Trent Reznor is a generous man and in my eyes, a straight up genius. We could bicker a bit if you wanted to about quality dips or levels of greatness since The Downward Spiral or if you are a super fan, The Fragile, but there is no room for argument when it comes to their live show. Which is why it is an awful day in the world when you find out that they are currently on their farewell tour. However, Trent loves his fans and wants them to be happy. So, what does he do? He plays small venues like the Webster Hall in NYC last night and then goes into said venue and opens his show by playing the entire Downward Spiral album, front to back! If only, huh? Setlist and video below, envy in your heart, go see them if you can...before you can't.
1. "Mr. Self Destruct"
2. "Piggy"
3. "Heresy"
4. "March of the Pigs"
5. "Closer"
6. "Ruiner"
7. "The Becoming"
8. "I Do Not Want This"
9. "Big Man with a Gun"
10. "A Warm Place"
11. "Eraser"
12. "Reptile"
13. "The Downward Spiral"
14. "Hurt"
15. 1,000,000
16. Terrible Lie
17. Metal
18. Lights In the Sky
19. Burn
20. Gave Up
21. Suck
22. Physical
23. The Hand That Feeds
24. Head Like A Hole
Nine Inch Nails: Metal (from Webster Hall 8.23.09)
photo found via Brooklyn Vegan