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Nine Inch Nails in Concert
It's hard to imagine alternative music without Nine Inch Nails' hand painting it all in black. But the now iconic band had some rather humble beginnings. Musician Trent Reznor dreamed it all up as an assistant engineer and janitor at a studio in Cleveland, Ohio, back in the late 1980s. This job gave him access to a space where he could record demos—all by himself. These songs would eventually take him on tour in 1988, even supporting a major influence of Reznor’s, Skinny Puppy. This led to the 1989 release of NIN’s debut album, 'Pretty Hate Machine,' a collection of dark, grimy industrial pop that wormed its way into the mainstream consciousness with singles like “Head Like a Hole,” and ended up peaking at No. 75 on the Billboard 200. Quickly, NIN would be everywhere, even landing a coveted spot at the first Lollapalooza in 1991. But this was only the beginning.
NIN’s second album, 1994's 'The Downward Spiral,' proved Reznor's star power in all of its doom and drama, especially with major hits like "Closer" and "Hurt." The accompanying Self Destruct Tour saw those songs transformed into wild and vicious performances, feeding the dark myths behind Reznor’s shocking NIN persona. But his last release of the '90s, 'The Fragile,' would show a slightly more introspective side with its haunting mix of beauty and brutality.
Into the 21st century, NIN has never quite stayed the same—in sound or in lineup—but Reznor's ferocity and fearlessness as an ever-evolving artist has. He’s consistently challenging the idea of electronic music and its ability to play with the psyche, even in its most minimalist form with ambient releases like 'Ghosts I-IV' and his own award-winning film score work with Atticus Ross. Still, NIN is every bit as steely and subversive as it ever was—as proven yet again with the experimental industrial rock of 2018’s 'Bad Witch' and its supporting Cold and Black and Infinite Tour.
Over the course of their career, NIN have brought countless venues to capacity, like Zappos Theater.
I saw this line-up when they played together at the first Lollapalooza and it was worth waiting almost 20 years to see them together again. Jane's Addiction was spectacularly led by Perry Farrell-he is a true showman. I also loved the Street Sweeper Social Club. Tom Morello does not fail or disappoint with his newest band.
NIN could have played more songs. THere were no visuals and i felt they didnt put their aLL into the show.. i was disappointed.
My first NIN concert, and likely my last. Longtime fan, so I was a little disappointed they played more new than old songs. Didn't see Jane's Addiction. Who cares.
We sat just behind the pit and the show was incredible. Street Sweeper Social club was great and I highly recommend checking out their new CD. NIN was amazing as always, and Jane's Addiction did a great job as well. I just wish the show was longer!
No need to say too much words other than I have seen them before live and this NIN/JA concert does not even compare to previews shows. I guess if NIN would have closed the whole show instead of JA I would have gave it a 4 star rating. It was definitely a rushed concert with some cool songs like Burn and Becoming I was not expecting them. I did leave with a sense of dissapontment though.
Lollapalooza revisited, but this time, NIN were supposed to be the Stars of the Show. Boy, was I wrong. JA blew them out of the water. What a show, took me back to their glory days, which are patently here again.
it was increditble how Jane's Addiction fit like an old glove. once they took the stage they had the audience at their command. picking up like they had never went away. seeing Avery back on the bass was priceless
went to show to see NIN. could care less about Janes addiction. when we got there NIN was already playing so we only got to see about 4 songs. very upset that they went on first. pretty lame. i was told that since they played the night before in arizona that NIN let Janes play second instead of going on first like they were supposed to. so i drove and hour, watched 4 songs and left to drive another hour home. overall, i was pretty upset about the whole situation, really wanted to see NIN live.
I've been a long-time fan but never got to see them live before they broke up. Heck, I would have bought tickets even if they had substitute members like they did a few years ago. But this is the original cast. They can still rock. Bass player Eric Avery and vocalist Perry Ferrell wrote most of the songs originally -- while their personality differences are notorius, this is one of the best song writing teams in rock history. Dave Navarro is a guitar God -- a one-man rock maelstrom. Stephen Perkins is rock-steady on the drums. This concert blew me away. BTW: No knocks on NIN, which I like too. But there's no doubt in my mind who the headliner is. The NIN act suffered a bit from some technical problems, and seemed short a keyboard player.
I mean, It's NIN, what can I say? I wish Trent would've headlined it instead of coming on first for the soul purpose that lights and the show in general is just so much better at night, and everyone was very taken off guard when he came on. Jane's Addiction was good until he called us Santa Fe and that's when we decided to leave. Still love you Trent. Marry me
The sound qulity was amazing and I enjoyed the services all around greatness
NIN and Jane's Addiction ar amazing and unforgettable bands. I would recommend the venue and these two bands any time. Would love to have them come back again.
Although we didn't stay for the entirety of Jane's addiction (no one could compare after NIN) - Nine Inch Nails was ridiculously good!
NiN open the show and they are amazing. I have seem them in concert before, and Trent never lets his fans down. They played a long set which made you feel like you got your moneys worth. My only complaint was that they did not place closer, but the mix of old and new was awesome. Next was Jane's Addiction. If you don't love Perry you did by the end of this concert. What an amazing day with two amazing bands. What a great combination. Musically different but rocked it.
Since their keyboard player left about 9 months agot NIN were not the same. I had seen them about 4 years ago and they were fantastic. This time they were just average I'm giving 4 stars beacause Jane's Addiction were fantastic. They sounded even better than I had anticpated
NIN was awesome and every song they performed was done well and with the most amazing amount of energy! There was on technical glitch, but that was fixed eventually. Jane's addiction was also awesome, and they are BOTH top notch live performers. Our one gripe was that neither band played long enough! The facility itself was very nice and a great place to see a show!
I was about 5 months pregnant when we went to this show, and I had never felt the baby move at the time. The NINJA show seemed to wake her up, because she hasen't stopped moving since. She (we just found out it was a girl) was dancing up a storm.... I'm not sure who enjoyed it more... Me or my babby girl!! It was amazing! Her father was just as excited as we were, so it was great all around. I would go again, no questions asked.
Awesome high energy show! I only wish the two sets were longer. Good times and both bands sound great.
This was an amazing show!!!!! I would recommend it to everyone
Seeing NIN perform live was unreal. I've always been a huge fan of their music as well as Tom Morello and The Coup. It's was a great show even though I thought NIN should've closed the show instead of Jane's Addiction. We heard JA put on a good show but we didn't stick around to see it. We were solely there to watch NIN and Street Sweeper Social Club. The intensity from the crowd was pretty calm and a few songs could've been better but hearing Hurt, Terrible Lie, Head Like a Hole, 1,000,000, and the instrumentals were worth it.
