Oh, and did anyone else see the crowd surfers near where I was (first floor tier in front of JMJ)? I swear it looked like a couple of them got flat-out tossed ass-first over the edge of the wall and down into the pit. Suppose that's one way to sneak into the pit!

You've gotten a million thank yous but I have to add to that list because you're truly awesome for capturing these shows for us! So THANK YOU again!

For everyone hating on the pit... we did our best! I mean, come on now... HALF the people with pit wristbands pussed out and decided to go for the front of the second section to get a better view. Most of these people got in before me so I'm fine with that because I got a perfect spot on the rail down on Finck's side and got the best photos I've ever taken at a NIN show. I know the Wiltern staff probably just didn't want to deal with wristbanding all of us AT The pit but the lack of of a pit could have been fixed if they just went with their normal system.

But anyway... 'twas a great show. Atticus Ross was a treat in my opinion... it was an honor to see studio NIN collide with live NIN. "Piggy" was fuckin' badass with him & Navarro. "Eraser" & "The Becoming" were two other highlights for me... those songs were so intense that night. It was a pleasure waiting in line for over 12 hours with all of you & making some new line friends. Adrianne Curry... again... you're fuckin' badass! Nice to know there are some celebrities who are still true fans and willing to suffer through with all of us to have the best fuckin' experience. Fuck the balcony VIP... that's no way to see the LAST NIN show! About 25+ shows in 15+ years... live NIN has been a part of my life for more than half my life & it's sad to know that it's over for now. That being said, I am looking forward to whatever incarnations Trent has in store for the future & the hopes of some kind of TR live down the road. What will Sir Finck do now? I'll be keeping my eyes our for that too.

synthetik posted:

HD videos of the Show (BATCH 3)

I Die You Die (w/ Gary Numan)[HD] + Numan says NIN is the best band in world

Gave Up (w/ Dave Navarro) - [HD]

Mr. Self Destruct (w/ Dillinger Escape Plan) - [HD]

The Becoming (w/ Mike Garson) - [HD]

Somewhat Damaged - [HD]





HD videos of the Show (BATCH 2)

Down In It - [HD] + Trent Reminisces about his PHM days

The Day the World Went Away - [HD]

Just Like You Imagined (w/ Mike Garson) - [HD]

Me, I'm Not (w/ Atticus Finch) - [HD] - AWESOME.

In This Twilight - [HD] + Band Members give their final farewells




HD videos of the show (BATCH 1)

Wish (w/Dillinger Escape Plan) - [HD] - ABSOLUTE CHAOS & DESTRUCTION. MUST SEE.

The Warning (w/ Atticus Ross & Dave Navarro) - [HD]

Piggy (Nothing Can Stop Me Now version w/ Atticus Ross & Dave Navarro) - [HD] **

Trent thanks the crew & Discusses the Future of NIN making music !!

Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 09/12/2009 01:16PM by jess_ica.

What a beautiful show. I sat DIRECTLY in the middle front of the upper balcony and rocked it out WILDLY fuckin hard. My neck is stiff as hell and I still don't have my voice, but it was all worth it. Transcendental experience, quite literally.

Here's some pics. I didn't bring a pro camera and I was moving A LOT so I didn't snap too many. I would love to see some pics from balcony and can't wait to see Rob Sheridan's.

[www.flickr.com]

cthules posted:

The "you're ripping off Trent" flamewar reminded me of this:

EyeWeekly posted:

NIN’s headlining spot at Virgin Fest is the only goodbye gig you can still get tickets for, after all eight[sic] club/theatre shows in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles sold out in moments. Trent admits the V-Fest paycheque will help fund the other shows, which will lose money, [emphasis mine] but that it wasn’t the only reason to come back. “There is a bit of a mercenary aspect to it, but at the same time I do truly enjoy playing the Toronto area.”

full story at EyeWeekly.

But, can this really be true?
Even with all the merch sales, and a fully sold-out venue?

<3
cThules

True or not, I wouldnt want to sit up there and perform for free. these guys EARNED people BUYING the tickets...not sneaking in last minute. i hate those fuckers, no different from the people putting the music industry out of business by stealing mp3's. I'm sure Trent appreciates his fans and all, but does he really want to take the time out of his day to give you all a freebie, especially after releasing FREE records to us? Probably not

after nearly falling asleep at the wheel several times I got some sleep and scanned this for you all.

I took a few videos from the balcony. The quality is nowhere near that of synthetik (thank you for those!), but the audio is pretty decent and they give a different perspective of the stage (and the pit) from up high. Enjoy.

Home

March of the Pigs (partial)

Something I Can Never Have

Mr. Self Destruct (partial)

Thanks to all who donated to the JT gift fund. He did appear surpised when it was presented to him in a Transformers bag (Ha!) 2 bottles of Rum and a gag gift (water gun)

brian_davis posted:

mistakeablyme that is one awesome set list. How did you manage to score that?

Remember when Trent knocked the keyboard off the stage, the setlist was taped to the bottom of it. I asked the guy who was sitting in front of me the whole show to grab it for me as soon as In This Twilight was over.

synthetik posted:

I need someone with a lot of torrent know-how to PM me. I'm interested in seeding these files out, but not sure how to do that when the "FILE" is actually actually a large number of smaller files. Each of the 4 shows i have recorded are in the ballpark of 30 gigabytes, and are comprised of between 10 - 20 .mov files per show. You can see how this won't be an easy undertaking.

sorry this doesnt go along with this particuler post but i would like to thank you once again for your awsome work and sharing with us all,i sat in sun all day for the last show and the palladium and couldnt be any happier for that and as i sit here and watch your videos from the wiltern and relive that night i get real emotional i am so torn between happines then get all welled with depression,am i the only one feeling this way?i am a 47 year old man experiancing feelings and emotions i've never felt before and all over a band,am i fucking crazy?all i know is trent and nin have been a constant in my life for last 18+ years threw the most highest of highs and lowest of lows and i thank them for getting me through this roller coaster life i have led,i almost feel with no more shows to lok forward too there is nothing,my poor wife see's what a emotional wreck i am right now and doesnt know what to think,i gonna stop rambling now...sorry but is anybody feeling this way?

synthetik posted:

I need someone with a lot of torrent know-how to PM me. I'm interested in seeding these files out, but not sure how to do that when the "FILE" is actually actually a large number of smaller files. Each of the 4 shows i have recorded are in the ballpark of 30 gigabytes, and are comprised of between 10 - 20 .mov files per show. You can see how this won't be an easy undertaking.

I suggest you contact the @thisoneisonus guys. You have so much footage I'm sure someone will want to use it. They can probably work with you on getting it uploaded somewhere.

substandard posted:

cthules posted:

The "you're ripping off Trent" flamewar reminded me of this:

EyeWeekly posted:

NIN’s headlining spot at Virgin Fest is the only goodbye gig you can still get tickets for, after all eight[sic] club/theatre shows in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles sold out in moments. Trent admits the V-Fest paycheque will help fund the other shows, which will lose money, [emphasis mine] but that it wasn’t the only reason to come back. “There is a bit of a mercenary aspect to it, but at the same time I do truly enjoy playing the Toronto area.”

full story at EyeWeekly.

But, can this really be true?
Even with all the merch sales, and a fully sold-out venue?
<3
cThules

well, at the small venue, 600 people at 65 dollars a ticket makes $39,000

say they sell 400 shirts at 30 bucks that's $12,000
and i'll guess at 250 posters at $5000, that's only $56,000 at least. other venues made more because of more tickets/merch sold.

so put that into perspective to imagine the huge expense involved in putting on these concerts.

not just that, not all the money goes to trent. i saw an article the other day explaing why concert tees are so much. the bands only get about $15. The rest is taxes, goes to the venues, etc. same for tickets, out of those $65, 10 are "convience" charges. And im sure its the same for just about everything else. It takes a lot of moeny t put on a show and the band doesnt make all the money from ticket and merch sales.

ibwicked posted:

synthetik posted:

I need someone with a lot of torrent know-how to PM me. I'm interested in seeding these files out, but not sure how to do that when the "FILE" is actually actually a large number of smaller files. Each of the 4 shows i have recorded are in the ballpark of 30 gigabytes, and are comprised of between 10 - 20 .mov files per show. You can see how this won't be an easy undertaking.

sorry this doesnt go along with this particuler post but i would like to thank you once again for your awsome work and sharing with us all,i sat in sun all day for the last show and the palladium and couldnt be any happier for that and as i sit here and watch your videos from the wiltern and relive that night i get real emotional i am so torn between happines then get all welled with depression,am i the only one feeling this way?i am a 47 year old man experiancing feelings and emotions i've never felt before and all over a band,am i fucking crazy?all i know is trent and nin have been a constant in my life for last 18+ years threw the most highest of highs and lowest of lows and i thank them for getting me through this roller coaster life i have led,i almost feel with no more shows to lok forward too there is nothing,my poor wife see's what a emotional wreck i am right now and doesnt know what to think,i gonna stop rambling now...sorry but is anybody feeling this way?

I understand completely how you feel. My best friend has OCD and is pretty severely bipolar even with heavy duty meds and he's seriously questioning my mental health at this point. I'm 55 and joined the Spiral when it started...the only fan club I've ever had any interest in joining and I've never exhibited any major obsessive disorder before NIN. I said that after the Chula Vista and Irvine NIN/JA shows I would put this obsession behind me. But then Trent announced the EDLC VIP package so I spend $1000+ to fly to Charlotte, meet the band, and hug Trent. Okay, I think, now I can put this obsession behind me. And then Trent announces these final club shows. I'm really hoping I can finally put this behind me, but I'm almost as obsessed with nin.com as I am the live shows. It seems amazing to me that Trent/NIN has managed to both save our sanity and drive us insane at the same time!

mistakeablyme posted:

Thanks to all who donated to the JT gift fund. He did appear surpised when it was presented to him in a Transformers bag (Ha!) 2 bottles of Rum and a gag gift (water gun)

I was happy to donate my share....and thanks for subitting the scanned copy of the set list. Sad The Great Below was crossed off of there Thanks again!

rmeridian333 posted:

ibwicked, I know exactly how you're feeling.
Even though I had an amazing time at the last four shows, I guess it's a bit a of a big comedown now~

I haven't even been able to think of what to say in here about the Wiltern, besides what's already been said. Mind-blowing performance, elegant though strange theater, more tears than I've ever shed in public. The Day the World Went Away got me bad, right after Trent spoke to the crowd. That song's so special to me, and to hear it one last time was too much for this sap! and then to have Hurt & In this Twilight follow... forget it! i was a wreck!

We'll always have the music & I love what NINhotline recently posted about how a lot of the Beatles best work came out after they stopped touring -- that's a good point!

But it's been the live shows over the years that have given me the shock to my system that I needed. Particularly in '05 - it was perfect timing for me to experience that tour. It woke me up in ways I'll never be able to fully thank Trent for. I guess we can't keep living the same experiences over and over, no matter how powerful and moving those experiences are. Have to continue on and find new ones.

I'm mourning the loss of a phenomenal live band, but I'm extremely excited about the future of all involved. And I can't wait to get my hands on the DVD!

Ya you are right we will always have the music and I filmed last four shows and will always have that as well as all the fond memories,very good point about the Beatles and as far as finding new ones well that is gonna be a tough one but like I have done many times before just put my boots on and truch forward.I too cant wait forDVD as my footage isnt the best,so thank you for helping me see things a little more positivly again...Ifucking love these forums and all the cool NIN fans,Thanx