i was really, really high, but as best as i remember;
Band: Nine Inch Nails
City: Sydney, Australia
Venue: Horden Pavillion
Date: Fri, 19th Aug 2005
Took forever for this one to come around, but it was worth it in my mind, as i missed NIN at the big day out quite a number of years ago now.
I arrived as the cover band started playing, i have no idea why they were booked, a few people down in the mosh area right up front were clapping and giving some support, but they werent anything special by a long shot. House lights came back up, and it was off the dirnking till they were ready to come out. Chatting with the other patrons was both a good and bad idea, as i was expecting a fairly open-minded crowd, when in fact what was showing up was yet another hoarde of people, everyone one of them thinking, even at a NIN show, that they were an individual and showed no real 'patriotism(?)' for the show they were going to witness. Some of them didnt even have the new album, which totally perplexed me, as this show was the sold out one and had sold out in a matter of ours, and im looking around at a bunch of angry bastards all dressing the same, screaming independant.
I put that whole thing down to the consumables i was on... and tried to get on with things. Fairly lively crowd nonetheless, few fights, the odd transvestite here and there, but other than their attitude it was fairly tame. Then the p.a. announced loudly that nine inch nails were starting in 10 mins, so i finished my drinks off, parted company with my new buddies and shot through to frontish for a view.
Trent's entrance was almost exactly what i imagined it would be. Smoke n fog filled the stage, and he could be seen playing his piano, for 'The Frail' was beginning. The band were clad in respectable black, Trent with a sleeveless shirt and very short cut hair taking some getting used to, and hes been hitting the gym.
The digital looking screens set up behind the band in a row of 5 were outstanding visual support, but that aside, the show was a visually intensive as youd want NIN to be. On-stage violence wasnt missing either, Trent bouncing off his collegues, the new guitarist AAron North throwing his guitar at the drums on a few different occasions, and right at the end of 'Head Like A Hole' to close, he looked compelled to destroy something, throwing his axe up near an amp and looking to climb it, but Twiggy got his attention and he stopped.
During 'Starfuckerz', when the crowd was meant to be chanting "Dont you?" in time with Trent, he lost his place, and fucked it up. He told us all "If you guys wanna chant youve gotta chant im time, see? Cause youve fucked me up now...." and people in seperate parts of the crowd found this funny on a few different levels, my area found it great, and clapped, inciting others to join. "Are you gonna fuck the whole middle section up too?" was his next question, more laughter this time around. Then they got on with it, but still a sort of cool addition to it.
'Dead Souls' from The Crow soundtrack was another cool little addition to the show, recieved well by the crowd. No encore, but the list of tracks, executely perfectly just about made up for it.
I couldnt take any pics, no phone even
ive looked around, nothing i can link, but the stage setup was awesome, ill keep looking...
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Pinion (intro)
The Frail
The Wretched
Sin
Wish
March of the Pigs
Something I Can Never Have
The Hand That Feeds
With Teeth
Terrible Lie
Closer
The Big Comedown
Burn
Reptile
You Know What You Are?
Suck
Gave Up
Hurt
Dead Souls
Starfuckers Inc.
Head Like A Hole
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*if this is wrong, or i missed anything, mention
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*edit: 'Yay! found a pic, similar to even hordens size'*
. They played quickly, a mix of old and new.. I was, sadly not very impressed with the songs off the new album. Perhaps it's because I don't own it yet. Regardless, some of the highlight songs were: Dead Leaves on the Dirty Ground, Hotel Yorba, You're Pretty Good Looking, In the Cold, Cold Night and Lonely (I'll post a full set-list up when Tripe Tremelo puts it up). 
