ETS Tour Journal

Post your reviews here, scallawags.

OK, I'll go ahead and ask since I'm sure it will come up at some point. Since part of the show was broadcast via the Spiral, are those comments allowed as well?

Edit: As an FYI, they showed the 2nd half of Wish and all of Only, then came back on later for part of Head Like a Hole.

I can only assume yes since there were non-attendees who posted in the KROQ thread.

great show, nice props, much like fragility tour. glad to see them still in louisiana!

i was in section 108...great view. gettin too "old" for the floor! lol very cool show. Saul was awesome compared to what i was expecting. loved what Trent said about "I will always consider Louisiana my home..."

A good time was had by all.

trent got pissed at the crowd after hurt. something along the lines of calling louisiana home and then asking us that even though it is our show. why do we find the need to scream during hurt. "is it actaly words that i just dont understand".... yada yada....

besides that it was your basic show

Just got home. That was my second show in a week (also NLR). Although the band was tight and made very few mistakes that I could tell, it seemed this show lacked the intensity I have gotten out the previous shows (saw them at Phillips in ATL also). Josh Freese is fuckin awesome and Aaron North seemed to have fewer guitar glitches. He did a flying leap into the crowd and was in the mix for awhile. Gotta love these southern girls. Saw a hot blonde with her shirt off during acouple songs. *w00t* All in all another great show. I was really disapointed in the crowd response tonite. He didn't even hand the mike out during pig or wretched. Also, the setlist was different than NLR but I can't reliably say what was played. I'm really tired. Hope someone got a setlist.

Sleep now. Love NIN.

Oh. To the little redhead who was hanging out w/me all night. Thanks for a great time! Man she was CUTE!

The show was great yea, my first time. This was the bands third night in a row, they don't do that very much. Or because the crowd lacked energy maybe that's why the show was less intense.
Trent said it's good to be back in LA he'll always consider this home.
People scream during hurt everynight he should be use to this by now. I don't think he got pissed at the crowd. He was just making a statement.

There was a small pit finally during HLAH, yea I know. I didn't see one before that. I don't know why the crowd sucked.
Josh is the best!
Aaron's crazy, jumped in the crowd at the end of HLAH.
Trent sounded great all night as always.
Jerodie (was he there) He never moves around that much.



No Reptile or Dead souls
I might be missing a couple
He's the set list from memory:


Mr. self destruct
sin
terrible lie
line begins to blur
something I can never have
march of the pigs
Burn
wretched
piggy
eraser
right where it belongs
beside you in time
suck
Only
gave up
you know what you are
hurt
the hand that feeds
head like a hole

Oh yea, I wish there was a way to find out attendance.
There was alot more people there than I thought would be there.

just for the record they didnt play wretched I dont know where you were last night man...

set list (out of order towards middle)

Mr. Self-Destruct
Sin
Terrible Lie
The Line Begins to Blur
March of the Pigs
Burn
Something I Can Never Have
Right Where It Belongs
Beside You In Time
Every Day Is Exactly The Same
Hurt
Closer
Piggy
Only
The Day The World Went Away
Eraser
Suck
Wish
Gave Up
You Know Who You Are
The Hand That Feeds
Head Like a Hole

Im almost positve this is correct, my order is way off...

I foind it to be very Intense. Thi could be just becaus of it being my first show. In my opinion, highlites were Burn and Eraser. I wasnt realy expecting those, but im still upset of not xperiencing reptile...

this was my second time to see nin, loved it...cool background colors....next time ill have to get pit/floor tickets......i really like williams/kid's music also.

btw, did anyone get any good pictures or when will they post them on the site?

hey does any1 ever read trent's posts??? i'm wonder what bet he lost and i don't see what secret he is talkin about in the 3-16 pic. i guess i had to be there! can any1 tell me what trent is talking about?

there were three secrets in the pics the first had Chineese Democracy written over a doorway backstage somewhere the second time Rob Sheridan caught his reflection in the pictuer and put Axle roses in place the third is Bucket head randomly placed in the crowd

ameefunk wrote:btw, did anyone get any good pictures or when will they post them on the site?

http://photobucket.com/albums/c332/nin1990/

In my opinion, mine ar epretty good, i was rail in fornt of aaron...

Checklist:
$100 for car rental
$55 for hotel room
$100 for two tickets (I only used one because a friend flaked on me at the last minute)
$150 for gas, food, and two tour shirts

Seeing Nine Inch Nails for the first time ever? PRICELESS.

I was totally blown away by the show. Of course, this is my first time seeing them live, so I may be biased, but I can honestly say that was the BEST concert experience I have ever had. I was sitting outside the floor entrance of the arena at noonish, but the sunburned face was worth it. Plus, I met some pretty damn cool people.

Saul Williams was GOOD. I saw him after the show, shook his hand, and told him he was an amazing performer. I'm buying his CD today.

I was pleasantly surprised that Nine Inch Nails played a good bit of pre-Fragile songs. For some reason, I heard that they didn't play "Closer" live, so I was glad when they played it. That movie thing that went with "Right Where It Belongs" was...I can't describe it. It was mind-altering.

Yes, I think I will be going to either the Houston or Birmingham show when they are with Bauhaus.

NIN1990 wrote:http://photobucket.com/albums/c332/nin1990/

In my opinion, mine ar epretty good, i was rail in fornt of aaron...

I'll be writing up a detailed trip report in my blog. Do you mind if I post a link to this album? If not, it's cool. I just wanted to ask first.

another thing i found intresting is that jordie was a little more activer tonight than all the other times iv seent them this tour.

NIN1990 wrote:just for the record they didnt play wretched I dont know where you were last night man...

I said I was tired. Sorry for the mistake.

Did anyone else see Saul Williams in the crow during Head like a Hole? I was jamming out and looked over and there he was next to me jamming with everyone else. I thought that was cool.

TaliaPhoenix wrote:Checklist:
$100 for car rental
$55 for hotel room
$100 for two tickets (I only used one because a friend flaked on me at the last minute)
$150 for gas, food, and two tour shirts

Seeing Nine Inch Nails for the first time ever? PRICELESS.

I was totally blown away by the show. Of course, this is my first time seeing them live, so I may be biased, but I can honestly say that was the BEST concert experience I have ever had. I was sitting outside the floor entrance of the arena at noonish, but the sunburned face was worth it. Plus, I met some pretty damn cool people.

Saul Williams was GOOD. I saw him after the show, shook his hand, and told him he was an amazing performer. I'm buying his CD today.

I was pleasantly surprised that Nine Inch Nails played a good bit of pre-Fragile songs. For some reason, I heard that they didn't play "Closer" live, so I was glad when they played it. That movie thing that went with "Right Where It Belongs" was...I can't describe it. It was mind-altering.

Yes, I think I will be going to either the Houston or Birmingham show when they are with Bauhaus.

NIN1990 wrote:http://photobucket.com/albums/c332/nin1990/

In my opinion, mine ar epretty good, i was rail in fornt of aaron...

I'll be writing up a detailed trip report in my blog. Do you mind if I post a link to this album? If not, it's cool. I just wanted to ask first.

i dont mind, id be happy

NIN1990 wrote:i dont mind, id be happy

Awesome. Thanks! It'll be on my blog sometime this evening: http://bloodorchid.net if you want to to look at it.

kasketchayne wrote:loved what Trent said about "I will always consider Louisiana my home..."

I think I'm going to cry. :/

Did anyone notice when Jeordie picked his nose for like 15 seconds during Hurt? Me and my friend were betting (like in Caddyshack) if he was gonna eat 'em too....but no.....just wiped on his bass and pants. Rock n' Roll! Oh yeah....show was awesome. Saw them last fall with the Queens Of The Stone Age and this show was far better. Loved the set list and the band had an AWESOME ENERGY to it! Thank you Trent and Co....once again.

flutterbygurl wrote:hey does any1 ever read trent's posts??? i'm wonder what bet he lost and i don't see what secret he is talkin about in the 3-16 pic. i guess i had to be there! can any1 tell me what trent is talking about?

A girl after the 3/16/06 show with a Banner that didn't get to hold it up because of a girl complaining of the paint on the Banner, I heard her telling someone she got to touch Trent's face and that was the picture but they are behind the speakers posted 3/18. Maybe it's about the Banner and One of the Band members saw it First before Trent? It's an awesome Banner! By the Way she has a 4 yr old daughter that looks just like a little girl in Trents music video.

This was the 3rd show in 3 nights i attended and the crowd was weak, in turn the band had little to feed off of. I got a pick from Jordie and a water bottle he tossed my way. The venue sucks, the security was tighther than a white house visit. The damn staff had a power trip and needs a good ass kicking. Otherwise, good show

I'm bummed they didn't play "It's Coming Down" like earlier set lists have shown. What's up with Aarons shoes?

what the hell is "It's Coming Down?"
And Aarons shoes are special ones imported from Sweden. Part of that whole Icaurs Line/Hives scene.

I can only assume MrFragile means "The Big Comedown".

I'm sure he means LP's cover It's Going Down

what pre-show music did they play besides saul williams and lcd soundsystem?

NIN1990 wrote:what pre-show music did they play besides saul williams and lcd soundsystem?

I think it was the same as this list, yeah? (scroll down)

Saul Williams was very good and the people were very supportive and Saul seemed very appreciative and put alot of energy/emotion into his performance....lots of head bouncing and grooving was going on.....and he was crowd surfing during hlah........

the floor is the way to go.....all the people who had seats were standing anyway.....pretty mellow pit anyway...

what tr said was, "Here's something I've been wodering the last 50 concerts or so.......and, it's your concert, you can enjoy it any way you want.....but why do you feel the need to scream throughout that song?" (Hurt)....."just wondering"........he seemed more curious than pissed....

the show was Great......maybe not Amazing, but really, really, really great.

Band was great, lots of energy.......at one point Aaron was on a speaker box, banging his guitar on alessandros keys, and ac was slapping the strings on aaron's guitar.....

and noone has done justice to aaron's stage dive........he flew about ten feet deep into the crowd, still strapped in and playing....it took a few minutes to get him out of the crowd.....the house lights had come on, and the rest of the band had left the stage.......some guy apparently caught a little guitar to the head and was bleeding from his eyebrow, but flashed the devil horns and was very happy with his rock and roll head trauma......and i swear when i saw him walking away (behind the rail), he was carrying aaron's guitar...........cream dream.

and to my new dallas friends...(josh?amanda/melissa/glen), thanks for letting me hang, and i'll probably see you at the dallas show.....

I screamed through the song. sorry......... I was I SAID SORRY.....

but I kinda took it as a compliment he asked us.

he felt comfortable to ask us.

if he comes back we will all shut up for that song!!!

they also played pretty hate machine.'

I enjoyed the show very much. I was about 3 rows away from the rail right in front of Aaron. Once Saul came on, I light up a blunt, and his music was not how I expected it to be. I liked it for the most part. The lights were fucking nuts. His DJ was hilarious. BTW, is there a Zach De La Rocha vocal sample in one of his songs?

After he was done, I was ridiculously thirsty and I had to piss but my friend Sean wanted to keep the spot we had. I waited it out and then NIN came on and it was amazing.

The massive wall of guitars right after the "Mr. Self Destruct!" line sounded so good. I can't even remember "Terrible Lie" because of how crazy the crowd was. A lot of people are posting about a terrible crowd response. I don't know where these people were standing but I had to fight to stand up or move my arms until "Something I Can Never Have" started. The rest of the show was crazy as well. The crowd was constantly moving and jumping.

Someone in the Wichita thread posted about stupid rednecks shoving the crowd. Now I don't mind having to move with the crowd, but it was obvious that these redneck idiots around me were shoving from behind, with force, just to fuck up the crowd. I caught one of them one time even when NO ONE was moving, I slung myself back into him and elbowed his face.

Trent really seemed to enjoy playing "The Line Begins To Blur." It was a good moment. That song translates really well live. I didn't know Trent played guitar on it.

The 2nd chorus to "Closer" is kickass. The change in the lights, the creepy weird Nintendo spooky keyboard, and Aaron's wah make that part badass. That part alone makes me want to see that song again live.

The 3 song visual montage was great. I was a little too close for it but it was still awesome. I smoked 2 kindbud joints during Eraser/RWIB. The video of Bush made the whole crowd scream "FUCK BUSH!" The breaking glass effect is so brilliant.

Some person behind me tried to start clapping with the beginning of "Beside You In Time" (what makes people want to do this?) but he quickly fell off time and I was very happy that the crowd didn't start clapping along with him.

Why doesn't Trent transition from "Beside You In Time" to "TDTWWA?" It makes perfect sense and it seems like a kickass idea and the mood is perfect for it. We had titties at the end of "TDTWWA" and they stayed in view for the beginning of "You Know What You Are?"

"Every Day Is Exactly the Same" is really out of place.

Same set as the 2 nights before and the Wichita show as well.

Pilgrimage (intro)
Mr. Self Destruct
Sin
Terrible Lie
The Line Begins to Blur
March of the Pigs
Something I Can Never Have
Closer
Burn
Gave Up
Eraser
Right Where it Belongs
Beside You in Time
Piggy
Wish
Only
Every Day is Exactly the Same
The Day the World Went Away
You Know What You Are?
Suck
Hurt
The Hand That Feeds
Head Like A Hole

So did anyone get any good pics of this show?

Unless I am mistaken, Jeordi gave a guitar to somebody near the stage and invited them backstage just as the show was ending. He also jumped into the crowd. Three friends of mine managed to go to the show (I was at a damn wedding in Kentucky. argh...sometimes the obligations of friendship suck)..but anyway, that's what they told me. they said the show was great, the best live show they'd ever seen. Said it blew tool (who came to Shreveport a year or two ago) away.

It was aaron... I was on rail directly in fornt of him. He dove straight on me and some friends, awesome. He hit someone in the eyebrow with his guitar on the way down, He noticed the guy bleeding so he gave him the telecaster... I wouldve take a shot to the head for that!