I went to the concert on Fri night and had a blast. Unfortunately some smacktard forgot his camera so I snapped a few cell phones pics that well look like crap.
Anyway about the show. The opening band was called Street Sweeper Social Club. I've never heard of them, but its Tom Morello's new band. If you liked the sound of Rage you will definitely get that vibe. They were pretty decent and Morello was his usual amazing self.
Apparently Janes Addiction and NIN are taking turns going 2nd and 3rd because NIN came on next. This was my first NIN concert experience and what a great show it was. They started off with a few new songs then went into march of the pigs. They played a nice mix of old school to present. The crowd of course went nuts for Wish, Gave Up, Head Like a Hole, Heresy and Mr. Self Destruct.
Janes Addiction - I really was never into them at all so I didn't know what to expect. They do have a pretty hardcore following that I am now aware of. Perry Farrell really kinda creepy in my opinion. Dave Navarro (totally forgot he was in JA) was alright, but most of the time he really didn't seem like he cared to be there. Perry interacted with the crowd a decent amount, but they just aren't my thing. We left 3/4 of the way through their set to beat the traffic.
Below are my crappy cell phone pics. We were just about as close to the stage as you could get. I think we were 3 deep from the front gate and when we were sardined when NIN came out we were pretty much at the gate at that point.
First Pic was basically just showing how close we were:
Second Pic - Tom Morella and the lead singer of SSSC. BTW they came out to the imperial march!
The last 3 are of trent. The last one snapped right as the lights from the stage flashed so its mostly a blur..
, BUT, I just secured pit area tickets for NIN concert in Camden NJ on 6/5. I should be within spitting distance of the stage!! I cannot friggin wait. (xcept for driving through camden
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