ETS Tour Journal

What an amazing night! Wow. NIN really had a ton of energy. Trent was sporting the white pants again.
set list as best as I can remember:
1. Home (no one even recognized this song it was pathetic)
2. The Beginning of the End
3. 1,000,000
4. The Line Begins to Blur
5. March of the Pigs
this is where it gets out of order
6. Survivalism
7. The Big Come Down
8. Head Down
9. Burn
10. Gave Up
11. Saul Williams cover (I can't remember the name of the song)
12. Metal (again, no one recognized this song except for maybe four people around me. It was beautiful)
13. The Downward Spiral
14. Wish
15. Heresy
16. Mr. Self Destruct
17. Physical
18. The Day The Whole World Went Away
19. The Hand That Feeds
20. Head Like A Hole

The show freaking rocked. Lots of people were there recording with great cameras. A lot of people around me just did not seem to be there for NIN, which was very disappointing. We left after NIN because we can not tolerate Jane's Addiction.
Highlights were to hear The Beginning of the End (wasn't expecting that at all), same with hearing the line begins to blur again (I know it wasn't played too much on this tour), finally got to hear Heresy!, The Downward Spiral was really cool to see, Metal was beautiful, and fucking Physical.

Really was hoping for Somewhat Damaged and The Becoming, but I have no complaints. Really was sad seeing NIN for the last time in a long time.

Correct order:

Home
The Beginning Of The End
1,000,000
March Of The Pigs
The Line Begins To Blur
Survivalism
The Big Come Down
Head Down
Burn
Gave Up
Metal
Banged And Blown Through
The Downward Spiral
Wish
Heresy
Mr. Self Destruct
The Day The World Went Away
Physical
The Hand That Feeds
Head Like A Hole

Thank you for the correct order. I was just rocking out to even take notice to the correct set list. I remember being thrown completely off by TBOTE, TLBTB, and hearing TBCD so early on in their order.

The show, needless to say, was fucking awesome. Pit seats were a must.

The whole de-constructed look was very classic and emotional considering it's his last tour in a long time, maybe forever. The set-list complimented the stage set and the goodbye, but I was hoping for more of the fragile/year zero. I have to say that I was happy that the list was very different than Lights in the Sky, but I would've welcomed that again all the same. I was also upset that he ended with head like a hole, and that there wasn't an encore. Even if it is a co-headline, more people were obviously there for NIN.

When Jane's came on I didn't know what to expect. The random naked women was a pretty comforting introduction. They play well, and they're good live, but I still don't think they should have closed. Maybe it's because I never really listened to Jane's, so I never really got into it. The guitarist was very good, the basist was awesome, and the drumer mixed it up a bit. Overall a good performance, but hands down, NIN stole the show.

Hope this isn't his last adventure to the PA/NJ area. Can't wait to hear more about NIN. I also can't wait to get that "Another Version of The Truth" fan-dvd.

Just got home, Awesome show is all I can say...

TBOTE and TLBTB were nice surprises that I wasn't expecting. Banged and Blown through is a gem that I was hoping to hear and boom there it was. Metal is fucking GENIUS live. Home is not the best choice of an opener but I loved hearing it.

Pit was great, from what I could tell the crowd was into it. Totally hot small blond chick next to me. Uber fan too.

SSSC fucking rocked. Coulda swore Papagolash was behind me during that set, although I wasn't gonna say anything and be wrong (recognized u from the Interview with T Rez).

Left a little early near the end of Janes set. My brother was tired, and doesn't know their songs at all. I only know a few. They are great live, and a great band, but NIN should be closing.

Cant wait for tomorrow and sunday

Great show! Lots of energy from everyone in the band.

Trent fucked up a lot of words. It was kinda funny actually. He messed up the words to TBOTE really badly and skipped the entire first verse. Robin shot him a "dude, are you ok?" look. He even acknowledged it and told the crowd he'll try to sing better for the rest of the show. Then, he fucked up the words to Mr. Self Destruct. Way to go. :p

The set list was pretty sweet and I can't wait to see what they play tomorrow and Sun.

amazing show, amazing set list, can't wait for tomorrow's show too, but I am just too tired right now I'll post my review in the morning

SirChadofwick wrote:Great show! Lots of energy from everyone in the band.

Trent fucked up a lot of words. It was kinda funny actually. He messed up the words to TBOTE really badly and skipped the entire first verse. Robin shot him a "dude, are you ok?" look. He even acknowledged it and told the crowd he'll try to sing better for the rest of the show. Then, he fucked up the words to Mr. Self Destruct. Way to go. :p

The set list was pretty sweet and I can't wait to see what they play tomorrow and Sun.

yeh, that was a pretty bad mess up, he missed like the entire opening lines to TBOTE and i totally saw that look that robin gave trent after it happened. he kinda laughed and smiled at the same time like " are you OK dude". i think he got up to "down on your knees youll be left behind , this is the beginning", then he just couldnt get it back together till the chorus: "you wait your turn youll be last in line". It was a pretty big screw up to miss.

Anyway other than that i wasnt very pleased with the setlist up up until he made the speech saying" I know the super fans know i screwed up a bit and that he wouldnt mess up anymore". Then everything from "Metal" onwards was good and really saved the performance. But other than TLBTB in the first half of the show, i was very disappointed.
I kinda wasnt feeling the energy of a nails show either . When he played metall i was really awaited a huge scream for the line" I'd love to pull the wires from the wall!!, do you?" and he just sang it emotionless. I think the screw up in the beginning of the show really threw him off his game. Other than that the show was great with banged and blown through, TDS, TDTWWWA, physical and heresy being the highlights for me.

I really enjoyed SSSC and jane's set too. they were really good . Now onward to PNC to meet trent and jones beach on sunday. Hopefully i will get a setlist more too my liking haha.

moshing in the pit - finally! after four other shows of this tour I've been to I was beginning to think moshing days are gone. I was wrong, thankfully!
great setlist and I loved how Trent slapped Robin's ass with a neck of his guitar :)

R-Dot-Yung DUDE you should have said something! All I know is you look like some chick from Ladyton that stares off into the distance while nodding. I'll see you tomorrow, say something!


What a fucking show, simply amazing. THE LINES BEGIN TO MOTHERFUCKING BLUR, MISTER FUCKING SELF DESTRUCT! Epic lyric fail in TBOTE, hilarious. I was in the pit, I moshed for the last time at a NIN show, I was happy. I finally had to call it a night in the pit after Mr. Self Destruct.

I met Levi, very cool dude. Met a lot of other people I haven't seen in a while. Got to meet Trent, he asked how my cat is doing haha! Such a fucking nice guy. Hell the whole NIN crew is awesome, JT, jerome, Rob,etc.

Tomorrow I gotta get a new phone then head to PNC. I fucking broke my phone

The show was awesome, and the size of the pit area was much smaller than I thought it would be. Even at the back of the pit, it felt like you were pretty close to everything. I couldn't record the show because of problems with my MD recorder, so I was bummed about that, but I'm sure there will be some good sources. Highlights of the show for me were TR forgetting the lyrics at the start of TBOTE, TLBTB, Metal and Physical. Banged and Blown Through was also really cool to hear with Trent on vocals. No complaints on the setlist, there were some nice treats in there for us. I'm hoping there's more Fragile tracks tonight in Holmdel, and just maybe Now I'm Nothing, but either way, these setlists are the best in years.

One thing though, WTF was up with parking around there? Maybe it's just that I've never been to Camden before and didn't know what to expect. We got stuck in traffic and got there after 7. I ended up parking in some lot about 10 blocks away from the venue, because there were a bunch of signs saying parking and cops were at some of the street corners, so I assumed I was supposed to park there. I paid $15 to park in some back alley parking lot. Then we started walking to the venue and we realized that we weren't that close to the venue. Walking back wasn't fun at all. We left towards the end of Jane's set so we could beat the traffic, and the people selling bootleg shirts were sketchy to say the least. Anyway, has anyone else encountered the parking situation like that? Should I have just known to not park that far away, or was the venue lot closed?

I took a lot of pictures. I'll post more after I'm home next week. I'm going to hang around Philly today then go up to Holmdel for the show tonight, so I'll post more tomorrow. Here are a few though.

Loved it, loved the setlist. Loved the fuckups - doesn't take away from it - its what makes live shows interesting.

Highlight moments:

The loud crash of the ending of TDS.

The double bass at the end of Wish!

Blue panties were thrown on stage, and TR kept staring at them during singing, and then threw them at Robin haha.

BTW, Papa, I thought I recognized you too at the nin.com Pre-sale table, but I wasn't sure. Maybe it wasn't you :-D

Last night was my 12th NIN show and possibly the best. I loved the setlist. I was on Justin's side on the rail and ended up getting the second tamborine that Trent threw. Awesome show and I can't wait for later today in Holmdel!

Couldn't have been happier with the show tonight. Amazing setlist, amazing performance, all around amazing night. I noticed he fucked up in The Beginning of the End and thought it was really funny he called himself out later. At least he can admit mistakes! I rocked it hard to Mr. Self Destruct, Line Begins To Blur and Heresy. Can someone type out NIN's soundcheck list? I'm curious as to what they played.

I stayed for Jane's and they did really great. I only know a few of the bigger Jane's songs, but that didn't stop me from enjoying the fuck out of their set. I bought my cousin a ticket for his birthday, he's a Jane's fan and I'm a NIN fan and we both liked the other band so it worked out great!

I was kinda pissed they were out of messenger bags, not sure if anyone mentioned it in another thread.

I finally got to see Nine Inch Nails, and I was NOT disappointed. While I would have preferred to hear a few other songs, the setlist was great. I was surprised that it seemed a bit short (and no encore), but a mindfuck, nevertheless. "Banged and Blown Through" was simply amazing. I hope this isn't the end of NIN's live career, but if this was the only time that I ever get to see NIN, then I'm satisfied.

I wish I could have met some of you guys! It's good to know there are ETSers around the corner and across the borders.

i may have enjoyed mansfield a bit more (for the sheer amount of mid-set fragile love), but the entire package last night was more enjoyable, through and through. much closer seats (four rows behind pit), a varied setlist covering most of the rare downward spiral material, and that fantastic saul williams cover.

jane's addiction, unlike the show before, were excellent last night. wednesday must have been an off night for perry and his vocal chords, for he sounded spot on all night long.

otherwise, i'm pretty damn satisfied two shows in... only praying for 'last' and 'i do not want this' for jones beach on sunday. see some of you kids there.



ps- heard soundcheck from parking lot. two songs: the good soldier and dead souls.

Wow this was probably the best concert I've ever been to out of any band I've ever seen, Street Sweeper was a great opener, Tom pulled off the craziest solo of the night by far. NIN was great as usual although Trent fumbled with the lyrics in The Beginning of the End it was still a pleasant surprise to hear that song being played second, and nothing is better than hearing a tour debut because you know that you were the first audience to hear that song all tour and that is the great feeling I had when they broke into The Line Begins to Blur even though it sounded like Robin's guitar was failing him during that song. Overall an amazing set list even without Hurt at the end (which I think wasn't played due to time constraints) they haven't played 20 songs total all that often this tour and this will be a show I will remember for a long time, can't wait for the show in Holmdel tonight too!!! Its going to be hard to top

First, I would like to thank the staff of Susquehanna Bank Center for NOT paying much attention to which ticket I had. I had presale seats, and I ended up getting into presale PIT because I was in the wrong line and the guy gave me a wristband anyway. I ended up about 3rd back from rail for NIN, in front of Robin, and for Jane's I was able to move up to the rail.
Then, I'd like to thank the cool people around me for sharing their water (esp. the blonde girl with the TDS/autograph tattoo on her back), that was a life saver about halfway thru the NIN set.
And finally, I'd like to thank all the bands who put on great performances. SSC was much better than I thought they'd be. NIN was great as always (even with Trent fucking up lyrics), and it was great to see Jane's again after 19 years.
Great time had overall, and I get to do it again on Tuesday!


ps-does anyone happen to have an extra litho they'd be willing to sell? By the time the JA set was over, the merch table was sold out of nearly everything.

Show was awesome. Excellent energy as usual. This was my 3rd show on the tour (the others being Tampa and West Palm). The venue was much smaller than those two and much darker (I think it was a combination of the amphitheater design and the weather) making for a more intense light show. Excellent show. I was down in the pit between Robin and TR. Spotted levithant and papagolash on the presale line and in the lobby (didn't say hi). I'll be at the show in Jones Beach for my last one on this tour (and possibly ever). Looking forward to making the most of this trip.

As for JA, I was on the rail right in front of Perry. Got some AWESOME pictures on my iPhone that I'll upload once I get back to Miami on Tuesday.

This show was fucking incredible. I was THRILLED they played TDTWWA. And I was right next to RJK on the rail who posted above about getting the tambourine! That was fucking AWESOME! It went RIGHT to him. Best concert I've ever been to. All the bands played fucking phenomenally. Also RJK was a really fucking cool dude to chill with all day. Good times meeting people in the rain.

Best setlist of the tour. If you notice, "Gone, Still"/"La Mer"/"Hurt"/Lights in The Sky were NOT there...they played an all out/aggressive/in your face type of show. They were aggressive as hell after 1,000,000. Best NIN show to retire.

It was awesome to meet Calvin and his girlfriend Megan, as well as Steph? and his girlfriend "Icepick?" Really awesome fans to hang out with before the show and during the meet & greet. I am in love with NIN fans now.

Excellent concert was right up front, went nuts when he did METAL, HERESEY> PHYSICAL, loved all the songs that nite, took some great photos, It was an excellent WAVE GOODBYE TOUR. I did't stay around for JA, i'am not really into there music. I was only there to see NIN, SSSC were not bad. ILan was amazing on the drums, loved watching him. One cool thing meet these 2 girls from Russia that i have met at other shows, before. Hope to see NIN some were in the future who knows what Mr Trent Reznor has in store for us then!! Peace:)

The Day The World Went Away.

That's it. I heard it. I can die happy.

I heard ALL the songs I wanted to hear on this tour. So fuckin' glad I went to four shows.

So Camden. Phily's gorgeous, but man... Crowd in the pit was really rude. There were a bunch of assholes in the back of the pit... Huge 30-40 years olds , barechest, sweaty muscles, pushing everyone around including short girls who could barely see what was happening on stage. Really annoying. Anyway, my final NIN show in the pit. Fantastic setlist (probably my favourite, a bunch of my favourite songs were played) but let's just say I remembered why I hate pits so much... Except if it's in Saratoga Springs

So Home, The Beginning In The End, The Line Begins To Blur, The Big Come Down, The Downward Spiral, BANGED AND MOTHERFUCKIN BLOWN THROUGH and of course TDTWWA. Incredible.

camden review: http://blog.limewire.com/posts/18908-ni ... n-nj-6509/

many thanks to trollmanen for letting me use his photos!

Show 1 of the three day NIN weekend.
Highlights & low-lights:

-driving to Camden from Staten Island, NY in the rain the whole time, not too much fun
-waiting outside for the doors to open for what seemed like forever even though I was there at like maybe 6, again in the rain with no jacket but that's my own fault.
-great seat, Sec. 102 Row M and the view was great.
-first time seeing SSSC, and I was blown away. I was sad not to see them open in Vegas and they are just really awesome.
-Awesome aggressive set by NIN, highlights for me being The Beginning of the End (found the lyric flub not too distracting really), The Line Begins To Blur (not expecting it, loved it in AC), TBCD (never get tired of it), Banged and Blown Through (another wonderful surprise), Mr. Self Destruct (1st time witnessing it's glory), and TDTWWA (one of my all-time faves, love the little circular jamming they do in the beginning).

All in all another great NIN show, and a great way to kick off the NIN weekend.

amazing show loved hearing home and others
WISH was amazing
trent was godly the whole time and fink gave me the creeps but hes the man so its all good

AMAZING SHOW!! THANK YOU TRENT! Also loved Robin (so amazing) and Justin (very funny guy) and Ilan - wow he just kicked the shit out of his kit.

My husband & I were at Mansfield so this show was such a great set list. We were in the pit. I almost lost it as they played TDS - unfuckingbelievable. LOVED EVERY MINUTE. Physical, Heresy, Mr. Self Destruct - dream come true to hear live. I loved HLAH to close the show - my favorite ending.

SSSC (more than just a band….) was so charged up and rocked. Awesome opening band – LEAVE EARLY – DO NOT MISS THEM. JA was fun to watch – Perry was quite the showman. And as someone else posted – Navarro just oozes drugs, sex, & rock ‘n roll.

Got to do the meet/greet ($300) and it was so cool. Actually really great to hang out in line talking to all the other NIN fans. One guy said it right when he said that he could finally relax obsessively talking about Trent/NIN cuz we'd all understand. In speaking to a couple of people right before sound check sounds like we were all rather tongue tied, understandably so, in the presence of such greatness.

Got a hug from Trent. Wow was that great. Wished I had my head together enough to ask Robin from a hug. I tell you, those guys could not have been nicer. Robin & Justin were so friendly. Robin puts out his hand and says "Hi, I'm Robin, what is your name." Like we're at a party or something - is that cool or what. No time for individual photo - just group. After the group photo a bunch of us bee line over to Trent to grab a hug before we were kicked out.

As I was waiting my turn, I could not believe it when he said "This is the best part - the hugging". Must have been the same for the other 300 donors as well as he said at the beginning of sound check something about: only time for 2 songs - too much hugging and not enough sound check (with a smile on his face).

I mean really, can you imagine the grueling tour schedule and Trent is able to give out all these nice warm hugs. It wasn't just a quick one armed thing it was a full hug.

Was a killer set! Some pictures I grabbed.

http://home.comcast.net/~antshawog/Pics/nin1.JPG
http://home.comcast.net/~antshawog/Pics/nin2.JPG
http://home.comcast.net/~antshawog/Pics/nin3.JPG
http://home.comcast.net/~antshawog/Pics/nin4.JPG
http://home.comcast.net/~antshawog/Pics/nin5.JPG

I just edited my photos from my show... here are some samples :D






Here are the rest of the photos:

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.c ... 130&page=5

www.myspace.com/fithcky if you don't have me added on myspace :D

Great show...

I had this really cool picture I got of Perry on my iPhone that I wanted to share. It's probably the coolest picture I have on my phone and should give an idea as to how close I was during the JA set:

http://www.demonoid.com/files/details/1955650/

This is HD footage of all Camden, PNC and Jones Beach. All shows were filmed from within a few rows of the stage, with the exception of camden where i was 3 rows behind the pit. I spoke to alot of people during this weekend who were interested in this footage so i'm posting this in the threads for all 3 shows. Enjoy.

http://www.demonoid.com/files/details/1 ... 1244736354

These are the original .M2TS files

I know it's late but whatever
http://www.flickr.com/photos/platinum0r ... 554585980/

added photos from this gig to my flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/acidpolly/ ... 671810660/





and....... I know it's too early but I hope someone will upload audio bootleg. wanna hear The Big Come Down again :)

Great show, great backstage experience, meant a lot to me.

I have videos, including soundcheck: http://www.youtube.com/user/antisocialxgrl

Camden

NIN = http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-deta ... ?id=254108

Janes = http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-deta ... ?id=254348

Other sets to follow will update with links

Enjoy

^ Thanks a ton!!!

Thank you SOOOOOO much for this! Can't wait to hear your Jane's recording too!

Great recordings thank you so much