Just got home from this. AMAZING! HLAH was epic, so was Hurt. I was surprised by the crowd. We didn't fill Araneta, but loads of people were singing along.

Shame about the persistent pot smokers in a non-smoking venue though.

GREAT SHOW!! setlist anyone?

nice meeting ashburn, ernest, fakeplastic, fishkiller and co., noki and co.!!! and everyone on the show

best show ever.

^^ Yeah for sho The crowd went wild when they played Closer... and we are in shock!



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Great show! The whole band was great! Ilan's drumming added a heavier feel to the song which made me go wild! And the crowd was awesome! I wish NIN would come back and do another one. The venue might not have been packed but it just felt better that way, we NIN all to ourselves for just one night!

My first time ever to See NIN live on my Birthday.. AND IT WAS AWESOME!!
Oh i wish Trent gave me his guitar instead to throw it away like that

Damn at the gate i was not allowed any cameras. but damn when nin started was like cameras everywhere

anyway..
Here's some Cellphone pix..

Ever since NIN appeared on radar, with HEAD LIKE A HOLE, yes count them...20 years ago, I've felt they were a force to be reckoned with on a serious scale. The shape of things to come even though I'm a baby boomer. If you listen closely you can hear threads of NIN in other recent name acts' material, proof that NIN had taken things to another level. I've seen a few major acts in my time on different continents, but never have I seen a band that moves and plays with so much energy, rhythmically, sonically, vocally, lyrically. I thought NIN would break up as many good bands seem to do, long before I ever got to see them perform live, but as fate would have it, they performed in Manila. Whew, talk about a proper alignment of forces, both local and Stateside. The band live was more than their records and videos belie and after seeing and hearing NIN live, there is basically no way this type of music and energy can be faithfully captured on a recording or a video. It is something that needs to be experienced live, in true N-dimension, superstring theory, Reznorian curvature tensor. This is the latest incarnation of NIN still with Reznor at the helm. From Ilan Rubin's unrelenting headbanging, double kik time signatures, Justin Meldal-Johnsen's ever present bass lines from the abyss, to Robin Finck's very un-Guns and Roses screeching nitro glycerine pick works, E-bow, bar-drag, lap steel, whammy pedal tones, all giving Trent Reznor's ripping vocal chords a suitable framing and something to spit about, amid the manic dance moves each member exuded during the entire set. The tour support crew were as much a part of the show, swapping guitars between songs, moving keyboards around the stage, fixing and replacing thrown microphone stands, kicked over Marshall cabs. flying and skateboarding guitars, and operating the loops, effects, lights, fog machine, and FOH mix, that were part of the band's set list, all in expert precision. Everyone in the band switched off and doubled on keys, synths, xylophone, three guitars going over loops, with Justin's and Robin's backup vocals adding credence to the anthemic lyric lines. Your eyes as well as your ears were treated to much slight of hand. All highly unpredictable.

Then there were the songs...

If this NIN is coming to your town, do yourself a favor and get your ass in a seat.

Goff M.

Fucking Awesome show, was not as many people as I was expecting and very different than the crowd you would get in Australia. It was like our own small gathering to wave goodbye....
Was great meeting up with you guys after the show




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Great show... It was great meeting you guys... Sorry if i left too soon... forget the pupil gig.. all of us were really screaming for trent..

(facepalm) WE FORGOT TO TAKE A GROUP PHOTO AT DENCIO'S! agh!

anyways, i'll upload some pics later. it's back to reality (and work) for me, hehehe.

epic, epic night. it was great enjoying NIN with you all. it felt great looking over my shoulder and seeing my nin mates screaming along, even to the obscure songs.

dan: yup, crowds here are relatively small. good turnout, though. i was expecting the crowd to be much smaller.

ash: i thought that was also adrift and at peace. lol.

keep the pics coming, guys!

fishkiller posted:

oh! JMJ is my personal MVP for the night. awesome stage presence! i loved how intense he looked, and how he would cross his arms and just stand at the edge of the stage.

and my girlfriend thinks ilan looks like animal from the muppets.

He was a very cool guy, we were chatting to both JMJ and Rob S for quite some time and they were very down to earth guys, very easy to chat to and happy to pose with my girl for a photo , but when I met Trent I was shaking like Jello nervous, scared and very excited.... wasn't sure what to expect from the guy that has been an idol for the last 20 years. I found him very intimidating but also accommodating, was a very strange feeling for me and I'm so glad I got the chance to say goodbye in person.



We didn't get a chance to meet Ilan though, I did wonder why your girlfriend was calling him animal



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even though the venue wasn't packed, i noticed how everyone was in the VIP section and around it. proof of how dedicated the fans here are.

@Dan_NIN_77: How'd you manage to chat with the band? Did you wait for them at their hotel or was there a meet and greet?

Here's some of my pics:

i don't know where to put this, so i'll just say it outright: i yelled real loud when i saw leo and brett onstage making preparations. i am silly like that.

hyneria posted:

robin's pedal board was huge. anybody got a picture of it?

loved seeing all the nin toys (lemur, evolver, moog). i wished the EAR system made it on to this tour hehe

yeah! the (relatively) subdued light show made for a great view of the gadgets. i kept cringing when trent's mic stand would land a few feet from the lemur! oh, what's the ear system?

MadTyrant posted:

I didn't expect that 'Closer' would be played as I read in other forums that it was not part of the set list of the earlier tour dates. I guess Trent has a soft spot for the Filipinos because he's engaged to a Filipina. He he.

I found the crowd too tame compared to the other big rock shows I've been to in the past. I guess it was those damn seats that got in the way of people at least pogo-ing.

ditto. i didn't get my hopes up with that song, but i was happy when they played it. it's a definite honor.

i actually loved the crowd. i don't consider modern NIN to be a moshy band anyways. i was just happy swaying around with my girl, taking in the show.

Dan_NIN_77 posted:

He was a very cool guy, we were chatting to both JMJ and Rob S for quite some time and they were very down to earth guys, very easy to chat to and happy to pose with my girl for a photo , but when I met Trent I was shaking like Jello nervous, scared and very excited.... wasn't sure what to expect from the guy that has been an idol for the last 20 years. I found him very intimidating but also accommodating, was a very strange feeling for me and I'm so glad I got the chance to say goodbye in person.

what did you and JMJ / rob chat about? i've always been curious, because i can't imagine what i'd say if i ran into them at the hotel.

love the slip! is that the JMJ sig on the right?

here's my TR autograph:



it may look like garbage, but this CD has TONS of sentimental value. i love it to bits. (literally)



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fishkiller posted:

here's my TR autograph:



it may look like garbage, but this CD has TONS of sentimental value. i love it to bits. (literally)

Dude Frame it! I wonder what facial reaction Trent did when he saw your CD....kinda like "WTF did you do to my record?!"