the line begins to blur
Nine Inch Nails played the Coliseum last night. Queens of the Stone Age opened with a rocking 55min set. It's interesting to watch bands open, that are big enough to headline their own shows. For one, playing to another band's audience can be difficult. Depsite the Queens' set being fairly upbeat, people in the stands remained seated.
Another thing is the production of the set. Things such as set display, lights, and sound quality for openers are usually quite basic so it doesn't upstage the main act.
The Queens' performance included an extended version of No One Knows to close out their set. The drumming in the song was great.
NIN took the stage around 9:25pm with a see-through drape covering the front of the stage. They performed the first song that way, with the drape shortly lifting afterwards. Trent's stage presence was incredible. He's one of the most passionate performers I've seen on stage. Every lyric sung and every note played meant something. Trent has also bulked up quite a bit. Looks like he's been downing a couple protein shakes lately.
The set lasted 1hr 35mins and went straight through without an encore. During a couple songs, the drape would lower again and video footage would be screened on it. Images of pain, capture, survival, and nature all appeared. It was nice to watch the crowd stand still for those brief moments during the display.
A highlight included watching the circles open up in the pit to the opening drum beats of March of the Pigs. This was contrasted by the array of lighters that surfaced during the performance of Hurt.
Overall, NIN put on a solid performance and I didn't get stabbed while inside the pit. Yay. Plus I can hear again today. That's always a good sign.
Another thing is the production of the set. Things such as set display, lights, and sound quality for openers are usually quite basic so it doesn't upstage the main act.
The Queens' performance included an extended version of No One Knows to close out their set. The drumming in the song was great.
NIN took the stage around 9:25pm with a see-through drape covering the front of the stage. They performed the first song that way, with the drape shortly lifting afterwards. Trent's stage presence was incredible. He's one of the most passionate performers I've seen on stage. Every lyric sung and every note played meant something. Trent has also bulked up quite a bit. Looks like he's been downing a couple protein shakes lately.
The set lasted 1hr 35mins and went straight through without an encore. During a couple songs, the drape would lower again and video footage would be screened on it. Images of pain, capture, survival, and nature all appeared. It was nice to watch the crowd stand still for those brief moments during the display.
A highlight included watching the circles open up in the pit to the opening drum beats of March of the Pigs. This was contrasted by the array of lighters that surfaced during the performance of Hurt.
Overall, NIN put on a solid performance and I didn't get stabbed while inside the pit. Yay. Plus I can hear again today. That's always a good sign.
posted by acoustic at
8:27 PM
2 Comments:
so jealous!
i only wanted to go to hear them play Closer b.c its my favoritest
that and i wanted to hear their new song...which i cant remember the name...there is no YOU there is only ME...i love it too
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Smelly Danielly, at Wed Sep 28, 12:24:00 PM
Closer was awesome. The heart beats were actually done on the drums instead of being pre-programmed.
The other song is called Only and it was played too.
By
acoustic, at Wed Sep 28, 07:30:00 PM
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