Nine Inch Nails ‘Wave Goodbye’ To Terminal 5, NYC
Last night I attended the third NYC show of the final leg of the Nine Inch Nails tour Wave Goodbye. Last Saturday night’s performance took place at the Bowery Ballroom and Sunday night’s performance took place at Webster Hall … last night’s venue was Terminal 5:
In addition to an amazing setlist performed with intense precision by Nine Inch Nails, Bauhaus frontman Peter Murphy was brought out on stage to duet with the band on 3 songs. It was an especially fun night for me as I was able to meet up with Trent Reznor, his adorable fiancée Mariqueen and the rest of the NIN crew before the show … where I even got to meet Peter Murphy as well. TR has agreed to give me another interview back in LA at the close of the Wave Goodbye Tour but I’ll get to that in a bit. After the jump, check out a few of the photos I snapped last night, see the full setlist performed and watch video of Nine Inch Nails featuring Peter Murphy on the NIN song Dead Souls …
Trent graciously invited me to visit with him for a bit before the show after I asked him for a short interview at the close of the tour. His kindness has only heightened an already euphoric experience for me as I watch these final performances unfold. As if being able to attend these shows and bear witness to these amazing performances weren’t enough, to be honest … I literally have to pinch myself every so often to make sure I’m not hallucinating. But, I digress … here are some of the photos I snapped last night along with the full setlist:
Home (Video)
Terrible Lie (Video)
The Beginning of the End (Video)
Discipline
March Of The Pigs (Video)
The Line Begins To Blur (Video)
I’m Afraid of Americans (Video)
Ruiner
The Big Comedown (Video)
Burn
Gave Up
La Mer (Video)
The Fragile (Video)
Non-Entity
Eraser
The Way Out Is Through (Video)
1,000,000
Letting You
Survivalism
Reptile (with Peter Murphy) (Video)
Kick In The Eye (Bauhaus) (with Peter Murphy) (Video)
The Hand That Feeds
Head Like A Hole (Video)
Encore:
The Frail
The Wretched (Video)
The Day The World Went Away (Video)
Dead Souls (Joy Division) (with Peter Murphy)
Wish
Hurt
Wow. Just … wow. The setlist from the Webster Hall show is pretty tough to beat but last night’s was pretty phenomenal all on its own. Having Peter Murphy come out to sing with NIN was just damn fun. TR was much more talkative last night and even confessed from the the stage, “I’m gonna miss you guys” and then he added “… a little bit.” Actor Gerard Butler (who looks pretty damn hot in person) was in attendance (apparently a big fan of NIN and Peter Murphy as I saw Gerry and Pete engaged in close conversation backstage in Murphy’s dressing room after the show) as was Kanye West with his girlfriend Amber Rose:
They were there merely to watch and enjoy the show (which it looked like they did, very much). Unfortch I couldn’t snap a pic of Gerard. Sorry :( Here is video I shot of NIN’s performance with Peter Murphy on their song Dead Souls:
It was just a really great show. I am really looking forward to tonight’s show, again at Terminal 5 … this time, Mew will be the opening act. It’s already kinda sad for me that the NYC shows are almost finished. Altho I have the LA shows to look forward to, it’s gonna be tough to say goodbye to NYC this time.
So, about that upcoming interview with Trent Reznor … I want to keep it kinda short again, 15 mins. or so (much like the one conducted on the last night of the Lights in the Sky Tour last December in Las Vegas, NV). If you have any ideas on what I should ask him about this Wave Goodbye Tour, please pass them along. But, first things first … the final NYC NIN show is tonight … I wonder what TR has got up his sleeve this time around.
Tags: 'Dead Souls', 'Wave Goodbye' Tour, Nine Inch Nails, Peter Murphy
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August 26th, 2009 at 11:18 am
yay! another interview. yes!
August 26th, 2009 at 11:38 am
@Trent. Perhaps PHM all the way thru ;) one can hope. If i hear “Thats what i get” live, i might start crying and collapse to the floor.
August 26th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
NIN sucks – they should have done their final shows years ago – I’m sick of hearing about them on here.
August 26th, 2009 at 12:25 pm
I have had a couple of friends that have toured with them. Trent is one interesting guy! Don’t know if I would want to hang out with him, but his performances are just amazing. I love the energy that he and his band give to their audiences.
August 26th, 2009 at 12:34 pm
Trent I love that you tweet what is going on.. my energy level for the 2 LA shows that I am going to are through the roof already. I keep hearing the rumor that Bowie will appear for one of the shows. I would think either tonight’s NYC show or maybe the last show in LA.. I don’t have tickets to the Echoplex but I plan to a) either find Leo if they do that or just sit with my ear to the wall heheh .. I have been listening to the 1995 show at St.Louis Riverport Amp. where I saw NIN/Bowie just amping myself up for this.
August 26th, 2009 at 12:39 pm
Will there be a documentary on this last tour? Noticed a guy with a giant camera filming the entire evening, looked like he was filming for a TV show
August 26th, 2009 at 12:43 pm
@Jennson — I know the shows are being filmed, I understand there is no plan yet for how that footage may be used.
August 26th, 2009 at 1:54 pm
I love how you managed to befriend the NIN entourage and even TR himself. Lucky bitch! :)
August 26th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
Trent, thanks for tweeting the shows!! You are my other Fav Trent!! I can only attend one show in LA, so I can live vicariously through you. I WOULD want to hang out with TR, and I would have so many questions, but always like to hear what he is reading. I know you asked last time, but would be very interested to hear what he is reading, or will be reading when he has more time off, so to speak. Thanks!
August 26th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
The show was great, but I still just think Terminal 5 is a tragically bad venue… Possibly my least favorite in the city. With that being said, NIN have sounded amazing there and at Webster (both of which have traditionally bad sound) and I’m still incredibly pumped about tonights show!!!
August 26th, 2009 at 3:33 pm
Could you try to get at least a tiny hint from TR about what he plans to do next? Maybe even just a little bit of information about the possible Year Zero TV show?
August 26th, 2009 at 3:59 pm
You should ask him if whenever (supposedly) Nin starts touring again as a return, will they ever go to Latin America, because I’m planning to start a petition NOW and I’d like to know if it is worthy…
August 26th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
Anything about how Robin Finck came to rejoin the band after their (seeming) previous falling out after the Fragility tours would be interesting!
That and any info on his new projects that could be squeezed out of him!
August 26th, 2009 at 6:27 pm
Trent…I am so envious of you!! I have been a fan of NIN since 94 and am flying from the great state of TEXAS to see the show at the Pallium for the last time. :( See you there!
August 26th, 2009 at 10:11 pm
Trent, I don’t know if you or anyone else is interested in having these shows, but they are popping up on NIN forums and torrent sites in some INCREDIBLE sounding audio & video. NIN has an open taping policy, so the shows are all being taped extensively and are all legal.
August 27th, 2009 at 1:25 am
It sounds like TR would like to do more collaborative music projects. Who is he looking to work with? Any NIN members past or present? Could this include more volumes of Ghosts? Could Ghosts become similar to a Desert Sessions situation?
August 27th, 2009 at 9:43 am
Could you please ask Trent what advice he has for his fans (or anyone) trying to overcome alcohol/drug addictions?
August 27th, 2009 at 11:29 am
I’m curious if he’s kept in touch with any of the former bandmates who have gone on to other successful ventures (ex. Richard Patrick and Danny Lohner) and if he would like to collaborate with them again OR collaborate with any of the people THEY’VE collaborated with since NIN. And if he would ever do any more soundtrack stuff, or scoring for a film or video game.
August 27th, 2009 at 12:28 pm
The song “Dead Souls” is a Joy Division song that NIN covered, just fyi…
I was at that show too, it was so amazing. God.
August 27th, 2009 at 2:49 pm
Wow, Your so lucky to get ANOTHER interview with trent.
That is my dream, and you experienced it twice..
LUCKY LUCKY LUCKY YOU..
August 27th, 2009 at 7:46 pm
Ask if they’re filming/recording these final shows for a live album and/or dvd.
August 27th, 2009 at 10:08 pm
Awesome that you get to interview TR again! It’d be cool if you asked him if he plans on, in the future, scoring a film or video game (doing another video game would be AWESOME), and if a Year Zero TV show is released, would he do the music for it himself or not?
August 27th, 2009 at 10:49 pm
If you do get to interview TR please ask him ”what ever happened to the ”everyday is exactly the same” video.
I dont know if he had ever answered that question.
August 28th, 2009 at 10:50 am
To me the obvious topic is the TDS show at Webster. What it was like to finally play the entire album straight through, why it took so long, what made him decide to do it at that show, etc… of course, he played a good long stretch of TDS at some European shows in 2007, but never the whole thing. And of course, this was the first time (and only, so far) that A Warm Place was played. Yet he wasn’t even on the stage! Clearly he must be really confident in this lineup if he can trust them to play a never-before performed song.
August 28th, 2009 at 2:33 pm
I know in the 90’s you had taken prozac for depression or bipolar, but in 2005 you said that you do not have bipolar and that you are “a quart low in the mood department”. I found that very interesting and wanted to know if after managing and defeating addiction, if you started to take medication again? If so, what advice do you have for artists who have bipolar and often battle with taking medication because it may weaken their art? I’d really appreciate it if this question was asked. He is a very honest and transparent guy and he could really help a lot of people out there.
August 28th, 2009 at 11:16 pm
Fucking Sweet can’t wait to see it. I wish i could have made it to some of these last shows but i was lucky enough to catch them in june, and hey theres a ton of awsome people out there posting videos so im happy with that:-)
August 29th, 2009 at 12:22 am
hey, he recently said that he would not work with pharrrel or anything stupid like that but said working with dr. dre would be cool? I wouldnt mind to know if he could would he allow himself to work with dr. dre on a NIN album, like an expeirimental album with Dr. dre doing alotta producing and influencing the album, beats and sound wise but keeping to NIN, would that at all interest him? Would it fly, and would he try it and release it regardless of how it turned out, kinda like get a canvas, paint it, and release it..
August 29th, 2009 at 8:43 pm
@josh – See: Even Deeper, NIN has worked with Dre before.
Trent, you have to ask him about the possible project with Mariqueen and when we can expect to hear the results…
Oh – and also try to get something substantial about Year Zero part deux.
August 30th, 2009 at 11:20 pm
Question to ask TR: Is there any material (mainly completed songs) from the Pretty Hate Machine through The Slip recording that have never been released or heard by anyone outside the NIN camp? If so, is there any chance these songs could finally be released as some sort of B-side collection?
September 1st, 2009 at 3:54 pm
I would like to know if the LA fires where to burn his house and he could only save one thing in his house what would that be?
September 1st, 2009 at 4:03 pm
Why dont make a tour in Sudamerica , specially In Mexico City
September 1st, 2009 at 4:58 pm
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September 8th, 2009 at 9:13 am
Questions for Trent :)
1. The With Teeth lyric booklet references a few unreleased tracks (“Message To No One”, “The Warning”, and “The Life You Didn’t Lead”) and also during the With Teeth era, a song titled “My Dead Friend” was mentioned on nin.com. Have these songs been reworked already? Example: Is the With Teeth version of “The Warning” the same song that appears on Year Zero? What are the fate of these other unreleased songs?
2. I noticed a distinctive difference in your “live” singing approach starting on the With Teeth tour. I was wondering if you attended vocal lessons between The Fragile and With Teeth albums to help maintain a stronger singing endurance when touring?