A sad day indeed. Last night, in Los Angeles, CA, one of the great rock/live bands of our time, played their farewell concert. That's right people, there will be no more Trent coming to your town and helping you release any remaining angst you might have. I'm bummed. Nine Inch Nails was one of the first groups I ever really loved; they were that group that makes the younger you say, "that's MY band," and I'm sorry to see them leaving the road behind. I guess there's some consolation in that they'll still be making music, but not seeing them live again, after I've seen what an amazing stage presence/appreciation of fans they have, feels like a huge loss.
About the show last night. If you've been following the farewell tour, just like all the other LA gigs, Gary Numan (he sang the song "Cars") came out to guest on a few numbers, the band kept playing those Joy Division covers ("Atmosphere" and "Dead Souls," which I think is one of the best covers of a song ever), Dave Navarro guested for 3 tracks, Dillinger Escape Plan came out and went wild, and I'm sure the fans walked out of there on a bittersweet cloud. Thanks to NIN for all the years of amazing performances, you will be missed.
Setlist is below and every highlighted song has a video link. As you can see, it's completely filled in, so you can watch the show all the way through for yourself!
UPDATE: here's a link to the audio
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 (w Mike Garson)
13. La Mer (w Mike Garson)
14. Eraser (w Mike Garson)
15. The Becoming (Still) (w Mike Garson)
16. Down In The Park (w Gary Numan & Mike Garson intro(?)
17. Metal (w Gary Numan)
18. I Die: You Die (w 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
26. Me, I'm Not (w Atticus Ross)
27. The Warning (w Atticus Ross & Dave Navarro)
28. Piggy (Nothing Can Stop Me Now) (w Dave Navarro)
29. Gave Up (w Dave Navarro)
30. Mr. Self Destruct (w The Dillinger Escape Plan)
31. Wish (w The Dillinger Escape Plan)
32. Atmosphere (cover - Joy Division)
33. Dead Souls (cover - Joy Division)
34. The Good Soldier
35. The Day The World Went Away
36. Hurt
37. In This Twilight