*cries* Trent Reznor/NIN officially done touring. forever. EVER. EVAR.

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Trent Reznor Says Bonnaroo Was Nine Inch Nails' Last U.S. Show
'Don't be sad. I'll keep going,' Reznor tells audience.



At a time when very few people can afford to retire early, Nine Inch Nails CEO Trent Reznor is pulling the plug at the ripe old age of 44. During an early-morning set on Sunday at the three-day Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, Reznor informed the crowd that the searing performance would be his long-running band's last-ever U.S. date.

"It just dawned on me that this is our last show ever in the United States," Reznor told the crowd, according to The Associated Press. "Don't be sad. I'll keep going. But I think I'm going to lose my ... mind if I keep doing this, and I have to stop."

Reznor, the only consistent member of the group since its inception in the late 1980s, took the stage with his band's latest line-up not long after Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band wrapped up a three-hour set. NIN recently finished a co-headlining U.S. tour with Jane's Addiction, and they're slated to play a series of shows in Europe and Asia that end in August. The entire run of gigs was dubbed the Wave Goodbye Tour, intended as a farewell tour to mark the 20th anniversary of the group's 1989 debut, Pretty Hate Machine.


Nine Inch Nails, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, More At Bonnaroo 2009

In February, in announcing the tour with fellow alternative-rock godheads Jane's, Reznor explained that the anniversary had caused him to reflect on his band's history. "In NIN world, 2009 marks the 20th anniversary of our first releases," he wrote in a post on the official NIN forum. "I've been thinking for some time now it's time to make NIN disappear for a while. Last year's Lights in the Sky tour was something I'm quite proud of and seems like the culmination of what I could pull off in terms of an elaborate production. It was also quite difficult to pull off technically and physically night after night and left us all a bit dazed. After some thought, we decided to book a last run of shows across the globe this year."

Reznor promised the shows would be more "raw, spontaneous and less scripted" than the technically complex Lights performances. "Fun for us and a different way for you to see us and wave goodbye," he said.

A spokesperson for the group could not be

http://www.mtv.com/news/articl.../nine_inch_nails.jhtml

So long, and thanks for all the fish!

In other news, a sick HD vid of "The Becoming" from behind the lines.

I am the Becoming
 

joesmoke

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geh... im never going to forgive myself for missing LITS. guess the dvd will have to do.
 

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Originally posted by: mesthead21
yeah pretty depressing. Never got a chance to see them live :thumbsdown:

Now's your chance to go on that trip to Europe! (or any of the other global locations...lol)


 

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Good thing I saw them a couple of times, though the last time was almost 10 years ago IIRC.

KT
 

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Originally posted by: child of wonder
I missed NIN in Vegas by one week!!!! One lousy week!!!

:frown:

greatest show ever. EVER. (12.13.08)
 

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Originally posted by: nakedfrog
shens

Indeed, I'll believe Trent is done touring when they exhume his corpse after it's been buried for a decade and do DNA testing to verify it's actually him.
 

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Unfortunately I doubt it now that he's getting married. Dude is almost 45, it's time to hang up the mic. I'm sure he'll be doing a lot of production work and possibly even another album, but I doubt we'll ever see another NIN tour.
 

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LITS was easily the most impressive performance I've ever seen live. That man is a master of entertainment.
 

edro

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I have seen them twice and both were amazing.
I really wanted to go to a show this tour, but I missed it.

Oh well... I will always have his mp3s.
 

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Hasn't pretty much every band who ever announced this come back later and done a reunion tour when they felt they needed a few extra bucks?
 

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For those that missed LITS, www.thisoneisonus.org is producing two DVD's: one with fan footage from Las Vegas, and one with HD footage taken from three shows on the tour (Vegas, Sacramento, and Victoria BC). It should be finished within the next couple weeks. Looks amazing. :)
 

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Originally posted by: Pheran
Hasn't pretty much every band who ever announced this come back later and done a reunion tour when they felt they needed a few extra bucks?

NIN is one man...there is no reunion.
 

SP33Demon

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Originally posted by: Pheran
Hasn't pretty much every band who ever announced this come back later and done a reunion tour when they felt they needed a few extra bucks?

Um, that's not the same when they're in their prime.

 

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Originally posted by: Slick5150
But where will all the emos goes?!?1

Emo's already cut themselves and are depressed enough as it is. I think NIN stopping touring will push them to a whole new EMO level.

Well, there's always Linkin Park right?
 

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Originally posted by: QueBert
Originally posted by: Slick5150
But where will all the emos goes?!?1

Emo's already cut themselves and are depressed enough as it is. I think NIN stopping touring will push them to a whole new EMO level.

Well, there's always Linkin Park right?

Fail. Neither are even remotely emo.
 

Ns1

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Originally posted by: scott916
Originally posted by: QueBert
Originally posted by: Slick5150
But where will all the emos goes?!?1

Emo's already cut themselves and are depressed enough as it is. I think NIN stopping touring will push them to a whole new EMO level.

Well, there's always Linkin Park right?

Fail. Neither are even remotely emo.

He can't find a distinction between facebook and myspace, I doubt he could tell the difference here.