Nine Inch Nails - 2014 Tour Discussion/Speculation

[Joy Prevention Hotline]

oh, god. don't even suggest that the performance choices are thanks to people whining on here.

I know, but … I can totally picture TR chuckling right now. “How disappointed are you now, assholes?”

[botley]

Looks like TR's setlist to me. FX are songs where he plays synth/programming/noisy electronic solos, and pads for BBB make sense as well.

"FX" indicates the mic stand-mounted vocal effect trigger.

[jessamineny]

So what's with the FX, pads, etc.? Whose setlist is this? Ilan?

It looks like the setlists that belong to TR's mic tech

[Joy Prevention Hotline]

Alessandro was definitely playing on Wish this time — I really like the stuff he added at the end.

[Volband]

YES. SIN WITH MQ IS TOTALLY COMING. I TOTALLY TOLD YOU, FOOLS. YES. ... YES!!!

Decent setlist btw, welcome back Ghosts, hello Vessel. Still not much Fragile, especially not surprise choices from it, but hey, everything might be OK later on.

Gave Up might be a staple again? Yes please. Piggy might be an immovable object again? Please no. Reptile? Absolutely yes. Terrible Lie? Hell yes.

Let's wait and see for night 3. The first night was about BYIT, then all of a sudden Ghosts return, MQ arrives, and HM is completely ejected, so if it keeps escalating this way, we might... no, nevermind.

[Kyle]

He's saving Fragile tracks for the complete beginning to end Fragile on the last night.

[Volband]

WHAT THE FUCK, GAVE UP HAS NO RED-BLUE LIGHTS. WHAT IS THIS. HOLY SHIT

He's saving Fragile tracks for the complete beginning to end Fragile on the last night.

Jesus pls!

[Joy Prevention Hotline]

WHAT THE FUCK, GAVE UP HAS NO RED-BLUE LIGHTS. WHAT IS THIS. HOLY SHIT

Budget cuts.

[TheRealNs1]

night 2 holy fuck.

[Tumnayar]

I like that Wish version, added synths sound cool.

[xolotl]

The two setlists so far certainly haven't been as "dramatic" a change as I'd been expecting, given TR's statements about Fragile and YZ, but given the time-limited festival type slots, TR's known predeliction for playing it "safe" at festivals, and the surprises that we've seen so far, these seem very exciting to me. I mean, hell, HTDA tracks! Awesome. I am quite eager for NIN to announce some more North American dates.

[Ryan]

That's pretty sexy.

Night three needs to debut "And All That Could Have Been" in place of "Hurt" please Trent.

[Starinc]

Ryan - Do you think this is close to what Sydney will get?

Maybe play it safe on the 1st Night when they open and then totally change it up the next night?

[Ryan]

We can only hope...

[That other guy]

Is it me or in some of the more electronic type songs , but does Robin look bored?

[icecream]

Budget cuts.

Thanks, Obama

[MechaFM]

Is it me or in some of the more electronic type songs , but does Robin look bored?

I think it depends on what footage you watch. Sometimes hes moving around and jumpy while playing the keyboard bits, sometimes hes just still and looks bored. (Like Copy of A at Reading)

[Joy Prevention Hotline]

I think it depends on what footage you watch. Sometimes hes moving around and jumpy while playing the keyboard bits, sometimes hes just still and looks bored. (Like Copy of A at Reading)

Is he bored, or just less dynamic playing an instrument he can’t walk around with? Maybe he hasn’t mastered the Trent Reznor Keyboard Dance yet.

[slave2thewage]

oh, god. don't even suggest that the performance choices are thanks to people whining on here. certain people on here think too highly of their opinions as is...

Well, it's happened before.

[TheRealNs1]

Is it me or in some of the more electronic type songs , but does Robin look bored?

see: Come Back Haunted during 2013 tours, first verse.

[R-Dot-Yung]

I don't get it...Night 1 is just as good as Night 2, and neither are particularly crazy minus doing HTDA songs with M dawg.

I really had an amazing time at the Tensions shows I saw, however these kinds of gigs will always be better to me. Hope he does this routine in the states (at least NYC).

[gorast]

M dawg

I'm never using any other name for Mariqueen ever again. M dawg for life.

What are the chances someone in Japan recorded audio of night 2? Negative numbers? I don't know how Japanese fans are about recording shows.

[FernandoDante]

I've been avoiding setlist spoilers, but I noticed from the HTDA songs that there's no screen, and the light show is a little... basic?

What's the board consensus on that light show? Better or worse than 2009?

[fillow]

What are the chances someone in Japan recorded audio of night 2? Negative numbers? I don't know how Japanese fans are about recording shows.

Chances are, sometime in half a year or so these shows will be sold on japanese bootleg websites, possibly on silver CDs (who the fuck press bootleg CD these days??), much like happened with some of 2000, '07 and '09 japanese shows.

[TheBang]

So, Somewhat Damaged is still with beeping intro?

As it has been for every performance since 2006.

(who the fuck press bootleg CD these days??)

No one. They're all pretty much CD-r's these days. The Japan bootlegs usually show up within a month or two.

[filmfanb]

Guys, sorry if this has been asked before...with the month between latin and europe will we get a similar band/set up to the asia australia tour ?

[WorzelG]

Guys, sorry if this has been asked before...with the month between latin and europe will we get a similar band/set up to the asia australia tour ?

From what was said on the Zane Lowe show a while back, it seemed to me the setup for each leg of touring will be different, but in all honesty, I've no idea

[howdidislipinto]

What's the board consensus on that light show? Better or worse than 2009?

From what little I've seen, it definitely seems more colourful -- NINJA/Wave Goodbye were all white lights, right?

[nooneimportant]

What's the board consensus on that light show? Better or worse than 2009?

It's not a huge production like Tension, but it's still a very cool light experience like the Wave Goodbye tour.

From what little I've seen, it definitely seems more colourful -- NINJA/Wave Goodbye were all white lights, right?

Mostly white/yellowish lights yeah, except songs like La Mer or Reptile had colors.

[tricil]

As it has been for every performance since 2006.

At Bowery, it started a capella without the beeps