickly. I asked where the merchandise table was and was informed it was closed much earlier in the show. Bummer that I waited because I didn't want to give up my killer spot or carry around the stuff all night. Thanks for sharing and all apologies to you for I meant no offense.

This being my first show and seeing the different ages of fans in the spiral line is really intriguing to me..being completely surrounded by people who all love nin is a wonderful feeling that doesn't come around that often. Old and new, doesn't matter. Its about the music.

Anyhow, after the concert I asked a man who worked at the arena where they were selling things and he told me to go around to the front of the arena..they had a couple of shirts left, but only 1 hoodie left in the wrong size. I did manage to get two shirts, one is a size too big though.

How much do you want for the too big shirt?
I beg you! Have mercy on me!

m0reta wrote:Sorry it's not great but them's the breaks.

*waves to Amy and her sister*

HEY YOU! *hugs* Nice picture!

does anyone know if trent is going to release a dvd for this tour like he did for the fragility tour. if not plz tell me where i can find downloads or bit torrent.
i was right up front center stage with only 3 ppl infront of me

BEST FUCKING SHOW EVER ! ! !

"I was a bit disappointed in the setlist from QotSA just because I really love the songs on the first album with belted-out screaming. No screaming. Just singing. How unfortunate. "

They played like 4 songs off the first album. The "screaming" you're referring to was done by Nick Oliveri, the now departed bass player. He screamed on the 2nd and 3rd albums, and since he is no longer in the band, he can no longer sing.

As far as the concert (I'm a huge fan of QOTSA and NIN, but I like QOTSA more), it was incredible from every aspect. 6th time seeing Qotsa, second time seeing NIN. QOTSA rocked, I was shocked the majority of the tunes were from the first and second albums, and they sounded perfect as always. NIN were amazing too, I'm not a huge fan of Starfuckers but I'm glad we got it live. Great setlist, I only wish we would have gotten Sin instead of The Collecter. I also would've liked to have heard other songs as well, but I know Sin was within reach and just didn't happen. Overall an amazing show. By the way, pardon me being ignorant if this answer is obvious to you old-schoolers, but who was Trent referring to during Starfuckers? My only guess is Marilyn Manson, but I'm not sure. Anyways, amazing show, see you in Atlanta.

ditto on the comments about the morons during Hurt, the bald guy, and the general awesomeness of the show.
I was in the front center area of the floor near the Lindsey Lohan dread girl also, haha. I was wearing a white Meathead shirt.
Here's some pictures I got


QOTSA

Well arrived at the spiral entrance around 1:00 got my ticket and hand stamped around 2:25 went in for the sound check/meet and greet about 5:00 they played three songs got to meet all the band members after words and was the only one out of the group besides my guest who happens to be my stepp dad and also saw Nine inch Nails back in 1989 in PA who got a picture with trent very casual (awesome). The concert was everything and more best concert ive ever been to.

ummm me wrote:"I was a bit disappointed in the setlist from QotSA just because I really love the songs on the first album with belted-out screaming. No screaming. Just singing. How unfortunate. "

They played like 4 songs off the first album. The "screaming" you're referring to was done by Nick Oliveri, the now departed bass player. He screamed on the 2nd and 3rd albums, and since he is no longer in the band, he can no longer sing.

As far as the concert (I'm a huge fan of QOTSA and NIN, but I like QOTSA more), it was incredible from every aspect. 6th time seeing Qotsa, second time seeing NIN. QOTSA rocked, I was shocked the majority of the tunes were from the first and second albums, and they sounded perfect as always. NIN were amazing too, I'm not a huge fan of Starfuckers but I'm glad we got it live. Great setlist, I only wish we would have gotten Sin instead of The Collecter. I also would've liked to have heard other songs as well, but I know Sin was within reach and just didn't happen. Overall an amazing show. By the way, pardon me being ignorant if this answer is obvious to you old-schoolers, but who was Trent referring to during Starfuckers? My only guess is Marilyn Manson, but I'm not sure. Anyways, amazing show, see you in Atlanta.

If I'm right, and I always am, he was referring to Manson, who I believe is from the Ft. Lauderdale area. And who really is quite a cunt.
Just one girl's opinion.

Har har, on a related note, I was the first one to recognize the Bushes waltzing and flick them off and boo and hiss etc. I win.

GOD I wish I could see this concert again. Maybe when Ft. Lauderdale gets rescheduled....maybe, just maybe...

setra29 wrote:Well arrived at the spiral entrance around 1:00 got my ticket and hand stamped around 2:25 went in for the sound check/meet and greet about 5:00 they played three songs got to meet all the band members after words and was the only one out of the group besides my guest who happens to be my stepp dad and also saw Nine inch Nails back in 1989 in PA who got a picture with trent very casual (awesome). The concert was everything and more best concert ive ever been to.

Sir, I hate you more than words can express.

Actually, no, I don't. If I met TR I'd probably drool and say something asinine, then pass out. Make him think that his fans are total imbeciles.
Not that he'd be wrong, in my case....

"If I'm right, and I always am, he was referring to Manson, who I believe is from the Ft. Lauderdale area. And who really is quite a cunt.
Just one girl's opinion. "

Didn't I read they were on good terms now? maybe not? And does anyone know what the feud started about?

I thought it was about courtney love ... you know, after watching the video.

maybe I'm just stupid lol

glassblowerbrenda wrote: i was right next to you!

girl in the sky blue tank top i also saw the lindsay lohan look-a-like.

hah, weird... did we speak? i wonder if i'd recognize you.

Anyway as per the comments during hurt, to be honest i kinda liked that... it lightened the mood and for some reason it felt really good and theraputic to laugh whilst in the middle of singing along with hurt. I mean, it's a great song and everything, but these days... i dunno, the impact has kinda faded with age, it's good not to take everything too seriously.

I thought it was about Courtney Love too...but does Courtney Love have strong ties to Florida?
Christ, I fucking hope not. This state has a bad enough rep as it is.

I'm not sure what the feud between Manson and TR began from. Trent basically has said (I think) that Manson just turned into a tool, or something such. It was a typical mentor/student falling out.
I'm sure both of them have different stories, but in terms of integrity, I think I'll go with the guy who didn't show his lily white ass on MTV twice.

Though I wouldn't be entirely opposed to that.


Anyway, I read an interview with TR in a Ft. Lauderdale rag somewhere on the internet a couple days ago, where the reporter said that he'd really put the city on the proverbial rock map by Svengali-ing Manson into the business. Trent replied that he'd created a monster, etc, so I don't think they're on the best terms right now. I'm pretty sure I found the paper somewhere on ninhotline or some other obvious NIN website. Shouldn't be too hard to find.

Maury wrote:

glassblowerbrenda wrote: i was right next to you!

girl in the sky blue tank top i also saw the lindsay lohan look-a-like.

hah, weird... did we speak? i wonder if i'd recognize you.

Anyway as per the comments during hurt, to be honest i kinda liked that... it lightened the mood and for some reason it felt really good and theraputic to laugh whilst in the middle of singing along with hurt. I mean, it's a great song and everything, but these days... i dunno, the impact has kinda faded with age, it's good not to take everything too seriously.

What comments? Did TR make comments? Or the crowd? Did I miss something?

sakichan- thank you for actually answering my threads. i was expecting to get crucified for asking because i figured the average hardcore NIN fan would know but it seems it wasnt as obvious as i thought. i'll google that article it outta be an interesting read. thanks again

I had a great time but I really wish I bought a spiral membership.
He was definetly refering to Marilyn Manson during Star Fuckers.
I wasent expecting them to slow Burn down like that so it was pretty cool.

Thanks so much for the pictures that have been posted. The one that m0reta posted came out great. If any one has any more Ide love to see em. On a side note I have an extra Jax. Litho but I have to make sure my friend dosent need it before I give it up.

Today was the first time I've had to sit down and say something about the show. Holy shit! My first NIN show ever, and it was absolutely wonderful...well, except for the fact that I almost suffocated once Trent and the boys came on. My boyfriend and I were on the floor, got to the arena about 5:15. We were in the third row or so, slighty left of center. I didn't particularly enjoy DFA, but watching them was amusing. QotSA were pretty good, I'm a casual fan, knew about half the songs. Once NIN came on, and everyone was rushing the stage, I found myself getting crushed in between people. (I'm very tiny.) (And Sara from Georgia? Did you fare well?) Anyway, a bouncer had to pull me out during Terrible Lie. I was in a blue NIN shirt and black pants. =( Spent the rest of the show to stage right. Not a bad viewing area, except for this crazy couple who were making out during like every song directly in front of me. Reptile was AMAZING, it's my favorite track on Downward Spiral and probably in my top five favorite NIN songs. The only song I wanted to hear but didn't was Every Day is Exactly the Same. =( What a treat to hear Burn too! I, too, was VERY disappointed in not getting any goodies after the show. My parents live about an hour away from Ft. Lauderdale (back home we call it Ft. Liquor-dale), so maybe I'll be able to make it to that show (since it's been postponed...stupid hurricane) and buy some stuff there!

Im pretty sure the feud with Manson revolved around the fact that Manson had asked Bowie to work on his next album and that Trent got pissed.

well i looked online and manson talked shit about trent in his autobiography. can anyone elaborate on this? apologies to manson fans, but you couldnt pay me to read that book.

_WORMWOOD_ wrote:I had a great time but I really wish I bought a spiral membership.
He was definetly refering to Marilyn Manson during Star Fuckers.
I wasent expecting them to slow Burn down like that so it was pretty cool.

Thanks so much for the pictures that have been posted. The one that m0reta posted came out great. If any one has any more Ide love to see em. On a side note I have an extra Jax. Litho but I have to make sure my friend dosent need it before I give it up.

If your friend doesn't need it...PLEASE, email me. sakura120@aol.com

I'll give you my firstborn child and face value.

Maury wrote:

glassblowerbrenda wrote: i was right next to you!

girl in the sky blue tank top i also saw the lindsay lohan look-a-like.

hah, weird... did we speak? i wonder if i'd recognize you.

Anyway as per the comments during hurt, to be honest i kinda liked that... it lightened the mood and for some reason it felt really good and theraputic to laugh whilst in the middle of singing along with hurt. I mean, it's a great song and everything, but these days... i dunno, the impact has kinda faded with age, it's good not to take everything too seriously.

i don't think we spoke... i was in my own little trent-giddy bubble ^_^ i distinctly remember staring at your shirt for a long time though.

www.jacksonville.com has some pics up of the fans waiting in line, i'm there and you might be too!

the comments during hurt did lighten the mood, however, the really bad singing didn't. i don't want to say that Hurt doesn't mean as much to me anymore, but it was a song that was so special to me at one point in my life that i can't pretend like it has the same value to me right now. meh.

http://jacksonville.mycapture.com/mycap ... vent=70904

there's the exact link.

Trent Rezner?

glassblowerbrenda wrote:http://jacksonville.mycapture.com/mycap ... vent=70904

there's the exact link.

Thanks.

wildearth wrote:Trent Rezner?

yeah! woohoo go jax!

....

seriously though, thats pretty unprofessional.

We were very disappointed when we couldn't get tickets to the Atlanta show during the summer. What was up with that??!! I was even online and on the phone 30 minutes before the tickets went on sale. We kept thinking ... we're going to have to wait another 5 years to see him!! When we heard that Trent had extended his U.S. tour to bigger venues ... we couldn't believe that JAX (of all places!!!) was one of the tour cities. I told my husband: "We have got to get floor seats! So what if I'm short!!" When we got to the arena, it was pouring rain. I went ahead and bought their Tour shirts. We got drinks and whew!! those bartenders made them strong that you can whiff the alcohol a few feet away. I really didn't care much for the opening act as I was very anxious to see NIN. NIN finally came around 10PM and opened up with Pinion as expected. We were about 2-3 rows from the stage ... close enough to get splashed by Twiggy's water bottle. Out of the NIN concerts I've gone to, this I might say is the best one (yes, surprisingly since it's in JAX) ... maybe because we were close to the stage. The crowd was awesome ... my husband was ranting crazy "F#@! Osama!!" ... Everyone around us was having a blast singing along and jumping to the songs . I do recall one obnoxious guy getting thrown out to the security guy. NIN always put out a great show. Trent looked great! Hopefully, we won't have to wait another 5 years to see him. I think this album is his best work ever.

Wow, looks like we were the only city in Florida to get Starfuckers, go Jax

he said "not JEB bush, the other cunt" had me thinking he was talking about george W bush

m0reta wrote: I thought Trent's pants were pretty sparkly personally.



Sorry it's not great but them's the breaks.

*waves to Amy and her sister*

Is this picture from the Jacksonville show? I dont recall him wearing a shirt with sleeves...

_WORMWOOD_ wrote: Is this picture from the Jacksonville show? I dont recall him wearing a shirt with sleeves...

Ahh...Trent's a little fashionista! He changed shirts in the middle. I think right before RWIB when the curtain comes down again. I never remembered to check during other shows I attended.

The previous photo was in the middle of Starfuckers. This one is during Terrible Lie I think.

Yeah good call. I noticed the shirt change when the curtains came back up. Watch out Britney Spears, Trent's got a mad backstage wardrobe.

I thought it was too obvious to say that the cunt in Florida comment was about Marilyn Manson - I'd say it's a very safe bet.

Hmm, I don't remember the LED's being on during Terrible Lie. I do remember them being red for TLBTB and Closer. However I don't see the line streaks across the back so I'd guess Closer. This could be a fun game - show us a picture and guess what song it's from.

Hey wait, Trent doesn't play the guitar on Closer. Blah I give up!

Stop all the speculation. When Starf*ckers was released, Trent flat out told everyone it was about Manson and all those artists that sold out... (Courtney Love, Fred Durst... but esp Manson). It has been written about so many times and Manson is from our sunshine state of Florida. Trent rocks. I just wish he sang "Somewhat Damaged".

blave wrote:Hmm, I don't remember the LED's being on during Terrible Lie. I do remember them being red for TLBTB and Closer. However I don't see the line streaks across the back so I'd guess Closer. This could be a fun game - show us a picture and guess what song it's from. :P

Hey wait, Trent doesn't play the guitar on Closer. Blah I give up!

hahaha...well my memory and my photos are both pretty shitty so I'll go with 'Here's trent singing something or other before changing his shirt.' ;-)

i just caught those fan photos. My roommate is in 3 of them, and this big dude that my other roommate threatened to punch out, along with the girl who looked like Lindsay Lohan. I saw what I'm 90% sure is my neck and shoulder in one of the pictures in line... that's something I guess.

my computers been down since october 21. my house was struck by lighning the night of the concert. i was probabally one of the first ones to enter for the soun check. I had a homemade NIN show with a sweet pic of trent during the self destruct tour on the front and my own photoshopped NIN sig on the back. right before the soundcheck trent goes "hey, whered you get that shirt?" i nearly vomitted. trent spoke to me. "i made it myself" i stuttered. he smiled and then more people came in and the soundcheck began. i got some pics suring soundcheck and with trent. more people started to pour in and death from above started. they sucked pretty hard. queens came on and i was surprised. they we fairly decent. i chatted with somebody wearing a skinny puppy shirt (i think. that or kmfdm. cant remember) then pinion started. concert blew me away. i went to 2 self destruct shows and 4 fragility ones. this was my first with teeth tour and i was blown away. the soundcheck was decent, but not great. the actual show was amazing. stayed a bit after and got invited to an afterparty at some hotel. caught a glimpse of trent walking down the hall in a bathrobe on my trip to the bathroom. got wasted. slept with some chick and her boyfriend. woke up and stumbled to my car and drove home and found out my house got hit by lightning and everything electronic was dead. thats my nin story.