Wave Goodbye

This past Thursday I went to the FINAL Nine Inch Nails show ever. This was their last show ever (as NIN). The concert took place at The Wiltern (4 blocks from my house) My brother arrived at The Wiltern at 7am to start making line. When he arrived, there were 50 people in front of him already. The people in the front of the line started making like the night BEFORE. I showed up at 11am. They opened the doors at 7pm and the show started at 8pm. So, I was in line for about 8 hours. My brother was in line for about 12 hours. Yeah I know, we're "Crazy" Anyway, once we were inside I walked straight into the pit area and I sat on the floor waiting for 8pm to come. The first band io echo, were pretty good. After io echo played, they started setting up for NIN.

Sleeping in line
The first guy (with the green jacket) flew in from San Francisco. The fourth & fifth guy (with the beard and the black shirt, and the one with the white shirt) flew in from CANADA!

io echo
io echo

While they were setting up for NIN all there celebrities starting showing up. They all sat in the balcony area. I think they were scared to be in the pit. The first one that I saw was Tony from No Doubt, he was with his brunette pretty girlfriend. Is she a model? She looked like one. After Tony I saw Ron Jeremy (Yes, the famous porn star). Then I saw Tony Hawk. My brother said Rob Zombie was there also, and Eddie Van Hallen, and more.

Ron Jeremy
Tony

Once they were done setting up. NIN took the stage. I swear you could feel everyone's energy and excitement in that building. When the lights went down, I swear I got the chills from head to toe. I dont know how to describe it! It was amazing. People were crying, people were singing to every single lyric. My brother told me "Dude, we're at a historic show!!!" hahaha We WERE at a historic show! NIN took the stage about 9:30pm - 1am. 3 hours and a half of JUST NIN. That was a tiring show though. When we left the venue was SO tired. I swear, I got home and I knocked out! Overall it was amazing!




Dave Navarro with NIN




After the show
Wristbands


and ..... THE SETLIST

1. Home
2. Somewhat Damaged
3. The Collector
4. Discipline
5. March of the Pigs
6. Something I Can Never Have
7. The Frail
8. The Wretched
9. Ruiner
10. Head Down
11. Burn
12. Just Like You Imagined (with Mike Garson)
13. La Mer (with Mike Garson)
14. Eraser (with Mike Garson)
15. The Becoming (with Mike Garson)
16. Down In The Park (with Gary Numan)
17. Metal (with Gary Numan)
18. I Die: You Die (with Gary Numan)
19. 1,000,000
20. Letting You
21. Survivalism
22. Suck
23. Down In It
24. The Hand That Feeds
25. Head Like a Hole

Encore:

26. Me, I'm Not (with Atticus Ross)
27. The Warning
28. Piggy (Nothing Can Stop Me Now)
29. Gave Up
30. Mr. Self Destruct
31. Wish

Encore 2:

32. Atmosphere
33. Dead Souls
34. The Good Soldier
35. The Day The World Went Away
36. Hurt
37. In This Twilight