Nine Inch Nails - Melbourne Concert

[Nick1984 10]

I just came back home now from the opening night of NIN in Melbourne and I can say that I was dissapointed with Trent. The show started out brilliantly with a whole host of different songs which pleased the crowd in the intimate venue where about 1200 fans were packed into a relatively small area.

 

There was a technical difficulty with some of the equipment so the band wasn't able to play a few intended songs.

 

Then towards the end of the show Trent rolls out the keyboard and starts to play Hurt. Everyone is singing along to the song in high spirits, and there are a few cries of "We love you Trent" and all was well. One guy shouted out "What are you doing after the show Trent" then Trent completely shut down. He calls out "Am I supposed to pretend I can't hear some asshole calling out to me..?....Ok lets move on then" and he threw his microphone away the band came out they played one last song "The Hand That Feeds" then walked off the stage without a word.

 

The crowd was pretty stunned and were waiting around for the band to come out but they never did. Very unprofessional in my oppinion. If you're there paying your money to a professional who has played hundreds of times, they should be able to take the good and the bad. It's not like the call that made Trent rage quit was said in a mean manner. The crowd were singing along and showing their appreciation. He could of just asked them to quieten down and kept on going.

 

After 10 minutes of waiting around with no sign of the band and the bus boys coming out to clean the stage, chants of "Trent is a #@$%head" were thrown out (gotta love us Aussies for our chanting skills...Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi oi) and a few "#@$% you Trents" which didn't help the situation either. Lots of disenfranchised fans after that concert.

[Nick1984 10]

Here are some youtube links to some clips for the concert:

 

This is the song Capital G from the new album "Year Zero" played live:

 

This one is of "The Good Solider" from the same album: