musicobsession posted: Your pictures are AMAZING. That one of the drums w/ the purple lighting is gorgeous...I think it needs to be the bg of your computer! 
Thanks for your input about where to stand...I guess I'll just have to feel it out when i get there! If I don't have room to freak out/move around I might go crazy. | |
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To all those wanting to know (for tonights show) if the pit was rough...well, yes. I have seen nin about 15 times in my 20 years of nin (mostly '06 and '07 tour) and this was one of two times I thought I could not hang. I kept loosing my footing from the massive shifts, had people behind me pulling my hair and was squeezed so bad by people (not rail) that my ribs were in pain. I was about 7 or so back and this was the only time I ever left the front and yes, I am mad at myself but I felt tremendous pain and I wanted to enjoy the show. Heard it let up during the slow songs but I couldn't get any closer than 40 or so back....I don't know about the right of the stage but stage left Tr's left) was rough. This is where I normally stand and I know it is always rough but the squeeze this time was what made this unbearable. And this is coming from a seasoned NIN fan.
But the show was amazing....just amazing.  | |
ShootTheWendy posted: Thanks! I normally do professional photography, so using a point and shoot from the pit is so not my game. So, they're not "great" to me, but I am not terribly disappointed with them for what they are Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/29/2009 10:21AM by musicobsession. | |
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Great show.
Cool venue, except the security people were totally uncoordinated! We got in the Ticketmaster line fairly early-ish (5:15), so the place was mostly empty when we got in. I'd never seen a show from the balcony before, so decided to try to get a good spot to film from, but all the good seats/spots were already taken. So, a group of us converged at the handicap balcony. One security person said we were OK, but would have to give up priority to someone in a wheel chair, which we all understood and agreed to. Then someone else told us we had to leave. A third person told us we could stand behind an "imaginary" boundary (I think that was Cathy, she was nice). Then some other ass hole told us we had to leave, and he was pissed. None of us bothered getting bent out of shape about it - no need to get kicked out or anything - but they should have roped it off from the get go - because by that time (Mew was on), we had nowhere to go. Obviously this has no reflection on NIN whatsoever, but just how inept (most of) the security staff seemed to be. I suggested that my friends go to the floor, while I was going to hope/search for a spot to tape the show from. After Mew finished their set, I found an empty chair behind a pillar, but right by the balcony in the back (where they had all the chairs lined up). I made a few friends and after making sure I wasn't blocking anyone's view, everyone was cool and was OK with me setting up my camera! I ended up taping the entire show EXCEPT for Hurt - I ran out of tape. I have an external mic so I hope the audio came out better than it would with the built-in. I cant wait to get it home and see how it looks. This once again goes to show how much the fans kick ass. Every NIN show I've been to, I run into really nice people and make new friends. I'm going to miss that. I ran into people from Texas, Montreal, California, and locals from the Chicago area. Yes, there's always some ass hole in the pit - but more times than not it seems, a bunch of fans team up and push the drunk ass hole somewhere else. There was a lot of chatter during LITS, which seemed a little disrespectful. There was a pretty nice mosh pit on the right side towards the stage - again, I'm not used to seeing shows from that perspective so it was cool to do so and think "WTF, I'm usually down there?". The sound/light engineer at the board was jamming out the entire show. Great set list, good times, and cool seeing Peter Murphy first up on that balcony - then come out and jam. Saw him last on stage w/ NIN in Pittsburgh and that was pretty damn cool. For all those folks going tonight - have fun! I head home for two days then it is out to LA to end this. 
PM me if you are interested in my video. Might take a while for me to get it transferred and posted, but it will happen. | |
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AMAZING show...I agree with the comments that the crowd was kind of meh, but that never stops me from having a good time. If people can't let themselves go and give themselves over to the music that is their problem.
I hate mosh pits, but people should let themselves go nuts at least a little bit
All in all, Excellent show, Excellent set list, worth every red cent...see you all tonight!!! | |
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A few more photos (click flickr link for large):
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A lot more to come later. Here is my main Flickr page and I'll post more updates in a bit. Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 08/29/2009 11:18AM by kendrid. | |
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