Nine Inch Nails Tickets

The sun was shining last night over the Toronto skyline as we entered the venue of the original Lollapalooza festival back in 1991. But last night's event at the Molson Amphitheater was the theater of the opposite nearly twenty some years later. Now time came for Nine Inch Nails farewell tour; quickly after the Lights In The Sky Tour of last year which was a blast of power and high technological visuals. Trent Reznor and co couldnt dreamed of better friends to celebrate the statement: Jane's Addiction who his finally hitting the road with their legendary original bassist Eric Avery. Dark amphitheaters are usually the natural playground for the seminal goth -industrial band; so being able to witness their performance earlier in the night's program was a sure bet. A lighter stage, a return to the basics; instruments..just a couple of lights and strobes; to let the music speaks for itself in one last primal roar! NIN literally rocked the house out with a yet fast paced set; sometimes mellowed with the keyboards, in a more natural and organic approach than usual. The balance was good with older material like the opener Now I'm Nothing, Terrible Lie...and Downward Spiral's own favorite Heresy. Not to pass under silence the total crowd pleaser: Mr Self Destruct that went in a fury. The cover songs just found their places nicely through the setlist; Metal by Gary Numan and one of the evenning's powerfull moment: I'm Afraid of Americans by the master himself and former friend David Bowie. Classics went on from March of the Pigs to Wish and the glutural Gave Up. As an Au Revoir NIN did a great and honest show like they always deliver: violent and direct to the point. Question is....was this really the final point? Let's see...what the years to come will tell... As for the night grande finale extravaganza: Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, Stephen Perkins and finally Eric Avery appeared in the most glitzy way: behind the back drop. Just after a short film featuring the famous scene from 1994's motion picture The River Wild. Yeah the one where the little kid is dreaming in awe while saying to actor Kevin Bacon: your lucky to have seem them live! I wish i saw Jane's Addiction before they broke up... And then....of course the ambiance was maybe a bit less ecclectic than the pre-lolla days, but beginning their set with an usual show closer Three Days just set the tone real good. As Perry said recently in an interview...its like starting with a wave of multiple orgasms...pumping you just to want more and more! The best part was to be able to finally hear the hits live from their heyday and probably best effort ever recorded: Nothing's Shocking. Avery's pounding bass was tumbling into the air...as Whores came by next...Pigs In Zen...Then She Did...the epic and soulfoul Up the Beach...had a definite i wanna go ride factor! Rest of the menu was amazing as well...Ocean Size....Summertime Rolls...and the encore Jane Says...While Perry told the crowd 18 years was way too long since the last time...perfectly to complete a wonderfull dream come true. On a finale note i find important not forgetting to mention the band that helped completing an unprobable double bill being a sick triple bill! Street Sweeper Social Club with Tom Morello on the guitar tip. A new superstar band that sounded great, catchy and fierce at the same time. It's not Rage Against The Machine or Audioslave...maybe more A Tribe Call Quest on a faster rollercoaster track.

The show was great but the lineups were ridiculous! Only one entrance to the lawns? We missed NIN's first 3 songs because we were waiting in line for about 45 mins. Very disappointed in that regard. Jane's Addiction were great.

NIN always put on an amazing show and its a shame they're going away for a while but do see them, it breathes new life into their studio material. Jane's Addiction are straight up dirty guitar rock and they have been grossly overlooked and missed but they're back so its okay. Why the radio only plays a handful of their songs simply baffles me. They are essential viewing for any person who enjoys the bliss of 6-strings making music.

This show was awesome, and Dave Navarro was so hot on the guitar. NIN played a great set, but Jane's Addiction reawlly stole the show!

I guess, in retrospect, I should not have been surprised that JA was headlining, not NIN. But it really ticked me off. The bf and I showed up late (long story) at a little after 8 only to find we had missed SSSC entirely (which sucks cuz the album rocks) and NIN had already started their set. NIN's selection was good - lots of older stuff off Pretty Hate Machine, etc. - but the set was only an hour - RIPOFF!!!! and no stage effects. Boo. Then JA comes on around 9:45. Perry's looking as insane as ever *yay!* and Dave Navarro still has virtually no stage presence, but the set was really fun and awesome. Too bad Toronto still has that lousy no-fun-after-11 rule - one encore is never enough. Overall, kinda meh, but I got an awesome t-shirt out of it

The evening started off with a performance by Street Sweeper Social Club, a new project featuring Tom Morello and Boots Riley. It's been billed as a “supergroup”, which I guess means that Boots Riley is someone well-known within the hip-hop world, but I'm not familiar with him. When I had first heard that Morello was going to be the opening act of the evening, I had been hoping for some of his stellar Nightwatchman material, but this stuff was good too. Very Rage Against the Machine-esque, but different enough to not be derivative. The highlight of the set, though, was just standing there watching Tom Morello play guitar. He's an absolute maestro on the instrument in every sense of the word. While still technically an opening act, up next for me came the main attraction – Nine Inch Nails. They played a ninety minute set, and I was just amazed at the amount of energy that they were able to pack into that performance. They started off in a raw and chaotic mood, with lead singer Trent Reznor knocking over a mic stand and keyboard during the second song of the set, and managed to build that up over the set while gaining more control over it. It increased to the point of being almost overwhelming by the end of the set, with high-energy tunes like Mr. Self-Destruct and Wish. Of course, as one of Nine Inch Nails' trademark musical elements has always been dichotomy, this energy was funneled into the final song of the night, Hurt, which is primarily a single sparse piano line accompanied by vocals. By this point the crowd was in full sing-along mode, which brought the set to an excellent close by creating a great feeling of communality amongst the audience. Speaking of songs, I was prepared to be a little disappointed by the setlist. The night before the show, I had spent some time on nin.com looking at setlists from previous nights of the tour, and had been finding that a lot of the songs I had been looking forward to hearing weren't being featured. We ended up with a good set, though – it was by no means a “greatest hits” type of tour, but each album/EP release was represented (excepting the all-instrumental Ghosts experiment), and it was strong material taken from each album. I think that says something about the depth of the material that Trent's composed and produced over the years. If anything, it weighed a little heavily on older material, but a lot of it sounded tweaked, or changed – I would imagine, though, that you can't spend twenty years of your life playing a song like Terrible Lie without wanting to change it a bit from time to time. The tweaking of those songs (primarily the ones from the Pretty Hate Machine album) is no doubt partially also due to Trent's aging; no one has the same voice at 45 as they did at 25, and it's a good thing that he's changing the songs to account for that. One last thing that really impressed me about the show was the crowd. Although they've definitely spent a long time in the musical mainstream, I think it would be fair to say that Nine Inch Nails' music has been made by and for those who fall outside the mainstream. That, combined with the longevity the band has shown, meant that there was a wider variety of people at the show than I would have expected. There were the expected goths, geeks, and metalheads, but also bikers, dreadlocked jam-band fans, soccer moms, kids, professional-office-worker types, guys in hockey jerseys, hipsters, and various others. A wider variety of people than you usually see at shows, but what really impressed me what was how nice everyone seemed. People were friendly, and courteous – I know that concerts generally create a bit of that feeling in people, because they're generally about groups of people gathering together to engage in a common ritual, but it really seemed like more than average on this chilly Tuesday night. This was my first Nine Inch Nails concert experience, but if they're all like this, I definitely hope it won't be my last. The night ended with Jane's Addiction, but we didn't get to see the whole thing because my wife was tired and had a meeting for work early the next morning. What I saw, though, was enjoyable, but a bit of a let-down after the stellar Nine Inch Nails performance. I know that Trent had his reasons for making sure he opened for Jane's, and I totally respect that, but in the moment it felt weird. Most of the crowd stuck around, though, which was good. Perry Farrell, Jane's frontman, seemed especially entertaining from what I saw, like a cross between Gord Downie, a pixie, and a circus showman. All in all, it was an amazing concert experience. There have been rumblings that this might be the last Nine Inch Nails tour, which would be unfortunate, but if it is, I'm glad that I at least got to be a part of it.

This is my third time seeing Nine Inch Nails...as usual they did not fail to impress. Trent Reznor is the man, he's a genius. I was very sad to hear that this was his supposed final concert! But i later went on to read that he changed his mind. Can't wait to see NIN again!

While it was disapointing to show up near 8PM and hear that Nails was already on, I should have known that Jane's Addiction would have been the headliner. No matter though as Trent gave us a solid 90 minutes of classic Nails, much from Downward Spiral. With only a four peice band it was like seeing him in the early 90's. Which was an experience I am gad to have had. Some younger fans left after Nails, and to me, that was a mistake as JA was a band that deserved their respect. Jane's Addiction was better then I could have asked for, Navaro was melting the Ax all night and Perry was all over the stage, his voice and personality large enough that the TV screens seemed redundant, even from the lawn. My buddy who came remarked that he had never seen a concert like that before. Which is why I brought him and why I love seeing great bands on the lawn in the Amphitheatre.

The evening was an incredible night with the temperature and weather co-operating for an outdoor show. The air was electric as there was an ominous sense that this would be the last time, live, a Nine Inch Nails show would be played live in Toronto. It was an anticipation that could be felt with all of the other concert goers, leaving a connection to each other like a secret club, and we were a part of something special. ‘Street sweeper Social Club’ opened with a killer sound, and with the album still two weeks from being released, unleashed their fury and funk on the crowd, who dug what they were getting a preview for when the record drops. With a shortened set, and only the material of one record to date, they were off stage after 40 minutes, and the anticipation for NIN & JA was starting to get to fever pitch. When NIN burst onto the stage, it was 20 years of showmanship pouring on to the audience blistering through the 95 minute set. Time evaporated, leaving the audience clamoring for more, and not wanting the set-to end; full knowing what that would mean when it did finally come to the end. The set-list strategically navigated through a massive catalogue of music, nodding to those who’ve been there since ‘Pretty Hate Machine’ to those who only just got on board with Mr. Reznor with the latest offering ‘The Slip’. The evening ended with Trent Reznor taking back his song (one that Johnny Cash hauntingly borrowed for his ‘American IV’) ‘Hurt’ and helped the audience remember that he unleashed the beast upon the world in 1994 in the massively successful and angst filled ‘Downward Spiral’. When he left, he left us all agape, and struck with an overwhelming feeling of empty, and complete feeling of full. We all had been witness to one of the final acts of the most influential Industrial rock band ever, and in that we were all witness to something very special. When Jane’s Addition exploded out of the gate, the audience was visibly exhausted from the emotional roller-coaster that NIN put the crowd through. Still being the showmen that they are “Jane’s” managed to pull out all of the stops and showed why they were the greats we remembered them, and why they’ll be the greats we remember years from now. An excellent set-list and music that the city of Toronto has not been privileged to in over fifteen years. A successful show, and one of music legend. 4 of the most prolific musicians that have navigated the music business in our generation all got up and showed why they were not done yet, and why they won’t be done for a long time. My thanks go out to ‘Tom Morello’ ‘Perry Farrell’, ‘Dave Navarro’, and the one and only ‘Trent Reznor’. Keep making music, because you have people out there who still want what you have to offer.

great concert, but nin put on a far better performance than jane's addiction. nin's setlist was outstanding. wicked night!

The show was amazing, my only beef was that it wasn't held later on in the evening. NIN with the sun out spoiled their light show. Street sweeper was excellent, ran out and bought their album when it came out. I personally was never a fan of Jane's Addiction so they didn't do much for me. Just too bad NIN didn't have the last spot being at night.

Beer and food were WAY too expensive. Service charges on ticket were far too much and there were too many service charges.

We went to see NIN & Janne's Addiction thinking that NIN will end the show. I have seen them last time that they were at the Molson Amphitheater and the light show was amazing so I hope for a bit more of the same. But as it happened they ended up playing first while it was still light out so I did not get exactly what I wanted. Don't get me wrong we still had an awesome time and Jane's Addiction was great. Overall good show but since I was going in with a different anticipation, a bit of a let-down in the end.

I was suprised that NIN opened for Jane's. Their set was solid but not nearly as spectacular as the 2008 Lights tour. Something about seeing NIN in daylight is not quite the same. I was equally if not even more suprised how good Jane's Addiction was. These guys know how to put on a show - even though Perry Farrell is a little too flamboyant. It was a great show all around.

This show was great. I am a NIN fan and knew little about Jane's Addiction going in, but I can say that JA blew NIN off the stage with their performance. I felt bad that NIN had to go on in full sunlight, as their show normally has great lighting which was totally washed out by the sun. Streetsweeper was a little boring to be honest.

I've seen NIN live a half dozen times and this was the second time I've seen them perform at the Molson Ampitheatre. I have to admit I really do not enjoy shows at the Molson Ampitheatre as much as I do shows at stadium venues such as the Air Canada Centre. I love feeling the walls and floor of a huge stadium reverberating by the massive sound created onstage. Secondly, the lights and special effects shows, which to me are an integral part of the NIN concert experience, are but wholly lacking at an open-air venue such as the Molson Ampitheatre. That being said, the level of energy and excitement from the band was palpable. Trent Reznor and crew consistently deliver a high octane performance, and this time it was no different! Since this year's concert did not follow a recent new album release, NIN was free to focus their set list on their best songs. I must admit I have quite a long list of favourite songs, which really is to be expected with a band that has been putting out consistently good music for 20 years. Though I did not get to hear all my favs, I was still thrilled at hearing a 19-song set of fist pumping, teeth baring aggressive music.

the show was great i was hoping to hear more songs from NIN but they were great and janes addiction was a fun band to watch too the staff was great at the molson ampitheatre in toronto and ive been there 5 times so far and they have always been great it just sucks i bought four tickets to ourlady peace and stone temple pilots and some things came up and now i dont think theyre coming back for another year but anyways great show

NIN should have been the headliner. A great light show has always been part of their act. Janes Addiction has never been about lights so they could have been on first. Also it was a bit of a letdown seeing Perry Farrel looking like a corporate version of a rock rebel doing a money grab. Way too polished to be believable.

NIN had an amazing amount of energy the whole crowd fed of that. Great song selection spanning NIN whole catalog. Jane's Addiction came out ripping. I never knew just how good Dave Navarro is. I guess he's doing a lot less drugs now. Watching Perry Farrell get drunk off wine, sing and run around on stage was so much fun. I will see these two bands anytime they come to Toronto. Awesome.

I've seen NIN a few times but I've never seen them play second fiddle before. It was a very different stripped down show for them. Usually there's a lot more to the presentation of the band and this was mearly smoke and lights. I feel sorry for anyone at the show that were seeing NIN for the first time. Now don't get me wrong, they were amazing as usual but the presentation just wasn't the same. On the other hand, I've never seen JA before and was a meer casual fan of their music. They played a hell of a show.