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Particular NIN Shows

2018

Cold and Black and Infinite North America 2018

• December 11 2018 : The Palladium (Los Angeles) - USA

  All songs played are from albums released before 1994 !

• December 8 2018 : The Palladium (Los Angeles) - USA

  Being in 2018 and having only songs before 1995 except one !

• December 1 2018 : The Joint (Las Vegas) - USA

  Only pre 1999 songs !

• October 26 2018 : Aragon Ballroom (Chicago) - USA

  Very first And All That Could Have Been live !

• October 17 2018 : Kings Theatre (Brooklyn) - USA

  Nearly the complete Broken Album live (only pinion missing)

• September 18 2018 : Red Rocks Amphitheatre (Morrison) - USA

  Very first time The Perfect Drug is played live, more than 20 years after its release

• September 13 2018 : Comerica Theatre (Phoenix) - USA

  Broken played in the order

Las Vegas Summer 2018 Residency

• June 15 2018 : The Joint (Las Vegas) - USA

  Fire alarm goes off during 'Piggy' and the music from the PA was turned down until the middle of Wretched

2017

I Can't Seem To Wake Up 2017

• December 16 2017 : Barbara Jordan Post Office (Houston) - USA

  Concert stopped because of the very heavy rain !

• July 31 2017 : Webster Hall (New York City) - USA

  The lights in the venue actually went out twice (during 1,000,000 and Burn) and Trent didn't really react.
  First ever (and so far the only) performances of She's Gone Away and The Loop Closes

2014

NIN + Soundgarden

• July 26 2014 : DTE Energy Music Theatre (Clarkston) - Michigan

  Terrible Lie : Trent's guitar was not tuned properly and he launched it into the air on the intro. So for most of the song, no power chords were played

• July 22 2014 : Red Rocks Amphitheatre (Morrison) - USA

  The assault beginning : Somewhat Damaged -> Wish -> March of the Pigs -> Reptile -> Terrible Lie. Take a breath after that !

Japan 2014

• February 28 2014 : Shinkiba Studio Coast (Tokyo) - Asia

  Huge trouble on The Great Destroyer : 2 starts

• February 26 2014 : Shinkiba Studio Coast (Tokyo) - Asia

  First time Mariqueen Maandig Reznor as guest for two how to destroy angels songs

2013

Tension 2013

• November 16 2013 : The Joint (Las Vegas) - USA

  Trent Reznor Rings Ailing Fan From Stage

• October 30 2013 : BB&T Center (Sunrise) - USA

  While performing "Piggy", Trent Reznor falls off the stage and plays it off by hopping into the crowd to finish the song

2009

Wave Goodbye

• September 10 2009 : The Wiltern Theatre (Los Angeles) - USA

  Longest show ever : 38 songs !

• September 2 2009 : The Palladium (Los Angeles) - USA

  Second and last time Downward Spiral is completely and in order played

• August 26 2009 : Terminal 5 (New York City) - USA

  Having a NIN guest is already quite rare, but having one suspended upside-down from ceiling : Peter Murphy during Reptile

• August 23 2009 : Webster Hall (New York City) - USA

  First ever complete album performance of "The Downward Spiral" !!! First ever Warm Place live !

NIN 2009 Europe

• August 2 2009 : Knebworth House (Knebworth) - Europe

  Unique Intro

• July 7 2009 : Zénith (Paris) - Europe

  Fabulous Ilan Rubin birthday on stage !

• June 23 2009 : Międzynarodowe Targi Poznańskie (Poznań) - Europe

  Trouble on Echoplex.. the first try was said to be a remix according to Trent

• June 19 2009 : Pannonia Fields II (Nickelsdorf) - Europe

  Head like a Hole cut after a power failure !

NIN|JA 2009

• May 20 2009 : Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (Irvine) - USA

  A nearly complete brutal show !

• May 16 2009 : Cricket Wireless Amphitheater (Chula Vista) - California

  Double start for Terrible Lie with a quite angry Trent ! Trent Reznor makes a surprise appearance on stage with Street Sweeper Social Club

• May 9 2009 : Ford Amphitheater (Tampa) - USA

  4 songs rarely played : Now I'm Nothing / I Do Not Want This / Lights in the Sky / Physical (You're So). Guitar trouble during Discipline

New Zealand / Australia 2009

• March 2 2009 : Bassendean Oval (Perth) - Oceania

  Brutal Wish with Dillinger Escape Plan on stage ! Funny joke about Coldplay !

• February 24 2009 : Hordern Pavilion (Sydney) - Oceania

  power outage during burn. 30 min stop

• February 22 2009 : Eastern Creek International Raceway (Sydney) - Oceania

  "you can steal it" and "Fuck record labels" speech !

2008

Lights In The Sky - Over North America 2008

• December 8 2008 : Idaho Center Arena (Nampa) - USA

  Show without complete lights and videos production because of Road Crew trouble. A complete different show for the Light in the Sky Tour

• November 26 2008 : Mid America Center (Council Bluffs) - USA

  Bra on stage :)

2007

Performance 2007 - Australia

• September 16 2007 : Hordern Pavilion (Sydney) - Oceania

  Trent urges fan the steal his albums because of the price too high !

Performance 2007 - Europe

• September 1 2007 : Bodenseestadion (Konstanz) - Europe

  Power trouble and Trent stops Hurt because somebody shouts "Head Like A Hole" twice during the intro !

Performance 2007 - Europe - Foo Fighters Support

• August 21 2007 : Meadowbank Stadium (Edinburgh) - Europe

  Quite unique Show without any of the "classical songs : Hurt / Closer / head like a hole. Finishes with Wish !

Performance 2007 - Europe

• August 16 2007 : Salzburgring (Salzburg) - Europe

  Rude show as most of the audience wants Die Ärzte !

• August 5 2007 : Korson Urheilupuisto (Vantaa) - Finland

  Fireworks during Hurt ! Trent stops the song and sings again after.

Performance 2007 - Japan

• May 24 2007 : Zepp Osaka (Osaka) - Asia

  Funny Alessandro Cortini birthday.

Performance 2007 - Australia

• May 13 2007 : Metro Nightclub (Melbourne) - Oceania

  Huge trouble during Only and Hurt Cut because of screamer !

Performance 2007 - Iamtryingtobelieve

• April 4 2007 : Jahrhunderthalle (Frankfurt) - Europe

  another show with a brutal stop during Hurt

• March 22 2007 : Paradiso (Amsterdam) - Europe

  Aaron North Birthday. 2 bikini girls came with a cake.. the cake finished on Aaron head !

• March 21 2007 : Paradiso (Amsterdam) - Europe

  nearly Aaron North Birthday. Some echo before Only

• February 26 2007 : Carling Apollo (Manchester) - Europe

  Brutal stop during With teeth because trent can't see the piano in the dark. He says it would be the last time this song is played.. this is true !

2006

Kind of Unplugged and Strings

• October 22 2006 : Shoreline Amphitheater (Mountain View) - USA

  Second and last Instrumental NIN show !

• October 21 2006 : Shoreline Amphitheater (Mountain View) - USA

  First Instrumental NIN show !

Live [2006]

• June 10 2006 : Verizon Wireless Amphitheater (Charlotte) - USA

  Set stopped 30min due to a storm alert

• June 6 2006 : Verizon Wireless Amphitheater (Birmingham) - USA

  Great and funny version of Starfuckers, Inc

• May 31 2006 : Journal Pavilion (Albuquerque) - USA

  A shoe was thrown to Trent during Get Down Make Love

Live: With_Teeth_2006 [WEST]

• March 23 2006 : Concrete Street Amphitheater (Corpus Christi) - USA

  Kind of new Piggy remix

Live: With_Teeth_2006 [EAST]

• March 11 2006 : House of Blues (Atlantic City) - USA

  Show started late due to the band’s smoke machines setting off the fire alarm. Aaron North was hit by a mic stand

Live: With_Teeth_2006 [NORTH]

• February 20 2006 : The Deltaplex (Grand Rapids) - USA

  Show stops during Hurt because Trent is hit by a lighter in the face.

• February 11 2006 : Eagles Ballroom (Milwaukee) - USA

  Unique Starfuckers, Inc. with a long Trent Speech in the middle !

2005

Live: With_Teeth_2005 [Fall_05] North American

• October 29 2005 : Riverview Park (New Orleans) - USA

  A very special show right after Hurricane Katerina

• October 7 2005 : Allstate Arena (Rosemont) - Illinois

  First gig for Alex Carapetis. some trouble for him on Reptile

• September 20 2005 : Selland Arena (Fresno) - USA

  Crazy Starfuckers, Inc : mic with audience and Trent forget lyrics

• September 16 2005 : Cox Arena (San Diego) - USA

  Short cut because of Jerome Dillon's heart

Trent Alone

• September 9 2005 : Paramount Studios (Los Angeles) - USA

  First time for Non-Entity, and a perfect version !

Live: With_Teeth_2005 [Summer_05] Australia

• August 19 2005 : Hordern Pavilion (Sydney) - Oceania

  Trent Reznor stopped Starfuckers, Inc., complained about the audience ruining the song

Live: With_Teeth_2005 [Summer_05] Europe

• June 22 2005 : Zénith (Paris) - Europe

  Huge trouble on Something I Can Never Have

Live: With_Teeth_2005 [Spring_05] North America [Sold_Out]

• May 22 2005 : The Tabernacle (Atlanta) - USA

  Piggy nearly instrumental with an angry Trent because of the mic

• May 21 2005 : The Tabernacle (Atlanta) - USA

  A false beginning of Closer because of a Mic trouble

• May 19 2005 : Electric Factory (Philadelphia) - USA

  After a show with plenty of technical problem, the last one during Head Like a Hole is too much for an already angry Trent. After a "something gonna get broken", a guitar is dead and after this is the complete stage with the help of all the band.

• May 6 2005 : Congress Theater (Chicago) - USA

  PA trouble at the beginning of the show. The Wretched is nearly a vocal version

2000

YTILIGARF | 2000

• July 1 2000 : London Arena (London) - Europe

  A notable cancel date : Trent nearly dead of an overdose this day. The beginning of something new after touching the bottom.

Fragility V2.0

• May 17 2000 : Miami Arena (Miami) - USA

  Trent Birthday

• May 9 2000 : Madison Square Garden (New York City) - USA

  Only live duo with Marilyn Manson

• May 4 2000 : Hartford Civic Center (Hartford) - USA

  Dillon played with an ice pack against his face for a few songs after got hit in the head by a thrown from Trent

• April 26 2000 : UIC Pavillion (Chicago) - USA

  Angry Trent before encore and some troubles on Wish

Fragility 2000 - Japan

• January 14 2000 : Pacifico Hall (Yokohama) - Asia

  The only time Trent sings part of lyrics of The New flesh during Show's intro

• January 11 2000 : Bay NK Hall (Tokyo) - Asia

  Quite drunk Trent.. crazy March of the Pigs

1999

Fragility 1999 - Where the fuck were you ?

• November 22 1999 : Columbiahalle (Berlin) - Europe

  Some technical difficulties in Closer intro

• November 20 1999 : Libro Music Hall (Vienna) - Europe

  Very first time and only time in 1999 of Please

• November 17 1999 : Alcatraz (Milan) - Europe

  only Something I Can Never Have and Even Deeper in 1999

1995

Self Destruct 1995 - Further Down the Spiral

• February 18 1995 : UNO Lakefront Arena (New Orleans) - USA

  a "bride" pig guy from audience come on stage during Closer and begin to fuck Trent !

• January 24 1995 : The Omni (Atlanta) - USA

  Before encore, Trent's speech is about a bad critic. Closer, right after still have some anger !

• January 6 1995 : Nassau Coliseum (Uniondale) - USA

  first show with 2 encores.. the second encore in all with Adam Ant and Marco Pirroni as guests

1994

Self Destruct 1994 - Winter

• December 28 1994 : Odeon (Cleveland) - USA

  Surprise charity concert. $5 ticket, with the proceeds going to local cleveland charities and First concert for Charlie Clouser

Self Destruct 1994 - Fall

• December 4 1994 : Kinckerbocker Arena (Albany) - USA

  Show without Encore as Chris got a shoe in the head during the show !

• December 3 1994 : Boston Gardens (Boston) - USA

  The rows of wooden seats are removed by the crowd during Wish

• November 25 1994 : Hampton Coliseum (Hampton) - USA

  Show stops after Dead Soul as a beer can is throw on Trent

• November 13 1994 : Convention Center (Columbus) - USA

  A notable show because a very sad show where Trent's Dog dies during the set.

• October 18 1994 : Delta Center (Salt Lake City) - USA

  Marilyn Manson was a very "special" guest. A long story after this show !

Self Destruct 1994 - Summer

• September 5 1994 : Roy Wilkins Auditorium (Saint Paul) - USA

  Dead Souls with some trouble during intro ! Angry version

• August 13 1994 : Winston Farm (Saugerties) - USA

  Something so big, so nasty, so powerful. A perfect gig with all the band muddy in front of the biggest audience possible at woodstock 2 !

Self Destruct 1994 - Europe

• June 9 1994 : Charterhalle (Munich) - Europe

  Power issue in the middle of the show

Self Destruct 1994 - Club

• April 23 1994 : The Warfield (San Francisco) - USA

  Christ hurt after sin because of Trent

Self Destruct 1994 - Warm Up

• March 15 1994 : Huntridge Theater (Las Vegas) - USA

  Danny Lohner hand was broken by Trent (or a day before if the review was of the first night)

1991

The Wonder Stuff Lovin' The World Tour Support

• September 3 1991 : Elysée Montmartre (Paris) - Europe

  Seems to be an horrible show for the band

• September 2 1991 : Ancienne Belgique (Brussels) - Europe

  Shortest "Head like a Hole" ever : 20s !

Guns N Roses 91/92 Tour Support

• August 24 1991 : Maimarktgelände (Mannheim) - Europe

  Was an horrible set. Audience threw a lof of beercups and rolls of toilet. Really bad first show in europe !

now i'm nothing 1991

• July 26 1991 : Shoreline Amphitheater (Mountain View) - USA

  Woolley had been injured by Trent and needed a bandage !

• July 18 1991 : Compton Terrace (Phoenix) - USA

  Shortest concert ever : 06min03s ! Only 3 songs played !

Sin Tour

• February 6 1991 : Stardust Ballroom (Los Angeles) - USA

  Naked women with chocolate syrup during part of the show !

Jane's Addiction Ritual De Lo Habitual Support

• February 4 1991 : Universal Amphitheatre (Los Angeles) - USA

  Probably the show where Trent put chocolate syrup on Patrick head !

Sin Tour

• January 24 1991 : The Academy (New York City) - USA

  Ringfinger had a lot of trouble !

1990

Hate 1990

• July 18 1990 : Pipeline (Newark) - USA

  Technical trouble !

• July 3 1990 : Club Nu (Miami Beach) - USA

  First encounter between Trent and Marilyn Manson. Seems that MM gave a demo tape after the show.

• June 28 1990 : Numbers (Houston) - USA

  water on the floor because of toilet broke !

• June 26 1990 : The Video Bar (Dallas) - USA

  Fabulous samples during part of the show.. quite unique..

Hate 1990 : Peter Murphy Deep Tour Support

• April 13 1990 : The Floodzone (Richmond) - USA

  A lot of technical troubles

• April 2 1990 : Bogart's (Cincinnati) - USA

  no Head like a Hole at the end !

Hate 1990 : The Jesus and Mary Chain Automatic North America

• February 15 1990 : Cuban Club (Tampa) - USA

  Power trouble before the show