Nine Inch Nails / Jane's Addiction. Manchester MEN Arena.

Arrived around 4.30 after leaving work early. Got changed in the car park (hope there was no CCTV!!). Met some really cool people in the presale queue. No attitudes, everyone just there for the same reason, to have a good time and to, err, "Wave Goodbye" to NIN. Got led into the venue single file by one of "Trent's guy's". Pretty sure his name must have been Hank or Randy, he just looked very "All-American". Bet he lived on a ranch with livestock! But when he said no running or pushing, there was no running or pushing!!
Once in, I ended up 2nd row from the barrier, prob about 10ft from the stage. Lots of pushing throughout the night but nothing too violent, guessing the pits were a fair way behind me. Kept my spot all night, got some pretty cool pics too which will be further down the post.

My short review:-

MEW were interesting but a little dull.

JANE'S ADDICTION put on a great show but the music is a little dreamy for me. Perry Farrell is an outstanding frontman, Dave Navarro is the epitome of a rockstar, Eric Avery stomps around the stage like Phil Cool's pissed off younger brother and I swear no one does that tribal drumming thing like Stephen Perkins. No "Jane Says" though.......... Set cut short??

NINE INCH NAILS were awesome. But what else am I going to say?? Cutting down to a 4 piece seems to have given the band more raw energy. Trent seems happy to be onstage, Robin is still a star, Justin is just cool and Ilan is a fantastic drummer.

Set list:
Somewhat Damaged
Terrible Lie
Heresy
March Of The Pigs
Piggy
Metal
The Becoming
I'm Afraid Of Americans
Burn
Gave Up
La Mer
The Fragile
Gone, Still
The Way Out Is Through
Wish
Survivalism
Suck
The Day The World Went Away
The Hand That Feeds
Head Like A Hole
Hurt

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